Robert Ryan loves paper…though we can't say for sure if he likes to read things on it, but we know he likes to take sharp objects to it in the name of art. The London based artist specializes in slicing up pieces of paper to create one-of-a-kind images that one might describe as playful, visceral and dynamic all at the same time. While Ryan's favorite material to work with is paper, he also transfers his creations to a variety of mediums, including screen prints, textiles, ceramics, or laser cutting. He's got quite the collection available of arresting work available at his misterrob Etsy shop. Our favorite is this hand-printed, hand-fired piece that asks the question, ‘Why Are You So Naughty?’ and answers ‘Because I'm So Happy.’ Does that make us naughty or happy for finding Rob Ryan's work?

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. We employ those practices with everything from paper to aluminum cans, so why not furniture? The folks at Metrosofa do just that. Now, they don't necessarily find that ratty couch that you put on the street that's infested with larvae and brush it off. Metrosofa's process begins by taking antique or recyclable wooden furniture frames that would probably be left to serve as a seat for scraps at the local dump and fashion it into a new adornment for your home, using only the most eco-friendly cushions, fabrics, paints and means of manufacturing. Boasting a team of skilled upholsterers, Metrosofa has the ability to custom design and create a wide variety of furniture, from a loveseat to a French setee. On second thought, perhaps you should bring your ratty sofa off the curb and give them a call.

A few weeks ago we told you about a little competition Grace over at D*S was having for all of you shelter magazine obsessed DIYers. Now the time has come to vote! Our personal favorites are the newspaper subscription table (our coffee table is 90% Sunday New York Times anyway), Baby Doll Coat Rack (hang your jackets; disturb your dinner guests), and Suzanne’s creepy wooded wall mural (who doesn’t love the classic children’s bedtime story, Sleepy Hollow?). But, the choice is up to you. Get to voting!

When most people think of cabinets and shelves, they often envision perfect right angles nestled up against a flat wall or surface. However, there's only so much you can do with ninety degrees...and that only so much usually results in things resembling a bunch of boxes. German design company KnellDesign is out to prove that when it comes to storage and shelving that it's better when it's not boxy. Their patented Wave 8:5 furniture system makes quite an argument for realizing the effectiveness of ‘curved and flowing forms.’ The system which resembles a relatively tranquil ocean surface rendered vertically, employs the use of hidden screws that when removed allows for the user to more simply and effectively manipulate the size of their unit, while not resembling a boring wall of boxes. Talk about a wave of innovation.

Via DesignSpotter

If you're anything like us, you remember sitting in school as a kid thinking that the clock on the classroom wall was exacting the most cruel of tortures by moving especially slow in order to keep us indefinitely steeped in a trigonometry lesson. In all likelihood, those clocks weren't out to get anybody, they were just doing their job, ticking away the precious seconds of life as you dealt with complex equations. Perhaps you should be thankful that the clock dealt in such small increments of time, as we couldn't imagine what it would've been like if every classroom had the Life Clock by Bertrand Planes affixed to the wall. This time teller is even less generous with movement as it goes 6,1320 times slower than a regular clock, preferring to tick away the days and years over seconds and hours. So if you manage to hit Forty O'clock more than once that means there have been some great advances in the prolonging of life. Or maybe you'll just be the oldest person in the world.

We’re psyched to be the very first to show you these special-edition glass jugs by highly lauded Sao Paulo street artist and Baglione Criacoes team member Tinho. He’s graced a limited number of them with some pretty ballsy social and political statements. On one side of them, Tinho’s drawn a picture of a disenchanted-looking girl, but with upcoming change reflected through blowing hair as to say that Brazilians have the unique power to continually keep their hopes up despite what it may appear on the outside. Another picture showing a family waiting atop their house should be read as Brazilians counting down days on end for the government to enact change instead of being the catalyst of change themselves.

Criticism can come in all forms, and at the very least, these glass jugs will break the ice at a party and spark a discussion about Brazil and its residents as Tinho intends. They’ll be hitting Zona D and Benedixt soon in Sao Paulo, but no work on the exact date yet.