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Doodles By Daniel Rossi

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Doodles by Daniel Rossi

“Doodling is liberating and frees the mind,” thinks the Netherlands based designer Daniel Rossi. He has started doodling as a little experiment and thinks this exploration would lead to an entire wall full of doodles.

I see a hint of art! (As I very well know how ugly my inadvertently drawn doodles turn out!)

Daniel Rossi dabbles in graphic designing & illustration and approaches his furniture & interior space designing with a hint of story telling, fantasy and patterns.

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Ecoin Is Green Too!

ecoin by Abhinav Dapke

Ecoin by Abhinav Dapke

To do big money transactions we have quite a few hassle–free devices like debit or credit card, cheque and online banking too. We need not carry large amount of cash but what about small amounts? We have to carry and worry about small amounts.

Indian designer Abhinav Dapke has come up with this amazing user-friendly concept-solution for small amounts– Ecoin. Ecoin is a digital representation of small amounts or coins. This small electronic device carries all your small amount big bulk!

If you are in India than I bet you have already experienced at least one ugly incident where you had to shout at or were shouted at for not having change. Buying at shops, paying for taxi, bus or auto, as well as eating outside etc we need in our day-to-day life exact change. We don’t realize it anymore but we all keep a box full of coins.

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Geology Meets Design

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San Andreas coffee table

Designer: Ricardo Garza Marcos

Bringing Geology, fun and storage inside your living room, this coffee table is inspired by the tectonic fault that lies between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate and is made of oak wood.

Ricardo Garza Marcos is a Mexican designer and architect who plays with his design in a little unexpected and a little fun way. Continue reading to see more of his designs and you can find him here on DesignFlute.

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A Tribute: Dashrath Patel

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Designs of Dashrath Patel

I am just trying to understand work and times of design veteran and artist Padma Shri Dasharath Patel who died yesterday.

From paintings influenced by French Impressionism to geometrical and abstract styles to abstract collage works recently which had wood and tinted paper, his work showed a multiplicity of styles, techniques and mediums. He played and experimented with light and colours.

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Products designed by Dashrath Patel

He was one of the founder faculty member of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Self-taught, innovative and mutifaceted Dasharth patel was born in Nadiad, Gujarat in 1927.

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Wool’s Will

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Symbols

Felted wool, mixed media

Artist: Jenne Giles

Playing with unexpected matrials is Jenne Giles’ forte.

She is known especially for her wearable art and sculptured textiles in wool. Creative process of Jenne Giles’ felt paintings is as inviting as colours of her creations!

“Felt-making is an almost-alchemical process with a will of its own,” says the artist.

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Buddies From Flower World!

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Flower girls/Blossom buddies by Elsa Mora

This flower girls and blossom buddies are creation of extreme delicate sensitivity! Multimedia artist Elsa Mora‘s creations transport me to a magical, beautiful world where lots of things and concepts try to touch me! I am reminded of a child, a fairy, an angel, delicate creatures, amazing beauty, things humane, seek creativity where I already find beauty etc. I find these flowery creatures somewhat serene, out of this world and even think may be turn out as depression busters! I definitely smile!

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