butter stool, designbythem

item: butter stool
designers: sarah gibson & nicholas karlovasitis of designbythem, australia
material: 100% post consumer recycled materials, mostly recycled milk containers.
photos via: designbythem
comments: as shown in the last photo, this stool starts out as one flat piece that is folded together and assembled. nice. it is stackable, comes in a variety of colors and can be used indoors or outdoors. designbythem is a multidisciplinary design firm that takes on varied client work as well as developing their own products. they are focused on simple but playful designs, environmentally focused materials and locally made products. check out their website for more of their interesting work.

marian bantjes

item: now, archival pigment print
designer: marian bantjes
courtesy of: 20 X 200 a jen beckman project
comments: marian bantjes is a graphic designer, typographer, writer and illustrator from canada. her work reflects detailed and complex patterns. this piece, titled now, is part of 20 X 200. this is a project that offers limited edition art at low prices online in an effort to get emerging artists' work out to the masses. their motto is "everyone needs art" and this is their way of making that happen. brilliant.