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In true meta fashion, London-based Ashwin Patel was inspired by the essentials of a designer's life to create the A Studio Life print.

A Studio Life consist of a "series of illustrations outlining the typical life of the design studio, from essential tools and must haves, to thoughts, visionaries and revelations." We love the combination of literal illustrations mixed with the objectified interpretations of more abstract ideas.

Often what we envision as a modern home includes cold, hard lines, minimal spaces and sparse decor—not a place a family would seemingly thrive. But this home design from London-based architecture agency Elips Design balances modern lines and playful function for the family of inhabitants. This modern home is bright, open and entirely kid friendly.

Blackfield, an installation by London-based artist Zadok Ben David, brings together 2-dimensional illustration and a 3-dimensional display and experience. Each one of these 12,000 cut and painted stainless steel botanical specimens were "planted" in a layer of sand on the gallery floor. The designs were modeled after old textbook illustrations with one side painted a solid black and the reverse in bright hues.

"Everyone Ever in the World" visually catalogs the number of people who have lived on the planet versus those who have died in war, massacre and genocide—the positive versus the negative. The type-based design is by Peter Crnokrak's London-based design studio, The Luxury of Protest.