Lighting Art - Arcades by Troika

Troika really is becoming my favorite creative lighting studio. A few months ago I showcased "Light Rain" and my friends at Dezeen posted recently with this stunning display. I am totally going to steal this idea for a future project (yet to be determined...)

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Art Photography by Andoni Aleman

One of these crossed my visual sphere the other day and I was just blown away with art-love at first sight.

Photographer Andoni Aleman has a whole slideshow that's worth a few minutes of your time, very talented! I specifically love this series, called Zuhaitz.

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Zuhaitz series by Andoni Aleman

Jaquet Droz - The Bird Repeater Watch

This morning I am entranced by this absolutely magical piece of timekeeping engineering from Jaquet Droz. Normally, I don't really care much about watches now that we've all gone to using our smart phones for just about everything, including telling the time.

There are watches and then there is really expensive jewelry that serves a function, like this. Someone with a Rolex wouldn't impress me, but this sure would.

The Bird Repeater - Jaquet Droz

The Bird Repeater - Jaquet Droz

The Bird Repeater - Jaquet Droz

Art Photography - Markus Reugels

Today my eye was caught by these stunning photographs of the collision of water droplets in contrasting colors from German photographer Markus Reugels.

A quote from the artist,  “I want to manage one genre very good and not many half-hearted" is one that a lot of people (like myself) could probably adopt to our betterment.

Water Droplet Photography by Markus Reugels

Water Droplet Photography by Markus Reugels

Water Droplet Photography by Markus Reugels

Water Droplet Photography by Markus Reugels

Water Droplet Photography by Markus Reugels

Six Tables on Water by Gaetano Pesce

I'm not sure that having little figurines in my table is a concept that works for me on a practicality level, but I absolutely LOVE the idea of these artistic tables as bodies of water.

I'm linking to the artist's website, but I do have to warn that's it's a train wreck and impossible to find information on. Mini-rant: if you are an artist and want people to promote your work you really need to invest in a clean website with easily shareable links. End of mini-rant.

Six Tables on Water, Gaetano Pesce   "Ocean Table"

Six Tables on Water, Gaetano Pesce   "Lagoon Table"

Six Tables on Water, Gaetano Pesce   "River Table"

Six Tables on Water, Gaetano Pesce   "Lake Table"

Six Tables on Water, Gaetano Pesce   "Pond Table"

Rain Room by Random International

I so totally want to walk through the Rain Room and sit on a dry park bench with a cup of tea while the rain pours around me ...and I stay completely dry.

I bet that experience totally rocks.



Rain Room at the Barbican from rAndom International on Vimeo.

Omer Arbel's Bocci 14 Chandelier

Is there a support group for people with an intense attraction to expensive lighting fixtures? If so, I need to join up.

Or start designing them myself.

Today's bit of design eye candy is via Omer Arbel, who labels his projects with numbers instead of names. I'm not sure if project 14 captures that loveliness and romanticism of this chandelier, but the pictures certainly do.

Bocci 14 - Omer Arbel

Bocci 14 - Omer Arbel

Bocci 14 - Omer Arbel

Bocci 14 - Omer Arbel