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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Creative reuse and Culture and Events and Fashion + Style and Materials on
30 July 2010, with no comments so far.
(2009 winning design by artists Luciano Bortone and Barbara Hendricks)
The Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts and Pageant of Masters is already one of the oldest and most prestigious open air art shows in the country, but tomorrow it gets even better. On Saturday from 1-4 pm, reused couture takes center stage at Runway Fashion, where festival artists are tasked with making high fashion out of reclaimed and recycled materials—allowing for a ton of creativity and some very interesting concepts. (Last year’s winner used plastic forks, old festival programs, and can tabs.) Seven ensembles will make their way down the catwalk, face a panel of judges (actress Joely Fisher, artist Andre Miripolsky, and fashion executive Suzi Chauvel), and maybe even win some cash when it’s all said and done.
Click here for more info and get your garbage on.
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Craft and Home + Garden and Sewing on
27 July 2010, with 2 comments so far.
Even if you don’t have a new tyke in your life, you could do up this bird mobile from Eighteenth Century Agrarian Business for yourself! Follow along with the tutorial to concoct your very own hanging embroidery hoop perch.
[image via Eighteenth Century Agrarian Business]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Design and Environment and Home + Garden on
23 July 2010, with no comments so far.
As someone that always wants a peek behind closed doors, Sarah Dayo’s Glimpse mirror definitely satisfies the less voyeuristic side of that impulse (it reflects you, not other people that can’t see you!). The mirror, shaped like a sliver of space beyond a partially closed door, can be placed anywhere and instantly transforms a wall, bushes, the sky—you name it—into an instant escape.
From her site:
Passing through the everyday spaces we inhibit, the door half opened always stirs up a sense of seduction and curiosity within us. Inspired by these ordinary yet inexplicable moments in our daily lives, I designed a mirror that gives an illusion of a door opening on any given surface.
[from Neatorama, via Make]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Culture and Design and Events on
22 July 2010, with 2 comments so far.
Sure, it looks a normal monument in Lisbon from this distance. But approach it and you’ll find yourself staring at something a bit more subversive, and you have Brooklyn artist collective Faile to thank for that. Temple, their installation for Portugal Arte 10, has the visual wear and tear of a structure in ruins, or at least one from an alternate world like Stargate or something.
For more images, click here and check out others after the jump. And for some video, click here.
[from Wooster Collective, images by Phomer via DFLEKTOR]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Creative reuse and Design and Home + Garden and Materials on
21 July 2010, with no comments so far.
Remnant logs and light bulbs—such a simple idea with such a striking result. Anzfer Farms‘ Fragment series (available on their Etsy page for $50-60 each) consists of several lamps and vases, all made of wood found scouting San Francisco shoreline. But the duo of Jonathan Anzalone and Joseph Ferriso doesn’t stop here. They also do custom design work and turn out amazing furniture using reclaimed wood—check out these modern lock-and-key chairs for proof.
[via Oh Joy!]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Culture and Design and Events and Materials and Places on
20 July 2010, with 1 comment so far.
This could be the most charming thing I’ve seen in awhile. London-based artist Akane Takayama visited a number of elementary schools around the city and conducted dog-sculpture-making workshops with the students. Within the year, 1,000 cardboard canines have been made for DOG and each is part of ongoing installation events, the first of which happened on June 19-20th at Paradise Gardens.
Along with the artist, the students and volunteers meet up at parks, go on walks, and tuck wishes into the collars of each pup. They also take one home for themselves and snap their new pet in whatever situation it gets into…it’s man’s best friend minus any of the mess.
For more, visit the DOG blog and check out the artist’s statement.
[from Dude Craft, via Dog Art Today]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Architecture and Creative reuse and Design and Environment and Home + Garden on
19 July 2010, with no comments so far.
South of Brisbane, an unassuming water tower got a new lease on life when a client of Riddel Architecture bought it from the city council on the cheap. After windows were sliced out of the 1-meter-thick concrete of Balmoral Water Reservoir, living rooms were suspended loft-like in the concrete cylinder (22 meters in diameter), amounting to a pinwheel of rooms and a courtyard on the ground level.
From the architect’s website:
The plan of the rooms was of a doughnut with an opening in the centre which contained a single concrete column which supported the original tank roof. The project has resulted in a delightful suite of rooms overlooking a covered internal courtyard space and a north facing deck between the kitchen and bedrooms.
For more on the home (and photos), click here and here.
[from dornob, via Riddel Architecture]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Craft and Events and Places on
16 July 2010, with 1 comment so far.
If you happen to be near the Blue Macaw on Mission Street during a Saturday, say between noon and 6 pm, you will find a trove of local artists selling their wares. Market SF hosts a revolving cast of 25-50 designers and artists, and this week they’re featuring Daniel Robb’s white resin pillow planter. Click here to check out the rest of the lineup.
Get out there and get your craft on.
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Craft and Culture and Design and Events and Materials and Places on
14 July 2010, with no comments so far.
In Portland, Oregon, 18 writers, artists, fashion designers, illustrators, and art directors joined forces for Over It. The installation, at Portland State, was an exercise in creative collaboration—with a goal of creating one big, simple message that each person contributes to (click here for more back story).
From the site:
Can 18 disparate Portland artists…get together and work as a singular unit to make art? Probably not. But Chris Hutchinson, Damion Triplett, David Neevel, Jelly Helm studio, Jennie Hayes, Jimm Lasser, Julia Blackburn, Julia Oh, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Marco Kaye, Mike Giepert, Official MFG CO, Portland Foreign Legion, Scrappers, and Taylor Twist got together and tried anyway.
The result is OVER IT, an experiment in creating as a group, letting go, disagreement, misunderstanding, backpedaling and trust.
The result? More than 14 miles of string was used to outline 25 different letters formed from 2,500 eyelet screws. And it really did turn out beautifully.
[via Poppytalk, including photos]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Creative reuse and Design and Environment and Materials and Places on
13 July 2010, with no comments so far.
Not ones to shy away from a good pallet reuse, this temporary installation from nine exchange students at Denmark’s Aarhus School of Architecture caught our eye. The pavilion, called Be Palleto!, was made of 420 overlapping pallets stacked up to 3.5 meters high. Constructed in June, the structure was up for a week in the school’s courtyard and was designed to enhance the flow and interaction of people within the space.
From their blog:
The Pavilion was meant to become an active element in the everyday-life of the school, and not to be only an object. By adapting naturally to the original flow of people crossing the courtyard, it was inviting people to interact with the structure and to follow the strip to come inside a shelter, built all around the tree. Inside, up to 20 people could easily stand and sit down, being totally covered by the pallets. Sunlight was going through the thickness of the strip, creating a calm and cosy atmosphere, insulated from the external heat.
Click here to watch the team’s construction video.
[from Recyclart, images via Be Paletto!]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Craft and Design and Fashion + Style and Materials on
12 July 2010, with 1 comment so far.
Goncalo Campos made the chunky jewelry trend a whole lot more attainable (read: free) with their downloadable template for striped and white bangles. Click number 4 on their site, download either pattern, make some mountain or valley folds, glue tabs in place, and bam! Bangle bracelet.
The instructions caution that some patience is required for the Oly bracelet—but it’s definitely worth it.
[from OK Great, via Designspotter]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Culture and Design and Environment and Materials on
9 July 2010, with 1 comment so far.
(Les Amants (Cascade), Colour Photograph, 140 x 111 cm, 2009)
Here are some amazing environmental creations from photographer Noemie Goudal to bring you into the weekend. That fabric waterfall is so magical…
[via Booooooom!]
(Wind, Colour Photograph, 140 x 111 cm, 2008)
(Passage, Colour Photograph, 140 x 111 cm, 2008)
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Art and Craft and Culture and Design and Materials on
8 July 2010, with 3 comments so far.
(The Fantastic Encyclopaedia – Volume 2, Cut Book 3D Collage, 25 cm x 18 cm x 6.5 cm)
We’ve highlighted our fair share of book art here at ReadyMade, but when I saw this I just couldn’t ignore it. Alexander Korzer-Robinson’s pieces keep the encyclopedia volume (relatively) intact—he goes through page by page, cutting around illustrations. He leaves some in, removes others, and by doing so creates a diorama-like piece from books that no longer serve an academic purpose. Plus, it looks really cool.
From Korzer-Robinson’s artist statement:
As we remember the books from our own past, certain fragments remain with us while others fade away over time – phrases and passages, mental images we created, the way the stories made us feel and the thoughts they inspired. In our memory we create a new narrative out of those fragments, sometimes moving far away from the original content. This is, in fact, the same way we remember our life – an ever changing narrative formed out of fragments. This mostly subconscious process of value judgments and coincidence is what interests me as an artist and as a psychologist.
Currently showing at StolenSpace Gallery in London through July 25th.
[via Wooster Collective]
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Contest and Culture and Events and Music on
7 July 2010, with no comments so far.
Sweet Leaf Tea wants to get you to a music festival this summer—either Lollapalooza or Austin City Limits—and supply you with the sweet stuff for an entire year while they’re at it. So the company has devised a photo contest, the Sweet Leaf Sweet Spot, to help decide the winners. Upload a snap of yourself enjoying Sweet Leaf in your favorite place, tweet it, Facebook it, and share it any other way you can. The person with the most votes by 07/20 will get 2 VIP tickets, airfare, and hotel stay for Lolla and the person with the most by 09/21 gets the same package for ACL. And did we mention once per week someone wins a year supply of Sweet Leaf?
For more info and to check out your competition, click here.
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Posted by Alexa Fornoff to Craft and Design and Environment and Materials and Music and NYC on
6 July 2010, with 2 comments so far.
The Brooklyn-based folk band Polite Sleeper needed to cut travel costs, so drummer Tim Wilson set out to design his own nesting drum kit. Though the idea is nothing new, Wilson found similar kits to be over-engineered, too glossy, undersized, and way too expensive. His solution? Design a full-size drum kit with minimal hardware that he could carry on—stuffed with merch, cymbals, and his wardrobe—and would register below the 50 pound weight limit imposed by most major airlines. After getting comments on the road, Wilson decided to launch Sleeper Projects (a screen printing/photography/drum kit design studio) to offer his good-looking custom kits—made of maple shells and finished with aniline wood dye and tung oil—to the rest of the world. Interested? Shoot him an email for more info.
[Image from Tim Wilson]
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