If you are serious about xactos, glue sticks, and cutting mats, you might have one of these VisualSpicer papercraft cars.

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The Spike Chair by Alexander Lervik is really intriguing – I love how different and how beautifully sculptural it is. I’d definitely be curious to see how comfortable it actually is, but it looks great.

The Spike chair is unique in shape. The seat and seat back are fashioned from a number of rods, like a bed of nails, which collectively mimic the curve of a body. The base of the chair is made of tubular steel, welded together with a three-millimetre steel base plate. The upper section is made of turned ash components.

Alexander Lervik gained inspiration for his new chair during a trip to the Philippines.”One day it poured with rain. Raining stair rods, as they say, and that’s exactly how it was. The shafts of rain resembled slanted lines and in that rain I suddenly saw the outlines of Spike in front of me,” says Alexander.

He had long intended creating a follow-up to Red Chair (2005) when the image of Spike suggested itself in the rain on the Philippines. Spike, like its predecessor, will only be sold in a limited edition. It is not suited to mass production due to its unique shape, but, as with Red Chair, should be seen as an artistic object for those interested in design.

To make the chair ergonomic it was necessary for the rods to be produced in a number of different shapes. The 60 rods vary in length, with 30 different sizes in total.

“I wanted to create a sculptural chair with a strong graphic identity. It was a challenge to make Spike comfortable despite its distinctive appearance,” says Alexander.

Spike is to be sold in a limited edition of ten via Gallerie Pascale.

Foster + Partners could be the very first extra-terrestrial architect with a 3D-printed moonbase. The system is a combination of earth-built structural components and moon-harvested dust mixed with binders to create the shell to protect the habitable parts of the base. Pretty smart.

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Paperman is a new short from Disney featuring a new hybrid CG and hand-drawn style. And it has a pretty sweet story.

The Ane Stool by Troy Backhouse reminds me of a dinosaur skeleton. So pretty.

Ane stool is a solid timber stool with a powder coated steel frame. The seat is formed through the unique use of multiple pieces of one shape of wood positioned and cut in a dynamic way. The simple placement of three geometric circles allows the Ane timber stool to be cut in a way to give the appearance of a complex furniture piece.

I’m in love with this abstract BKLYN cuff by Boris Goynatsky. So gorgeous and subtle!

David Okum’s Made Collection is beautifully minimal. The collection features salt and pepper shakers, a trivet, coat pegs, and a desktop organizer. The Made Collection is on Kickstarter, and you can support their campaign here.

I love the simplicity of this 2 x 4 lamp by Alexandra Burr, and how it appears to be floating in the air (it’s actually suspended by mono filament).

New print release: today we have teamed up with artist Aimée van Drimmelen to bring you her work Clean Water (Charles River) to benefit Doctors Without Borders. For those of you aching for a little spring time in the middle of this cold weather, this piece is the perfect fit. I love the light and almost weightless feeling of Clean Water, and particularly enjoyed reading more about Aimée’s process in the artists interview:

The image, like most of my illustration work, was drawn by hand in pieces, and compiled using Photoshop. You can see some of the original drawings here. (you can see a process image below)