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    [ ker-ring, kr-ink ] infinitive : to   noun 1. a special form or variety of liquid, as highest quality ink. Look at that  on the car! verb 1. an action of shaking squeezable bottles, and allowing creativity to unfold. I  a car adjective 1. passionate, like-minded creatives collaborate, sharing and stealing from each other.  The immense creativity seen in her artworks can only be surpassed by the  attitude exuded from her latest artwork - Just look at that car! gerund When the -ing gets tough, the tough gets -ing    

Nestled in Mantova, Northern Italy, Corraini is a 40-year-old publishing house that specializes in harnessing simple ideas and transforming them into reality. Working with artists, illustrators and designers, one of Corraini's main focus is on children's books. Utmost attention is given to details such as size, type of paper, material, binding, cover, type of printing, graphics, selection of texts and images. Besides publishing, Corraini also runs an art gallery - Galleria Corraini. The gallery provides an enriching space for contemporary artists and the younger generation to experiment and research in an interdisciplinary way. The publishing house and gallery work very...

The subscription-based business model is no stranger. Periodicals, gym memberships, cable television, among others. But to subscribe to beautifully made design items, bundled with a story delivered to your door - that is a novelty. Based in Paris, Designerbox is one such company. Launched in June 2013, Designerbox works with some of the best contemporary designers to create an exclusive object each month.  Every object comes with a story of its designer and manufacturer. Receivers continue the story when they integrate the object into their lives. Designerbox believes that good design should be accessible to all. The team sources only...

Penang street art exudes a sense of warmth that comes mainly from spotting familiar images in unexpected locations: - A kung fu girl supporting herself (between two window panes)- A dancer performing a number (on top of an arch walkway)- Mr. Bean cycling (in a Penang lane)(Side note: We have yet to see Krink being used in Penang. Interested artists, please contact us.) En route from airport to Georgetown:Streets of Georgetown:              Outside a hotel: Cafe Seventies:Inside the Camera Museum:Chinahouse:Hin Bus Depot Art Centre:     Meanwhile across the bridges at Bukit Tambun:

The hardest part of any project: how to start? We asked ourselves the same question while preparing for our first post. At Shop Oryx, we seek to get ideas flowing, introduce interesting projects and share what we have discovered. We want this blog to provide the occasional frisson that all artists require to create exceptional work. And by artists, we mean EVERYONE. We all are artists. Whether we like it or not.