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Air Conditioner cover by Leslie Fry
(05 September 2006) - With summer coming to an end the issue of storing and concealing ugly air conditioners is once again a challenge. We love the air conditioner cover by Leslie Fry which was featured in the September issue of Dwell and seen on Apartment Therapy and MoCo Loco. Made from plaster reliefs of gourmet cookie packaging, the sculpture is inspired by the same philosophy as Fry's...
(05 September 2006) - With summer coming to an end the issue of storing and concealing ugly air conditioners is once again a challenge. We love the air conditioner cover by Leslie Fry which was featured in the September issue of Dwell and seen on Apartment Therapy and MoCo Loco. Made from plaster reliefs of gourmet cookie packaging, the sculpture is inspired by the same philosophy as Fry's...
Light Works
(25 August 2006) - Dan Flavin's pared-down constructions and more recent works by Leo Villareal and Spencer Fitch (Sunset (South Texas, 6/21/03) pictured)—to Bruce Nauman's tongue-in-cheek neon, Tim Noble and Sue Webster's interpretations of Vegas strip-style signs and Jenny Holzer's LED proclamations, light installations often play off the captivating nature of luminescence. Other artists, like Felix Gonzalez-Torres' delicate strings of lightbulbs and Tatsuo Miyajima's interactive, pulsing LEDs, use light...
(25 August 2006) - Dan Flavin's pared-down constructions and more recent works by Leo Villareal and Spencer Fitch (Sunset (South Texas, 6/21/03) pictured)—to Bruce Nauman's tongue-in-cheek neon, Tim Noble and Sue Webster's interpretations of Vegas strip-style signs and Jenny Holzer's LED proclamations, light installations often play off the captivating nature of luminescence. Other artists, like Felix Gonzalez-Torres' delicate strings of lightbulbs and Tatsuo Miyajima's interactive, pulsing LEDs, use light...
Erwin Hauer Reissue
(14 August 2006) - A couple years ago we talked about the architectural sculptor Erwin Hauer and his amazing biomorphic, continuous surface screens (here). We're now very excited to report that three selections from his 50s era work are being reissued and one new form has also been created. The screens, pictured and described here, are made to order. Contact Erwin Hauer Studios for more information. ...
(14 August 2006) - A couple years ago we talked about the architectural sculptor Erwin Hauer and his amazing biomorphic, continuous surface screens (here). We're now very excited to report that three selections from his 50s era work are being reissued and one new form has also been created. The screens, pictured and described here, are made to order. Contact Erwin Hauer Studios for more information. ...
François Junod
(09 August 2006) - François Junod has been making robots the old-fashioned way for over 20 years. Using precise micro-mechanics, Junod works out of his studio in Sainte-Croix pursuing his goal of making movements smoother and more human. Though he works primarily on commissions, his Modigliani-like art pieces and studio shots are well-documented here and you can find a history of automata here (complete with satisfying flash animations). Also...
(09 August 2006) - François Junod has been making robots the old-fashioned way for over 20 years. Using precise micro-mechanics, Junod works out of his studio in Sainte-Croix pursuing his goal of making movements smoother and more human. Though he works primarily on commissions, his Modigliani-like art pieces and studio shots are well-documented here and you can find a history of automata here (complete with satisfying flash animations). Also...
Urban Spectacles of Wood
(31 July 2006) - Scott Urban is a sculptor and designer of custom wood eyewear frames. Working with each customer, he designs a unique frame suited to their needs and desires. Customers choose from exotic woods sustainably grown and harvested in Brazil, including Coco Bola, Bloodwood, Padauk, Goncalo Alves, Snakewood and Purpleheart. In addition to their eco chic credibility, wood frames offer antibacterial, form fitting and natural weather...
(31 July 2006) - Scott Urban is a sculptor and designer of custom wood eyewear frames. Working with each customer, he designs a unique frame suited to their needs and desires. Customers choose from exotic woods sustainably grown and harvested in Brazil, including Coco Bola, Bloodwood, Padauk, Goncalo Alves, Snakewood and Purpleheart. In addition to their eco chic credibility, wood frames offer antibacterial, form fitting and natural weather...
Petah Coyne: Above and Beneath the Skin
(26 June 2006) - Massive and baroque, Petah Coyne's haunting sculptures belie their humble material origins. Using wax, hair, beads, ribbons, bows, and fake flowers, the New York-based artist's work conjures fairytale and myth. Some seem to tell more contemporary stories, like the towering white pleats of "Untitled #978 Gertrude and Juliana (The Whitney Women)," which. pictured after the jump, is featured in her current show "Above and...
(26 June 2006) - Massive and baroque, Petah Coyne's haunting sculptures belie their humble material origins. Using wax, hair, beads, ribbons, bows, and fake flowers, the New York-based artist's work conjures fairytale and myth. Some seem to tell more contemporary stories, like the towering white pleats of "Untitled #978 Gertrude and Juliana (The Whitney Women)," which. pictured after the jump, is featured in her current show "Above and...
Tropolism: Implant Matrix Installation
(23 June 2006) - Today Tropolism directs our attention to the futuristic work of architects-cum-sculptors Philip Beesley and Will Elsworthy who recently debuted their Implant Matrix installation at the electronic media arts center Interaccess' show "Scale" in Toronto. Made from a complex structure of pentagonal "geotextile" nodes that sense and react to the audience and over two years in the making, the organic form is lit from within....
(23 June 2006) - Today Tropolism directs our attention to the futuristic work of architects-cum-sculptors Philip Beesley and Will Elsworthy who recently debuted their Implant Matrix installation at the electronic media arts center Interaccess' show "Scale" in Toronto. Made from a complex structure of pentagonal "geotextile" nodes that sense and react to the audience and over two years in the making, the organic form is lit from within....
Found in Translation
(20 June 2006) - The innovative Japanese sneaker brand, Onitsuka Tiger teamed up with Ramp Industry to develop Found in Translation, a new website that went live earlier this month celebrating the latest designs and movements of Anglo-Japanese talent. The site's combination of audio, video, and animation, as well as special downloads that users can turn into their own customized pieces, makes it well worth a visit. Cultural...
(20 June 2006) - The innovative Japanese sneaker brand, Onitsuka Tiger teamed up with Ramp Industry to develop Found in Translation, a new website that went live earlier this month celebrating the latest designs and movements of Anglo-Japanese talent. The site's combination of audio, video, and animation, as well as special downloads that users can turn into their own customized pieces, makes it well worth a visit. Cultural...
Judi Harvest
(06 June 2006) - New York-based artist Judi Harvest's work constantly looks to the illuminated cosmos for inspiration. Her upcoming September installation at Venice's famed Caffé Florian, Venetian Satellite, will be similar in form and aesthetic functionality to her Venice installation Luna Piena, a sped-up lunar calendar of 2,070 blown glass spheres that's on view at the Valaresso vaporetto stop through November 2006. (Pictured left.) Like Luna Piena,...
(06 June 2006) - New York-based artist Judi Harvest's work constantly looks to the illuminated cosmos for inspiration. Her upcoming September installation at Venice's famed Caffé Florian, Venetian Satellite, will be similar in form and aesthetic functionality to her Venice installation Luna Piena, a sped-up lunar calendar of 2,070 blown glass spheres that's on view at the Valaresso vaporetto stop through November 2006. (Pictured left.) Like Luna Piena,...
Jake Phipps Furniture
(27 April 2006) - Jake Phipps is an English furniture designer who has been making furniture since graduating design school in 1999. His studio gained a reputation as a resource for custom work, but he has recently added a few objects for the retail market. His work is clever; tables stretch or adapt to grow, all while maintaining the integrity of the design and the material, as seen...
(27 April 2006) - Jake Phipps is an English furniture designer who has been making furniture since graduating design school in 1999. His studio gained a reputation as a resource for custom work, but he has recently added a few objects for the retail market. His work is clever; tables stretch or adapt to grow, all while maintaining the integrity of the design and the material, as seen...
Woofer
(14 April 2006) - Though I'm not sure what the sound quality is like, this Woofer is brilliant sculptural double entendre none-the-less. Created by Buro Vormkrijgers, a Dutch design studio founded by Sander Mulder and Dave Keune, the headless dog speaker system is available as a single woofer or a pair of stereo speakers. The team is also planning to follow-up with Tweeter, a bird-like desktop speaker system....
(14 April 2006) - Though I'm not sure what the sound quality is like, this Woofer is brilliant sculptural double entendre none-the-less. Created by Buro Vormkrijgers, a Dutch design studio founded by Sander Mulder and Dave Keune, the headless dog speaker system is available as a single woofer or a pair of stereo speakers. The team is also planning to follow-up with Tweeter, a bird-like desktop speaker system....
Andrew Sutherland
(05 April 2006) - Brooklyn-based artist Andrew Sutherland works as a composer of mundane materials and uneventful spaces. Using corrugated cardboard, vinyl and medium density fiberboard, he recalls iconographic minimalists Sol LeWitt and Tony Smith. Colorful, layered work in ethylene vinyl acetate like 2005’s ‘Scrap Bin,’ leans towards late-career Frank Stella, but the work itself has taken Paxil to relieve its anxiety. Instead of working large, he operates...
(05 April 2006) - Brooklyn-based artist Andrew Sutherland works as a composer of mundane materials and uneventful spaces. Using corrugated cardboard, vinyl and medium density fiberboard, he recalls iconographic minimalists Sol LeWitt and Tony Smith. Colorful, layered work in ethylene vinyl acetate like 2005’s ‘Scrap Bin,’ leans towards late-career Frank Stella, but the work itself has taken Paxil to relieve its anxiety. Instead of working large, he operates...
Niklas Roy: Dokumat 500
(22 March 2006) - Niklas Roy is a German artist with engineering skills, a quirky sense of humor and an interest in robotics. Dokumat 500 is creation he completed last year—it's a fully automatic documentary robot. The camera is mounted on a tripod on powered wheels and has servo motors that control the pan and tilt of the camera. The 'brain' of the unit arbitrarily (algorithmically, actually) decides...
(22 March 2006) - Niklas Roy is a German artist with engineering skills, a quirky sense of humor and an interest in robotics. Dokumat 500 is creation he completed last year—it's a fully automatic documentary robot. The camera is mounted on a tripod on powered wheels and has servo motors that control the pan and tilt of the camera. The 'brain' of the unit arbitrarily (algorithmically, actually) decides...
Leo Villareal's LED Light Tubes
(17 March 2006) - Remember the LED tubes we saw at CES and showed you in this CH Video? Leo Villareal, our favorite light sculptor, has taken them and applied his sometimes soothing, other times frenetic animation style. The video below is of Columns 4 (4) (2005, light emitting diodes, microcontroller, plexiglas tubes, circuit board, 42 x 72 inches, edition: 3) a new piece featured by Connor Contrmporary...
(17 March 2006) - Remember the LED tubes we saw at CES and showed you in this CH Video? Leo Villareal, our favorite light sculptor, has taken them and applied his sometimes soothing, other times frenetic animation style. The video below is of Columns 4 (4) (2005, light emitting diodes, microcontroller, plexiglas tubes, circuit board, 42 x 72 inches, edition: 3) a new piece featured by Connor Contrmporary...
Fred Eerdekens
(14 March 2006) - Belgian artist Fred Eerdekens creates sculpture that masterfully manipulates light and shadows. Short Story, pictured above (click to zoom—it's really amazing) is a work recently shown by Spencer Brownstone Gallery at the Armory Show here in New York. Copper is twisted and turned in a seemingly abstract squiggle that reveals text when light is aimed at just the right angle. Other work from Eerdekens...
(14 March 2006) - Belgian artist Fred Eerdekens creates sculpture that masterfully manipulates light and shadows. Short Story, pictured above (click to zoom—it's really amazing) is a work recently shown by Spencer Brownstone Gallery at the Armory Show here in New York. Copper is twisted and turned in a seemingly abstract squiggle that reveals text when light is aimed at just the right angle. Other work from Eerdekens...
Ruth Marshall
(09 December 2005) - 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...
(09 December 2005) - 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...
Wilfrid Wood
(09 September 2005) - Check out these one of a kind sculptures by London based Wilfrid Wood. After leaving the TV program Spitting Image, Wilfrid has been making these little (and sometimes not so little) works of art (4 to 12 inches) for the last 5 years. These unique and somewhat bizarre characters are made in editions of 10. The price ranges from 100£ to 600£ (which is...
(09 September 2005) - Check out these one of a kind sculptures by London based Wilfrid Wood. After leaving the TV program Spitting Image, Wilfrid has been making these little (and sometimes not so little) works of art (4 to 12 inches) for the last 5 years. These unique and somewhat bizarre characters are made in editions of 10. The price ranges from 100£ to 600£ (which is...
Spiced Lady Ring
(07 September 2005) - Can't stand other people's cooking? Ever wish you could bring your own spices out on the town with you? Take a look at Iluren's Spiced Lady Ring, designed by Chao and Eero Jewel. Although it's also made as a three-dimensional free-standing sculpture, it also functions as a not-so-subtle poison ring or food general food enhancer....
(07 September 2005) - Can't stand other people's cooking? Ever wish you could bring your own spices out on the town with you? Take a look at Iluren's Spiced Lady Ring, designed by Chao and Eero Jewel. Although it's also made as a three-dimensional free-standing sculpture, it also functions as a not-so-subtle poison ring or food general food enhancer....
Broken Biscuit
(26 August 2005) - Broken Biscuit is the site for artist Man Chi Loy. Based in Hong Kong, his artwork is both beautiful and chilling for the intensity and sadness it conveys. The figurine on the left is his most recent work, entitled P.R.E.S.S. He also has paintings and illustrations. Some of which is used with sneakers. His work is available for purchase through his site with paypal....
(26 August 2005) - Broken Biscuit is the site for artist Man Chi Loy. Based in Hong Kong, his artwork is both beautiful and chilling for the intensity and sadness it conveys. The figurine on the left is his most recent work, entitled P.R.E.S.S. He also has paintings and illustrations. Some of which is used with sneakers. His work is available for purchase through his site with paypal....
Food Critic
(06 July 2005) - Artist Nicolas Touron’s new exhibit at the Virgil de Voldère Gallery in New York City uses most unlikely objects to tell his startling fables of global affairs. Armed primarily with sugar and ceramics, he has set out to portray the world as he sees it, a sphere where the world’s daily machinations can be both overwhelming and terrifying, and things are rarely as sweet...
(06 July 2005) - Artist Nicolas Touron’s new exhibit at the Virgil de Voldère Gallery in New York City uses most unlikely objects to tell his startling fables of global affairs. Armed primarily with sugar and ceramics, he has set out to portray the world as he sees it, a sphere where the world’s daily machinations can be both overwhelming and terrifying, and things are rarely as sweet...
Bennet Robot Works
(14 June 2005) - Meet Watts-- he's a 2 foot tall bucket of bolts made from old and new found parts. Watts can be found among many other robot sculptures at Bennett Robot Works. No, it's not yet another Social Networking site with a silly angle. It's the portfolio of Gordon Bennett, the artist inspired by Norman Bel Geddes and Raymond Loewy's visions of the Modern Age. Bennett...
(14 June 2005) - Meet Watts-- he's a 2 foot tall bucket of bolts made from old and new found parts. Watts can be found among many other robot sculptures at Bennett Robot Works. No, it's not yet another Social Networking site with a silly angle. It's the portfolio of Gordon Bennett, the artist inspired by Norman Bel Geddes and Raymond Loewy's visions of the Modern Age. Bennett...
Driftwood Skulls
(23 May 2005) - Hiroshi Kure is a Japanese sculptor with a passion for skulls and resin composites that look like natural materials. There is a lot of skull paraphernalia out there these days, but these rings are the most exciting I've seen so far. He has made them in silver as well as this resin composite, and has even enameled a few in pastel colors just for...
(23 May 2005) - Hiroshi Kure is a Japanese sculptor with a passion for skulls and resin composites that look like natural materials. There is a lot of skull paraphernalia out there these days, but these rings are the most exciting I've seen so far. He has made them in silver as well as this resin composite, and has even enameled a few in pastel colors just for...
ICFF Preview: Didi Dunphy's Embroidered Long Board
(10 May 2005) - Under the label Modern Convenience, Didi Dunphy aims to "bring the 'free time' of recess indoors and reintroducing play through sculptural elements." Last year at ICFF she did just that with the Indie Skate upholstered skateboard (left). This year she has evolved the deck to include an embroidered pattern (right) further exploring the potential in details when converting a toy to a piece of...
(10 May 2005) - Under the label Modern Convenience, Didi Dunphy aims to "bring the 'free time' of recess indoors and reintroducing play through sculptural elements." Last year at ICFF she did just that with the Indie Skate upholstered skateboard (left). This year she has evolved the deck to include an embroidered pattern (right) further exploring the potential in details when converting a toy to a piece of...
Eva Zeisel: The Playful Search for Beauty
(19 April 2005) - The lines, shapes and colors of Eva Zeisel's accessible work have inspired us for decades. If you're not familiar with her sensual design a good place to start is this show that opens at the Hillwood Museum in Washington, D.C. on 19 April 2005 and is on view until 4 December 2005. One of the most important women in design imho, Eva Zeisel is...
(19 April 2005) - The lines, shapes and colors of Eva Zeisel's accessible work have inspired us for decades. If you're not familiar with her sensual design a good place to start is this show that opens at the Hillwood Museum in Washington, D.C. on 19 April 2005 and is on view until 4 December 2005. One of the most important women in design imho, Eva Zeisel is...
Eric Doeringer: Contraband
(22 March 2005) - New York art magazine and exhibition space Animal commissioned Eric Doeringer to make a piece for their most recent issue/show. He came up with Contraband, a series of sculptures made out of items whose possession, sale, use, and/or transportation across state or international borders is illegal. Each item is bottled, labeled and shrink-wrapped in red plastic. The series contains 24 items ranging from hallucinogenic...
(22 March 2005) - New York art magazine and exhibition space Animal commissioned Eric Doeringer to make a piece for their most recent issue/show. He came up with Contraband, a series of sculptures made out of items whose possession, sale, use, and/or transportation across state or international borders is illegal. Each item is bottled, labeled and shrink-wrapped in red plastic. The series contains 24 items ranging from hallucinogenic...
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