Back to school and four other finds

Five Finds
Written By Lark Design Studio

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From homes to schools, towns to cities, countries and the globe, spaces and places are forming a lot of our conversations at the moment. This month’s collection of finds explores five takes on this theme.

 
Collage of images showing different scales of measurement from millimeters to millions of meters.

Stills from Powers of Ten™ (1977) © Eames Office LLC

Powers of Ten

If you haven’t seen Charles and Ray Eames’ Powers of Ten, prepare to have your mind blown (not least because it was made in 1977). The film will take you on an adventure in magnitudes from a picnic blanket to the outer edges of the universe and back.

 
Brightly painted cat graffiti on a wooden fence with a building in the background.

© Margaux Carpentier

Back to school

Illustrator and artist Margaux Carpentier has brightened the playground for children returning to school with one of her signature colourful murals.

 

Branding in space

The iconic NASA ‘worm’ logo – that was retired in the 90s – has made a triumphant return on the side of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle that ferried astronauts to the International Space Station.

 
Interior design of a room with a vibrant, textured floor resembling sand art, featuring a speaker and plant.

© Space 10 X Man V's Machine

Space 10

Everyday Experiments by Space 10 is an ongoing series of digital experiments with IKEA which challenge the role of technology in the home. What it can help us with, and how much fun can we have with it.

 
A portrait of a man selling candles stading in front of a crowd watching fireworks beside two bins.

© Matthew Joseph

The Pilton Portrait

After watching the re-runs of Glastonbury sets we’ve also been enjoying this project from Matthew Joseph. The beautiful Pilton Portraits provide the viewer with a brief snapshot of life beyond the Pyramid Stage.

 

Studio news
Juice & Jam

New website

The Juice & Jam website went live last week. The site is a custom design running on Wordpress and is the next application in their visual identity we developed for them.

 
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