Sarah DiNardo. Tape Artist. from gnarly bay productions, Inc. on Vimeo.

Here is a really great short about the work of sculptor Sarah DiNardo. She is a self-proclaimed “tape artist” and her craft is rolling masking tape into varying circular patterns and size which are then collected together into intricate, complex sculpture all contained in a vintage wooden box. Her work is gorgeous and inspiring and we cannot help but wonder how much her finger tips hurt from rolling all that tape. The short was produced by Rhode Island-based production company, Gnarly Bay, and you can see a short credit list after the jump.

We came across this really cool new experiment kicking off in London. Nick Couch of the Open Studio Club have started a project entitled, Free Desk Here, in which they have sought out studios that are open offering a free desk to recent graduates or freelancers in an effort to get some new blood into studios, inspire collaboration and generally mix things up.

There are a host of rules the graduate or freelancer has to agree to, and the studio is free to end the arrangement at any time. The idea, though, that studios can open themselves up to help those who are just starting off is a great and inspiring idea. We'd love to see something like this happen stateside. It could be inspiring for all involved.

What better way is there to mark the decade than with friends? Colby (that's the “olby” in Jolby) recently celebrated his 30th birthday. To mark the occasion, Josh (for those keeping score, that's the “Jo” in Jolby) contacted a group of friends and family and asked them to contribute to a small art book to commemorate the occasion. The results read like a who's who of the Portland design scene (Kate Bingaman-Burt, Will Bryant, Scribble Tone, Always With Honor, Meg Hunt and many more) and the result was a stellar keepsake celebrating friendship and the love of design. You can see several more pieces from the book on the Jolby weblog.