http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/gadgets-of-yesteryear-recreated-entirely-in-paper.html Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:38:28 +0000 French designer Zim and Zhou created old-school gadget paper craft masterpieces featuring some of the most well-loved technology of all time.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/handmade-sausages-sewn-up-in-berlin.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:21:37 +0000 A German design firm creates humorous textile interpretations of our favorite meat products.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/top-ten-creatives-of-the-week-ceramic-jewelry-glass.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:36:36 +0000 PSFK has partnered with ARTS THREAD to spotlight the brightest young creatives in the world of ceramics, jewelry and glass.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/frog-dont-lose-your-artistic-touch-to-technology.html Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:57:46 +0000 A Senior Designer at frog fears that technology causes designers to forget the root of creating a craft, and builds an installation that reminds us that the most satisfying of designs are ones made by hand.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/sci-craft-the-art-of-taking-science-to-people.html Mon, 16 May 2011 16:17:09 +0000 Sci-craft brings greater benefits than over-ambitious projects that fail in their lofty promises to democratise science.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/ed-cotton-we-demand-craft-and-attention-to-detail.html Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:10:55 +0000 The important thing about attention to detail from brands and experiences, is the more you notice it, the greater you feel its absence when it's not there. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/cadbury-timeline-from-hot-drink-to-global-brand-headlines.html Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:52:18 +0000 Timeline of Cadbury's growth from Birmingham Bull Street store to £11.5bn Kraft deal. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/oleks-crochet-obsession-pics.html Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:07:03 +0000 Polish crochet artist's intertwining of life and art goes to the next level.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/an-all-digital-institution-explores-atoms-bits-craft-and-social-spaces.html Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:17:00 +0000 The Adobe Museum of Digital Media redefines the relationship between the digital world, the physical world and art.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/john-gerzema-2011-the-year-of-the-artisan.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:19:14 +0000 Today Etsy has 300,000 artisans and is now valued at nearly $300 million. Although Etsy is based on the Internet, founder Rob Kalin argues that his success is based on the oldest form of communication—storytelling]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/twitter-knitted-scarves-craft-camden-christmas-cheer.html Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:08:57 +0000 A creative project makes use of Twitter communication dynamics for "knit on demand" yuletide scarves.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/3d-thread-art-pics.html Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:28:48 +0000 Mexican artist Gabriel Dawe crafts large-scale installations that deal with notions of social constructions and their relation to evolutionary theory and the self-organizing force of nature.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/ed-cotton-how-big-brands-can-be-small.html Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:38:21 +0000 There's no way of faking this stuff- if you want to be a part of the small batch/hand crafted movement you can just do it by association, you've got to really do it.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/the-freerider-skatecycle.html Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:41:43 +0000 The unique vehicle has been awarded the Bronze at the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/perpetual-desk-calendar.html Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:13:43 +0000 A vintage calendar project encourages a cyclical recording of thoughts and ideas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/food-fashion-exploring-the-relationship-between-people-and-what-they-eat-pics.html Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:40:00 +0000 Photographer Ted Sabarese explores our desires through complex costumes made of real food.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/pics-the-human-printer-positions-artist-as-machine.html Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:09:56 +0000 A CMYK remix of pointillism brings people back into the process of printing in a celebration of human handicraft]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/pics-psfk-salon-nyc-design.html Fri, 21 May 2010 19:25:43 +0000 During New York Design Week this year, PSFK held a small talk around craft, sustainability and the role of design today with DDCLAB co-founder Savania Davies, Illustrator Sougwen Chung, Nooka founder and creative director Matthew Waldman and Joey Roth.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/pics-australias-macrame-resurgence.html Tue, 11 May 2010 15:42:19 +0000 Originating from thirteenth century Arabic weavers, the knot-tying textile art of Macrame has seen a reasonably strong resurgence of the craft in home furnishings.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/pics-upcycled-atari-2600-lamp.html Thu, 06 May 2010 15:48:12 +0000 An Instructables member has found a practical use for an ancient video game system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/the-craft-swap-a-social-network-that-lives-beyond-the-digital-space.html Thu, 06 May 2010 14:26:38 +0000 Ayka Ito's Craft Swap offers a creative, tangible method for sharing ideas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/pics-upcycled-jewelry-made-from-vinyl-records.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:08:45 +0000 A UK designer creates detailed jewelry from recycled vintage records.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/pics-dice-repurposed-for-letterpress.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:15:51 +0000 Brooklyn-based artist Stukenborg creates geometric-pattern prints using dice as a tool for letterpress print design.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/recycling-the-past-brooklyn-jewelery-shop-offers-deadstock-diy.html Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:09:13 +0000 Brooklyn Charm is a new DIY jewelery store that primarily uses deadstock vintage pieces from the late 1800s up to the present.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/weird-yet-cool-furniture-from-ogata.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:10:04 +0000 Japanese design firm know for creating unique retail shops offers a custom collection of unique furniture.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/pic-visvims-artisanal-hiking-supplies.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:40:20 +0000 Inspired by an alpine mountain adventure, Visvim head designer Hiroki Nakamura has created an unusual line of artisanal hiking supplies.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/build-it-yourself-camera.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:13:27 +0000 In an era when greater megapixels and thinner hardware seem to mean less and less for consumers, it's interesting to see ideas like this one from a Japanese design firm.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/delicate-facets-of-our-lives.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:13:23 +0000 What do our faces say about who we are?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/delicate-facets-of-our-lives-2.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:13:23 +0000 What do our faces say about who we are?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/an-upcycled-christmas.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:55:17 +0000 Challenging the notion that Christmas gift-giving has to be about spending lots of money, and buying the latest hot item, Folksy and Sue Ryder Careare running a competition called Upcycle Christmas.]]>