Denver designers Dan Sjogren and Chris Armijo had an opening last night to showcase their new furniture and lighting collections. Sjogren exhibited a simple, sophisticated dining set made from birch ply, which was created using CNC machinery. Armijo's work included 'Buoy' (constructed from 256 whiffle balls), 'Linkage' (14,000 paper clips), 'Catepillar' (70 plastic clothes hangers) along with an untitled installation made from 3,000 zip ties.
Amazing series of photographs called 'Hyper' by Denis Darzacq. (via It's Nice That via i heart photograph)
Emiko Oki's latest design, Hat Plate, was produced in collaboration with the WAJIMA x Kakitsubata project. The initiative aims to help rebuild the traditional industries of Wajima, a Japanese city which was severely damaged during a 2007 earthquake. Oki's curved plate and matching hat cover are made with Wajima-nuri lacquer, one of the city's main products.
Tatsuya Maemura is a recent graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven. Her benches, called Annual Furniture, are made from tightly wound bunches of colored thread. (via pan-dan)
Hotel Transvaal is a city wide community hotel project taking place in the Hague, Netherlands. The city, which is undergoing drastic urban redevelopment, has found a unique way to keep both commerce and neighborhoods intact during the transition. Led by a group of artists, Hotel Transvaal offers one to five star accommodations in buildings across town; structures slated for demolition or new residences which have not yet been occupied.
For all you font fanatics out there, does anyone know what this type is? Or have a suggestion of something that's similar? Thanks!
I saw an interesting post on swissmiss yesterday about David Michael Bruno; a fellow living in San Diego who is trying to whittle down all his possessions to just 100 things. Not an easy task, but an intriguing one. Wouldn't we all like to become less burdened by our possessions?
Zascho Petkow is a young furniture designer from Germany. Though I couldn't find much info on him, I do like his wooden coat rack and Bunte Betten beds - though the two projects couldn't be more different.
The Zipper Vase allows for flowers arrangements of any size, from a single stem to a large bouquet. By d-Vision.
Here's another selection from the OuTable collection by d-Vision. Anafim Outdoor Cutlery is a portable fork, knife and spoon set which screws into any branch, creating instant silverware.
I like the idea of framing food - not only for the presentation possibilities, but also because the firm edges help keep things under control. Designed by the Israeli group d-Vision.
Hyock Kwon, the designer brought us the wonderful Tree House My House presented his new project called Bloc at this year's ICFF. Bloc is a series of stacking candles whose wicks interlock, allowing users to build their own Lego-like towers.
Anna Olivia Kristiansen is a ceramicist whose work was recently shown as part of the Danish Crafts, Hand On! exhibit at ICFF. Her series of plates called 'The Danish Pig' provide a step-by-step illustration of how pork is made. With straightforward graphics, she follows the pig from birth to bacon. Kristiansen's motivation is simple, "If the consumer wants to eat the pig, they should be able to stomach the background story."
More from the Wry & Ginger show at Design Within Reach in New York. The mouth blown glass bulbs (called CCFL's - cold cathode fluorescent lamps) by Covello Reesor were impressive, especially since they last longer than regular CFL's. The exhibit also included the simple 'Maun Windsor' chair from Patty Johnson, 'Love is Blind' vase by Jessica Lertvilai and 'Mountie Stool' by Samare.
Denver's second Pecha Kucha Night is coming up fast - the next event will be Monday, July 14th (Bastille Day!) at Buntport Theater. We are looking for Denver creatives who are interested in presenting at the next event. We would like to round out the mix with some local ad agency folks, architects or graphic designers, so if you have an interesting creative project to share email us soon!
One of the better shows I visited during New York Design Week was Wry & Ginger at Design Within Reach. This exhibit of Canadian-based designers had a nice mix of work; from the handcrafted to the commercial and from small scale souvenirs to larger pieces of furniture. Thout exhibited their Spool and Scribble lights, two diverging interpretations of a lamp shade made from the same electrical cord. My favorite piece was undoubtedly the Last Waltz, by the Brothers Dressler. The twin brother designers create one-off and limited editions pieces made from salvaged shoe lasts. Castor presented a hand carved limestone stool made to resemble a beaver-gnawed stump.
Taking a quick break from the New York Design Week coverage to share these wonderful pieces by Joshua Ben Longo. His 'Monster Skin' rug and chair are made from brushed woven wool and cashmere.
A selection of containers from ICFF:
More from the showroom floor of the Javits Center, this round - Furniture:
Winnie Lui's spectacular 'White' chandelier made it's US debut at ICFF last week. Each piece is a one of a kind compilation of objects the designer has collected throughout the years. Lui will be creating 50 of these chandeliers in both white and black for the British label Innermost.
More lighting from ICFF - the top image is one of the beautiful lights from David Trubridge's new Spiral Islands collection.
