Fishy business

Photographer Corey Arnold who documents life at sea describes himself as a "picturetaker/fisherman". His new book with Nazraeli Press is called Fish Work: The Bering-Sea.

Old Sea-dog

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No fuss, logo-free Erik Schedin trainers available at cutting-edge Swedish retailer Mr Mudd and Mr Gold. Love the styling of this shot. Also stocked are Buzz Ricksons vintage flight jackets and utility boots by West Coast Shoe Company

Wet drip

 

This drip kettle by Japanese porcelain manufacturer Saikai Toki is made from stainless steel. Currently stocked in UK's SCP store, it is reminiscent of post-war Japanese household design.

Woodnotes

Lovely wooden furniture by Heinz Baumann at the Langenthal Design Fair Designer's Saturday



 

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A highlight of the UK Liverpool Biennial Art Fair is the A Foundation's Sachiko Abe. This Japanese artist obsessively and meticulously cuts A4 sheets of white paper into delicate paper 'strands'. The large "cone" you see in the picture below is hung from the ceiling and is 7 years worth of Sachiko's "Cut Papers" - she has been cutting for 9 years as a hobby but turned it into a profession.  She first arrived on the global art scene with an exhibition at New York's PS1 less than a decade ago and her work provokes strong reactions, perfect for Liverpool's "Touched" theme this year. Watch this space and to read more about her extraordinary life click here

The fine texture of the paper makes it look like delicate angel hair strands. 

A large "cone" made up of 7 years worth of "cut papers"

the sound of Sachiko's scissors are electronically amplified throughout the nine hours she cuts sheets of A4 throughout the day .

Wake Up and Smell the Bacon

Running with the porcine theme. Piggy alarm clock called "WAKE n' BACON" wakes you up with the smell of bacon. Designed by Matty Sallin, Daniel Bartolini, Hsiao-huh Hsu who make up design outfit  mathlete. 

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Piggy banks by Japanese design firm Nendo at Japan's Isetan department store as part of Tokyo Design Week's Designtide. Piggy banks date back to medieval Europe. People saved their pennies in clay jars called "pygg". The word-play unleashed the piggy bank we love today and Nendo's version of the porcine penny holder "pyggy bank" is made of unglazed clay in reference to its historical cousin.