artists 101 - the architectural geometry of toronto by kinnon elliott

 

 all images by kinnon elliott illustration:

TD Towers | Toronto City Hall | Palmerston Branch

| St. Jamestown Branch| Sharp Centre for Design, OCAD University

| Beaches Branch |Uno Prii Apartment Building

 

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good golly i love the geometric stellar-ness of kinnon elliott's architectural illustrations: the "Toronto's My Home ... and I'll Be Here All Weekend Long" series. love how the art showcases the designerly lines of one of my favourite cities. so very wonderful! and all those fabulous city libraries highlighted? fantastic!

which artists are you loving these days, nicies?  

check out all of the artists 101 stars so far: 

alex steinweiss 
noriko ambe
lucky jackson 
taylor holland 
shigeru ban 

jeanette johns

emily barletta 

 

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artists 101: taylor holland's brilliant Eurobus project

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love love love these.

saw superstar taylor holland's brilliant 2011 photo essay EUROBUS this morning on my fave the ISO50 blog & i'm so very smitten. it's a series of photos showcasing bright & bold geometric European tour bus designs from Paris, France. 

so graphic & good!

happy touring today, nicies! 

where are YOU headed?

(and tune in tomorrow for the BIG  handmade olympics SHORTLISTS reveal! woohoo!) 

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the art of the cube!

 

  

images above: 

the rubitone by ignacio pilotto

groovik's cube @ burning man by naturalturn 

rubik's photo by greatbeyond

stack of cubes necklace by spinthread

cube art by invader

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happy 30th birthday this year to that puzzling + brilliantly-hued superstar, the rubik's cube!

as child of the 80's, it's a nostalgic throw back to think of the many roadtrips, evenings around the living room,  + saturday mornings after breakfast spent trying to solve, trying to trick another, trying to best the fastest times around the house and out-wit that magical cube-y puzzle.

{i know.... i'm happily a GEEK!} 

so homage paid today to that icon-o-colour, and the cube, itself: one of my fave design elements.

great to see the cube everywhere this season in the geometric  fashion frenzy- woohoo!

ever peel off the rubik's cube stickers 

just to try and beat it?

c'mon. confess.

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images below: 

giant rubik's cube @ disneyworld by daryl_mitchell

 rubik's cube art by eric limeback via ctv

rubik's cube art by invader 

cube art by invader

 

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patterns & shapes: ovals

oh patterns & shapes ... i adore you!
here's the next in the series on the beautiful shapes around us! enjoy!

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scalloped mirror by uncommon
turquoise oval silver earrings by limegreenmodern
organic crochet ring by ElinThomas
goats milk soap by sissy soap
oval crochet bins pattern by knotsewcute
fortune cookie embroidery by MelissaSue
hammered flat oval links by prolifique
shabby chic oval silhouette by KZukowski
modern maple oval teether by littlealouette
oval bamboo ring by bikudesigns

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i adore the oval.
to me, it's strong & soft.
flexible & sturdy.
classic & modern.
lovely & beautiful.

love those characteristics.

wishing you all these things, nicies. have a wonderful weekend.

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