I think this is some of the best sculptural work I’ve laid my eyes on in a while. Their work is quite architectural in nature; even their kite sculptures appear to be futuristic buildings floating in the sky. I spent so much time on their site looking at the animated gifs they made for each piece. You should look at their site for more.
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This is so cool. I would love to see this happen again.
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On our trip to Arnhem, Netherlands we went to the Centruum where all the shops are, and paid a visit to Coming Soon, a very stylish little shop that all of the people at Werkplaats Typografie recommended to us. I paid them a visit once by myself, on a day that they had Juliette Warmenhoven, a recent grad of ArtEZ setting up her mini-exhibit there (though at the time I thought they were just doing a new window display). I came back the following day with my husband to find a nicely curated exhibit of jadeite green hydroponic systems and miscellaneous other lovelies on a large 2 tiered table. I was too timid to take photos so these are from her site. This exhibit combines my two loves: plants + design! Check it out if you are in the area.
Atelier NL is a Dutch ceramics company making the most exquisite vessels out of clays derived from various areas around the Netherlands. Each is stamped, documenting the origin of the earth which composes each unique piece. Seriously wish I could have visited their studios while I was in the Netherlands!
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I adore this solid colour porcelain from Alexa Lixfeld. Lovely. Who says porcelain has to be prissy?
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This is by far the best work I’ve seen in a while. Absolutely inspiring work from this husband and wife pair. The photos are mostly of projects from the 70’s and 80’s, and I can think of a handful of artists making work right now that strives to look just like this, but not nearly as successfully executed.
I wish I could post every single photo because these projects are just so amazing. Look here for more.
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These lovely photos were taken in Russian sewage tunnels. The colours, like the structures themselves, are caused by the build up of various types of minerals over time. Unfortunately I’m not sure who actually took the photos, but look here to see more.
Update: I posted Lauren’s paperclip jewelry a while back and now more of her work is available at the Creatures of Comfort site. I really love her designs.
Come one, come all…
The New Utopia, opening June 27 at the Subliminal Projects gallery, offers multiple representations of utopias from a diverse group of creatives: artists, designers, writers, musicians, publishers, and other visionaries who are currently reshaping our culture. Curated by Studio Number One, the exhibition is the second installment of their annual Park Life series, bringing diverse talent together for a moment in space and time.
Participating artists include: Shepard Fairey, Amanda Fairey, Florencio Zavala, Cleon Peterson, Zach Gibson, Kristian Henson, Casey Ryder, Jesselisa Moretti, Simon Steinhardt, Philip Lumbang, Ernesto Yerena, Marissa Textor, Adrianne Reade, Date Farmers, Jeremy Kaplan, Fighting, POW WOW, Seth Ferris, Sage Vaughn, Maya Hayuk, Michael Muller, Hellovon, Eric Elms, Mansi Shah, Tanya Rubbak, Gail Swanlund, Jeremy Landman, Devin Gallagher, Nicholas Bowers, Spencer Elden, Z James
EXHIBITION DATES:
June 27th – July 25th, 2009
