Qompendium is an evolving and ever-changing platform for philosophy, art, culture and science, represented by a series of print publications: magazines, books and monographs. Furthermore, it is enriched by a gallery concept, a work shop and a fast-moving online portal.


American artist Michelle Ceja is born in 1988 in Los Angeles finishing her studies at the California College of the Arts. Today, she lives and works in New York and since 2008 she has been actively taking parting in different groups shows and solo exhibitions through the United States and Europe.

Toby Christian is born in Lincolnshire in 1983. Shortly after his graduation in 2007, Christian was included in "4 New Sensations", an exhibition by the Saatchi Gallery and Channel 4. And since 2008 he has been part of different shows on an international level. His work largely includes sculptures with various materials.

Manuel Eckl is one of our favorite contributors travelling the seven seas in the quest of the best from fashion to architecture and of course the latest snippet on the glitterati. He also spends his time as a buyer, a fashion scout, a photographer and maintains his very own inspirational blog: Another Journal By.
Here is a set of some of his personal work that we find admirable. Enjoy.

Dutch artist Ellen Urselmann was born in 1978 in Venlo and has lived in Venlo, Maastricht, Amsterdam, Cape Town and Baarlo. In 2000 she graduated at the Academy of Fine Art Maastricht and in 2003 she graduated in glass at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.
VideoIna Yamaguchi and Moritz Firchow |
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The official German–Japanese relations started with first ambassadorial visits in 1860. Ina Yamaguchi and Moritz Firchow followed history and founded deutsche & japaner creative studio in 2008. Both partners are not only ambitious in the fields of graphic design, product design, illustration, scenography and branding strategies but also well known for their platform for young and aspiring creatives: Arcademi. |

Show me your curtains and your dresses and I will tell you who you are. A series of garments inspired by simple interior elements by Scandinavian Hanna Frostell. Certainly a useful way of recycling your best curtains and upholstery in famine times. Didn't we see Scarlett O'hara doing this in "Gone with the Wind"?

Miriam Böhm was born in 1972. She attended the Academy of Art, Vienna (1993-97) and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (1999/2000) for Postgraduate Master Studies. Her work has been included in exhibitions at Harris Lieberman, New York , Institut, Berlin, Analix Forever, Geneva, and Galerie du Jour Agnes B., Paris. Böhm currently lives and works in Berlin. This is her first solo exhibition. If there is art by a young artist to be "jealous" of than it would Miriam Böhm's outstanding simple compositions.

Olivier Garbay, 44, is a poet from south-west France who studied in Paris and moved to Britain in 1994. His work also includes drawings, woodcuts, videos, jewellery, photographs and installations. He lives in London.
Art work courtsey of Blanket Gallery
Olivier Garbay, Behind The Sky, 2007, postcard and ball pen (scratch book extract), 28X20cm

Milwaukee-born Patrick Armstrong experiments with animations and movies. He also is behind the Adobe PDF Exhbition Project, which we find an exceptional idea.

Micah Schippa is born in 1988 and a resident of Chicago, USA. We stumbled upon his work and find it refreshing. At the same time he understands to be conceptual and approachable – photoshop digitalism meets analogue reality art.

Martin Cole reinvents stock clipart by adding malevolence, a bit of humor and his very own irony to leave behind ugly illustrations where you do squint your eyes and scroll back for a longer view. On "Qompendium's 100 Illustrators to Watch" Martin Cole would certainly belong.
Martin Cole's questionnaire here.
www.martin-cole.blogspot.com

Eric Yahnker with a degree in journalism, lives and work in Los Angeles, California. Combining brash humor and visual poetry, "nervous surf" he attempts to trace the genesis of the perceived, widening gulf between american and european (specifically french) political and cultural ideologies.

In an existential exclamation of withdrawal, Paul Herbst’s photographs at once portray a world of subtle intensities with momentous simplicity. His images hosts a constant dialogue between what we perceive and what we understand, leaving us aloof in the gaps of unanswerable questions. This all cleverly comes together in an inter-play of heavy textures and washed out tones. You can purchase his special 40 page zine too!

English-born Jody Rogac currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, after receiving her BFA in photography from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Canada in 2006. We especially enjoy the unpretentious subtile style in her portraiture, editorial and fashion photography. Thank you Jody Rogac for sharing your portfolio with our readers.

Created in 2006, the atelier aquarium is a studio for multidisciplinary graphic design, managed by two artistic directors: Jérémie Nuel and Simon Renaud. The studio has developed a great variety of artistic projects for a broad range of institutions, firms and associations and, in parallel, also provides custom-designed projects.

For all soccer lovers and those who are extremely cautious about wall decorations here is Benjamin Prescott's World Cup Wall Chart 2010 poster. Meticulously set and very clean in design. Printed with black on five paper stock of brilliant colors. A limited edition of only 100 pieces. Please support Benjamin by ordering his poster from his site. We love it.

Norwegian textile designer Magnhild Disington has a multitude of talents displayed in her online portfolio by the projects she has accomplished so far – a mature and educated mix of aesthetics, tactility and trends. We suggest you take a closer look and check the following projects: Analog Photoshop, Future Archeology, Fury Object 2.0, Deap Sea and Nil.

Only Aleksandra herself can put it in the right words: "Aleksandra Rdest uses a language drawn from weather patterns; inspired by sound waves, particles and cells on a microscopic level. The point of departure for these works is growth and decay; cellular division and multiplication, biological colonization. Rdest’s love affair with color gives rise to paintings which are created by richly layering veils of paint to form a deep surface". We are in love with her understanding of color.

James McLardy was born in Chesterfield, England and graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1999 amazing the art scene with his sculptures and installations.
A short interview with James McLardy and Elizabeth Ballard.

Brothers Edward and Alfie Maddison founded their practice in 2006 based in Ely, Cambridgeshire. Both have delivered solid work for noteworthy clients such as St. Luke's Church, Poly Records, Ely Cathedrale and others.

Jens Paldam is born in Denmark in 1979, spending some time in Santiago de Chile and Washington D.C. to name a few destinations. As he puts one of his biggest achievements was taking part at the Skatistan 2009 exhibit, where his work was showcased alongside the best contemporary artists Denmark had to offer. Paldam is currently working on his next exhibition "Danske Grafikere" (Danish Graphics association) in Copenhagen.

Helmut Smits' work is considered contemporary, revolving around simple objects from everyday life to iconographies depicting messages that are at times disturbing. Ideas he has of uncounted number.

Every once in a while we stumble upon portfolios of individuals in the vastness of the Internet to find the most amazing and awesome pieces of art work. Discover with us Swiss artist Beni Bischof with his mix of photography, simple doodling to pattern breaker illustrations and collages. Sofar he has showcased his experimental work within diverse national exhibitions and has been published in an independent paper called Laser Magazine. Mr. Beni Bischof if you read this, please contact Qompendium. Your work must be published more often.

Finish illustrator, designer and artist Klaus Haapaniemi has accomplished work for Diesel, Levis, Marimekko, Dolce & Gabbana, Cacharel, Pengiun and many others. With his work he re-invents classical illustration blending in the geometric style of the early Russian avante-garde. Klaus Haapaniemi enjoys work by Alvar Aalto, Oiva Toikka and Tove Jansson.

Meet Fernando Chamarelli from Sao Paolo who started drawing cartoons, caricatures and realistic portraits. He later became involved with street art and tattooing and so merging different styles to create his very unique signature reminding us of Christian Montenegro.
Chamarelli's Flickr set.

The German-born photographer Daniel Stier is a long-time Wallpaper contributor. Based in London, Stier has accomplished a remarkable range of assignments. We have received a new series of his art work to publish online which is a great mix of structure and surfaces.

Belgique photographer Lieselot Doms knows how to orchestrate her settings into perfection.

Virgina Echeverria asures that her work are 100% made by hand. A collage (from the French: coller, to glue) is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.

Full Name: Pauline Schmiechen
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Height: 1,74
BWH: 80/61/88
Size: 36
Place of Origin: Germany