Cool Hunting
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This Week at Refinery29
by Ami Kealoha
Christmas time rapidly approaches and the shopping season has reached a fever pitch. Luckily, Refinery29 has given us a leg up with the second installment of their holiday gift guides, covering SoHo, NoLIta, and TriBeCa in New York City. With so much ground to cover, Refinery29 has put together the essential gift list so that you'll be the hit at this year's Christmas party (the 25% off coupon at the stores ain't too shabby either). But rather than just get the Cliffs Notes, you might want to also read up on your history as the woven tie, a perennial favorite and current fashion no-brainer, gets the Past Perfect treatment. In breaking news, the import boutique Spec. has just opened a downtown New York outpost that will add some Asian spice to the chilly streets of the Big Apple. And rounding things out is a profile of Tom Binns, whose deconstruction of classic jewelry for men and women is the very essence of punk rock playfulness.
This Week in Tropolism
by Ami Kealoha
Tropolism this week: Projections, Paper, and Wood! We reviewed the new, projection-heavy show by The Builder's Association, in collaboration with the renderers dbox, called Super Vision. We uncovered some paper architecture. And some wood in Chelsea. Oh, and we were nominated for another award!
Ruth Marshall
by Josh Rubin
The highlight from Scope was undeniably Ruth Marshall and her acumen for craft-work combined with a nutty sense of humor. When the Australian born artist isn't at her day job sculpting exhibits at the Bronx Zoo, she's still committed to her love and fascination for animals. Presented by Dam, Stuhltrager, these knitted animal pelts are a delightful comment on both the trophy and the hunt. Says Ruth, "I want the objects to transfix people, to seduce them away from the mundane nature of the everyday world for a moment and captivate them." Mission accomplished-- upon first glance I was shocked (and sadistically pleased) to see a cat pelt on a cork board. Upon realizing that one, and the other hides in the room, were intricately knitted creations I was instantly impressed. Another cat and a giant viper skin after the jump.
Deathmatch in the Stacks
by Carol T Chung
In celebration of their new book, The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology, indie games evangelist Eric Zimmerman from GameLab and the lovely Director of Graduate Studies in the DT department at Parsons Katie Salen present an evening of discussion and debate about the past, present, and future of games. The book, edited by Katie and Eric, is a collection of essays from 8 influential figures from the field of videogames and play scholarship. During the event, each contributiing author will present a short selection from their work and invite game players, designers, and critics to exchange in a bit of verbal friendly fire.
The particpants are:
Katie Salen
Eric Zimmerman
Ken Birdwell (game designer)
Greg Costikyan (game designer and writer)
Gary Alan Fine (game sociologist)
Linda Hughes (playground folklorist)
Henry Jenkins (videogame scholar)
Warren Robinett (game designer and programmer)
Brian Sutton-Smith (play scholar and theorist)
Plus appearances by New York City game players and luminaries Ze Frank
(designer), Tami Meyers (LARPer) Karen Sideman (designer), and McKenzie Wark
(theorist)
When & Where: Friday, December 9, 7 pm, The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, New York
