Functional Art
Another Form of Canvas
Renault is printing artwork on its car seats and is introducing a new line of Twingo Art. BMW Art Cars as seen on German Car Scene Blog: And this seems like an appropriate place to post and update on my previous posts regarding fashion — from French and German cars to Berlin. Artwork from the Berlin Wall has inspired German fashion by Daniel Rodan. Honestly, although some of the pieces I like, it’s not really my thing but I thought the concept was very smart. I bet, however, that this “little” dress isn’t all that comfortable — especially to walk or sit in. Fortunately, they sell the matching coat. The…
Balloons
These modern day “art” balloons seemed appropriate to post for a Friday. I really liked this one of Van Gogh and the castle. Pretty cool. Since these were emailed to me, I’m not sure of the web source but it may be from this site: http://www.uphaa.com/blog/index.php/air-balloon/. Here’s an update to my previous post on Coney Island. Seems like the Smithsonian has acquired a piece of its history with the Star from Astroland — another fun up-in-the-air thing. Here’s a blast from the past to Kick Start the weekend — Up, Up and Away by the 5th Dimension:
Quilling
The zipper dress from the last post recalled quilling. I remember doing this craft when I was a youngster — twirling thin strips of paper around pencils and then fashioning them into an intricate designs. Seen here from Inna’s Creations, I think it’s quite a colorful and fun art form. Plus, these make great kids projects. The quilling concept can make functional art as well seen in Fernando and Humberto Campagna’s chairs:
