Carsten Nicolai

There is no way that Carsten Nicolai can be pigeonholed, style wise. From re-imaginging the Guggenheim to a simple demonstration of a Sonic Boom, via the making an interactive locked groove installation. There is an awful lot of stuff on the site but this demonstrates how free thinking Nicolai is, dealing with big themes of dynamics, process and perception. His latest work is ongoing -"autoR (2010) by Carsten Nicolai is the third project realized by the Temporäre Kunsthalle on its facade. autoR is conceived as a self-organizing process for which visitors are invited to apply a total of around 100,000 stickers to a white background. The abstract form of the stickers play with the idea of a logo and refers to the structure of viruses and antibodies." (read more about this piece here).

Will Criuckshank

I haven't seen Will for ages, so took a nose at his site to see whats new, and (as always) got sucked in.
Low tech inventions, constructions and machines, as art. All the pieces are site sensitive, subtle and clever - i just find them very engaging. Last year, Will made a temporary pavilion for the Havelock Walk open studios, and i guessing he may well figure again in the upcoming show. (If you read this Will, hope you and the family are all well and good).

Jean Nouvel

The Serpentine Gallery invites Jean Nouvel to design this years, the 10th, Summer Pavilion. Its hard to get a feel for it from the renderings but i definitely like the consistent red colour throughout the differing materials. The triumphant skewed wall presumably acts a beacon for those approaching from way across the park. It also looks very open, (dare i say it.... French), which i think is also a good thing. You can check it out from July - October.

Jorge Pardo

The new (May) World of Interiors just landed on my doorstep, and its a good one. Nestled amongst other gems is a piece on Jorge Pardo's Merida house, commissioned by Haunch of Venison Gallery. Rich printed and painted wooden doors set to a minimal composition, to wonky doors and hand painted walls, all wrapped up in a bar code like exterior."Essentially i am operating as an artist, but as an artist who motivates the language of architecture and design towards the ends of art".
(Sorry for the rubbish pic), i would just go and get yourself a copy.

Dice Prints

Another one of my obsessions is Dice, i have a half decent collection myself, so these letterpress dice prints really appealed to me. Stukenborg uses an amazingly simple process, which produces beautiful results, with infinite possibilities.

Detail

I really like this image, an little update on a new table, which should be finished very soon.

Garden Office

First thoughts on a proposed upcoming commission, a London garden office. It will be used all year round so the greenhouse section (to the left) is vital in providing heat to the studio, although under floor heating will also be used. The bi-fold windows allow for the space to be as open as possible. The desk will sit directly under the window to maximise that 'inside-outside' feeling. Western Red Cedar cladding would complete the exterior.