If you’re familiar with the Instagram Bodega Cats of Instagram, then you should familiarize yourself with the illustrated version of it. Sunny Eckerle illustrates the bodega cats living in our beloved corner shops across Brooklyn. Check out her work here.
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Lotus Woman mural by Shepard Fairey, seen in DUMBO, 2014.
R.i.p. to graffiti artist Jason Wulf (tagged as DG), who passed away July 2, 2014 due to electrocution from the third rail.
Another design book about Brooklyn you say? This one is cool because it show cases different interiors, from modern to luxury to vintage and grungy. The burrough has been swiftly changing over the last couple of years, and will continue to do so, so this book will bring you up to speed.
Sound Wave, Jean Shin, 2007.
NYC Spaghetti. Awesome packaging by Alex Creamer.
Unfortunately it’s only a concept product, created for a university project, but still pretty genius.
Vintage furniture seen at Brooklyn’s Patina, a furniture rental company.
Submerged Motherlands by street artist Swoon, on view at the Brooklyn Museum.
Agate fordite. Geology is cool!
Daniel Lewis of Brooklyn Tailors, est. 2007. Brooklyn Tailors recently won GQ’s Best New Menswear Designer of 2014.
Congrats to the company and their sharp looking shoes and suits!
Package design for my favorite whiskey, Brooklyn 77. This whiskey is created at Breuckelen Distilling, located in Brooklyn using New York grain.
How great is that wax top-a unique touch.
Beautiful underwater photography by Zena Holloway.
Brooklyn-based arist Hiromi Niizeki travels throughout the five boroughs, photographing heart shaped gum remnants.
Check out the HiromiGumHearts Project here.
More Drawings from Fabien Mérelle
The french artist uses the tools of humour, storytelling and whimsy to direct the spirit of his work.
Great advertising by Frontline, seen at a mall in Jakarta.