From a mobile home built out of salvaged materials to a sculptural installation featuring more than 7 500 barrels, these are the VISI team’s top picks of the week.

1. Portable Trailer by Invisible Studio

“This little pod, designed by UK-based Invisible Studio, would make for a dreamy getaway spot,” says Online Editor Lindi Brownell Meiring. “Better still, it’s made using recycled materials, including unseasoned timber and waste materials sourced from construction sites. Even the doors were found at a rubbish dump!”

Image credit: Piers Taylor via Archdaily

2. Artist Christo’s Colourful Sculpture: The London Mastaba

“Made up of 7 506 painted barrels and based on the trapezoid shapes of mastaba (the Arabic word for bench), this temporary 20-metre high sculpture floats on London’s Serpentine Lake,” says Content Producer Mary Garner. “The mastaba is a form that has fascinated Christo and his late wife Jeanne-Claude for 50 years.”

Image credit: Wolfgang Volz via dezeen.com

3. The Soweto Gold Tower by Karabo Poppy Moletsane

“Designer and artist Karabo Poppy Moletsane has worked her magic for Soweto Gold – Superior Golden Lager on one of the Orlando Cooling Towers in Soweto,” says Features Editor Amelia Brown. “Karabo sums it up best: ‘I see Soweto as a great source of inspiration because despite political struggles, the creative aesthetic of the area is often at the forefront. This aesthetic is not one that is trying to be like another, it is one that has been cultivated by South Africans, for South Africans – from street art to music, we see a great reflection of our country. It is unmistakably ours. Soweto isn’t just in the people of Soweto, but in the people of South Africa.'”

Image credit: sowetobrewing.co.za

4. Mohair Throws From Jane Sews

“Made from a luxurious mohair and wool blend, these lightweight, breathable and textured throws from Cape Town-based brand Jane Sews are perfect for cold wintry days,” says Art Director Lené Roux. “The throws are also woven locally on traditional looms.”

Image credit: janesews.co.za

5. The June Gin Box

“The June Gin Box is a real treat for gin lovers everywhere,” says Assistant Editor Tracy Greenwood. “It includes KWV Cruxland Gin, a delicious spirit infused with Kalahari truffle and nine signature botanicals, which was awarded Best South African London Dry Gin at the World Gin Awards in London this year.”

Image credit: theginbox.co.za

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From a barista’s visual coffee creations to a new collection of beautiful lamps designed by Nistal, here are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 181.

1. Cremart Coffee Creations

“Seoul-based barista Kangbin Lee has brought a new visual meaning to the word ‘coffee’ and it’s deliciously appealing!” says Assistant Editor Tracy Greenwood. “The fact that such detailed works of art can be made with a simple cup of coffee makes me an even greater caffeine fiend.”

Image credit: boredpanda.com / Instagram

2. Mini Metro Maps

“Washington D.C.-based artist Peter Dovak has created a series of mini artworks of the world’s transport maps,” says Online Editor Lindi Brownell Meiring. “220 Mini Metros highlights the craziness that is Paris, Beijing and Tokyo through to simple layouts seen in cities like Mumbai, Helsinki and Algiers. You can buy prints, mugs and individual maps of the designs too. Love!”

Image credit: archdaily.com / thisiscolossal.com

3. Imaan Hammam for Vogue US June 2017

“Vogue seldom disappoints when it comes to editorial material nowadays and I really love the new colourful kid-inclusive June shoot in Jamaica,” says Content Producer Palesa Kgasane. “The editorial was captured by the great Oliver Hadlee Pearch and features supermodel Imaan Hammam.”

Image credit: Oliver Hadlee Pearch via visualizing.fashion

4. Happier Camper HC1 Luxury Trailer

“Happier Camper has released a new trailer that puts the luxe back into outdoor camping trips,” says Features Writer Amelia Brown. “The trailers are both modern and vintage in design and come in a range of bold colours.”

A shot of the HC1 trailer, which took years to make.

Image credit: happiercamper.com

5. Milkia Lamps By Nistal

“I love these pretty glass lamps by interior design studio Nistal,” says Editor-In-Chief Sumien Brink. “Available in two versions, Milkia Hanging and Milkia Wall, both serve as great design pieces to illuminate indoor and outdoor spaces.”

Image credit: news.infurma.es

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Known for his numerous award-winning projects, Bjarke Ingels of BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) is arguably one of the world’s most influential architects.

Director Kaspar Astrup Schröder explores the life of this esteemed Danish architect in his brand-new documentary entitled Big Time.

The film will be released at the Copenhagen Architecture Festival on 29 April 2017.

Highlighting the real life (complete with vulnerabilities and difficulties) behind this respected architect, watch the trailer above for a taste of what you can expect.

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Directed by Roger Gastman, this fascinating documentary follows the early beginnings of the graffiti movement from the 1960s.

Wall in the Bronx featuring Nixon posters and a CHARMIN 65 tag. Image credit: Jon Naar 1973, 2015.

Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence focuses on those that came before the likes of Shepard Fairey and Banksy, the original graffiti pioneers like TAKI 183, CORNBREAD and LSD OM, amongst others. For many of the artists involved, this is their first time being interviewed on camera about their work.

The film is available worldwide to stream and download via Vimeo for $12.99. There is also a book available to purchase.

For more information about the documentary, visit wallwritersthemovie.com.

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Follow some of the world’s most renowned photographers in a new series of short films, The Art of Photography Artist Series, by Ted Forbes.

Featured photographers for 2016 are William Wegman, Alexey Titarenko and Laura Wilson.

American artist William Wegman is known for his striking portraits of Weimaraners, while Russian-born Alexey Titarenko’s dramatic work was made famous in his City of Shadows work. Laura Wilson (who happens to be the Mom of actors Owen and Luke Wilson) has had her photographs appear on the pages of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Wallpaper, to name but a few.

The three-part series is available to stream or download On Demand via Vimeo.

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Into graphic design? This is the documentary for you.

Set to follow the history of graphic design from the 1950s to the 1990s, this independent film is currently in post-production.

Director and producer Briar Levit, who is also an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University in the US, decided to make this documentary in order to gain knowledge into what went into graphic design before the computer age.

You can pre-order the DVD via the Graphic Means online store, as well as a cool calendar and button sets.

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Polish painter and director Dorota Kobiela and Academy Award-winning producer Hugh Welchman are in the process of finalising the world’s first fully painted feature film, inspired by the work of Vincent van Gogh.

The film, which began as a Kickstarter campaign, focuses on the life story of Vincent van Gogh, told through his paintings and the characters within them. It features over 94 of the artist’s paintings and the story is derived from 800 of Vincent’s letters, up until his death in 1890.

Ahead of the project, which aimed to train 40 painters to create the work featured in the film, Oscar-winning BreakThru studios explained, “Every film you see is actually a collection of still images, played back at a speed that makes it appear to be moving. In our film about Vincent Van Gogh, every single one of these individual images will be a painting in the style of Van Gogh. That means our 40 painters (which we will be able to train thanks to your support) will create 56,800 paintings to make this film.”

Check out the trailers above and below. We can’t wait to watch the full feature!

For more information about this project, visit join.lovingvincent.com or lovingvincent.com.

(h/t) designboom.com

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Renowned street artist Banksy has struck again. This time around the famed artist has constructed a pop-up exhibition in the form of a dilapidated (and depressing) theme park (or Bemusement Park as Banksy likes to refer to it) called “Dismaland” in the UK.

The theme park – “where the magic never ends” – will actually only be open to the public for five weeks. The exhibition will feature 10 of Banksy’s own works, as well as numerous pieces from 58 artists from around the world.

Watch the “official trailer” above.

(h/t) thisiscolossal.com

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This Oscar-nominated documentary, directed by the masterful Wim Wenders, takes a look at the incredible life and work of award-winning photographer Sebastião Salgado. His images of war-torn communities, remote tribes and humanity are iconic in countless ways.

Watch the trailer for The Salt of the Earth, which will be showing at the Design Indaba FilmFest at the Labia on Orange in Cape Town. For updates regarding the festival, visit designindaba.com. Tickets cost R50 each. Click here to buy.

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Directed by Tim Burton and already a winner at the Golden Globes this year (Amy Adams snapped up the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy), Big Eyes tells the story of real-life artist Margaret Keane.

As the title suggests, Keane was known for painting her figures with large, all-encompassing eyes. She married Walter Keane, who ended up taking credit for the work she created.

Watch the trailer for this much-anticipated film, which will be showing at the Design Indaba FilmFest at the Labia on Orange in Cape Town. For updates regarding the festival, visit designindaba.com.

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