Repetition Elsewhere: Sukkah Sculptures

What comes to mind when you look at this? Burning Man…an illuminated sculpture…an innovative Sukkah? Bingo! This wooden sculpture, entitled Gathering, was recently submitted for a high-concept holiday competition by Dale Suttle, So Sugita and Ginna Nguyen. “Calculated yet unpredictable, ” are just a few words used to describe the structure. The nonlinear assemblage of wooden sticks guide the eye toward the sky. “Whether wandering through the desert for 40 years or through the city for a day, all people desire respite. The sukkah is an icon for this relief from transience.”

September 21, 2010 | By: Shayna Kulik

Service: Pattern People

It’s hard not to appreciate other sites, services and artists that embrace repetition. Pattern People, a surface design studio founded by designers, Claudia Brown and Jessie Whipple Vickery does just that. Based in Portland, Oregon and London, the creative duo make designs using paint, ink, graphite, and pixels for a range of projects and products – from wrap-around residential murals to perfume and chocolate packaging. The patterns on their site are refreshing, vivid and youthful and range from commercial to experimental.

We’re excited to announce that they’ve just introduced a feature geared towards the DIY design crowd that lets users download free prints. These patterns can be recolored, customized, and rescaled for personal use. The prints include a range of styles from ikat interpretations to florals, conversationals and more. Check out their blog to get inspired and stay in the loop, and the next time you have a design dilemma that’s lacking “that special something,” consider calling in the texture troop!

September 20, 2010 | By: Shayna Kulik

Friday Quick Links!

1. Beautiful and intricate illustrations by Luis Toledo via Vectro Ave.
2. Gorgeous and certainly unique chain guard for your bike via Design*Sponge
3. Haunting digital paintings by Noil Klune via Acidolatte
4. The open-source Eggbot contraption can decorate eggs for you via DesignBoom
5. Tickled by the dears-as-wig illustration by Justin Richel via The Jealous Curator
6. I’m not too into sports, but these sports illustrations are pretty amazing via Design Work Life
7. Digging Elana Herzog’s site specific “sculptural drawings” via Kitsune Noir
8. Lovely “forget me not” silk scarf collection by fashion illustrator Coco via Trendland
9. Hanna Hedman’s is truly covetable wearable art via Dezeen
10. Intense pair of typographic murals recently installed in two schools in Queens via Creative Review
11. Such an interesting but basic concept for a cabinet by Misha Kahn via Design Milk
12. Colorful and eccentric knits from Annie Larson via The Trendy Girl

Coverage by: Emily Gup

September 17, 2010 | By: Shayna Kulik

Twitter Influencer: Jessi Arrington

Jessi Arrington is a big, BIG fan of color and it shows in her style, her work, and even shines through in her words. The Brooklyn based graphic designer is a co-founder of Workshop, where her can-do attitude is an integral part of the design studio that shares a passion for great design coupled with social responsibility. She’s also a board member of AIGA/NY. With an attitude towards life that involves happy soulful design, it’s no wonder that her work, her blog and her twitter feed all radiate a sense of contentment and good old fashion fun. Follow along to share in a love of color, good ideas and the amusing tales that arise when you have a colorful attitude towards life.

September 17, 2010 | By: Shayna Kulik

Repetition Elsewhere: Technically Tailored

As far as fashion goes, a technical drawing is a designer’s blueprint. It dictates the fabric, feel and cut of an article of clothing before it goes into production. This vintage Chloe blouse emulates this mathematical mood, using speedometer gauges and shades of blue. Shot by the eighteen year old wunderkind, Jane Aldridge along with her mother Judy Aldridge, this pair has created yet another color story for their highly inspirational blog, Sea of Shoes.

September 16, 2010 | By: Shayna Kulik

Book Review: Nick Cave's Latest

Not too long ago, we were strolling through The Strand bookstore and happened upon Nick Cave’s book, Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. We flipped through a few pages, smiling as we remembered when we first discovered his work, and were once again amazed by his talent. The pages literally pop with all of the wonderful colors and textures resplendent in his creations. Then the September issue of Vogue came out with some of Cave’s latest movable sculptures, surely garnering him a few more fans and, as we’ve noted, seemingly inspiring a legion of monster-esque, highly texturized and transformed models. If you’re interested in his work and have never made it to one of his exhibitions – or even if you have – this book is a wonderful catalogue of his work and a stunning piece to own as its content is a feast for the eyes.