Urban Terrain

Drawn to bold structures, shapes and lines, self-taught photographer Jürgen Schrepfer (b. 1962) explores cityscapes with a camera, uncovering moments of artistic beauty in the modern metropolis. Schrepfer is a mechanical engineer, which explains the attraction to the constructed corners of urban landscapes. Developing an interest in photography in 2005, he has heightened the architectural […]

Roland Spieth of Bulthaup, Designers of Bespoke Kitchens

bulthaup creates unique kitchens and living spaces in which traditional craftsmanship melds with state-of-the-art manufacturing. They consider all key aspects of ergonomics, aesthetics and production in each custom-designed and custom-made kitchen. We interview Roland Spieth, Director of Export Sales at Bulthaup GmbH & Co. about the bulthaup philosophy. A: Could you describe bulthaup’s design philosophy? RS: At bulthaup, we […]

Symbiotic Landscape

For architect Tom Kundig, design practice is an encounter with context, materials and nature, where structures become a part of their environment.  

ANDREA WAN WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

An illustrated fragmented portrait made of overlapping paper-cutout heads, by Andrea Wan

We’re huge fan’s of Andrea Wan, and have posted extensively about her illustrations in the past. We’re excited to share her recent series, “Exploding Heads.” In her signature quirky style, Wan depicts her subjects’ heads exploding, revealing interior worlds filled with creatures. The animals depicted are all extinct: mammoths, Tasmanian tigers, dodos, quaggas, mamos, pink-headed […]

DREW NIKONOWICZ @ APERTURE GALLERY

DREW NIKONOWICZ

Until February 8, a collection of images from the series This World and Others Like It by photographer Drew Nikonowicz will be on display at the Aperture Gallery in NYC. Nikonowicz was recently the winner of the 2015 Aperture Portfolio Prize as well as the first place winner of the 2015 Lenscratch Student Prize. The […]

CALEB BROWN

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Artist Caleb Brown is one of many brilliant painters featured in our new book, Juxtapoz Wild. Below, the artist describes the human relationship to animals in his paintings and shares his thoughts on our contemporary connection to the natural world. Caleb Brown: The animals in my paintings serve as proxies for the natural world as […]

Dmitry Narozhny “Devexperts” Illustrations

An illustration of repeated stylized characters seated at desks, from Dmitry Narozhny's 'Devexperts' illustrations

Dmitry Narozhny LOCATION: Hua Hin, Thailand PRIMARY MEDIA: Digital [PaintTool SAI] EDUCATION: Art Liceum in name of Dyagilev, Yekaterinburg, Russia [1994] MAJOR PROJECTS: A book of comic-strips about illustrator Vitaliy, [artist] What is the most valuable piece of artistic advice you have ever received, and from who? “I like the W. Somerset Maugham quote about […]

Poster Design by Babak Safari

A black concert poster with Persian and English calligraphy reading 'Iran & Austria Concert', by Babak Safari

Babak Safari was born in 1986 at BandarAbbas city of Iran. Babak graduated in Graphic Design from Isfahan city. His work is mainly focused on poster design. As a poster designer, Babak Safari, has been participated in many poster competitions worldwide, such as: Work Right Competition, France; Self Promotional Posters, Isfahan; Warsaw International Poster Biennale, Poland; Positiv Poster, Australia; Felicity, Italy; 4Block,  Ukrain; Social Poster Design, Italy; ISPB International Student Poster Biennale .Lublin, […]

Sam Chivers’ Illustrations for Wired World 2016

A geometric illustration with layered camera lens motifs and a small seated figure, from Sam Chivers' illustrations for Wired World 2016

Sam Chivers was born in 1974 and Graduated with a BA in Illustration at Porstmouth University. He often creates surreal sci-fi infused imagery. With his roots firmly entrenched in European comics and fantasy art of the 1970s and 80s his work is also informed by the natural and agricultural landscape native to his surroundings in […]