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Raga scusate, ma mi sto appassionando pesantemente a Johnny Ryan. Vi ho postato sotto l’intervista fatta da VICE america. Ispiratevi per il week end.

“Calvin actually once said to me that he never looked back. I think it’s probably the genius about him. I try not to look back. I try not to look in the archives or at stuff I’ve done. I think it’s so much more interesting what’s to come. I never consider myself a minimalist. But another word is reductionist, and that’s something I’m beginning to understand….What bothers me about the term minimalist is that it is so connected with a distinct period. It links me to the past. But I design for today. I’m a book freak. I’m buying five, six, seven books a week. I just want to feed myself. So I start with a lot—millions of pictures, millions of fabrics, millions of colors. Then as I work, it starts to be reduced and I pin the things that are relevant up. So, yes, those words carry a lot of weight and I don’t want them to be misrepresented, but I try not to associate myself with terminology. I want to be free to some extent.”

–Francisco Costa, women’s creative director at Calvin Klein Collection, interviewed by art photographer Ryan McGinley in this month’s issue of Interview with a stunning portfolio by Patrick Demarchelier. Click below to watch the fall 2012 Calvin Klein Collection runway show.
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Illustrazione in carta pensata dall’agenzia colombiana LOWE per lo swap party book dal tema ‘Come with a story and leave with another’.
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Bruce Burdick expandable Table, Konstantin Grcic’s Magis Stool_One

With a storied century-long history, Herman Miller has pushed the boundaries of American furniture manufacturing since its founding in 1905 in Michigan. As one of the first companies to manufacture modern furniture, the concept of human-centered design has always been at the heart of the company. As Design Director George Nelson envisioned in 1952, Herman Miller’s permanent collection should be, “designed to meet fully the requirements of modern living.”

Today, George Nelson’s vision for modern living has become a reality with the launch of the Herman Miller Collection. Combing through the century-deep catalog of furnishings for home, office and exterior spaces, the Herman Miller Collection reintroduces familiar classics and forgotten masters to a new generation of design lovers and collectors.

I can’t help but look at what’s on a bookshelf. What three artists do Eames collectors love? Hockney, Picasso and Miró.

To mark the occassion, the company has staged a 2-month retail Pop-Up in New York City’s SoHo. The shop is the first pop-up shop in the company’s history. I loved the newly upholstered Eames Molded Plywood chairs found in a vignette near a low-slung Ward Bennett ash-framed and leather Scissor Chair. Out of the archives, George Nelson’s modular storage cabinets large and small are on display; Ward Bennett’s H-Frame Credenzas have chrome finishes that timelessly belie their age. Quietly in the mix were three new additions to the Herman Miller family: Leon Ransmeier’s AGL table, Industrial Facility’s wire-framed basket Sofa and Konstantin Grcic’s Medici chair for Mattiazzi (distributed by Herman Miller.)

Industrial Facility’s Sofa prototype

Industrial Facility’s Sofa Group is a thoughtful and contemporary addition to the category. With our transient modern lifestyle, the Sofa is lightweight, and versatile—a wire-frame basket is stuffed with a series of free-floating, individual cushions—allowing for ease of transport and maintenance. Additionally, the base of the frame employs a suspension technology that was previously used in Herman Miller’s Nala Harmonic Tilt medical chair.

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Coming together to recognize the magic that happens when Arts and Tech intersect, CreativeMornings has partnered up with John Maeda, President of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and their STEM to STEAM initiative (previously) to host a series of unified events around the world. This June, CreativeMornings chapters will be hosting events under one common theme: The Intersection of Arts + Technology.

With chapters in over 25 cities around the world, CreativeMornings has grown substantially in the past year and is excited to present this themed month, a first of its kind, in partnership with RISD. The topic of the Intersection of Arts + Technology resonates strongly with the STEM to STEAM initiative, which aims to foster innovation through the addition of Art and Design to STEM education and research.

The STEM to STEAM initiative looks to enact policies and collaborations that recognize and protect art and design in education. With design-focused organizations such as Kickstarter, Airbnb, and Apple revolutionizing industries and sparking innovation, art and design represent an undeniable driver of progress. With budget cuts on the rise, however, arts are often the first to be cut from education, putting at risk the next generation of creative doers and makers

“After several conversations with John Maeda, we were inspired by RISD’s STEM to STEAM initiative and we’re honored to partner with them on this new effort to recognize the vital importance of art and design in the global economy,” said Tina Roth Eisenberg, creator of CreativeMornings. “I am interested in the magic that happens when arts and technology come together, and the topic is timely and relevant for CreativeMornings’ attendees around the world.”

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