Casey O Connell

Paper Plates

Paper plates (but ceramic) from designer Joshua Gajownik. Lovely graphic idea

Russ Mills

Beautiful illustration from British artist Russ Mills which encompasses a mix of illustration techniques, both real and digital media.

Found

Found is a website and magazine with postings that people have found on the ground, on their windshields, on public transport and many other places. The site offers a small little glimpse into other people's lives and I love it

Christian Ward

Re:vision

Handmade in Adelaide, Australia by Re:vision. Discarded camera components are reshaped into cuffs. Each piece is unique and one of a kind. By designer Craig Arnold.

Sophie Clvelier

Jennifer Maestre

Originally inspired by the form and function of the sea urchin, Jennifer Maestre's sculptures are made entirely from pencils. She says that paradox and surprise are integral to her choice of material. There is a true fragility to the sometimes brutal aspect of the sculptures, vulnerability that is bellied by the fearsome texture.

Grant Hamilton

Iowa based photographer Grant Hamilton creates one-of-a-kind original photographs from found objects and colours. His subjects are often details of mundane objects like trucks or signs which reveal unexpected areas of quiet in a sea of visual clutter

Gourmet Collection

The Gourmet Collection by Lorena Barrezueta reintroduces the ubiquitous disposable food container in fine porcelain as a way of addressing our perceptions of quality, value and high-end design. Available in three different lines - classic, fresh and lush. 

Anna Fizyta

Gorgeous polaroid transfers, polaroid sx-70 manipulations and mixed media art from Warsaw based artist Anna Fizyta

Jennifer Collier

Beautiful accessories, shoes and dresses from Jennifer Collier, worked from found paper and ephemera.

Frucci

Precious alternative jewellery created from paper. Frucci Design began by starting with simple paper beads which led to developing new geometries and then encompassing other materials into her paper creations. 

Hennie Haworth

Colourful and stylish illustration from British artist Hennie Haworth. Not long past her 24th birthday, she works freelance with an impressive list of clients.

Melanie Bilenker

The Victorians kept lockets of hair and miniature portraits to secure the memory of a lost love. In much the same way, Melanie Bilenker secures her memories through photographic images rendered in lines of her own hair, the physical remnants. She says "I do not reproduce events, but quiet minutes, the mundane, the domestic, the ordinary moments"

Imogen Slater

Beautiful illustration work from Imogen Slater. 

Barbara Probst

Barbara Probst explores the ambiguity of the photographic moment, her exposures are multiple photographs of the same event or subject from different angles and distances.

Lisa Solomon

The work of Lisa Solomon is closely tied to the practice of drawing. They incorporate thread and wire as well as charcoal, watercolour and ink, satin, quilting, felt, and the wall as well as paper and canvas.

Paul Villinski

Beer can butterflies by Paul Villinski, he describes the work as being an exploration of the themes of transformation and recovery through the metamorphosis of crushed beer cans from the streets of New York into flocks of realistically crafted butterflies. 

Pomme Pomme

Beautiful illustration work from Bangkok born Pomme Chan. 

Still Room Studio

Beautiful illustration work from Jen Renninger. Be sure to also check out her 365 Project, one year of images created and finished each and every day.

Cut Leaves

Beautiful cut leaves from Jen Stark. So delicate and complex in the simplest way.

Lindsey Mann

Contemporary jewellery design from UK artist Lindsey Mann. Taking inspiration from old toys and games and household gadgetry, Mann creates one-off pieces. She uses digitally anodised aluminium sheet combined with silver and other found pieces, assembled with hand made screws and rivets. Adorable.

Claire Coles

Gorgeous artwork from Claire Coles. Created with layers of old and cheap wallpaper that are stitched together, layering patterns to produce delicate and beautiful pieces. Each work is unique, as each piece is carefully handcrafted, layered and torn to reveal what is hidden beneath.

Free Rice

I recently came across Free Rice, a very creative site that both tests your vocabulary and helps to aid world hunger. For each question answered correctly the website donates 20 grains of rice to people living in poverty. Free Rice is a sister site of the world poverty site, Poverty.com. It's all made possible by the sponsors who advertise on the site. If you like the idea please help to spread the word

Paper Cuts

The peeps at My Paper Cuts come up with cards for fictional and insignificant occasions. Regardless, these nameless affairs will mean something to someone. But don't worry about spending money, these cards come free. All you need is paper, printer and a trickle of imagination.

Beautiful fashion illustration using fabric swatches and embroidery by Paula Sanz Caballero.

Illusions of Grandeur

Hand printed wallpaper from Deborah Bowness. Amazing designs that she has developed over 7 years, her collection includes "Frocks", "Flora & Fauna", "Books" and "Utility". 

Cast solid silver or gold-plated silver necklace by Anna Tascha Larsson. Young jewellery designer from Sweden with more quirky designs on her website.

Improved Crockery

Esther Derkx began working as a product designer in 1999.  Derkz uses found materials, giving them a new look with a little interference. Each piece is a one of a kind, inspired by her travel and screen print experiences.

Leesa Leva

Delicate watercolour fashion illustrations for Houston based artist Leesa Leva

Paintings by Reed Danziger. Described as "richly abstract, microscopic, lacy, spirograph decorative-vintage-pattern-laden pieces". Mixed media of oil, shellac, pencil, stencil, paper and other media mounted on wood. Simply stunning.

The Sketchbook Project

Art House is run by two guys who create massive, nationwide art projects. The Sketchbook Project involves sending out 500 sketchbooks around the world for participants to fill and then send back. An exhibition of the work is then held. Entry costs $13, and participants must sign up by 1 June 2008.

Lie Down I Think I Love You

I have been in love with all of the bags from Lie Down I Think I Love You since I spotted them in London's Oxford Street Topshop last year....one day I shall own one....

Anyone for Pool?

Every ring and pair of earrings from Eleanor Salazar has been hand carved from a used billiard ball. She says, 'It is the idea of using this material that has this very evident past life. I can see and feel where the pool balls have been hit by each other and I leave those marks visible in my finished pieces whenever I can'

Lights of Paris

Gorgeous photographic prints from M Kendall, including some stunning layered images as well as holga and polaroid.

P-A-R-T-Y

This chandelier is made of 1000 exploded Party Poppers collected (on 01.01.00) after the millenium celebrations in London. Each popper is suspended on a line from a platform above. the sculptural shape sways and moves like an organic form when hit by a breeze of air. Price on request from Stuart Haygarth

Snap Happy

Stunning Polaroid composites from Patrick Winfield

Tie Love

I am in love with this collection of ties from Sovereign Beck, founded by Ryan Sovereign and William Beck, both graduates of The Rhode Island School of Design. Drawing upon both the traditional and the classically abstract ideals of tie design, the Sovereign Beck line of neckwear was created. With the concept of giving a new expression to conservative menswear, Ryan and Will have fashioned a line of ties that can be both understated and provocative, classic and cutting edge. Every design has been carefully realized by the artists to be not only timeless, but also a statement of individuality.

How Do You Take Yours?

For a certain two housemates...designed by Suck UK. Mix your favourite brew to match the colours on the inside. Available in tea or coffee styles. Genius.

Yumi Yumi

Beautiful illustration work from Aline 'Yumi' Yamada, a fine artist and illustrator originally from Brazil. Her work is a combination of pencil, ink and watercolour which is then digitally tweaked and printed. Buy her work here. Absolutely stunning.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Liana Kabel, known as plastic girl, makes a gorgeous range of jewellery from recycled tupperware and knitting needles. Her range includes bangles, earrings, necklaces and brooch pins. Lurvely.

Soop

These cute 2-D rings, designed by the Soop Group, allow you to create different landscapes across your fingers. The collection includes chickens, goats, cows, sheep, trees and foxes. Their shop is open now, retailing at $12 each, sooper dooper!

Rehabilitated Dishware by Sarah Cihat

"An exercise in sustainability that reincarnates existing products. Used or unwanted ceramics are redesigned and resurfaced then presented as new collections. Interesting designs and modern colors enliven the dish, extending its lifecycle past the thrift store or overstock pile. Rehabilitated Dishware is a subtle statement of the importance of recycling and the renewed value of unwanted things"

Check out her collection at http://www.sarahcihat.com