Swell
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A love letter to the best of beach culture, the forthcoming exhibition “Swell” explores the heavy influence surfing has held on artists worldwide, with a particularly in-depth look at the major movements surfacing out of California’s Venice Beach during the 1960s. Spread among three galleries in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood, the combined works amass to hundreds of photos, paintings and sketches for one of the largest surf-inspired exhibits in history.
The two strains of minimalist art originated in Venice Beach are Light and Space and Finish Fetish. Oft-using surfboard materials such as plastic and resin to create works of art, both groups experimented with bright colors and geometric patterns. Light and Space artists evoked transparency and the airy atmosphere of the West Coast, while the Finish Fetish offshoot fixated on the high-gloss surfaces of surfboards, hot rods and plastics.
“Swell” also highlights other movements influenced by the spirit of beach and surf culture, such as Assemblage, Beat Art and Pop Art, as well as boards by renowned shapers. With works by Ed Ruscha, Robert Longo (pictured at top), Olaf Breuning, Catherine Opie (above right), Larry Bell (top right), DeWain Valentine(top left), Craig Kauffman and many more on display, “Swell” is sure to cause a wave of beach culture enthusiasm among NYC this summer.
The exhibition runs from 1 July to 6 August 2010 in galleries of Metro Pictures, Friedrich Petzel and Nyehaus. See many more images from the exhibition in the gallery.
Le Fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles
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The classic white tank top—worn for ages by everyone from business men to construction workers—is a wardrobe staple. While several brands already reinvent the original, like American Apparel, Petit Bateau, and Schiesser, we lately have our eye on Belgium’s playfully seductive Le Fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles to fulfill our nouveau wifebeater dreams.
Constructed out of strong yet comfortable cotton, each garment Marcel de Bruxelles produces—now including dresses and sweaters—is durable and easy-to-wear, modeled after the everyday clothing of previous generations. The label takes its inspiration (and name) from the classic Belgian equivalent of the white tank, the marcel.
Each Marcel features cuts designed to “make your upper-body immortal,” fitting closely to the body but still allowing mobility. Fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles applies their simplicity and reliable fabrics to a range of styles for men, women and children.
Some styles sell online from Yoox. For those in Brussels, check out Fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles’ new B-ILD-designed flagship store.
The Spanish Seating Renaissance
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To say that the Spanish furniture industry is in the midst of a renaissance is an understatement. Within the past two decades, the country’s furniture market has witnessed an astonishing transformation, from nascent industry to big-league all-star.
Spanish companies are displaying their proficiency across a broad spectrum of materials—wood, metals, plastics, wovens and upholstery—for both indoor and outdoor furniture. From Konstantin Grcic and Jamie Hayon for BD Barcelona Design to Patricia Urquiola for Kettal, we’ve selected a range of important new Spanish seating design—with an occasional nod to the good life outdoors.
Read more on the Interiors From Spain site, and be sure to sign up for their monthly email newsletter to get all the latest news.
Pictured clockwise from top left: “La Clasica,” by Jesús Gasca for Stua; “Maia” by Patricia Urquiola for Kettal; “Lounger” by Jamie Hayon for BD Barcelona; “Showtime” by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona
A Turquoise Bag Is This Summer’s Must-Have Accessory!
Posted in: Uncategorized  | With the weather getting hotter and hotter, I’ve found myself visiting the mall more frequently to update my wardrobe to suit the season. And while I’m not necessarily “in the market” for a new bag, I can’t help stopping to peruse the purse department while on my way to more serious shopping. Since I usually feast my eyes on nearly everything a store has once a new shipment comes in (what can I say, shopping is kind of my job), it’s hard to get my attention. What really turns my head lately is a fresh pop of color, like turquoise. Turquoise is bright in a way that’s still somehow totally wearable and somehow manages to come off organic — reminiscent of crystal blue waters or tropical getaways — and hardly ever looks obnoxious like some purposely bold colors often can. It’s fresh and summery without being season-exclusive, so its wearability isn’t limited to just the few months ahead. Plus, it’s the official color of 2010, so it’s almost as though you’re destined to rock it (as if you need more excuses to bulk up your bag collection)! Peek the slideshow for a selection of my 10 favorite turquoise bags. Okay, so some of them are verging a bit on the teal side, but you get the idea! |
Coarse – Glimpse of Truth
Posted in: UncategorizedAlors que nous avions déjà parlé de leurs créations, la marque Coarse prépare pour le 16 juillet une exposition à Chicago où seront présentées des photographies, des peintures et des toys d’excellentes qualités. Plus de visuels sur les dernières créations dans la suite.
Site officiel de Coarse
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Asia Now: Exploring Design Culture
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With former Droog co-founder Gijs Bakker at the creative helm, Taiwanese design collective Yii is sure to steal the show at the upcoming exhibit “Asia Now: Exploring Design Culture” curated by Designboom.
Kicking off tomorrow in L.A., “Asia Now” is a major part of this year’s Dwell on Design events. In addition to the objects from Yii (pictured exclusively here), the exhibition showcases the works from ten other Asian countries—such as Korean designer Kwangho Lee’s “Obsession” chair (top left), the “Handbag” kettle from Indonesia’s Jesika Karina Tirtanimala (top right), Singapore studio Cilicon Faytory’s “Coconut Fibre Furniture” (above) and the “Venice Fly Swatter” by China’s Monica Tsang (bottom).
“One unifying aspect of Asian design is that it is sometimes more impacted by beliefs and religion than Western design is,” explains Designboom editor-in-chief Birgit Lohmann, who also points that the differences lie in the varied materials and styles used from one country to the next.
“Sometimes we associate Asia in general with copies of original designs that were conceived of elsewhere. This is unfortunate and often unwarranted. For the ‘Asia Now’ exhibition we were looking for truly unique work that is not too influenced by Western styles.”
“Asia Now: Exploring Design Culture” is on display at Dwell on Design from 25-27 June 2010.
Core77’s iPhone 4 first impressions
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pYears ago I was employed as an urban dating columnist. (What can I say, it was the dot-com boom.) For one installment I took a NYC-based dating workshop called the RelationShop. Internet dating was just picking up at the time, and the workshop instructor/relationship guru gave us all this piece of advice for navigating dating websites: “Don’t put up an overly flattering picture of yourself,” he warned. “If you do, your blind date will have that image of you in their head; and when they arrive to the first date and find you don’t look as advertised, their initial reaction is disappointment. And disappointment is the worst possible way to start a date, never mind a relationship.”/p
pI’m here to tell you the new A HREF=”http://www.apple.com/iphone/” iPhone 4/A is the opposite of a so-so date with an amazing picture. Photographs simply do not do this thing justice. And I’m not talking about the leaked Gizmodo shots, I mean Apple’s highest-quality PR hero shots. They make the thing look decent, but when you see it in person, in 3D, and hold it in your hands, you cannot help but be in absolute awe of the styling, build quality, and fine detailing. /p
pThe stainless steel band that runs around the phone, the ridiculously tight fit-and-finish of the Micro SIM card cover (the tolerance looks to be in microns), the fine grill covering the earpiece and speakers that looks like it’s made with nanotechnology, the subtle, circular bezel around the front-facing camera–these are all details that say the designer or design team gives a damn. They give a serious damn. To a regular consumer this looks like an elegant device. To an industrial designer this looks like Saturdays at work, missed birthdays, and going home late at night but then turning your car around in the parking lot and heading back into the office because you had another idea. Someone or some team slaved over this thing and it shows./p
pOne example of the detailing I was struck by is the edges. Seen in profile, the stainless band is not the same width as the phone; it’s slightly narrower. And seen in front view, the glass is slightly narrower all around than the stainless band. So what you have running around both the front and back edges of the phone is a little step, if you can imagine the cross-section, the cavity between two corners. Whether by design or accident–I’m going to guess it’s the former–this circumferential void provides a modicum of grip. Your finger hits, on a micro level, two edges rather than one and registers the phone in your hand. Both stainless steel and glass are inherently slippery materials, and if the corners met perfectly, picking the phone up would be difficult. The stepped edges ameliorate this./p
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pIf that’s not enough grip for you, Apple also offers a “Bumper,” a rubber/plastic edge that goes around the edges. One nice detail about the bumper is that it has integrated silver metal-look buttons that go over the phone’s volume and on/off buttons. Overall the bumper provides greater grip and is easy to pop on, but I dislike it for several reasons: One, it covers up the stainless steel band, which I like to see; two, it recesses the “mute” button so far that you can only manipulate it by concentrating and using your fingernail; and three, perhaps most bewilderingly, the iPhone does not fit in the (new for iPhone 4) dock with the bumper on! The design detail lavished on the iPhone itself does not appear to have been evenly distributed to the Bumper. br /
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The Living Principles for Design: A new online community for sustainable design
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pToday marks the official launch of the a href=”http://www.livingprinciples.org”Living Principles for Design/a, a new online portal “intended to give the creative community a place to share and showcase best practices, tools, stories and ideas for enabling sustainable action, popularizing the efforts of those who use design thinking to affect positive cultural change.” /p
pOriginally conceived through a href=”http://www.aiga.org”AIGA/a#151;the professional association for design#151;The Living Principles will provide a nexus for people and thought, and grounds itself in a roadmap, or framework, of four considerations: Environment, People, Economy, and Culture/p
blockquote The Living Principles framework aims to clarify the multiple, interrelated dimensions of sustainability and guide purposeful action in everyday design and business practice. Drawing from decades of collective wisdom, theory and results, the framework weaves environmental, social, economic and cultural sustainability into an actionable, integrated approach that can be consistently communicated to designers, business leaders, educators and the public./blockquote
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pThe initiative will depend on the creative contributions of community participants from every discipline, and members are invited to address topics in sustainability through the posting of articles, suggestions for best practices, case studies, opinion pieces, reviews, podcasts, videos, and more./p
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pPresented by a href=”http://www.mohawkpaper.com/”Mohawk Fine Papers/a, the Living Principles has received the endorsement of many global organizations, including a href=”http://www.cumulusassociation.org/”Cumulus/a, a href=”http://designigniteschange.org/”Design Ignites Change/a, a href=”http://www.dmi.org/dmi/html/index.htm”Design Management Institute (DMI)/a, a href=”http://www.greenblue.org/”GreenBlue/a, a href=”http://www.idsa.org”Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)/a, a href=”http://www.o2.org/index.php”o2 Global Network/a, a href=”http://organicexchange.org/oecms/”Organic Exchange/a, a href=”http://www.segd.org/”Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD)/a, a href=”http://www.icograda.org/”Icograda/a, a href=”http://www.gdc.net/”The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC)/a and a href=”http://www.winterhouse.com/”Winterhouse Institute/a. a href=”http://www.core77.com”Core77/a is proud to be a media sponsor of the initiative, and we’ll be sharing content with the site and posting some of our favorite Living Principles’ picks, so stay tuned to both sites for more. /p
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