updates

shay carmon

studio ve: endy series

using the discarded painted ends of timber, the collection celebrates the origins and processing of the material.

bora db

design

studio ve: manifold clock

why limit yourself to two dimensions? the changing colours and shape of this clock turn reading the time into a three dimensional experience.

jenny filippetti

staffan holm

staffan holm: gym hook for HAY

the circular wall accessory provides a playful hanging space on any vertical surface.

bora db

staffan holm: spin stool for swedese

when stacked, the design staggers the alignment of the seat's legs, resulting in a very graphic look when multiple stools of different colors are placed on top of one another.

anita hackethal

daijiro takakusa

daijiro takakusa: house hT

designed for an active client who enjoys a number of outdoor activities, the house incorporates a large transparent garage at the center of the house.

erika kim

daijiro takakusa: house dT

conceived for an artistic couple that required additional programs that catered to their needs, the project utilizes a void space that acts as a buffer zone between the domestic and creative areas.

erika kim

kehinde wiley

art

kehinde wiley: the world stage israel at ARCOmadrid

the installation portrays young men of varied ethnic descent living in israel, depicted against backgrounds containing symbols typical to the multifaceted culture.

leigha db

all 1 stories

gregory euclide

art

gregory euclide: microcosmic world made from park trash

the installation grows from a canvas into the gallery space, formed from found objects to depict human interaction with his/her environment.

leigha db

all 1 stories

dowling studios

dowling studios: westside road

this dwelling blends into the surrounding wooded landscape while offering panoramic views of sonoma county's russian river valley.

lauren grieco

dowling studios: whitehall lane

with sweeping vistas of napa valley and vineyards, this residence is framed by the woods and gardens blanketing the encompassing steep slope.

lauren grieco

barry X ball

art

barry x ball + matthew barney dual dual portrait

the work is a 'paired, mirrored, flayed, javelin-impaled, cable-delineated-pendentive-funnel-suspended, squid-like sculpture'.

leigha db

art

barry X ball

this being the US debut of this body of work, the show features three figurative works in stone, executed with contemporary technology which enables digital scanning and manipulation of three-dimensional objects.

andrea chin

jarbas lopes

art

jarbas lopes: natural fiber bicycle

the bicycle has been covered entirely with a woven surface formed from biodegradable material.

leigha db

art

brazilian artist jarbas lopes

brazilian artist jarbas lopes believes that art is something which is public and socialist. his work explores ideas of accessibility and mutual experience.

andrea chin

reiko kaneko

valentine's day heart mug by reiko kaneko

the drinking vessels display a silkscreened shadow of the cup's handle onto its side, creating a subtle heart shape.

andrea chin

reiko kaneko: arctic ceramics

derived from her own japanese tradition of drinking beer, sake and plum wine from ceramic glasses, product designer reiko kaneko has created a new series of drinking vessels.

fiona db

canon neoreal

canon neoreal in the forest at milan design week 2012

for the fifth year, canon will present an immersive installation during milan design week, this year under the theme 'neoreal in the forest', a collaboration among ryuji nakamura, nobuhiro shimura, and mintdesigns.

jenny filippetti

design

torafu architects + WOW design: canon neoreal wonder

from the setting sun to neon signage, in the immersive installation at milan design week 2011, projections of images and video touch upon the themes of time and 'circle of light', while a 'light loom' composed of hundreds of strands of string creates a physical embodiment of the flow of light.

jenny filippetti

gen miyamura

art

gen miyamura: image langue: linear code at ICN gallery

a collection of readable abstractions formed from lines, dots and ink.

leigha db

art

gen miyamura: image langue temptation of indecipherable characters

image langue - temptation of indecipherable characters - is an experience in reading the abstract, more precisely, a dot code which is formed by miyamura's impressive bokusho work, a form of brush calligraphy.

andrea chin

merci paris

tom dixon: my bike at merci, paris

the technical and formal aspects of the sculptural lighting piece are derived from the engineered efficiency of a standard bicycle wheel, whereby bulbs are arranged around a large spoke-like structure.

andrea chin

sugao contemporary japanese design at merci

with an exhibition of 200 works, the french concept shop merci presents 'the japanese design of today 'as it is' and not 'as we think' it should be. no nostalgia, but design ideas for everyday: useful and smart.'

jenny filippetti

faile

art

faile: 1986 challenger space shuttle imagery

the new york-based street art collective speaks of the origins of the challenger space shuttle and 1986 imagery in their work.

leigha db

all 1 stories

raw architecture workshop

raw architecture workshop: camusdarach house

set into a steep hillside, the roof plane of this dwelling has been lowered to protect from weather conditions and wind, minimizing the visual impact of the structure within the natural landscape.

lauren grieco

raw architecture workshop + studio integrate: a room for london

transitioning between a remote, womb-like white space through to an open and and highly visible space, the room provides its overnight guests with a sense of voyeurism and exploration.

jayme db

kimball art center

sparano + mooney architecture: kimball art center

this proposal integrates the long life span of the native aspen tree to represent the permanence of the art center, introducing tree rings and logs to unify the interior and delineate circulation through the galleries.

lauren grieco