Midnight Moment and four other finds

Five Finds
Written By Lark Design Studio

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CAMO

Thandiwe Muriu’s striking CAMO project is a collection of portraits celebrating her African heritage. She uses textiles, everyday objects and traditional hairstyles to reinterpret contemporary African portraiture.

 
View from above of three white porcelain jars with black ants crawling on them.

Image: © Evelyn Bracklow

Ant art

Artist Evelyn Bracklow meticulously hand-paints vintage ceramics and ornaments with tiny black ants. She’s made hundreds of the works and has a few for sale on her Etsy shop.

 
Young person standing in a misty forest, looking into the distance.

Still from I Love You, I Hate You by Little Simz and WePresent

I Love You, I Hate You

Watch Brit Award winner, Little Simz’s collaboration with WePresent. A short film based on her track I Love You, I Hate You from her album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.

 
White trainer with a thick sole and a blue and pink accent, resting on a yellow dandelion flower.

Image: © Cole Haan

Flower power

Cole Haan’s new shoes are made from dandelions. Naturally derived or recycled content makes up 25% of these shoes.

 

Midnight Moment

Throughout February at 3 minutes to midnight Krista Kim’s visual artwork Continuum took over the digital billboards in New York’s Times Square, creating a moment of calm in the city.

 

Studio news

Lark X Fedrigoni 365

Our contribution to the 2022 edition of Fedrigoni 365 calendar takes inspiration from an elephant’s heart rate.

 
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