Dishes after our own heart! The latest collection from Fishs Eddy (which popped up in our Manhattan Users Guide email) looks like it could have come from the Pattern Pulp design studio. In addition to the lovely orange appeal, 5% of proceeds go to the New York City Food Bank. Dig in and check it out.
As you’re all aware, this past weekend New York City celebrated everything that is contemporary design with one of the world’s most well-regarded design fairs, the annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF).
We had an opportunity to share a few favorites from the show with Marina Cashdan of the Huffington Post Arts. Click here to see the round up!
It’s hard not to be charmed by Victo Ngai’s style of art. A childhood of living around the world drew her to illustration, helping at first to stave off the loneliness of being the new kid in class and eventually aiding in her ability to make friends.
Her lines are reminiscent of those in Japanese wood blocks and her overall aesthetic maintains a sense of modernity and is abundantly unique. Victo’s twitter stream is just as unique as she is, as the friendly artist shares the trials and tribulations of her ever-growing career.
For those of you who know much we love the tech and internet worlds here at Pattern Pulp, it was both a pleasure and an honor to be able to present digital stories to The Color Association today. This amazing team of professionals was founded in 1915 and has evolved into an extraordinarily valuable resource for anyone working with color (and long production timelines).
Twice yearly, color professionals spanning nearly every industry join forces to forecast color decisions in the realm of brand identity, product, service, communications and spatial environments. Today I had the absolute pleasure of joining the team as a presenter and I can say without a doubt, it was an educational treat to collaborate, compare notes and nail down palettes. Thanks guys!
What was once strictly dismissed as lowly graffiti has become known as street art, which has in turn become considered, in some cases, high art. Indeed, street art in its many forms has captured the world’s interest and Cedar Lewisohn’s book, Abstract Graffiti, provides a vibrant account of this evolution.
In it, Lewisohn explores the outer limits of graffiti as a global movement from the abstract to the avant-garde. He covers everything including Knit Graffiti and Street Training as well as the historical lineage of these abstract trends. Also addressing such issues of protest, crime, the place of street art in museums as well as the evolution of materials, this book offers interesting insights into some of the most exciting and challenging work on the contemporary art scene.
Whenever I get excited at the start of a trade show, I have to wonder if it’s beginners luck and if I’d have the same joy after having walked the entire floor. After rehashing my photos and press materials, I can still say that one of the booths I was most impressed with was Plumen, and it appeared within the first five minutes of walking in.
Plumen’s the CFL designer solution to the ugly lightbulb. Sculptural from every angle and covered in a colorful cord, these British bulbs have a lasting life of 8,000 hours. Here’s a better picture from their website:
To note the other designs from today’s slideshow, Lara Knut’s miniature woven canvases at the Model Citizens show doubled as art pieces. Back at ICFF, the rain and cloud lighting by DCS-corp, were both delicate and conceptual works of art. Keeping with bulbous shapes, these mini people from Hola Amiglo at Model Citizens mimicked the metaphor of having a bright idea and finally, the chairs created by the team at Idut presented sensory seating. As I sat down, the outer tim lit up.