From a 3D mural and an art-inspired collaboration between VANS and MoMA to a chrysalis-inspired chandelier, these are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 350.

1. Leon Keer’s Teacup Mural

Dutch street artist Leon Keer has created a 3D mural in Sweden, entitled Shattering, that collapses when scanned with your phone. This work is a comment on the fragility of life and the delicate balance between nature and ourselves. Augmented reality designer Joost Spek assisted Leon with the technological aspects of the design, making it an interactive experience for both the creators and spectators.

Image credit: Leon Keer via mymodernmet.com / Video via leonkeer on YouTube

2. willowlamp Cocoon Light

Award-winning local lighting design studio willowlamp’s latest chandelier, the Cocoon, is an evolution of the brand’s existing Pod pendant lamps, featuring a wider chrysalis-inspired basket in a horizontal chandelier form. “There is something quite powerful and evocative about these forms which symbolise transformation and rebirth,” says willowlamp Founder and Creative Director Adam Hoets. “The simplicity of the form gives it a minimal feeling – sleek and elegant – and therein lies its beauty. A purity that is found in and inspired by nature.”

Images courtesy of willowlamp.com

3. Vans Collaborates With MoMA

Vans has collaborated with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on a limited run of special-edition footwear and apparel, launching on 30 September. The collaborative collection highlights some of the museum’s most renowned artists. The initial range will include artwork by Salvador Dalí, Vasily Kandinsky and Claude Monet, followed by a second artist release later in the year, which will include Edvard Munch, Jackson Pollock and Lybov Popova.

Images courtesy of Vans

4. Mo’s Crib Collaborates With Woolworths

Woolworths has teamed up with local home decor brand Mo’s Crib, headed up by Pretoria-based sister duo Morongwe ‘Mo’ and Michelle Mokone, on a range of sustainable woven baskets and planters. Suitable for use inside and outdoors, the collection is hand-made using natural fibres from ilala palm leaves. The grass woven range is available in a variety of sizes and includes options with or without handles and lids.

Images courtesy of Woolworths

5. Petoi’s Robotic Dog

Petoi Bittle is a small, palm-sized robotic dog (we previously featured Nybble, a robotic cat) that is assembled from a series of pieces and programmed with downloadable GitHub demo codes. Teach your robodog tricks to win prizes and rank up during community challenges, using Arduino boards, Raspberry Pi or AI chips to inspire its animal-like movements and actions. Find out more about the Petoi Bittle on Kickstarter here.

Images via Petoi / Video via Rongzhong Li on YouTube

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The Scribit robot drawing machine, which reached its Kickstarter funding goal of $50 000 in under two hours, allows you to turn your wall into an interactive canvas.

The write and erase robot, a world first, is designed by MIT professor Carlo Ratti. It is designed to work with Scribit Erasable Markers, but can work with any markers in the appropriate size range. Depending on the complexity of the drawing, the outlines of six lines of text can take up to 25 to 30 minutes, while a drawing of a flower or the outlines of a portrait can take less than five minutes.

The drawings aren’t permanent but if you use permanent markers they can be. You can use Scribit to draw on standard plaster, whiteboards, glass and most other smooth vertical surfaces. You can also upload your personal designs onto the Scribit app.

Scribit comes with four markers already included. For more information, visit kickstarter.com.

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François Junod is a master craftsman who is passionate about the painstaking art of automata.

Automata, which dates back to ancient Egypt, is known to the modern world as the earliest form of robotics.

Automata was first designed to entertain royalty and is made using complex mechanics that combine anatomy with watchmaking. This makes the object or puppet appear to come alive.

“The difference with a robot and an automation is that a robot has an industrial function, not aesthetic,” says Francois in this clip. “An automation is poetry; it’s magic; it’s telling a story, so it’s completely different; it’s an animated sculpture. It’s a scene – it’s a magic object.”

Assembling these mechanical masterpieces in his studio in Switzerland, François is looking to move this art into the future.

Watch the clip above to find out more about this fascinating art form.

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