Pedro Friedeberg Hand and Foot Chair 1960’s
Still missing that one piece that would pull your whole place together? Well, you are in luck,* because I found it for you!
*Luck is only applicable to people who have an auction account at Phillips de Pury and the money and nerves to enter the auction.
Last night Atencio and I attended the Architecture and Design Museum (A+D) opening party at its new home on Wilshire Blvd. The event featured a silent auction for balsa wood kits which had been sent out to some of the top names in the architecture and design world, then returned assembled in unique and interesting ways. This piece, contributed by the Audi Design Foundation, which featured a laser-cut image of an Audi S8 sedan that was visible only when viewed from a certain angle (click the picture to see it full-size). The keynote speaker of the evening was LA City Council President Eric Garcetti, who Atencio has now seen give speeches twice in the last week and may have developed something of a man-crush on.
*I have edited this to suit my needs.
Impeccably curated by former I.D. editors Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer, elegant online magazine Sight Unseen opens the door to the creative practice of tastemakers in art, fashion, and design.
With a host of intimate, browse-my-house visits, Sight Unseen is full of refreshingly candid and lucid artist profiles, all laid out in a format that showcases each subject’s words and works. The site also features sketchbooks, found objects, and compelling selections from glossies, books, and must-see exhibitions from around the world.
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In the Hollywood (Feb ‘10) issue of Architectural Digest resides the coolest article by Martin Scorsese about Saul Bass’s movie posters. It is not available online, but it is too great so if you don’t buy it, at least go and pick it up and read it at a newsstand or something. Very worth it.
Damien Hirst has gone and made himself a kind of boring cashmere blanket.
Using techniques similar to those used 150 years ago, fabric and colour are built up in layers and given clarity and depth by the use of soft, pure Scottish water and cloth woven from the finest of of fibres. Part of the finishing process involves air-drying and paper-pressing the blankets to ensure a lustrous surface. via…
At least it sounds fancy.
