Antony Caro 1924 - 2013

The Creators Project

A Point to note with the last post, it was part of The Creators Project, which is consistently brilliant and well worth a regular visit.

Four Tet

Really interesting short film with Four Tet, dealing with everything from creative process to emotion.

Sarah Sze

Represented by the amazing Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Sarah Sze.....
".......utilises a myriad of everyday objects in her installations from cotton buds and tea bags to water bottles and ladders, light bulbs and electric fans. Presented as leftovers or traces of human behaviour, these items, released from their commonplace duty possess a certain vitality and ambition within the work. Her careful consideration of every shift in scale between the humble and the monumental, the throwaway and the precious, the incidental and the essential solicits a new experience of space, disorienting and reorienting the viewer at every turn." 

Todd Hido

Intriguing images by Todd Hido in his 'Homes at night' series. 

Vera & Kyte

 

 More stuff from LDF 2013 by Vera & Kyte. Obvious heavy Sottsass influence here and I like the products; the collection of stools?.... tables?... perches? But what grabbed my attention was the painted granite pieces. Something brilliant about the quality of line produced when the paint is applied. Because of the slightly rough surface the edges of the line become blurred and occasionally bleed on to the horizontal surfaces. Final honing on the granite could have happened after the painting, producing a clean line but Vera & Kyte's approach to these was that of artist rather than designer. They are not that pre-planned, (designed) so there is room for evolution, meaning they do not feel like a product, just interesting objects.

Rivane Neuenschwander

Rivane Neuenschwander deals with the big stuff, Space & Time. In particular trying to define or mark out succinct and appropriate boundaries, somehow trying to calibrate the space (whilst enhancing its totality.) Wonderful.

Goodd

My favourite thing at the London Design Festival this year by a mile was the simple Vita side table by uncontrollable Urge for Goodd (nice site too). Hard to tell from the images but this is so impeccably detailed, precise and poised.