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elizabeth paige smith sometimes you just get that feeling and I had to do it ! --- here is another image I could find, doug (aitken) took it while we were travelling.... --- 'if karim's going to change the world, I aspire to make it more beautiful and enrich it by offering delicate and expressive designs. I offer my work as a stimulant. a work that is free to challenge the way we occupy space, as space should conform to the objects we live with not vice versa. I would define my style as one that transcends the boundaries of styles, inspiration is from many places. currently, my work teeters over the high end. I am working with both one-off processes as well as with limited prodution methods. I would like to see some of the pieces go into large production which would make them more affordable. I've been extremely fortunate to have special patrons to commission works that would otherwise be impossible for me do undertake on my own. I am a self starter and have self financed all of my prototypes and molds. I have complete control and I really love the way that I am working however I do care when someone really desires to collect my work and it's outside of their means. that is my motivation to see myself collaborating with manufacturers. I would love to work with some manufacturing process that are out of my reach- that would be so exciting to realize some of my ideas that are now on hold. --- I am interested to integrate organic form with synthetic materials. this has been one of my explorations with materials and processes. the result appears to denaturalize the organic material. the combinations of resin encapsulating wood are seemingly incompatible yet provides a layer like a veil diffusing the delicate features of a woman's face. the beauty of this process is that I can reproduce the same shape in multiples yet each one is distinctively different due to the nature of the process. --- with other processes I am working I celebrate the ability to reproduce exact replicas such as with the molded fiberglass chaise and chairs. I began with loose sketches and then directly into sculpting full scale models in foam. it was important to feel the contours of the form and make the necessary adjustments by measuring it with my own body and anyone else I could get who was around to ensure that the delicate curves were well proportioned. --- doug (doug aitken) and I have been together for 8 years. basically we've grown up together. we are very independent and both constantly exploring ideas which we express in our own mediums. ' says elizabeth paige smith, LA designer who is inspired by surf culture as much as modernist sculpture and architecture. smith, who has been designing furniture and commercial interiors for over eight years, was raised in the cayman islands, moved to the united states to attend the school of fine arts at kansas university and finally settled in california in 1993. http://www.epsdesign.com ---  ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? ------- |
 eps on her maria stinger chair  eps in el salvador photo by doug aitken  'red hot nude chair', the seat is disrupted by a red dot in the middle – the vinyl seat is attached with continuous nautical zipper.  'bird', a piece of cabinetry, was inspired by the enlarged photograph of a bird. focusing on the complex pores and bone structure of the bird’s beak, this furnishing emphasizes texture while maintaining the organic appeal.   'one on one' set |
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