By: Melodie Duperval "Junk Art" - noun " sculptural assemblage constructed from discarded materials, as glass, scrap metal, plastic and wood." Meet Gabriel Dishaw. (http://www.gabrieldishaw.com) A bona-fide self proclaimed "junk artist" whose passion is creating metal works of art using mechanical (machine parts) as his medium. Gabriel tends to use pieces from typewriters,…

Tashkent by Cheyenne uses organic eco-friendly materials to produce her exquisite shoes. Brooklyn-based Cheyenne encourages the use of cork, scrap leather, and eco-friendly dying methods and vegetable-tanning as an alternative to the rather more popular toxic method of chromium. Tashkent by Cheyenne is a renowned line and in the past has been called on by fashion greats Philip Lim 3.1 and Mr.…

By: Melodie Duperval. FAULT: Tell us about the experience you had when you first came up with the eco-friendly accessories collection? Oddly enough, the collection itself has evolved organically… naturally.  In a way, I think it's had to.  Being an indie handmade design business with the main focus on eco-friendly goods forces you to branch out and grow upward.  Not necessarily into a huge…

FAULT: What is the story behind The Rassle, how did you guys meet? ERIK:  We met around 3 years ago when I was playing drums in the Virgins and Reed and Blair were fronting Young Lords.  Both our old bands had played a handful of times together and we became friends. BLAIR: Of the four Virgins, Erik was the nicer one. He was the only one who would respond to texts about getting us on the…

Since director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in September 2009, U.S. authorities have been awaiting word on whether he would be extradited to the U.S. for sentencing on charges of unlawful sex following decades on the run. The news arrived early Monday morning in America: Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says Polanski is "a free man," after Switzerland decided to deny…

By: Joanna Prempeh Dominika Seweryniuk is a graduating creative from Edinburgh Napier University. The intricate and unique design on display in her latest project, instantly draw people in as she merges the practical with the fantastical. FAULT: How would you describe your work and where do your inspirations come from? My work stems from the ideology of Wonderland. It is about distorting…

By Joanna Prempeh Creativity thrived in London this week as The Business Design Centre played host to the New Designers Exhibition 2010. Graduates from universities all over the UK exhibited their products for design enthusiasts and businesses alike. There were many that stood out in the sea of creative individuals however Fault managed to narrow them down to a select few. Tina Wagner……

These photographs were taken by a Polish artist/photographer Natalia Lach-Lachowicz in 1972. The work is titled ‘Sztuka Konsumpcyjna’ (Consumer art). Oh to be a nude, helmet-haired blonde eating bananas in the seventies…