Tapestries From the Future
Medieval style, but made with an ironic edge using software and machines. That’s the message and rule of Margret Eicher’s work on display through May 17th at the Digital Art Museum in eastern Berlin.
Posted by: Michael Dumiak on May 14, 08 at 03:00 PM PDT
Brooklyn Designs: Street Fashion
While Brooklyn Designs might be the place to spot emerging product and furniture design, it’s also a great place to check out fashion ideas. Here’s what we saw:
Posted by: Bryce Longton on May 14, 08 at 12:55 PM PDT
News: Kaufman House Sold for $16.84M
Situated conspicuously amongst a catalog of Warhols, De Koonings, Bacons, and Princes in Christie’s evening sale of Post-War & Contemporary Art was Richard Neutra’s Modernist masterpiece, the Kaufmann House.
Posted by: Brian Fichtner on May 14, 08 at 04:39 AM PDT
Concrete Art
In a prime example of the blogosphere’s power to fan the flames of ill-informed enthusiasm, one of our favorite blogs, Materialicious recently posted a design concept by the 3D Design and Visualization Studio, Transparent House.
Posted by: Brian Fichtner on May 13, 08 at 12:28 PM PDT
Myanmar + Architecture for Humanity
Over two million people have been displaced from the destruction of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. Relief groups are being allowed limited access, though the most devastated parts of the country are still being blocked; fewer than one-third of the affected are receiving help.
Posted by: Christopher Bright on May 12, 08 at 05:36 PM PDT
Sale Alert: Odegard
Odegard is knocking 80% percent off their signature handcrafted carpets and furniture.
Posted by: Audrey Tempelsman on May 12, 08 at 04:00 AM PDT
Slideshow: BKLYN Designs
Bklyn Designs, the three-day showcase of local work that closes today in the DUMBO neighborhood, is customarily characterized as an unassuming warm-up act to the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, a far more sweeping and comprehensive event which opens Friday.
Posted by: Michael Cannell on May 11, 08 at 01:16 PM PDT
Noticed: Debrand Movement
I once had a friend who would compulsively remove all of the brand labels from her toiletries. The resulting array of matte white bottles resembled a photo spread from Adbusters, the anti-consumerism magazine. The first time I saw this, I was perplexed. How did she manage to avoid styling her hair with exfoliant? Had she developed an intuitive understanding of the product to container relationship?
Posted by: Brian Fichtner on May 11, 08 at 12:00 PM PDT
Mother's Day: Muji
Spend your Mother's Day at Muji this year, or just take advantage of of the SOHO store sale.
Posted by: Christopher Bright on May 11, 08 at 06:00 AM PDT
New: Pottok Wallpaper
Graphic designers tend to live on a higher plane of cool than the rest of us, and few are cooler than Geoff McFetridge. In addition to his design work, McFetridge has made skateboards and he served as art director of Grand Royal, a 1990s magazine financed by the Beastie Boys.
Posted by: Michael Cannell on May 10, 08 at 05:39 PM PDT
