Alright, I got a little bit of a late start this week but here's the first of a few
Junk Bonanza vendor spotlights I promised!
Today's vendor spotlight is on artist Devin Johnson of
Makeshift Accessories!
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| Love the signage! |
Devin turns a very interesting selection of recycled, antique, salvaged, and other found objects into real things of beauty...
I was really drawn to his amazing metal cuffs, which showcase some unique illustrations and typography from various found metal objects:
As an
industrial and graphic designer who has both engineered things and illustrated their components and use instructions, these really caught my eye, especially this one above with assembly instructions.
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| These are just way cool...are they gears? They seem too pretty to be! |
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| Cool money clip embellished with a key...I love the little exposed hardware details. |
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| Rings...super cool... |
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| Colorful array of rings made from street signs! |
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| Cuffs made from street signs...check out the reflecting flash! I think I need some of these, you know, for safety reasons while walking out at night. Yeah, that's it...good justification!! |
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| Devin makes some awesome leather cuffs too. I have a thing for keys! |
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| Sweet curly fork and leather cuff |
Devin gets the bragging rights of being the one and only vendor at the
Junk Bonanza to have inspired me to whip out my wallet and buy something! :-)
Here's the little beauty I picked up at this year's Junk Bonanza from
MakeShift Accessories:
Isn't it cool?! It was the last blue one left...and according to Devin, it is made from an antique metal ruler from Italy, and he hasn't been able to find anymore since.
He had a bunch of silver rulers with black letters, but this one jumped out at me for the contrast. Some upcycled objects I love for how subtle they are about what they're made of....this one I love for how much it screams "RULER!" Plus it's one of those tools I use a lot as a designer so it was very "me."
So, be sure to stop on over to Devin's
website, as well as his
Etsy shop, and check out his
Facebook Page! Thanks for the awesome conversation piece, Devin! :-)
1 comment:
SO much fun! You know, I was in Vegas for work last week and I stayed at the Wynn, where every shop was full of $1700 shoes and ridiculously expensive baubles.
I would MUCH rather buy something unique and charming from an independent artist - any day of the week.
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