Pop-up housing for homeless people.
pop-up housing for homeless people. proposal to convert disused lock-up garages. via the guardian [RK]
M/M (paris) the carpetalogue. Gallery libby sellers.
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Gallery Libby Sellers is showing a series of hand woven carpet designs by the French art and design duo M/M (Paris). Each in an edition of 12 +2 APs, the four carpets act like a condensed catalogue – or Carpetalogue – for M/M’s practice.
Michaël Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak originally established M/M (Paris) as a graphic design studio in 1992. Their close associations with the music, fashion and art worlds have led to their becoming one of the most distinctive and acclaimed creative voices of their generation, within graphic design and beyond. Their longstanding creative clients and collaborators include fashion designers Yohji Yamamoto, Givenchy and Balenciaga; musicians such as Björk, Madonna, The Micronauts and Kanye West; and artists including Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Sarah Morris, and Philippe Parreno + Pierre Huyghe, with whom they also designed the Etienne Marcel Café in Paris in 2001. M/M’s work is held in the public collections of Tate Modern in London, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
The gallery is also hosting a special M/M (Paris) pop-up shop stocking a curated selection of their other works, including their new book, M to M of M/M (Paris), written by Emily King, designed by Graphic Thought Facility, with a foreword by Hans Ulrich Obrist and published by Thames & Hudson. We are one of the few stockists of this book right now, so best place your orders early.
Regular opening hours: tuesday > friday 11a > 6p saturday 11a > 4p
Fore further information: gallery@libbysellers.com or +44 (0)20 3384 8785
venue: gallery libby sellers | 41-42 berners street | london WlT 3nb
Brompton design district. London design fesitival 2012.
[ Brompton Design District ] celebrates its 5th Anniversary at this year’s [ London Design Festival ] with 40 events and exhibitions around the V&A including a new, four-story, temporary Design Destination:
4 cromwell place SW7 london
14 > 23 september
Highlights Include:
[ The Conran Shop – RED ]
Marking 25 years at the Michelin building and inspired by the iconic British pillar box red, pieces by 40 re- nowned designers including Thomas Heatherwick, Ross Lovegrove and studio, Jasper Morrison, Raw Edges and John Pawson.
[ Sub Zero & Wolf ]
Alessi collaborates with Sub-Zero & Wolf to create an innovative cookware installation featuring the new Marcel Wanders ‘Dressed’ collection.
[ Bamford – Max Lamb & 1882 Ltd. ]
1882 Ltd continues the 130-year Johnson pottery legacy with the launch of two fine bone china collections – Crockery by Max Lamb and Plates by Emily Johnson. Suzanne Trocmé also shows her inaugural collection, Aspi- rals.
[ Margaret Howell + Ercol and Nicola Tassie ]
Ercol 2012 reissue of the stacking and butterfly chairs. Nicola Tassie launches a series of six ceramic lamp bases.
[ Mint – A Spatial Surprise ]
Eclectic new concepts by 50 new and established designers, including Established & Sons and Southern Guild, showcasing works that embody a new and dynamic interpretation and manipulation of space be it a small or a large object.
[ Skandium – Three credenzas by Eva Schildt & The Origin of Objects ]
A series of new creations, adding to Skandium’s own production, three credenzas by Swedish designer Eva Schildt. Along with a retrospective of Sweden’s hottest new design duo, Folkform.
[ B&B Italia ]
An installation and series of events to celebrate the exclusive launch of the marble versions of the Tobi-Ishi table – the first project by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby for B&B Italia.
[ Nigel Coates – CASA REALE ]
Provocateur and protagonist, Nigel Coates, continues to challenge design expectations with his Casa Reale pre- sentation which evokes a chimerical residence where games of light, refraction and scale distort perceptions.
[ Boffi ]
The UK launch of the 2012 collection of accessories for kitchen and bathroom as well as a unique living room storage system and a beautiful kitchen with Acacia wood doors.
[ Serpentine Gallery ]
Pavilion by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei, the design team behind the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games.
[ Smallbone ]
Smallbone is working with Kelly Hoppen, the world renowned designer who has not only created a distinctive style but an aesthetic that is synonymous with elegance, luxury and timeless classics, to launch a unique, con- temporary kitchen collection.
[ Dudgeon Sofas ]
Showcasing the new range of luxury handmade sofas including the Portofino sofa and Flair sofa longue and ot- toman. Hosting a lifestyle talk followed by champagne and canapés. 5pm, Tuesday 18 September.
[ Helen Green Design ]
A comprehensive studio synonymous with the creation of crafted interiors. New for 2012 is the launch of Col- lection III, their third furniture collection.
[ Jonathan Adler ]
See the newest products to bring style, craft and joy to your home and have a chance to win a signed copy of one of Jonathan’s books on Thursday 20 and 22.
[ Ralph Lauren Home ]
Celebrating the world of Ralph Lauren Lighting and to explore Ralph Lauren Home for Autumn/Winter 2012.
[ Robert Frew LTD ]
Fine antiquarian books, including travel, bindings, illustrated books of all kinds, library sets, topographical and decorative prints and maps of all areas of the world.
[ Something good – Methods ]
The new project from the Italian collective highlights the importance of method in design development, analys- ing different approaches between experimental international designers.
[ Andipa Gallery – GREAT + British ]
Stunning works by Great British artist royalty including Hockney, Bacon and Hirst and a commissioned installa- tion by Hugo Dalton.
[ RCA – Design for the Real World ]
Exhibition of inclusive and sustainable designs by RCA graduates, inspired by the 40th anniversary of Victor Papanek’s seminal text, Design for the Real World.
[ V&A ]
The V&A Museum is again the Festival hub with 80 exhibitions, installations and events with designers including Nendo, Alexander Taylor, BarberOsgerby, Konstantin Grcic, Amanda Levete and digital designer Keichi Masuda.
Hot tools by ecal. Gallery libby sellers.
[ hot tools by ecal ] 6 > 29 september 2012
[ london design festival] event: 19 september 6 > 9p
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[ Gallery Libby Sellers ] presents HOT TOOLS, an exhibition of exquisite and intrepid glass works by the Product Design Master’s students of ECAL, the University of Art and Design Lausanne.
The exhibition is the culmination of a student workshop led by designer Ronan Bouroullec and glassblower Matteo Gonet featuring works by eight graduate designers: Rita Botelho, Diane du Chaxel, Sarha Duquesne, Philipp Grundhöfer, Felix Klingmüller, Charles Mathis, Giulio Parini and Jung-Cheng Su. The designers’ brief was to challenge conventions of glass making and the types of objects that such extraordinary processes and inventive thinking would yield. A selection of the works will be available to purchase through the gallery.
The exhibition will continue throughout the London Design Festival and will be open late for a special evening viewing on the 19th September from 6 – 9pm. Join us then to celebrate this and a special LDF installation by [ Peter Marigold ] for cashmere house Oyuna. The installation has been created to bring alive the beauty and artisan craftsmanship of the cashmere pieces while capturing the brand’s Mongolian nomadic spirit.
Regular opening hours: tuesday > friday 11a > 6p saturday 11a > 4p
London Design Festival hours (15 > 23 September): monday > saturday 11a > 6p (closed sundays)
RSVP essential to gallery@libbysellers.com or +44 (0)20 3384 8785
venue: gallery libby sellers | 41-42 berners street | london WlT 3nb
In long run, consistency wins out.
In long run, consistency wins out: olympic decathlon champ dan o’brien. via mckinsey quarterly [RK]
London design festival 2012 preview: de la espada.
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Some of our favorite designers are represented by De La Espada, which is why we were excited to get a little taste of what they’ll be showing during the London Design Festival this September. This year they’ll return to The Tramshed event at designjunction, where they’ll be showing special exhibitions from Autoban, Matthew Hilton and Søren Rose Studio.
“A celebration of authenticity, creativity and innovation, The Tramshed is a carefully curated event with a diverse selection of both established and emerging companies. designjunction, this year in central London’s disused Sorting Office, is a stimulating place for design, culture and entertainment.”
Autoban will exhibition their second of four site specific installations schedule for 2012. Spread over 1,000 square feet in The Sorting Office, environment has an ethereal depth created by multiple layers of sheet material and the passage of light. The spatial organization highlights the interplay between the product, the space and the visitor. New products launching at the event include Cloud Table, an oversized wood dining table inspired by the organic forms of clouds; and Master Chair, an upholstered dining chair with a slender wood frame. Each will be available in a choice of four hardwoods: oak, walnut, chestnut and ash. The new products will be displayed next to classics from the range.”
Matthew Hilton will use the festival to launch Mary’s Chair and Mary’s Side Table, two new pieces of furniture inspired by a trip to the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco. Apparently, Hilton was moved by “the contrast of the oppressive weight of the concrete structure and the release of the swooping, expansive space within. Mary’s chair and side table are inspired by this experience. Crafted in solid hardwood, American white oak and American black walnut, the side table with a marble top, the forms are substantial yet delicate, sculptural yet highly functional. Also launching are Misty sofa, a cool and brooding design with an exposed timber frame and a cast iron leg; Misty coffee table in the same materials and design language as the sofa; Pole Light, a functional timber reading lamp with brass detailing; and a new version of the existing Horizon Coffee Table, with larger overall proportions.”
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Søren Rose Studio (top of post) will also release new products from their Park Avenue collection, including P.A. Bed, a solid wood bed with a light expression; P.A. Bookcase, a timeless, expansive storage unit with drawers a seamless part of each shelf; P.A. Rectangular Table, a functional table with lightness and purity of form; P.A. Ottoman Tray, which transforms the P.A. Ottoman into a coffee table; and Church Chair, a stackable timber chair suitable for use as a dining or conference chair.
Gallery libby sellers plays games. Design miami/basel & olympics 2012.
log chess set, peter marigold |2012 | single branch, plywood, graphite. 62 x 62 x 2 cm | click > enlarge
gallery libby sellers is in design miami/basel for the third year in a row, presenting a curated group show themed around the game of chess. the presentation takes as its inspiration an exhibition hosted by the julien levy gallery in new york, 1944, during which Levy, max ernst and marcel duchamp invited a veritable “who’s who” of modernist artists to contribute chess sets, art works and furniture to the exhibition. the curated group show will include specially commissioned works by designers including: fabien cappello, simon hasan, stuart haygarth, paul Kelley, julia lohmann & gero grundmann, peter marigold, rolf sachs
chess set | simon hasan |2012 | patinated brass, screen printed leather, hot rolled steel plate, brass fittings. 60 x 60 x 2 cms
event > design miami/basel 2012
venue > hall 5 messe basel | booth g19 | 4005 basel, switzerland
preview > 11 june 2012 (by invitation only)
open to the public > 12 > 17 June, 2012 | daily from 11am – 7pm
it’s all about the games in london this summer. during the 2012 olympics, gallery libby sellers moves the chess sets to her gallery and titles the show “games” of course.
event > games
venue > gallery libby sellers | 41-42 berners street | london w1t 3nb | +44 (0)20 3384 8785
date > 4 july > 18 august 2012
open to the public > 12 > 17 June, 2012 | daily from 11am – 7pm
Pyramids of makkum. Gallery libby sellers.
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Following an elaborate restoration project of 17th century flower pyramids which Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum had then recently acquired, Royal Tichelaar Makkum initated a prestigious project to create pyramids of its own. Tichelaar’s craftsmen made an exact replica of one of the original pyramids, which subsequently served as starting point for a new interpretation of the pyramids by Dutch designers Hella Jongerius, Jurgen Bey, Studio Job and Alexander van Slobbe. The results – an impressive presentation of five sublime artefacts: the traditional replica and the four interpretations, all made in the original Faience technique – will be exhibited for the first time in London in Spring 2012.
hella jongerius
jurgen bey
venue: gallery libby sellers | 41-42 berners street | london WlT 3NB
contact: +44 (0)20 3384 8785 | gallery [at] libbysellers [dot]com
date: 10 may > 16 june 2012
Blue forest's "eco-classrooms" and "sustainable tree houses."
Blue Forest touts itself as a builder of “eco-classrooms and “sustainable luxury,” two words that are often mutually exclusive. I have to raise an eyebrow at any company that labels its products with names like ecoPerch without providing any information on what makes them so “eco” in the first place. The ecoPerch is a “four-bed retreat that offers guests an exclusive, sustainable self-catering experience…It’s natural, organized geometry maximizes the relationship between the inside space and the outdoor setting, ensuring the structure sits harmoniously within the landscape.”
That sounds like a lot of empty ad speak to me, and I was ready to write them off completely until I stumbled across an article about their “eco-classrooms” that actually makes their green-washed website seem more legitimate. The classrooms are constructed primarily from FSC- or PEFC-certified softwood timber and incorporate a sedum roof.
“The building operates without any main power or utility supply. It is serviced entirely by solar energy and even incorporates a methanol fuel cell as a backup should there be a prolonged period without sun. A rainwater-harvesting system collects water from the sedum roof for both the kitchen and composting toilets. The structure is believed to be the first building in the UK which processes harvested rainwater from a sedum roof into hot and cold drinking water using only solar power.”
No word on whether the same is true for their line of luxury tree houses, but why on earth don’t they include that on their site instead of a bunch sustainable mumbo-jumbo? Let’s chalk it up to the fact that this is a new company and whoever is handling their brand strategy clearly doesn’t realize that in addition to the luxury crowd, there’s a large market of folks who get seriously turned on by recycled rainwater and low impact construction.
Breaking down the new london design museum.
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Earlier this week it was announced that the Design Museum, currently located in east London, would relocate in 2014 to a site at the Commonwealth Institute. Chances are you’ve caught a whiff of the buzz already. Here’s how the renovation adds up:
Number of years the site stood vacant: 12
Interior design: John Pawson
Why you should know him: Recently he’s done stage design for major ballets and operas as well as a temporary exhibition in the Geometric Staircase of St. Paul’s Cathedral. See all his work.
Number of floors: 5
Square-meters: 10,000 (about 33 square-feet)
Height of peaked roof: 16 meters (about 55 feet)
Estimated annual visitors: 500,000 (double the previous amount)
Estimated cost: £80 million (about $126 million)
“It’s a true icon and example of post war modernism,” Pawson said. “The challenge was working inside the skin of an existing building. For me it’s about retuning the existing architecture so it still feels fresh. The palette we’ll use is quite quiet and simple…and will retain and enhance the extraordinary special qualities of the building.”
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