Federico Tobon

LOS ANGELES

From Federico Tobon:

I’m Federico Tobon, a maker, and artist living and working in Los Angeles, California.

I have a passion for learning and for doing things with my hands. I’m a curious generalist: drawing, painting, metalworking, electronics, sewing – love them all.

I enjoy combining bold and strong colors and lines with delicate elements. I like the wonkiness and personality lines and hand-made objects.

Atelier Toit

THE NETHERLANDS

From Atelier Toit:

The candleholders consist of solid wooden blocks that seem to be balancing on an asymmetrical pedestal. A playful design that alludes to the eighties in its shape and the twenties in its colors.

Ilya Yashkin and Romy Boesveldt founded Atelier Toit, a new brand that sprouted from the experimental playground of their brand Studio ROOF.

Fueled by the enormous amount of colors and shapes that they designed, new three-dimensional shapes came into existence.

They built them from wood and painted them by hand, using their characteristic bold color palette. The objects they created are fresh, original and imaginative.

RYAN DOHERTY

LOS ANGELES

From Ryan Doherty:

PANISA OBJECTS

THAILAND

From PANISA Objects:

PANISA creates wooden objects that are playful and sculptural, yet functional and sustainable. The design process often challenges traditional concepts of woodworking, which brings unexpected results. Made in a wooden toy factory, most pieces are crafted from small wooden pieces from the toy production, joined together into everyday’s objects of affection.

Panisa Khunprasert makes objects that combines sculptural and conceptual arts with functionalities. Graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design from Chulalongkorn University and grew up in her parent’s wooden toy factory, her early design approach was very practical. While studying and working in New York City her creative approach has became more liberating and her interests in anthropology, art history, and emotional design became more evident in her oeuvre. She graduated with a MFA from The School of Visual Arts and worked as a visual and product designer at The Museum of Modern Arts. Panisa moved back to Thailand to join her family business Blue Ribbon Toys and to build the growing collection of objects under her name. PANISA brand aims to create products that are playful, poetic, and functional. Many of her designs are now carried by MoMA Design Stores around the world.

TIM FUREY

UNITED STATES

A New Jersey, USA based artist who primarily works in graphite on paper.

“The drawings are a flat, isometric exploration into various scientific concepts combined with artistic expression. I think about an abstract digital realm, while being created completely without the aid of any technology in the studio. I primarily use a mechanical pencil along with various shape templates and a ruler to achieve crisp pencil lines similar to copper plate etching prints. The focus of my work is a playful interplay of geometric shapes, pencil rendering, mark making, computer interface icons, and pattern grids. I am interested in creating a visual narrative without the use of recognizable figures. My aim is to give the sense that a kind of scientific process is happening throughout the drawing.”

floris hovers

THE NETHERLANDS

From Ikonic:

Designer Floris Hovers is working for the furniture and design industry but apart from that he is also an artist who creates contemporary art pieces. He is well-known for his city models and skylines made out of scrap materials, which are sold in art galleries. With the Archiblocks, you can create your own city skyline! You can change the composition of this skyline everyday if you like. Be as playful as Floris, and go creative!

Floris Hovers was born in 1976 in Raamsdonksveer in the south of The Netherlands. After some basic training in engineering and advertising and presentation techniques in Utrecht, he studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven and graduated in 2004. In 2006 he started his own designstudio and workshop.

The designs of Floris Hovers are surprising in their disarming simplicity, the final result of a prolonged process of reduction. What remains is the essence - and almost cartoon-like composition of form, construction and colour. The work of Floris Hovers has been included in the permanent collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

ZACHARY WARWAS

UNITED STATES

Zachary Warwas is an artist and designer based in Altadena, CA. He utilizes woodworking skills to create wall hung wood sculptures and unique home products. The work is often colorful, interactive and playful. In creating artwork or a design, fabrication is a key component of creativity. The materials, tools and artist work together to create unique projects.

ELIF BAKAR

TURKEY

Elif Şişmanoğlu Bakar is an industrial designer based in Instanbul. She researched user-oriented approaches in the design process of furniture such as schools, houses and parks designed for children. She is currently a designer working on museums and art spaces.