Mechanical Sculptures by Jennifer Townley

In 2008 Jennifer Townley completed her degree in Art Science at the Royal Academy of Fine Art in The Hague. Since then she has been working as an independent artist, creating mechanical sculptures that often move very slowly. Powered by electric motors her machines generate intense repetitive movements and changing patterns that subtly interfere with the spectators mind. Shapes are constantly being distorted and transformed, patterns convert smoothly into new patterns and independent forms seemingly unite. Within kinetic art her work can be distinguished by a smooth and peaceful operation and detailed finish and appearance.

http://vimeo.com/122177870

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Morphogenetic Freehand Etchings By Artist John Franzen

Few years ago we featured John Franzen’s “Each Line One Breath” – a morphogenetic freehand drawings. In the years since he has begun drawing into 2mm black coated copper and brass plates with a needle, creating gorgeous etchings, from which he produces a small series of discharge prints.

"His meditative drawing process starts a single straight line from the top of the plate to the bottom, which is followed by an attempt to copy that line as precisely as possible. Each subsequent line results in a slight straying from the original line, exaggerating the original imperfections. His breathing controls the line, and the line also controls his breathing, it is incredible to watch. See the videos below." text by Booooooom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1__WhFKNBL8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vH3Q86SUcg

Shylight by Studio DRIFT

Studio DRIFT, an artistic team from the Netherlands, has created lamps that blossom and twirl like flowers. “We’ve always been very fascinated by movements in nature, and this is how we started the project that we call Shylight,” the team says.

The satisfaction in our work comes from the moment the audience engages with the piece and they forget where they are, who they are, and they discover this new world between nature and technology.

http://vimeo.com/121664339

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Tjalf Sparnaay Art

Dutch master of hyper realism Tjalf Sparnaay known for his epic canvases depicting fast food in all its grace

Waterballet by Kamiel Rongen

Kamiel Rongen is no doubts the best surrealistic video artist I've seen so far. Check his Water Ballet created using fluids and normal magics

http://vimeo.com/120195399

FITC 2015 Official Titles

Now in its 8th year, FITC Amsterdam 2015 is host to the latest and greatest in design, technology and cool shit from all around the globe. Join fellow digital creators and world renowned speakers this February to learn about design, development, creativity and so much more. FITC is the intersection between Creative Technologists, Designers, Developers and all-around awesome thinkers from various innovative industries across the globe. They converge every year in Amsterdam to connect, challenge, inspire and to experience the cutting edge in design and technology.

The 2015 Titles are created by Instrument. An independent digital creative agency in Portland, Oregon. They launch brands, products, campaigns and interactive experiences for every screen.

Directors: Truen Pence, Jake Sargeant Music: Duologue

http://vimeo.com/120121617

The Room on the Roof by i29 Architects

Located in Amsterdam's Dam Square, the De Bijenkorf department store was first built in 1909 as a gorgeously cresselated neo-gothic structure pierced by a distinctive central turret. Since it was built, that tower has been mostly for show, but thanks to a partnership between the interior architects i29 and the nearby Rijksmuseum, De Bijenkorf is now turning the tower into a beautiful design haven. Called the Room on the Roof, the De Bijenkorf tower has been transformed into a bright, modern design studio, complete with a kitchen, a day bed, a sitting room, and a telescope. via

"The biggest challenge of designing the space was simply the size of the floor area: just 16 square meters," i29 directors Jaspar Jansen and Jeroen Dellensen told me by email. "That was one of the reasons why we ended up with a vertical installation, which creates a 'living cabinet' that allows artists-in-residence to experience the tower on different levels."

Spacelife Jacket

"SPACELIFE products are developed for the ultra modern man, driven by a curiosity for greater things." unless you have free 1500 Euros the Spacelife Jacket is a kind of a new epic "must have".

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Limber Gems by Pleunie Buyink

For her graduation project at the Design Academy Eindhoven Pleunie Buyink made limber gems, a project consisting of 3 laying gems in circular shapes in the color of gold, dark green and golden orange. This elegant jewelry for the interior is bold and humble at the same time, reflecting its landscape and light. Made of a newly developed material containing rubber, the gems can be made in every size or shape, convenient for everything between a design shop and a reception waiting room.

Digital art of Mike Pelletier

Interactive artist and technical director Mike Pelletier is originally from Canada, but is now based in Amsterdam full time. “Kinect Portraits” published here is a visually electrifying project, which uses the software Kinect as a jumping off point in order to create stunning 3D art. These works cast his subjects in a luminous sheen of gold and silver surface textures. The final design is simple and minimalist but also full of beautiful intricacies. via

James Victore by Like Knows Like

James Victore’s is an amazing artist and posters designer. His work has been exhibited at the MoMa, and belongs to permanent collections of museums in Paris, Washington, D.C., Zürich and Amsterdam. His clients include the New York Times, TIME Magazine, Moët & Chandon, the City of New York and Esquire. Victore speaks regularly around the globe, is a professor at the School of Visual Arts, lectures at RISD and also teaches through his own events like “The Dinner Series” and “Take This Job & Love It.” He inspires many with his Burning Questions series on YouTube.

Like Knows Like creates documentary series about people they admire on the internet. They’re meeting photographers, illustrators, designers, entrepreneurs, bloggers and storytellers all over the globe. Check all shorts in one place here

http://vimeo.com/97586859

Splashy Letter Art by Niels Shoe Meulman

Having featured Niels Shoe Meulman’s calligraphy in 2012 and 2013, it seems like a good time to check up on the artist. This year he is using pearlized acrylic paint which changes colors when viewing at different angles. It is also fascinating to see images of his painting process showing the various brushstroke layers that form his eye-catching work.

Jantina Peperkamp

Dutch hyper realistic artist Jantina Peperkamp creates impressive portraits

FITC Amsterdam 2014

Keep calm and follow us on Instagram, Twitter to catch up the coverage of the leading Media, Design and Technology conference FITC born in Canada and hold in different locations like Amsterdam next Monday and Tuesday on 24-25 February. Designcollector is going to catch up the latest trends in Creative and Technology industry and will come back to sum up them for you. Meanwhile enjoy our endless Visual Overdose on Tumblr and join Facebook just because we are going to hit 30K followers next week :D Stay true and keep calm.

The Rapid Eye

Menno Fokma and Floris Vos (FLORIS+MENNO) directed a dark short movie "The Rapid Eye"."The Rapid Eye is a short experimental art & fashion film which is born from the personal need to experiment with a fragmented way of storytelling, practical effects, aesthetics and evoking emotions on a subconscious level. We started the film by experimenting and recording a lot of different scenes we had in mind. Mostly by just the 2 of us. We paid attention to an intuitive way of working. During the process we connected the dots and developed our script into something bigger. With limited budget we managed to arrange locations and a great crew to shoot the spine of the film. We worked together with the amazing team from Box Of Toys Audio. They recorded vocals with a Scandinavian Yojk singer, Juhán Niila Stålka, and custom samples on the HMS Belfast warship in London."

http://vimeo.com/79334213

Phonebloks

A phone only lasts a couple of years before it breaks or becomes obsolete. Although it's often just one part which killed it we throw everything away since it's almost impossible to repair or upgrade. But Dutch designer Dave Hakkens has another view on this problem. He just rethinks the way a phone may be constructed taking in account bricks based system Phonebloks. With functional modules you can construct a phone that can fit your needs of the moment, or the needs of particular audience or whatever you want.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDAw7vW7H0c

New York Illustrations by Remko Heemskerk

Remko Heemskerk did these illustrations while living in New York. Long shadows and bright colours make them vivid and interesting

Be.e Scooter

WAARMAKERS or Maarten Heijltjes & Simon Akkaya creates designs that bring about a positive social impact, designs that materialise an ideology and trigger specific human behaviour. That applies to their latest project of the electric bio-composite scooter "Be.e" - the greenest in its existence. http://vimeo.com/69316313

http://vimeo.com/69316651

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Joseph Burrin

Joseph Burrin is a graphic designer and art director based in Amsterdam. He specializes in brand identity, print advertising and editorial design across art, culture and commerce.