Un beau film d’animation en stop-motion par Tyson James Dale. Intitulé “Trompe-l’Oeil”, et réalisé dans le cadre de son projet de fin d’étude. L’histoire est celle d’un inspecteur effectuant une visite dans un théâtre ancien. Une bande-son signée : Guerino – Brise Napolitaine.
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While the University of Iowa continues its frustrating battle with FEMA over where and if they can rebuild their art museum after floods in 2008 damage the former structure and forever made it un-insurable, the school has found itself locked into an art-based fight with another party, the Iowa state legislature. Unlike at Fisk or at Brandeis, where the universities themselves were trying to sell off some valuable art to help pay the bills, in U of I’s case, it’s the Republican leaders of the Iowa House, who just recently introduced and passed a bill that once again tries to make a case for the selling of the university’s prized, Peggy Guggenheim-donated “Mural” by Jackson Pollock (their last effort was just two years ago, immediately after the flood). The school doesn’t want it sold, the museum’s namesake, John Pappajohn, thinks the idea is “a disaster,” the Association of Art Museum Directors and the American Association of Museums have issued letters saying what a horrible idea this is (the AAM has also threatened to pull accreditation from the university, should it go through), and original letters from 1963, written by Ms. Guggenheim, have been dug out, indicating that she wanted the canvas to stay put or would fight for its return, should the University ever got the itch to sell. The House believes that the sale of the painting, which is estimated to be worth somewhere between $100 to $200 million, would help create a large scholarship endowment for arts students and programs. All well and good and altruistic, until, as the LA Times‘ Christopher Knight puts it, once that endowment runs out, “someone would tell the Legislature that the university’s great Max Beckmann painting was also worth a lot of cash. And how about that Ad Reinhardt? And — well, you get the idea.” Lee Rosenbaum, per usual, is going full guns on an important arts issue, recapping this ongoing controversy. Given how these things usually pan out in long, drawn out fights, we’re guessing/hoping she continues, and we’re all beneficial for it. For those in Iowa this week who are against the move, we highly recommend hitting up the ‘Save the Pollock’ Rally on Thursday morning.
Update: The issue is now moot, with the legislature backing down and the sale now off the table.
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Here are some photos of the recently-completed Nobis Hotel by Swedish architects and designers Claesson Koivisto Rune, where the Dezeen team stayed during Stockholm Furniture Fair.
The architects renovated the interior of the two adjacent 19th century buildings that were originally used as residential apartments.
The 201 guest rooms have been furnished with many pieces specially designed for the hotel, including the Baklava lamps featured in our earlier story.
Photographs are by Åke E:son Lindman.
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The following informataion is from the architects:
Towards the end of the 19th century, every self-respecting city erected what it considered to be its biggest and best hotel.
It was usually named Grand Hotel and was more often than not paid for out of the private pockets of wealthy barons. These hotels are often still in use today and have a charm that maybe only a century-old ideal of quality can give.
Today, such barons are rare and modern times do not allow an armada of Italian stucco carvers and French cabinet-makers to be called in.
But is this why today’s boutique- and design hotels seldom succeed in creating a worthy equivalent to the atmosphere that pervades classic 19th century interiors?
Could it be the difference in style ideals; Neoclassicism versus Modernism? Or is it something else that is being missed?
These were some of the thoughts we had concerning what sort of interior spaces we wanted to create at Nobis Hotel. Amongst other things we concluded that an uncompromising attitude together with a certain amount of eccentricity was necessary. No detail was less important than another. And matching is not about an ever-present, repeated furniture model or colour rather it is about a consolidated personal selection.
The entrance, lobby, lounge, corridors and rooms follow each other in a conscious succession where the character alters with every step.
The extravagant Gold Bar, the French-inspired 24/7 bistro facing Norrmalmstorg, the Italian trattoria Caina on the floor below, the relax area entirely clad in marble and the conference section with its original wooden panelling preserved have each been given a distinctly different character.
Despite the differences in character, each space flows into the next so that the spatial context is strong. Most of the work lay in making openings and spaces between the entrance, lobby, bar and ’living room’ – the generous lounge.
For example, the joist floor structure, an old addition to the original building, was completely removed in order to recreate the full height of the original inner courtyard.
The colour scheme and lighting design is also warm and subdued throughout. We call it Scandinavian dark blond. And as another recurring theme there are subtle patterns, in many cases derived from our own abstracted architectural drawings.
Like the corridor carpeting and the wallpaper in the conference section. Or like the hand-milled wardrobe doors which sprang from the rooms’ curtain pattern. A pattern that is in turn a play with a plan of a gallery building in Kumla we had recently completed.
Apart from the fixed interior features like, for example, the reception desk in rusted and waxed solid shipping steel, a large number of new furniture designs, textiles and lamps have been developed specifically for the hotel.
One hundred and seventy individual designs are included in the final assemblage.
About twenty were uniquely designed by us for this hotel and seventy more are variations of our earlier designs.
Architecturally speaking, there are few more complex undertakings than a hotel.
Our contribution to this project spanned approximately 20 months.
During this time, besides continuous nursing, the general architectural concept was laid out, the planning and restructuring of the central communal areas around lobby, lounge and restaurants were made as well as the furnishing of 201 guest rooms of which there are 115 variations.
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Project name: Nobis Hotel
Address: Norrmalmstorg 2-4
Client: Nobis Group, Sandro Catenacci
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Architect: Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects
Contractor: Ebab
Total floor area: 8750 kvm
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Year of construction of the south building: 1884-86
Year of construction of the north building: 1890-93
Re-construction year: 2010
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| The Waterhouse at South Bund by NHDRO | Story Hotel by Koncept | Baklava by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Örsjö Belysning |
Kublai Khan had noticed that Marco Polo’s cities resembled one another, as if the passage from one to another involved not a journey but a change of elements.
In an urbanist twist to the Tales of the Thousand and One Nights, Polo the Venetian regales Khan the Mongolian with glimpses of some …
Stockholm 2011: Swedish designer Carl Hagerling presented his collection of brass objects with design collective Landet as part of the Greenhouse at Stockhom Furniture Fair earlier this month.
The series includes a free-standing radio shaped like a little dog, a kerosene lamp that can be removed from its stand and a candle holder with a wing nut and bolt to move the candle up as the wax burns down.
Also included is a wooden trivet made up of seven faces connected by magnets, which can be separated and used as coasters, and a table-cloth clip in the shape of a hand.
Stockholm Furniture Fair took place 8-12 February. See all our coverage of the event »
Captions are provided by Hagerling
Above and: Sju Vackra Flickor i en ring. Trivet designed after a Swedish summer song; “sju vackra flickor i en ring” = “seven beautiful girls in a circle”. Is connected with small magnets and could be separated and used as coasters. Made in black (MDF, wood) walchromat
Above: Sommarprataren Radio furniture inspired by my pugs. -”drink your coffee, read your favorite book listen to the radio”. Made in brass, electronics, white painted MDF
Above and below: Fotogen. Flexible kerosene lamp inspired by workshop-tools; industrial lamp, chemistry, a shaped foot, coulter and broom. The lamp is docked to the support and could easy be moved and be docked or placed for example next to the bed. Made in white painted pine, brass, glass
Below: Prästkrage Candle-holder, in Swedish “stumpljusstake”. Inspired by a leaf of a water-lily and melting stearine. Made in brass
Below: Duk hand. Cloth clip shaped as a hand. Made in brass.
Below: Landet stand in the Greenhouse at Stockholm Furniture Fair
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| Timeline by Luca Nichetto for Skultuna | Point and Dot by David Taylor at Biologiska | Ceramic radio by Studio Lama |
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Melbourne boutique marries colorful style, art objects and French lessons under one roof
“The main thing distinguishing Dagmar Rousset from other shops in Melbourne is that it’s owned and managed by a fashion outsider–me!” the undeniably fashionable Julia Pound exclaims from her stunning Getrude Street boutique. “The other thing is that Melbourne is known for its love affair with black,” she explains, “but Dagmar attempts to buck this trend by suggesting that color really isn’t such a bad thing.”
Indeed one glance inside this boutique-cum-art gallery, and now language school too, makes obvious Pound’s obsession with all things bright and beautiful. Stocking an eclectic mix of well-known (Eley Kishmoto) and lesser known (Take Off Your Clothes) labels from across the globe, along with numerous Melbourne-based fashion offerings such as Emma the Shoemaker and Hopeless Lingerie, Dagmar has just the right mix of local chic and international style.
Keen to ensure Dagmar Rousset customers are provided with unique and one-off pieces, Pound is the exclusive Melbourne stockist of All knitwear,
Salasai and Reckless Exuberance.
In addition to eclectic fashion, Dagmar Rousset offers a finely edited selection of homewares, including embroidered duvet covers from Sydney label The Lowercase and All dishcloths, as well as objects d’art such as Mooks of Florida and San Francisco’s Double Parlour.
Clearly not one to shy from challenges, Pound recently added a French School to Dagmar Rousset’s belt. “I know a lot of shops that also run sewing classes, but there aren’t many clothing shops that double as language schools,” says Pound, “People are sometimes confused by this, but when I explain my highly self-indulgent concept (i.e. combining my two passions, design and French), they seem less perplexed!”
Photos by Leah McIntosh
Core77, Eames Office and presenting sponsor, Herman Miller are proud to announce the winner of the Core77 Powers of Ten Video Design Challenge where participants were asked to create a 2-minute video response to the Charles and Ray Eames seminal film, Powers of Ten.
“The Powers of Ten Video Design Challenge received close to 102 entries and was an inspiration for all of us at Core77 and on the jury,” says Allan Chochinov, Juror and Editor-in-Chief of Core77. “The participants blew us away with their technical skills, story-telling abilities, creativity and humor.”
Still from An Exercise in Exponential and Network Thinking
Congratulations to Idea Garden Media in Chicago for their work An Exercise in Exponential and Network Thinking. Selected as the Jury Winner the team includes Aislinn Dewey, Assistant Director; Honeyleen Hodges, Producer; and Victor Grigas, Director + Writer, Kevin Bain, Adam Geremia and Claire Bain also provided pre-production and story support. As explained by Idea Garden, the video is:
“Told by a high school professor, aiming to help people understand exponential and network thinking, this is the story of Frank. Frank is a 35 year-old man living in the suburbs of Chicago in 1978. His story is a common one that helps illustrate the macro and micro connections we all have as human beings on planet earth. The seemingly ordered connections Frank has in his life are questioned as something disrupts the order of things – leaving us all to ponder how linear connections are. What role does chaos and fate play in determining how we connect to people, places and things in this world?”
As announced on Thursday, David Douglass for his work, Dreams of Eames, received the honor of Popular Vote Winner selected by online voting on Core77’s Design Arena.
The Jury Winner will receive, among other awards, $2,000 and an Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair (Value $1,250), as well as a $2,000 donation to the Eames Foundation in the name of the winner. The Popular Vote Winner will receive $1,000 in cash and an Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair.
Chochinov explains of the jury selection: “It was a joy to review the entries and difficult to select one solution from such a wide range of videos that truly expressed personal and thoughtful responses to the vision and influence of Charles and Ray Eames. In fact, we’d like to recognize the other videos that were part of the jury’s top five selections: ‘Powers’ by Andrew Sloat; ‘Powers of 10: YouTube’ by David Kim; ‘Reading Material – A P10 Scavenger Hunt‘ by Tommy Rainwater; and ‘powder’ by Jillian Buckley.”
The competition was the interactive culmination of Powers of Ten celebrations around the world that kicked off on 10/10/10, with major sponsorship from IBM, who supported the Eames Office’s work on the original film. The jury included creative professionals Eames Demetrios, filmmaker, artist, writer and Director of the Eames Office, founded by the legendary design team of Charles and Ray Eames; Gary Hustwit, a filmmaker based in New York and London; Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture & Design of The Museum of Modern Art; Adam Bly, the founder of Seed, CEO of Seed Media Group and creator of the newly launched Visualizing.org; Ayse Birsel, Co-founder of Birsel + Seck, a design and innovation studio in New York City that partners with Fortune 500 clients, and; Allan Chochinov, Editor-in-Chief at Core77, a New York-based design network serving a global community of designers and design enthusiasts.
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