Sticks and Tones by Josh Griffin

'Sticks and Tones' is a three piece storage range made from cast aluminium and birch ply, by recent graduate, Josh Griffin. Inspired by the Surrealist art movement of the 1900's they cross the boundaries between art and design, offering a playful approach to the question, 'Form or function?'. Josh Griffin graduated in Furniture & Product Design from the University of Sheffield this summer.

Josh will be exhibiting at this year's Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at Spinningfields between 4 - 7th October 2012.

'Parrots' series by Andy Ward

"Major Mitchell's Cockatoo" (c) Andy Ward

We first spotted Andy's work whilst browsing the brilliant A Little Bit Of Art for some new prints.

Andy Ward is a British illustrator and animator whose work has ordained many weird and wonderful objects from aeroplanes to buses, record covers to handbags and bikinis.

 "Scarlet Macaw" (c) Andy Ward

"Black Headed Caique" (c) Andy Ward

A number of his limited edition prints, including this brilliant series of Parrots as part of his Natural History Project, are available over on A Little Bit Of Art - Andy Ward