More animal architecture
I’m not sure if it’s the fact that my brain was soaked in Beatrix Potter at a young and impressionable age, or maybe it’s just the profundity of the drawings of Daniel Arsham.
23 Sep
Hills of Kyoto; Beauty in All Things
Hills of Kyoto; Beauty in All Things
More from the exhibition Japanese Art and Design at MAD recently which showcased art objects from the museum’s permanent collections, by Japanese artists. Silk fronds simply …
22 Sep
Tapestry of the thousand longest rivers of the world:Boetti & Sauzeau at MoMA
Tapestry of the thousand longest rivers of the world:Boetti & Sauzeau at MoMA
embroidery dealing with issues of quantification, irregularity, and the classification and imposition of order on things that defy or elude imposition.
10 Aug
the fence as lace
the fence as lace
It’s ability to create illusion, define space without and within, and it’s dichotomous nature allures us. It is a protection and an exposure at once. It is a controller of the senses and an elevator.
31 Jul
OP textile
OP textile
Another favourite from the current exhibit ‘Pop: Design, Culture, Fashion’ at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London. c.1966 Hans Jurgen-Holzer’s screen printed cotton for Heals Fabrics.
28 Jul
POP and Paper
POP and Paper
Some favourites from the current exhibit ‘Pop: Design, Culture, Fashion’ at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London. The ready-to-assemble couture is perhaps a forerunner to Miyake’s …
03 Jun
Japanese object design; Beauty in All Things
Japanese object design; Beauty in All Things
Looking back at the Japanese Art and Design exhibition at MAD recently which showcased pieces from the museum’s permanent collections. This was a feast for …
01 Jun
Feelin’ Groovy!
Feelin’ Groovy!
…the rain also captures the halo glow of bright lights and the effervescent energy that never sleeps!
31 May
ICFF globes and sound barriers
ICFF globes and sound barriers
…this penchant to revisit fabric treatments a la textile in interiors; we saw it with lace, and net, via Marcel Wanders, and now here we have the Elizabethan Ruff!
24 Jan
the Annotated Wind in the Willows
the Annotated Wind in the Willows
“To that extent is a specimen of the most scandalous escapism: it paints a happiness under incompatible conditions—the sort of freedom we can have …