This cover caught my eye as I was flipping through MoMA’s holiday catalog. It’s subtle, beautifully balanced, and the full compilation of Alighiero Boetti‘s work to date.
I’m usually drawn to geometry, which is obvious if you frequent the site, so today during lunch, I figured I’d do a little mash-up of my own. I made a pattern to compliment…I think it works.
Here’s an example of life imitating art and vice versa, compliments of Meara O’Reilly. O’Reilly created these designs as a multimedia backdrop for Björk’s Biophilia world tour. By day, Meara works as a sound artist and educator, in residence at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. This is just one of many projects where she uses cymatic effects to reflect the texture in sound through vibration in matter.
1. Gorgeous time-lapse look at the night sky by Stephane Vetter via booooooom
2. A DIY Surprise Ball would make a delightful gift! via Honestly WTF
3. Digging these modern gingerbread homes via Present & Correct
4. Stunning handmade, hand-dyed books by Natalie Stopka via Mint
5. Turning pinball into art via This is Colossal
6. The nails add such a nice touch to this DIY pencil holder via design*sponge
7. This swing sofa looks like so much fun via design-milk
8. Fun and fabulous infographic scarves by Caleb Luke Lin via Design for Mankind
9. Masks by Tommy Hagen via Trendland
10. Loving Esme Winter’s wrapping paper and stationary via The Fox is Black
11. Captivated by Keetra Dean Dixon’s layered wax type via Jeannie Jeannie
12. Boglárka Nádi’s intricately illustrated poster for Urban Folklor via designworklife
Contributed by Emily Gup
Lately I’ve been following Daniel Arsham on Instagram. I enjoy watching his creative vision translated into sculpture. I also love his minimalist palette. For those unfamiliar with his work, Arsham is a 31 year old contemporary American artist from Florida living in New York. (The similarities between our lives begin and end there).
If you’ve been following H&M’s collaboration with Maison Martin Margiela (photos via Guest of a Guest), you’ve probably noticed that they brought in Arsham for the launch party. Merging art and commerce, the two creative forces partnered up, proving big budgets, celebrities, fashion and creative exclusivity are still sexy and highly coveted. This concept’s obviously not a new one and when done well, both sides win. Expect to see lots of it next week at Art Basel.
On the peripheral creative radar, There Will Be Cake, an artistic ballet by Robin Cantrell, which was recently funded on Kickstarter had it’s first performance in Williamsburg two weeks ago. From my second-hand account, via my friend Michael, the wedding cake-themed performance sounded beautiful. It seemed like an interpretive rendition of this wrapped, neutral trend that’s circulating our airwaves as of late.
http://vimeo.com/53770298
Watch the video if you have a moment, it’s captivating.
Have you heard of Alisa Burke? During a little furniture search that evolved into a rabbit hole of Pinterest clicks, I stumbled upon one of her ingenious DIY painting projects.
Everyone has spare bubble wrap lying around and if you’re in the mood to customize your holiday wrapping paper this year, consider this two-step project. All you need is paint and a toilet or paper towel roll. If you’d rather not, consider stopping by Alisa’s e-shop, as there are a unique array of patterns to choose from. I’m a fan of this which results in this.
Today I’m kicking off with a new section called Around the Globe. It’s devoted to the special things we find when exploring new parts of the world.*
I travel quite a bit on the job and when I arrive in a new city, I do my best to take mental notes as an outsider – initially, with rose colored glasses – then as a critical observer, interviewing men and women about their daily grind: their hopes, fears, families and careers. I’m also an obsessive photographer (like all of you), with an interest not necessarily in the tourist attractions- but more with random textures, color combos, quirky advertisements, street style and interesting eating habits.
Though today’s post doesn’t dig too deep, I thought I’d catalog one of my favorite department stores: Tomorrowland, in Tokyo. The products, the merchandising and the customer service are unparalleled. I bought this wallet in the men’s department after a year-long search for a replacement. It’s a special collaboration between the Italian leather label, Il Bisonte and the store- which is a strong brand throughout the country.
*We’d love to hear from you! If you’d like to share and submit some personal textured treasures you’ve found from the road (and why they’re meaningful to you), get in touch by sending a note with the title line, Around the Globe to editor@patternpulp.com
Thanks!
Shayna