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The bust of moliere.

Perrin Drumm — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:59:59 +0000

whether you love molière, want to look like you love molière or just appreciate a nice mustache, this bust of the famous french playwright is the finishing touch your grand library needs.

This isn’t just some trendy take on antique sculpture, this is the real deal. First created in biscuit porcelain (aka white unglazed porcelain) in 1899 at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, this bust is actually classified historic. The Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres was founded by Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (better known as the Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France) in 1740 in Vincennes, moving to the town of Sèvres in 1756. Widely known as a patron of the arts and literature, this unusually powerful, practical, and accomplished eighteenth century woman also planned the building of the Petit Trianon at Versailles, as well as the nation’s respected Ecole Militaire.

Since then, the porcelain foundry has produced a number of magnificent works, but not all of them are available for purchase online. Get your 18″ Molière for $12,500 and show the world you know a legacy of human accomplishment when you see one.

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Luca schieppati. Ciclotte stationary bike.

PRand — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:11:28 +0000

the ciclotte stationary bicycle would not appear out of place in a museum.

Which is exactly where its aesthetics hail from. Designer Luca Schieppati took his Ciclò — a concept bike that the Milan Design Museum liked enough to include in its permanent collection—and transformed it into an exercise machine. Push the pedals and the epicycloid crank system spins the magnetized main wheel. This in turn generates a magnetic field and plenty of thigh-burning resistance.

designer: luca schieppati
producer: ciclotte group
material: carbon fiber
period: 2010s

Furniture or art?

Perrin Drumm — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:47:35 +0000

bae sehwa fits into that small gap between furniture design and art.

When he presented his work at this year’s Art Basel, he was known as an artist, but Sehwa himself prefers the term ‘furniture artist.’ He first made a name for himself with his series of Lighting Tables that look like plain birch wood until you plug them in to reveal the pattern underneath.

His recent work, however, leans towards more craft-based, one-of-kind furniture, made entirely out of wood. The work that blew away the crowds at Art Basel are from his Steam series that includes lighting and “sittable” pieces made from bent wood.

designer: bae sehwa

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Oshibe by tomomi sayuda

Perrin Drumm — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:36:04 +0000

when i rounded the corner of tomomi sayuda’s booth at ICFF she was holding a handful of translucent eggs and placing them into the pods of her light and sound-based sculpture, sending her captivated audience atwitter.

The sculpture itself is a round, nest-like structure made of very soft spun yarn. It’s called Oshibe, the Japanese word for stamen, which is what each pod, five in all, were initially inspired by.

When each egg is placed in a stamen it glows and emits “tender, ambient sound.” The combined effect when all five are in action is like birds quietly chirping in a forest. Unlike the other products as ICFF, Oshibe might not serve a specific purpose or solve a problem, but touching the nest, placing the eggs and listening to the sound they make instantly relaxes you and sets your mind at ease, which is more than can be said about even the most cutting edge designs ICFF had to offer.

Designer: tomomi sayuda

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Gummy bear periodic table.

PRand — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:55:29 +0000

it’s halloween. it’s candy. it’s mad science.

above: gummy bear periodic table.

above: gummy worm chromosomes.

Artist: kevin van aelst

Paul Smith. Pencil set.

PRand — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:36:22 +0000

Value item: Stocking stuffer under $25.

For the pencil sharpener crowd a set of 12 multi-stripe pencils with rubber tops in a matching presentation box.

100% wood, 100% graphite, 100% rigid cardboard box. $12.00US

Designer: Paul Smith (UK)

Splashy trash.

PRand — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:57:26 +0000

Whether or not you must throw your trash on the street, what about pink and white polka dot designer trash bags? Or Anycoloryoulike?
Each bag is biodegradable and treated with repellent for even rodents of unusual size. Though this is a New York City art intervention initiative, you can splashy trash in your town too.

via momeld

Crayola colors. Politically correct.

PRand — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:17:00 +0000

Five more days to vote. Did you know Crayola’s evolution? A corporate ethos, marketing statement.

via pearweed

DA editor responds to comment…

Artist: cane toad

Artist: diem chau

Overheard: the crayon was mightier than the sword.

artist: todd peterson

Christopher Conte. Bio sculpture.

PRand — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:17:45 +0000

Robots. A very interesting topic. DA recently showcased a sewer inspector, the world’s most powerful per the manufacturer, a very practical solution. But what about robotics that inspire art? An example: Christopher Conte. By day posing as a designer of prosthetics and making artificial limbs for amputees in New York. At night and on weekends(?) creator of science fiction-like, futuristic sculptures. The artist – designer’s background of human anatomy, medical science, and biomechanics meld into robot-like creature art objects. Objects that inspire.

Recently he joined the stable of artist rep Les Barony to commercialize his art. Here’s to provoking innovation, adventure, the “non – practical” pursuit of solutions.

His work has been recently covered in Wired, Popular Science, Make Magazine, and used by The Discovery Channel and MTV Networks.

For more on Christopher Conte and his work, take a break and visit him here.

If you are into robots and want to see them live in Chicago visit Nextfest seen at Millennium Park September 27 – October 12, 2008

via .think and dark matter magazine

Don’t trash. Make art.

PRand — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:23:14 +0000

Just about the time we should be thinking about 86ing our plastic bottled water habits we have a bottle story. We came across this art and artist via trespluscool The artist is Martine Camillieri, a french artist who works with colorful plastics. Trying to think of an adequate bumper sticker here. —No to trash. Make art!— You get the idea, help us out here.

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