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House in Palabritas Beach by Metropolis
The Palabritas Beach House by the Peruvian firm Metropolis focuses on ocean views with a modern, yet ’60s-inspired aesthetic. While the house’s main color is white, red accents are seen everywhere making a bold statement in contrast.
Nendo for Lasvit
Nendo paired with the Czech glassmakers, Lasvit, to create a collection of hand-blown glass lighting and objects. This is Nendo’s first foray into the glass world and the pieces are quite beautiful. Each piece is unique with slight variations, as that’s the unpredictability of them being hand-blown. The forms are striking, yet elegant all while remaining simple in their overall shape.
NY Design Week 2012: Model Citizens NYC
…and so begins our 2012 New York Design Week coverage! First up is Model Citizens NYC, a show I also attended last year. Now in its fourth year, the show had a few gems situated in an awkwardly large space… I preferred last year’s space, but this year there was a lot more to see.
Hated having to take an elevator up to the hot 4th floor, but was happy to be greeted by this.
Fragments Table by Uto Balmora
I am not a huge fan of glass dining tables, but this faceted glass table by Uto Balmora for Tonelli Design won me over. If you’ll recall, we saw similar Tonelli glass tables in person at High Point Market in the Leif Petersen showroom.
Tambour Table by Michael Bambino
You know those desks that have the rolling tambour doors that slide open and closed to expose or hide the desk? Well, Brooklyn-based industrial designer Michael Bambino took that idea and flipped it on its head with his Tambour Table. It’s a desk/computer table that looks like your average work table. Not so…
Richard Blanco
Richard Blanco is a Chicago-based painter whose geometric paintings I’m completely taken with. Some of his abstract works are for sale as prints on Society6, while others remain as paintings on canvas and paper. A lot of his pieces make me feel like I’m staring in a kaleidoscope and I like it! Check out his Tumblr page for more work.
Wax Revolution Polanco by ROW Studio
I think waxing just got a bit more fun. Wax Revolution in Mexico City was designed by ROW Studio as a way to set a new standard for people’s idea of hair removal and it looks like they knocked it out of the park. The space was originally dark and rundown in a partial basement that was hidden from view on the street.
IN-EI by Issey Miyake for Artemide
IN-EI is a new collection of table, floor, and hanging lamps by fashion designer Issey Miyake for the Italian lighting manufacturer Artemide. Born from the 132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE project in which clothing can be folded flat but also become a three-dimensional form, Miyake and his research team Reality Lab. naturally transitioned into lighting. The fixture’s material is made from recycled PET plastic bottles and diffuses light beautifully. “IN-EI” is Japanese for shadow, and with the pleating of the material each lamp becomes a striking sculpture when lit.
Masterpiece by Whatshisname
Masterpiece is a sculpture made of painted acrylic that resembles a cloth-covered painting, which has yet to be revealed. The artist, who goes by “Whatshisname,” is saying that regardless of artworks that have already been created, with every new generation of artists, there are new masterpieces yet to be discovered.
