

Industrial designer Bauke Knottnerus created Phat Knits, a collection of colorful, giant knots with the dual purpose of entertaining and providing a place to sit.

Check out these posters designed for Japanese baseball team the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Fabrica designed the perfect clock for being on-time. The On-Time clock. Via Coudal Partners.

Letter Cult has a great compilation of some of 2009’s best custom lettering. Via Design Observer.

Check out this new commuter bike line from Specialized. More close up photos here.

Zara Picken hails from Bristol and has some pretty awesome work. She likes coffee too.

Really cool work by young textile artist Sarah Applebaum. Liking all the bright colours and unusual materials.
Check out her site here.

Scion’s fairly well known as a brand that keeps a close eye on the up and coming, involving themselves whenever possible. They continue to do so, in collaboration with Faesthetic Magazine, as they prepare for their latest show at the Scion Space in L.A. on June 20th. There’s a wicked selection of artists and illustrators, including some stuff from Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch (who we’ve posted about back in March). Read More.

It’s a poster contest being held in Milan, where hundreds were invited to submit designs that draw attention to a number of different social issues. The concept’s great and there’ll be lots to look at, as they’ve ’short’ listed 210 posters for the June 19th showing/judging.

This is one of many photos taken at the historic North Carolina water treatment plant last month. Artists were invited to come in and photograph the place, accompanied by art shows and musical performances. Lots of great pictures, check out the project’s site here.