Remember when your desk accessories consisted of sticking your pens and pencils in an old coffee mug (guilty!)? Thank goodness those days are over and designers like Héctor Serrano have come out with great desk-worthy options like Desktructure for Seletti . The modular pieces, made out of fine white porcelain, include pen and pencil cups, open containers, and little boxes that are perfect for office supplies and other trinkets you need on the fly. You can use the pieces separately or push them together to become an industrial warehouse (gray), a ship (blue), or a city (red), each containing a band of color at the bottom. Desktructure will be launching at Home 2013 from January 13th – 15th at Earls Court 2 in London

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Desktructure by Hector Serrano for Seletti

Madrid-based product designer Sergio Guijarro has the best list of things he likes on his website (dogs, new pencils, The Smiths – hello!), but he also creates furniture and objects with great concepts behind them. La Teoría del Dios del Jazz (Theory of the God of Jazz) (first image also) Inspired by the word “improvisation” that describes jazz, the three-piece, limited-edition collection is derived from the idea of conceptual crafts (handcrafted pieces with a story behind it). I love the idea behind them but I also love that they are functioning works of art. Three Gradient Vases The wooden vases show the gradual change from the bottom with it’s polished finish, to the top with its rough, unfinished raw surface.

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Sergio Guijarro

When I was younger, I once made a pencil can out of pencils and I thought I was pretty cool.  So maybe my talent was a little questionable, but artist Jennifer Maestre has indeed made of art from this unconventional medium.  Made of the ends of used pencils, not only has Maestre discovered something cool to do with material that would otherwise be discarded, but her work really is captivating.  Pictured here is just a small selection of here pieces.  See more at her website.

So what do you think – can pencils be art?

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