I thought this was a very interesting concept where psychology meets art meets interior design. Artist Daniel Rybakken created this end-table that projects an illusion of sunlight coming through a window. You might think, “What’s the point of that?” But in practice, light can be shown to give a perception of expanded space. So if...
Read MorePillbox and Brooms
I had this site bookmarked for about a week intending to post it, but there was just too many distractions. This website “Today and Tomorrow” is seems to be a pretty good collection of unusual artwork found by this guy in Berlin. Great browsing through there for inspiration. I found these 2 things that caught my attention: While it’s a...
Read MoreArmored Sideboard
I think if Batman wanted to do a little interior decorating to his Batcave, this sideboard would be one of the furniture items he would get. I like the shape of it closed. (David Keune; via Designboom)
Read MoreMarvel Wall Art
I’m really tempted to get some of this comic book wall-art. This company in the UK, called Surface View, sells wall murals or prints of classic or vintage Marvel comic artwork like the one above. This might be perfect for my “wall of inspiration” above my desk where I’ve begun collecting prints that I like to look at. I used to love...
Read MoreSpider Lighting
Hard to imagine these days that people have enough disposable income to buy a lighting fixture just for looks like this, but I still think it looks neat anyway. If I had this I’d put it up right next to my desk and stare at it numbly all day long. (I do that sometimes, I get fixated at laundry spinning round and round and I can stare at it for a...
Read MoreCool paint
So I had some recent experience painting our new condo right? I got “wild” with my office. When I say “wild” it’s just merlot color. Whoopdeedoo. No I didn’t paint polkadots or graffiti art on my walls. But when I bought that purple can of paint at the store I figured either it was going to be a hit or I just made a big...
Read MoreAbout Me
LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.