Soft Fold Cabane, a collaboration of Marie Dessuant and Margaux Keller for Fabrica, is a temporary space consisting of duvets, a reading table, a low bench and a lamp. It reminds me of the forts my brothers and I used to make out of sofa cushions, and is designed to invite users to take time out of their day. The piece is on exhibit at Next Cabane exhibition through June 10, 2012, at the MUDAM Luxembourg museum.
1950s New York by Saul Leither
February 13th, 2012 Posted In:Art
Exhibitions and Events
Film and Photography
Vintage
These photographs of 1950s New York by Saul Leither, an American photographer and painter, are currently on show at a major retrospective of his work at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, Germany. Born in 1923, Leiter came to New York in 1946 and, with no formal training, made his living as a photographer shooting fashion magazine spreads for publications such as Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. In his spare time he walked the streets of the city photographing everyday New York life, often with an expired roll of color film, which created the distinctive, muted colours.
Nervous Structure by Annica Cuppetelli and Cristobal Mendoza
February 12th, 2012 Posted In:Art
Exhibitions and Events
Film and Photography
This hypnotic, interactive art installation by Annica Cuppetelli and Cristobal Mendoza combines a physical structure of 144 vertical lengths of elastic that are illuminated by a software-driven video projection. The projection reacts to the movement of passers by creating waves of pattern across the structure like ripples in water.
The installation was shown at Bienal de Video y Artes Mediales in Chile last month. Read the rest of this entry »
OMI lamps by Naomi Paul at Darkroom
February 7th, 2012 Posted In:Design
Exhibitions and Events
Interiors
Next week, one of our favourite London stores, Darkroom, will be hosting a window installation of hand-crafted textile lanterns by designer Naomi Paul. The installation coincides with London Fashion Week, so it seems fitting that these hand crocheted lamps are made using re-cycled, surplus yarn from fashion houses such as Missoni - these pendants are not only responsibly crafted but share the quiet opulence of premium textiles used in haute design.