A sound mind and four other finds
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May's instalment celebrates the ‘extraordinary ordinary’ holding a candle to everyday objects and the stories behind the commonplace.
Image © Lauren Ko
Perfect pies
Lauren Ko crafts her creations under the Instagram account @lokokitchen. Starting in 2017, she's amassed almost 300,000 followers and counting. Inspired by everything from architecture and colour, to fashion and design, anything geometric can inspire a precision bake.
Roll models
The humble toilet roll is in each and every home but not something a lot of us think about. Traditional toilet rolls often don’t use recycled paper and are shrink wrapped in plastic packaging. Who Gives A Crap wants to change this. They make all of their products with environmentally friendly materials, eschewing plastic wrap for paper and bulk delivering in cardboard boxes. Not only that, they also donate 50% of their profits to help build toilets for those in need. Give them a try!
A sound mind
Imagine hearing colours. Technologist, sound-designer, inventor and NASA Datanaut LJ Rich has synaesthesia – a mixing of the senses that provide her perfect pitch and give everyday objects a unique sound. “A car horn beeps an F major chord, this kettle’s in A flat, some bedside lights get thrown out because they are out of tune with other appliances.”
Image © James Friedman
Par excellence
Inspiration hit photographer James Friedman after seeing a bisected golf ball at a trade show. His series entitled Interior Design reveals the many shapes, textures and colourful cores hidden inside the unassuming shells of standard golf balls. Signed, archival pigment prints are available for purchase.
Still from Pass The Salt - Joseph's Longest Machine Ever
Pass The Salt
We love a Rube Goldberg machine. Experts in creating them, Joseph’s Machines and chain reaction YouTuber Sprice Machines have come together to build an amazing amount of intricate food-themed contraptions to pass the salt.
