English design company Boex (founded by twin brothers Sam and Will Boex) have introduced their newest product: the Pencil Bench. The statement furniture piece is made up of 1,600 pencils, each one individually sprung and removable, to be used if the need ever arises. No wonder it was awarded the Best At Show at the […]
24
Oct
Award winning piece made up of 1,600 removable pencils
3
Feb
Security sealed to keep those Vegenaise-eating, Salem-listening art miscreants from touching your tools
In 1761, German Faber-Castell launched the first branded pencil, and in a sense launched the entire industry of art material manufacturing. By now, Faber-Castell’s high quality pencils are standard issue artillery in every artist’s arsenal. To celebrate the company’s two hundred fiftieth anniversary, Faber-Castell has created a “Birthday Box” set worthy of its heritage. The […]
23
Dec
LIAS interviews the Düsseldorf-based artist
Angie H. Iver‘s artwork has a dream-like affect to it — surreal in content, and hazy and sometimes dark in execution. In fact, depending on your perspective, some might argue more nightmarish than dreamlike. Born in a “a pretty charming medieval town” in East Germany, Iver has since moved on to the larger Düsseldorf to […]
