— Ben Giles, Butterflies, 2022
INSPIRATION
A rotating journal of what's inspiring me . . . in no particular order.
Furniture Designer
Drawing Furniture
— Jinil Park
South Korean designer Jinil Park translates line drawings into 3D furniture using intersecting, hammered steel wires to create pieces that emulate hand-drawn sketches. Focusing on “distorted” lines to express emotion and intuition, she turns sketches into functional objects and welds layers of thin wires to mimic pen strokes while building structural strength. Her Drawing Furniture series, encompassing chairs, lamps, and a table, brings 2D drawings to life.
Fashion Blogger
Paulina Kostov
— @Bibishock
Czech stylist and online fashion blogger Paulina Kostov (Insta: @bibishock) founded thelongerstory, a label that reflects her love of fashion, mindful living, and self-care. Blending personal style with intentional living, Kostov embodies a maximalist, layered, and whimsical aesthetic, embracing everyday joy and crafting pieces with care and wonder. Her work reflects an authentic approach to style that invites creative connection and unique expression without shame.
Fashion Designer
Róisín Pierce
— Fall/Winter 2025
Róisín Pierce's eponymous label intersects intricate craft and experimental innovation, honoring Irish heritage while pushing the boundaries of contemporary womenswear. The brand reimagines traditional handmade techniques, such as crochet, lacemaking, and smocking, into rare textile forms and sculptural silhouettes. Unified by a signature palette of white, the garments channel both the historical weight of Irish “women’s work” and the purity of a blank canvas for personal interpretation.
Video Game
The Master's Pupil
Set inside the eye of classic painter Claude Monet, The Master’s Pupil is a handpainted puzzle adventure by artist and game developer Pat Naoum. Across twelve linear levels, players journey through Monet’s life using color, physics, and spatial puzzles with no complex controls or dialogue, just atmosphere and intuition. Every environment was meticulously painted by hand to mirror Monet’s evolving style, blending tactile visuals with emotive soundscapes in a feat of artistic storytelling using inventive mechanics.
Contemporary Artist
Patricia Piccinini
— Sculpture Designs
Patricia Piccinini is an Australia-based artist who creates hyperreal sculptural creatures that blur the line between human, animal, and machine. Using materials like silicone, fiberglass, and hair, she creates tender, uncanny forms that explore our relationships with bodies, technology, and the environment. Rather than moralizing, her sculptures invite empathy and curiosity, drawing on both biotechnology and mythology to question what it means to be human and what real or imagined responsibilities we hold toward life.
Exhibition
Andy Goldsworthy | Fifty Years
— Royal Scottish Academy, Jul. 26 - Nov. 2, 2025
Andy Goldsworthy: Fifty Years is the largest indoor exhibition of the artist’s career, transforming the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh into a single immersive artwork. Featuring over 200 pieces, including monumental clay and barbed-wire installations, drawings, films, and archival material, the show brings Goldsworthy’s lifelong exploration of the land indoors in a rare museum exhibition. Known for working with natural materials like stone, branches, and ice, he examines the beauty and brutality of nature and our relationship to it.
