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nezartdesign: Rumi

shiborilover — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:02:08 +1000

Rumi

dynamicafrica: iluvsouthernafrica: (Zimbabwean) Saki...

shiborilover — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:02:20 +1000

iluvsouthernafrica:

(Zimbabwean) Saki Mafundikwa: The intricate world of Afrikan writing systems (TED Talks)

Saki Mafundikwa is a maverick visionary who left a successful design career in New York to return to his native Zimbabwe and open that country’s first school of graphic design and new media. Mafundikwa is the author of Afrikan Alphabets, a comprehensive review of African writing systems. He has participated in exhibitions and workshops around the world, contributed to a variety of publications and lectured about the globalization of design and the African aesthetic. In going home and opening his school, Mafundikwa’s ambition is nothing less than to jump-start an African renaissance. (aiga.org)

“I returned home last year after an absence that totalled twenty years, going to school and then working in the US. I decided to come back home to start ZIVA, a New Media Arts school. ZIVA, besides being an acronym for Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts, is also a Shona word meaning “knowledge.”…

At the heart of ZIVA’s mission is a desire to create a new visual language – a language inspired by history, a language that is informed by but not dictated to or confined by European design, a language that is inspired by all the arts (sculpture, textiles, painting and Afrikan religion), a language whose inspiration is Afrikan. We are at a crossroads in the history of design right now with the young designers of the Western world rejecting the straitjacket confines of what design is and is not.

“African alphabets debunk the myth of the dark continent, they lay to rest the lies born out of ignorance that have been leveled at our beautiful Mama Africa” - Saki Mafundikwa

This less than 6-minute video is packed with so much information and essential knowledge about the history and importance of certain African writing systems and their value. As Saki emphasizes, this sort of information holds an incredible amount of weight in relation to our identities, and retracing these histories is of paramount importance.

The only area that I disagree with him on is when he says that the lies propagated about Africa(ns) were born out of ignorance - I’d be a little more specific and say that they were conceived from a place of hatred. Those who enslaved and colonized us despised us too.

Also, I love his subtle rejection of the word ‘tribe’.

"In order to fly, you have to let go of the world you’re hanging on to."

shiborilover — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:16:51 +1000

“In order to fly, you have to let go of the world you’re hanging on to.”

- Kurek Ashley (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

Mataerial 3D printer by Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić, Joris Laarman Studio and IAAC

shiborilover — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:43 +1000

Mataerial 3D printer by Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić, Joris Laarman Studio and IAAC:

thedesigncenter: Floral print on cotton. France. September 9,...

shiborilover — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:57 +1000

thedesigncenter:

Floral print on cotton. France. September 9, 1896-1897.

workman: taf-art: Playing cards (c. 1470). Netherlands.

shiborilover — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:02:26 +1000

workman:

taf-art:

Playing cards (c. 1470). Netherlands.

Lighting Books (by Bryce Wolkowitz)

shiborilover — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:01:12 +1000

Lighting Books (by Bryce Wolkowitz)

hautekills: Inside the atelier for Christian Dior haute couture...

shiborilover — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:02:11 +1000

hautekills:

Inside the atelier for Christian Dior haute couture f/w 2012, photographed by Sophie Carre

Photo

shiborilover — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:02:01 +1000

muhuhu: (via Adagio Outdoor Swing by Francesco Rota - Design...

shiborilover — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:02:20 +1000

muhuhu:

(via Adagio Outdoor Swing by Francesco Rota - Design Milk)

evrtstudio: Canvas Chair by YOY (yo-ee) Needs no description....

shiborilover — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:57:21 +1000

evrtstudio:

Canvas Chair by YOY (yo-ee)

Needs no description. This is mind bending. Absolutely awesome.

rcruzniemiec: Sid Lee Architecture Müvbox Portable Restaurant

shiborilover — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:02:21 +1000

rcruzniemiec:

Sid Lee Architecture Müvbox Portable Restaurant

themadeshop: Paul Sahre

shiborilover — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:01:06 +1000

themadeshop:

Paul Sahre

tokyutoyokosanbanme: river-gate: Pentax K-01 by Marc...

shiborilover — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:02:13 +1000

tokyutoyokosanbanme:

river-gate:

Pentax K-01 by Marc Newson

マーク・ニューソンデザインのカメラ。

かっこいい。

こいつ大きいんだよね

体積が2/3だったらもっと売れたと思う

muhuhu: (via Altered Appliances by Piet Zwart Institute...

shiborilover — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:02:17 +1000

muhuhu:

(via Altered Appliances by Piet Zwart Institute students)

muhuhu: (via New products by Discipline)

shiborilover — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:55 +1000

muhuhu:

(via New products by Discipline)

scissorsandthread: Embroidery Thread wrapped Earrings |...

shiborilover — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:02:21 +1000

scissorsandthread:

Embroidery Thread wrapped Earrings | Creature Comforts

I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna get my ears pierced. I keep finding these awesome earring DIYs that I know would be super easy to make and look adorable (especially those black and white ones, eep!) but can’t wear them. Though this could lead to a really bad spending binge on gorgeous earrings… that’s a price I’m willing to pay!

truebluemeandyou: DIY Nail Sticker Decals Using Scotch Tape....

shiborilover — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:01:27 +1100

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Nail Sticker Decals Using Scotch Tape. This is similar to Small Good Things’ technique here. Tutorial from The Beauty Department here.

anndesignn: iPod Hoodie

shiborilover — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:00:44 +1100

anndesignn:

iPod Hoodie

Artist Turns Unwanted Credit Cards into Wearable Art

shiborilover — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:01:11 +1100

Artist Turns Unwanted Credit Cards into Wearable Art