Archive for the ‘accessories’ Category
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Designer Maria Mortati, of SF Mobile Museum fame, conducted a project called the Modern Survey of Colloquial Measurement. The resulting Skosh Bar offers a variety of common household measurements including a dab, tad, skosh, pinch, smidgen and bit. May come in handy for grandma’s old recipes.
On a side note, bear with me as I finish my masters dissertation and wrap up my time in London. Posts will continue to be sporadic, but I will get back on track by the time LDF rolls into town. It will be my last hurrah in this fair city. Dissertation due in 6 days and counting…
Tags: Maria Mortati, San Fransisco
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Dutch designer Juliette Warmenhoven’s work is based on, “…very small everyday things that get little attention because they often are considered to be too ordinary and common.” Her potato music box (right) is made from paper and rope that has been plastic coated. They look like delicate bird cages. The colors are unreal – just like the roof outside the building of the exhibition.
Tags: Dutch, Juliette Warmenhoven, Milan 2010
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
‘New New England’ is a collection produced by NH-based designer Tim Liles with the help of local craftspeople. The ‘Crested Comb Chair’ is a simplified version of the classic Windsor, made from native maple with streamlined joinery. The chairs are made by Fred Chellis of Little River Windsors in Berwick, ME. For the ‘Braid Dead Rug’ Tim collaborated with the Country Braid House in Tilton NH, bringing modern colors and graphics to a traditional craft. As a native New Englander I really appreciate this collection; every region of the United States has local artisans with specialized skills and knowledge. It’s nice to see someone tapping into these creative resources and collaborating rather than churning out another factory made widget.
Tags: Country Braid House, Little River Windosrs, New England, Tim Liles, US
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Dutch artist Dre Wapenaar designed these tree tents several years ago, originally for an English protest group that was fighting a deforestation project. Wapenaar created the tents as a way for the activists to remain comfortably in the trees they were trying to protect. The tents have since been set up in a campsite in Holland for people to rent. The structure houses a round interior floor, which spans nine feet in diameter.
Tags: Dre Wapenaar, Dutch
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
‘Hand Werk’ is a limited edition set of boxes that contain materials and forms for abstract play (top). Designed by Peter Nencini, these thoughtful collections of wood, fabric, rubber and ceramics encourage people to come up with their own imaginative uses; no instructions are provided. “Hand Werk is simply about sensibility brought about by mute play, by handling. No rules because the elements should be moved and moved again.”
When I was a kid I loved the Recycling Shop at the Boston Children’s Museum. It was a small little store where you could fill a bag with anonymous objects for craft and creative play (bottom).
Tags: Boston Children's Museum, Peter Nencini
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
During the RCA graduation show in London, Korean designer Ji Young Shon exhibited ‘Whispering Leaves’, a new flexible sound system. The sound emanates from a thin plastic film speaker, which for this installation was cut into the shape of leaves. The irregularaity of the leaves allows for, “…slightly different volume and tone depending on shape, size and bending.” You can check out a video of the leaves’ sound quality here.
Tags: Ji Young Shon, Korea, London, RCA
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Swiss designer Tomas Kral was inspired by clown noses when creating these ceramic vessels with cork plugs. I love how an addition so simple can animate and give life to the object.
Tags: Swiss, Tomas Kral
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings recently presented their ‘Vegetable’ series at Rossana Orlandi in Milan. The pieces are entirely hand made and constructed in the designers’ Amsterdam studio. The pair are beginning a new research project on the designer as craftperson, exploring whether the work changes because of the intensity of making a product by hand from start to finish. For ‘Vegetables’, it took one person one week to hand dye and then stitch each work.
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Ana Kraš is a Serbian designer who will be presenting at Salone Satellite this year. Her ‘Bonbon’ lamps are beautiful handmade pieces – made by knitting yarn over steel wire frames. Also on display will be her simple ‘Ksilofon’ clothing rack, initially designed at the request of her freinds who wanted an easy an affordable clothing stand.
(introduction to Ana via Sight Unseen)
Tags: Ana Kras, handmade, Milan 2010, Serbia
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
At this year’s Milan furniture fair, the iconic collective Droog will be presenting Everything Must Go, a showcase of 5074 items that had been lost in bankruptcies. Each piece has been ‘revived’ by one of 15 participating designers. The display will include everything from dog baskets to salt shakers – folding chairs to wallets. This will definitely be a stop for me – designers transforming existing products instead of churning out needless new ones is very appropriate given the times.
Tags: Droog, Milan
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