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Where is the line between Jenger & Architecture?

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Cumulus

Cloudy with sunny spells

They come in various shapes and colours, fleet between rain and shine being swept along by the high altitude breaths of mother nature. The CO9 cloud is ready to be swept along again. It is great to be back just in time for the run up to Christmas and our apologies for depriving you of tasteful objects of desire and art for this long.

Must you know who your narrator is? Well, in Greek Mythology the gods of the sky and weather were named "Theoi Ouranioi" or "Theoi Ouranioi". This is too dramatic, although they were under the command of Zeus and Hera, which make fantastic names for pets; but not a blogger. The time taken to write this blog should be ample time to decide.

The cloud is about a passion for originality and the hope of imagination. The escapism to be absorbed from entertaining an idea in your mind then translating it into reality remains romantic. We are all different and so are our idea's.

Smart Cloud Light

Perhaps it is fitting then, to kick things off with this "smart cloud light" by Jeremy Crane spotted on www.Fancy.com. It is an interactive cloud light that responds to music, motion, light and flashing lightning. It mimics a thundercloud in both appearance and entertainment. Using motion sensors the cloud detects a user's presence and creates a unique lightning and thunder show controlled by their movement. The display is potentially far greater than this illustration gives credit for and unfortunately there is no you tube link. The system features a powerful speaker from which the user can stream music via any Bluetooth compatible device. The sound of thunder was always a favourite of mine.

Jeremy is a techstartup company owner based in Los Angeles specialising in voice recognition technology called "ivee". Check out his site! www.helloivee.com.

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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

Twitter Tights

Taking the Twitter addiction a bit far? Can't decide if I love or hate these !? Comments please x

Grobot Planters from Modern Artisans

We just love this cute little chappy, he'd make a welcome edition to our garden patio any day! The Grobot Planter is available from Modern Artisans "Artful living for home, garden and soul"!

Images (c) Modern Artisans

The Ruby Rocking Chair

Designed to resemble and comfort the human body, the Ruby Rocking Chair includes water-filled “smart pillows” to cushion the back and bottom.

The chair’s designer, Pouyan Mokhtarani, claims that sitting in it will make you feel like you can rule the world! Well he has certainly pushed the boundaries when it comes to designing a royal throne!

Spiderman Table by Metallic Creations

Metallic Creations produce environmentally friendly works of art from 100% recycled automotive, domestic and industrial scrap metal components.

Whilst most pieces are ornamental they can also make furniture such as coffee and dining tables. We want a Spiderman Coffee Table for home!

Image (c) Metallic Creations

Different but very British takes on the Olympic Rings

Image (c) Paul Capon / Society6

Spotted over on Society6 , this truly British take on the Olympic Rings is by artist Paul Capon. Mixture of digital collage and hand drawn / painted detail.

By complete contrast is an equally British piece, "100 meter dash" by Street Artist, Criminal Chalkist - Stokes Croft Bristol, 2011.

Cool Climbing Wall, Tokyo by Nendo

Situated in ILLOIHA fitness club in Tokyo, Japan is this awesome climbing wall designed by Nendo

Wood and Glass Tables by John Houshmand

We recently discovered these beautiful glass and wood tables by artist John Houshmand. His furniture is simply stunning, we'll let the examples shown here speak for themselves...

Images (c) John Houshman

Share a BBQ with the neighbours!

The Buurbecue by Amsterdam Design company, Natwerk, is a novel way to share some time with your neighbours!

Big Bang Suspension by Foscarini

Foscarini have been designing contemporary lighting from their headquarters in Venice for decades. These "Big Bang" suspension lights are a work of art.

Anish Kapoor at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

We are very excited about heading down to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park tomorrow to check out "Flashback" by British artist, Anish Kapoor. This exhibition runs from 16th June - 4th November 2012.

Kapoor has achieved international acclaim for his sensual and beguiling sculptures created using pigment, stone, stainless steel and wax, and his work is represented in major exhibitions, collections and public spaces across the globe.

We'll be sure to let you know what we think when we get back tomorrow night and will hopefully have a few photographs of our own to show you too.

Sexy Him and Her Chairs

These gorgeous chairs are one of the items on the brilliant Fab.com today. The sexy Him and Her Chairs are by designer Fabio Novembre, who was inspired by the iconic Panton chair, and were created for Italian Furniture House Casamania.

Iron Legacy by N. C. Winters

Iron legacy (c) N. C. Winters

Revealed to the world on May 3rd, check out the latest wonder by the legendary artist N. C. Winters. "Iron Legacy" was for a new exhibition at Gallery 1988 this weekend celebrating the release of brilliant new film (we saw it today) Avengers Assemble!