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From butterflies made out of the pages of recycled VISI magazines and an optical illusion mural to stackable chairs by OEO Studio for Gubi, these are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 359.
1. Ichi-go Ichi-e Butterfly Collections
Yoga teacher and origami artist Sanae Sawada creates handcrafted butterflies from the pages of recycled VISI magazines, which are then pinned onto Daler Rowney acid-free mount board. The proceeds from each butterfly collection sold go towards providing seven children the opportunity to practice yoga for a year through Light Kids Yoga.
Image credit: Adriaan Lab
2. HALO Lighting by Maarten De Ceulaer
Brussels-based designer Maarten De Ceulaer’s HALO lighting collection features a semi-circular design on a rounded metal base. Only the sandblasted edge of the light is illuminated, creating a halo effect. The collection includes a table light, wall light, floor light and suspension light, all of which are available in black aluminium and brass.
Images courtesy of valerie-objects.com
3. NÓS Moving Dunes Mural
Canadian design firm NÓS transformed a street in Montreal into an undulating anamorphic sand dune-like mural that interacts with chrome spheres and the surrounding architecture of Montreal’s Musée des Beaux-arts (MBAM).
Image credits: Olivier Bousquet, Eloa Defly, Raphaël Thibodeau, Alex Lesage and Charles Laurence Proulx, via designboom.com
4. Surrealist Artworks by Tertius van Dyk
Local surrealist artist Tertius van Dyk creates other-wordly mixed-media artworks, with a focus on acrylics. “I love wide open spaces, full of emptiness and peaceful solitude and I strive to bring this forward in my art,” he says.
Images courtesy of Tertius van Dyk
5. OEO Studio’s Coco Stackable Chair for Gubi
Danish design practice OEO Studio has partnered with furniture manufacturer Gubi to create the Coco Stackable Chair. The light-weight, easy to move and easy to clean piece is the latest addition to the Coco Collection. It’s ideal for use in a public setting, such as a library or office, or as a stand-alone desk chair at home.
Images courtesy of shop.gubi.com
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