Finito

At long last, the project i have been working on is finished, the filming is done, it looks great and everyone is happy! Phew. I think there is a good chance that it will be aired in six to eight weeks time and will let you know when i hear.

London Design Festival

I am still unsure whether i am going to be around for the London design Festival this year, so i have been having a nose through the press and design pages. Stuart Haygarth digresses from his usual medium of found and collated objects, (which he painstakingly and sublimely re-purposes), for an installation focusing on framing a staircase at the V&A.  Barber & Osgerby open the doors of their studio in Shoreditch so you can get an insight into their working environment, and just around the corner, Tomoko Azumi goes solo at the Rocket Gallery. Paul Cocksedges' sculpture on the southbank looks very promising indeed, part of the Size & Matter series. And obviously there are the larger shows, TENT and 100% Design where you can see upcoming stars and established brands battle for attention. I do have a soft spot for objects that lean, so instantly noticed andthendesign's Lean Man series (pictured above) which will be shown at 100%.
There are a million other things on, but i suggest you get the printed Design Week Booklet, as i don't think the website makes it easy to discover the little gems that will undoubtedly be out there.

David Weeks

As a total contrast to the normal slick furniture and lighting, last year David Weeks suddenly starting producing articulated wooden animals (Hanno the Gorilla is very cool). And this summer he goes one better with Cubebot. Brilliant, and pretty cheap too, $25 - 35, from here.

Reinhard Dienes

Reinhard Dienes conjures a lot out of very little with his Le belge (The Belgian) series. Simple and elegant flat pack furniture of high quality. Other highlights are the Tonic sideboard/bookcase where locking legs transform a humble box into something far more elegant, and the La grand light. Dienes strips and pares down elements, ultimately making objects that are far greater than the sum of their parts.

Rocket Prints

Apologies for the lack of posts, i am up to eye balls in a major project!
But must mention a sale of prints at the rocket gallery this Thursday. Featuring Robyn Denny, John Hoyland and Ellsworth Kelly amongst many others. Nice.

Favela Painting

Amazing looking stuff form the Favela Painting project.
"This art....has the potential of working as a catalyst of social renewal and change"

Cardiff & Miller

I have tried to make (low tech) musical furniture before and really like this new work by Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller. Very different style to mine but the same ethos - Playing furniture as it were an instrument. Watch the video here.