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Here are some easy tips to help you have a more eco-friendly, sustainable Thanksgiving. 1. end wasteful practices. Use reusable dinnerware, glasses and napkins. Not only is it better for the environment, but who likes cutting turkey with a plastic knife and hoping the gravy won’t soak through the paper
In his series Day to Night, Connecticut photographer Stephen Wilkes works from a fixed camera angle to capture fleeting moments of humanity and light as time passes. After 24 hours of photographing and over 1,500 images taken, he selects the best moments of the day and night before seamlessly blending
Typography has turned into an art form unto itself, and that means it can take some pretty creative shapes. Becca Clason, a lettering artist from Salt Lake City has taken it to the next level by creating typographic pieces of work with food as her medium.
British designer Jack Watson’s grandma passed away this year and while going through her belongings he found a large collection design books originally owned by his grandfather Sidney John Woods, who worked as an art director at Ealing Studios, an eminent film studio in England, between 1943 and 1959.
When she meets her friends, New York-based designer Diane Gatterdam reminds them to bring her some trash. Gatterdam, along with San Francisco-based photographer Laurie Frankel, has become a discerning garbage collector: The two artists are collaborating on a series of modern still life photographs made from discarded items they find
The Daasanach tribe from Ethiopia’s Omo Valley has found a creative and eco-friendly way to use garbage. They make astonishingly beautiful head-ware from scavenged bottle-caps, broken watches, and bits of silvery mesh.
Tal Spiegel is a graphic designer and chef pâtissier based in Paris, and his Instagram account is something food lovers with an eye for design would not want to miss. ‘Desserted In Paris’ documents pictures of the best-looking desserts of Paris, with each piece of pastry or cake made to
American artist Stan Herd has been creating large-scale land art for over 40 years. From the artist’s 160 acre portrait of Kiowa Chief Satanta in 1981 through 35 monumental earthworks over the next 40 years, Stan Herd is known as the ‘Father of Crop Art’, a term coined by Dan
Ed Bing Lee has been perfecting his knotting artistry for over 40 years. He started as a commercial fabric designer in New York and Philadelphia and then became an instructor, teaching at Moore College of Art and Design, The University of the Arts, and the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Working
The crossover between lovers of design and lovers of sneakers is well-established, so it’s likely that lots of you out there will enjoy this new series of prints from design studio Intercity, which feature details from the soles of various well-known sneaker brands. Geeky, you say? Never…
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Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60’s, Tom developed a strong desire to create positive change for people and planet.
He went on to pursue his passion for art and design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and worked for design firms in Southern California before moving to Boise, Idaho in the early 80’s. Foerstel Design opened its doors in 1985. Since its inception, the firm has cultivated a bold, happy, forward-looking team focussed on creating distinct and effective work on behalf of their clients.
An integral part of Tom’s philosophy is giving back to the community in which he lives — a company cornerstone that drives Foerstel’s long history of providing pro-bono services to local non-profit humanitarian and arts programs.
One of Tom’s proudest personal achievements is his ability to say Supercalifragilisticexpyalidocious backwards.