Best Instagrams Of The Week For Design Inspiration [18.05.15]

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June 18th, 2015
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9:00 AM

Not just for selfies and sunsets, Instagram has become one of the most valuable tools for creative inspiration. Here are our top four picks of the week for your daily dose of material inspiration from around the globe.

Ben Libert @vermillionbirdBen Libert is an illustrator of abstract art. The American creates colorful, up close shots using just an iPhone. The artist from Illinois thrives on the incapability of phones in producing clear images and uses filters and editing to ‘trick’ the images into something abstractly beautiful. Libert is big on texture and color, derived from his surroundings. Plastic, glass and metals are his inspiration with his prints to be looked at - just for an instant, before moving on. Libert encourages people to look at color differently. Natalie Miller @nataliemillerdesignNatalie Miller is an Australian fiber artist. With over 20 years architecture experience, the designer takes the principles of building structures and weaves different fibers, colors and textures - emulating brickers and mortar. From Sydney, Miller relocated to rural New South Wales and it's this lush scenery and her country life, which inspires her macramé creations. The knotting technique has taken her abroad to Singapore, Hong Kong and Ohio, where she held workshops. Her Instagram is inspiring for its rich landscapes and detailed shots of works-in-progress, before finally her piece is revealed - in all its glorious texture and color.Kailey Flyte @mermaidensFlyte is a graphic artist from Portland. Obsessed with pastel, the powder pink-haired instagrammer is often her own muse. Flyte's images are inspired by vintage pin-ups but updated with a slight East London grunge that feels very contemporary.Tassel wall hangings, giant inflated donuts with pink icing and fashions with checks, stripes and spots all feature in her posts. Flytes Instagram is softly vivacious and is a great inspiration account for learning how to work lighter shades of color into fabrics and collections.Isabel Martinez @isabelitavirtualA copywriter Monday to Friday, Barcelona's Isabel Martinez leads a second life on the weekend as a fashion photographer. Taking photos is her creative outlet and allows her to capture her craving for beauty. Martinez shoots her own editorials and backstage at fashion shows, having snapped the backstage preparations of haute couture fashion week in Paris for W Magazine. Follow Martinez for exquisite portraits and close-ups of patterns and prints on garments, as well an intimate footage from some of the world's most prestigious fashion maisons.