Inspired by the elusive little creatures native to the rugged, windswept mountains of Ireland’s western coast, textile designer Claire-Anne O’Brien created three delightful knit animals to sell exclusively through the Emerald Isle’s online design and craft shop Makers & Brothers. Included in the bunch is the wise and speedy…
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Nike’s Flyknit kicks in bold new colors just in time for the Olympics
Launching just a few miles from Olympic Park, Nike’s latest take on their already incredible HTM Flyknit trainers sees the ultra lightweight shoe take new shape in a fresh set of hues. The HTM Trainer+ collection—designed by Hiroshi Fujiwara, Tinker Hatfield and Mark Parker—arrives to Nike 1948 London this Thursday, where it will sell in limited supply in six colors that really enhance the shoe’s unique fabric construction.
Backed by Nike’s trademark Lunarlon cushioning system, the intricately woven HTM Trainer+ kicks are the ultimate meeting ground for form and function. The solids—a neon yellow Volt, basic black, bright blue and red—allow you to really see the shoe’s near seamless construction, a design element that allows the shoe to fit like a second skin. The two multi-color patterned kicks show off the complexity of the knitting technology, which uses a specially engineered yarn to create the most in breathability and performance.
The third installment of the HTM Flyknit collection, the pared down but equally bold HTM Trainer+ version will first hit the Shoreditch store 26 July 2012 before landing in Nike stores around the world.
Le carte di credito tessute a mano dall’artista russo Dimitri Tsykalov si sgomitolano a terra, simbolo dell’instabilità finanziaria di questo tempo.
Découverte de l’artiste Magda Sayeg, vivant au Texas, qui a inventé un univers intitulé “Yarn Bombing” dans lequel tout est conçu en pure laine. Des photographies de ses oeuvres en laine colorées dans la ville sont à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.
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Knitwear designs graph the success of Etsy’s online marketplace
In an homage to the online retailer Etsy, Natalie Rachel has produced a pair of handmade scarves that use the company’s data as inspiration for the patterns. As the basis for her Data Scarves, Rachel collected figures related new members, items sold and the apportionment of vintage, handmade and supply goods. She later graphed the resulting data and—with a bit of ingenuity and an eye for fashion—put together a selection of wearables that plot the company’s profile.
In the world of online retailers, Etsy is synonymous with handmade goods. Constantly inspired by the creativity of sellers, Rachel used her talents for design and craft to create a final project for her Data Representation class at NYU’s ITP. Each design is one-of-a-kind, though we’re hoping to see more knit visualizations from her before the seasons change.
In addition to selling the two scarves, Rachel has included prints of her elegant graphs. One is a pie graph detailing the types of items listed and corresponding to the infinite scarf, the other a comparative study of the growth of new members and the number of items sold over time. Both the graphs and the scarves are available through Rachel’s Etsy shop.
L’artiste Shauna Richardson réalise des trophées d’animaux en crochet. En reproduisant à taille réelle ces animaux en accomplissant un travail de titan, elle parvient à les mettre ensuite en scène. Un rendu de nuit très réussi à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.
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Knitting, knotting, weaving and other handywork from the art and design fairs in Miami
In our second look at the common threads running through Art Basel and its satellite fairs, we shed light on the knitted, knotted, woven and other handywork that elevated traditional craft techniques to an artistic level. While we all were taken by Ambach & Rice Gallery‘s presentation of Ellen Lesperance‘s flattened-out sweater diagrams (covered on Cool Hunting last April), below are ten works new to us that celebrate sheer artistry.
Disciplinary artist Angela Ellsworth turns prairie attire into slightly sinister works with her series of sculptural hats. This 2010 piece, “Seer Bonnet VIII” is made from nearly 20,000 pearl corsage pins and fabric—a stunner we saw at the Lisa Sette Gallery at Art Miami.
Brian Wills exhibited at Nada with his 2011 work “Untitled (Blue Cross)”—a perfectly woven intersection of ribbons that is as imaginative as it is structured.
“My Decoy” and “Walking Heart” are both 2011 office chair assemblages by Canadian artist Brian Jungen, in which stretched elk hides are held together with tarred twine. The unique works were on view through Casey Kaplan gallery at Art Basel.
Passing away in 2010 at 99-years-old, Louise Bourgeois’s small sewn fabric collages represent her philosophy that “art is a guaranty of sanity.” Our favorite among the series is the 2004 tapestry called “Fabric BOUR-6821,” which was on view through Galleri Andersson/Sandstrom at Art Miami.
Augusto Esquivel stopped pedestrians at Art Miami with his trio of sculptures on view at Now Contemporary Art. Strategically placed buttons hang to reveal a gramophone, grandfather clock and an antiquated telephone.
Seoul’s Gallery Seomi brought multiple intriguing chairs to DesignMiami/ but we couldn’t escape the fine craftsmanship of Bae Sehwa‘s walnut chaise. Brilliantly curved, it’s as easy on your eyes as it is on your seat.
Exhibited through Lehmann Maupin gallery at Art Basel, “Specimen Series: New York City Apartment – 1” is Do Ho Suh’s version of standard utilities and fixtures found in urban rentals, delicately crafted in polyester fabric.
Beginning outside with palm trees covered in men’s dress shirts, Finish sculptor Kaarina Kaikkonen continued to impress at Art Miami with her “And The Sea Was Empty” installation, originally created in 1998.
At Art Basel, Berlin’s Neugerriemschneider gallery spotlighted Simon Starling’s clever bike concept, called “Carbon (Urban).” The 2006-designed bike features a chainsaw for a chain and comes equipped with chopped wood.
Enrique Gomez de Molina conflates taxidermy techniques to create exquisitely creepy animals, such as this 2011 work called “Tauro”—a bison made from ring neck pheasant feathers. Spotted at Art Miami, de Molina is represented by Bernice Steinbaum Gallery.
Contributions by Josh Rubin, Jonah Samson and Karen Day
En utilisant avec ingéniosité la possibilité de jouer avec la laine pour faire des compositions, l’artiste Ed Bing Lee parvient à créer toute une série de plats et de standards de la culsine. Une série de visuels alléchants à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.
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