Just in time for the holiday season, Jefdesign's 6 new prints are all inspired by American Northwest forest scenes. Each print is created from an original hand drawing and digitally enhanced with woodgrain. Wall ready, no framing needed. A UV gloss coat protects from sun and intensifies print color. Each design is produced in a limited edition of 100, numbered and signed on the back.
I was first introduced to the Samantha Fields experience at the unveiling of her large contemporary painting which crowns the lobby registration desk at Hollywood’s Standard Hotel. I have to say “experience” is the key word as artist Samantha Fields takes you into her world of nature on the edge. Known as the storm chaser, she witnesses the spectacles that she then transforms onto canvas. “Being out in nature as the storm rolls in is exhilarating and humbling. To me, the first-hand account of what I hope to capture is the basis for everything”.
(Storm Anvil over the Great Plains Nebraska)
Thousands of photographs which she takes are manipulated in the creation of her paintings. At first sight I was surprised that the intense detail is not done with a paint brush rather an intensive and extensive multilayered airbrushed technique.
Her recently unveiled exhibit Containment is a narrative of the frequent fires that rage across Southern California. Dozens of small canvases and one large one from different perspectives depict various stages of the fire, from the large plumes of smoke to the ravages of foliage and the luminous glow of flames.
The exhibit itself engulfs you as it is presented in the gallery setting of Kim Light/LightBox.
Everywhere you look stunning, evocative and mesmerizing power and color of nature.
You can feel the heat. You could almost smell the smoke while seeing the tiny silhouette of a firefighter. However, this is one fire that will not burn you only blaze in your memory.
Exhibit at Kim Light/LightBox gallery.
Have an infinitely modern day!I love that turntables are back in! And these sculptured wood ones created by Joel Scilley’s of Audiowood are truly works of art. The organic designs and detailed woodworking adds warmth and personality to the technology.
" You won't find much veneer here, nor will you see anything you've seen elsewhere. I'm building things that sound great, that work well, and that enhance musical experiences with their absolutely unique character."
New custom turntables range from approximately $1000 to $3500 depending on parts and design.
Just Beautiful.
Michelle Lam's Graphos playing cards are an awesome little piece she designed for her graduation project. She wanted to spread the love and knowledge of typography in a fun and interactive way - so she used a deck of cards to do so.
“Graphos Playing Cards are designed to inspire other designers, and also lay people to be more attuned with design through an increased awareness of the importance of typography in a fun and easy-to-understand way.
Each card from the deck of Graphos Playing Cards will tell the unique story of a specific area of focus in typography. All sapdes highlight on the importance of “anatomy”; hearts on “classification”; clubs on “glyphs”; diamonds on “type setting”. Fonts are focused on sans serif, serif, script and decorative.”
Great concept and beautifully designed deck. I'm sure they were a huge hit!
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"Moleskine, the heir of the legendary notebook used by artists and thinkers from Van Gogh to Hemingway, is pleased to announce the launch of two new products created to celebrate Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity on view at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City from November 8, 2009-January 25, 2010. The Bauhaus Exhibition Box and Bauhaus Pocket Black Ruled Cahier Notebooks feature the well-loved and familiar details of the iconic black notebook but have been specially designed by Moleskine for sale during this major exhibition."
Kyle Bean is truly a master of 3D form and model making. Check out this awesome project he created showing the evolution of the mobile phone (from Zach Morris style to the iPhone!) in the style of Russian Dolls.
Pretty friggin' awesome, right?
Make sure to check out the rest of his portoflio at KyleBean.co.uk
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Tall Tree Guild’s beautifully constructed metal furniture has a terrific simplicity to it. The designer J Foley reinterprets some classic designs, giving them a unique character with the color and exposed metal. Totally cool!
The Living Wall project, led by Leah Buechley at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, uses magnetic and conductive paints to create circuitry in attractive designs.
The electronically enhanced wallpaper promises not only eye-pleasing
designs, but also the ability to activate lamps and heaters – and even
control music systems.
When
combined with cheap temperature, brightness and touch sensors, LEDs and
Bluetooth, the wall becomes a control surface able to "talk" to nearby
devices. You can touch a flower to turn on a lamp, for example, or set heaters to fire up when the room gets cold.
To create the wallpaper, the team started with steel foil sandwiched between layers of paper that are coated with magnetic paint – acrylic paint infused with iron particles. Over this base they paint motifs such as flowers and vines using conductive paint, which uses copper particles rather than iron. The designs form circuits to which sensors, lights and other elements can be attached.
“It really is just a sheet of paper, and could be produced with existing printing and construction methods,” Buechley says.
Having exposed circuitry on your wall might sound dangerous, but Buechley says the system runs at 20 volts, drawing around 2.5 amps when fully loaded with devices. “You can go up and touch the wall and not even feel a tingle,” she says.
The city of Chicago has done an impressive job with the re-development of Millennium Park over the last decade and I had the good fortune to see it while visiting last summer. The Crown Fountain, located on one edge of the park, is the center of activity on a hot day and is fun to see from a lot of different angles.
The fountains are enormous glass brick towers with images projected on their surfaces. The faces change from one to the next at a slow, steady pace while water runs down the outside of the towers, splashing as it runs over the bricks. Every few minutes there is a surge of water that comes out of the “mouth”. All of this while people are walking around, splashing, looking at these columns and faces that are several times larger in scale. It’s fantastic- equally as much fun to stand back and watch with the city in the background.
One of the details that
caught my eye and that I particularly liked was the glass brick that was used for the towers. They were large, solid, glass bricks, a detail that seemed to have been
borrowed from a mid-century factory near by.
The bricks were set in rows as a standard brick but when put together in mass, were some how lighter. It was a simple detail but I thought particularly fitting being Chicago, the “City of Industry”. (The Crown Fountain )
RxArt is a non-profit organization that uses art to promote healing and wellness in healthcare facilities. One of its popular projects is its contemporary artist coloring book, which I recently read about in the Art Issue of W magazine. The second volume of Between the Lines will be released in November, although it's available for pre-order now through RxArt's Web site. Artists such as Dan Colen, Raymond Pettibone, Ed Ruscha, and Kehinde Wiley contributed more than 50 line drawings to be finished by you! According to W, the coloring book comes with a set of crayons designed by KAWS, although I haven't been able to find any more info about that at the moment.
