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Ah... Where will the world of graffitti and illustration not invade? Check this set of two tables by Kinkyform. The top one is together with Chuck Anderson/No Pattern and the other one is with Zach Johnsen/Zenviroments. The premise was simple, to put ink and wood together where the furniture becomes the canvas for the artist. I like the use of cut out flat surfaces to form the table. Its simple and fits the concept perfectly plus you can sneak in some trendiness with the legs.

Whilst I don't think B&B Italia will be making furniture this way any time soon, its a nice little concept altogether and in my opinion much better executed than the Fifty24SF/Upper Playground furniture.

Via FeedMeCoolShit. 

Not drawings of trees but drawings by trees. By? Yes. By trees. Tim Knowles and Catherine Morland have got together to force a few trees to draw pictures for them, sticking pencils onto leaves and letting nothing but wind motivate them. These actions have raised the ire of several prominent PETP members who are currently lobbying for the artists to stop. Also, a minority of designers who draw like crap (DWDLC) have also begun to discuss whether they will press charges against the pair for making the DWDLC look like fools.

On a side note, the same artists have also commisioned another set of artworks by a robot driven by a rat brain. PETA have refused comment.

Via Drawn!
 

This literally rather sick pair of Vans are customized for CAMOUFLAGE of Portugal by Six Letter Word / Diogo Potes.

Via Core77.

Markus Hofer likes to imagine liquids pouring out of power sockets and various other household stuff amongst other strangeness. His work is like a cross between graffiti, installation and graphic arts. Every piece seems to have a life of its own, assuming its position wherever its placed like it wanted to be there in the first place. Like a tree covered at its base by a square block (also happened to become a piece of useful seating) or a lion head adorning the facade to a door chewing on a bone. Its hilarious, surreal and mildly subversive altogether at once. His use of stark colors only tends to enhance this.

Via Josh Spear.

I know at least one guy who wants a Peugeot 206cc. He'll probably settle for this one for now. Paper cars via Neatorama. Why are the Japanese so good at obsessing over stuff?

Check out these cool paper guns. Via Neatorama.

What appears to be graffiti in the above image really isn't, at least in the traditional sense. Instead of shaking up some Krylons, British artist Moose aka Paul Curtis went and selectively cleaned the crap off of a wall to push the concept of graffiti to another level. As this article from NPR shows, opinions are divided about whether Moose's work is or isn't vandalism. What used to be a gloriously grimy wall, has now become a piece of art which makes more than a gentle statement. Via Neatorama.

Some pretty paper cutting by Peter Callesen. Castles, birds and a whole lot more seem to come alive from out of a sheet of paper. His works remind you of those old pop up books you had as a kid only with a whole lot more depth behind each piece. There's a subtle, wry intent with each unique piece of imagery Callesen creates and its all just a joy to behold.

Check out these framed ones.

Via NOTCOT.ORG.

After many painful clicks, I found Wooster Collective, which I should have found earlier really. Check this out, A Different Kind of Buff, where art takes on another form, with some elevator buffer going extreme with his work. Chock full of great street art, Wooster Collective showcases graffiti and more from around the world. Its really interesting how people engage their emotions on a real level, street level, as their art moves into the real world, taking on new meanings and reflecting on real events. Its a far more powerful thing as opposed to say a massive framed oil painting or some staged performance involving a light switch.

Brooklyn based Dan Funderburgh makes patterns! His clientele includes various magazines and brands like Zoo York for instance. His varied aesthetic sees him tackle classic pattern styles, reworking them into something fresh and new. He gives the old camoflage a workout by going over it with a puzzle pattern in the aptly named, War and Piece for Ecko. He brings a touch of the contemporary as well, like in Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, where gold bling forms the repeat. You can tell that he doesn't settle for simply repeating a pattern ad nauseum but there is a good sense of the traditional idea of what a pattern should be still.

Check the interview with PingMag.

Via Josh Spear.