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Luke and Eloy Gallery
If you're going to be in England any time soon check out the Cold War Modern Design exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Here are a few shots of items on sale during the show. Stop by the web site for more information and a great timeline.
Recognized as one of America’s most innovative modern artists, Alexander Calder (1898–1976) redefined sculpture through his iconic mobiles, stabiles, and the popular Cirque Calder. Calder’s work in metal jewelry, however, is one form of his artistic output that is less known. Throughout his life, the artist produced more than 1,800 jewelry works of art, each made entirely by hand. This is the first exhibition devoted exclusively to his unique body of jewelry work, and consists of approximately one hundred objects, including necklaces, bracelets, brooches, earrings, and tiaras. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Bottom photo from Artnet.com.
These images are from Rose and Radish's most recent show entitled Round. Check out more images from the show and shop the store at their web site.
Includes 2008 includes 50 exhibitors of vintage modern design to see and purchase.
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Amazing jewelry that has organic and modern elements to it from Evinglenside at Etsy. Ev is a trained ceramicist who has taken her talent into the realm of jewelry. Check out her store and info about her current exhibit in NJ.
Victoria Price Art & Design looks to be a very interesting gallery with an wonderful mix of design styles. I like what Price has to say about her view of the gallery, "My approach to this business has been informed by my family background as well as my education. I grew up with an actor/art collector father (Vincent Price) and a designer mother (Mary Grant Price). Art and design went hand in hand in my household--as did African art and a Modigliani, a 17th-century New Mexico trastero and a Diebenkorn, a Chief Blanket and a Jackson Pollock...It doesn't seem strange at all to me to have art and design under one roof. After all it's how most of us live at home." The gallery is located in Santa Fe and the new web site will continue to expand for online purchasing so stay tuned.
Isamu Noguchi, born in Los Angeles in 1904, is well known for furniture design, especially this iconic coffee table still in production today. But Noguchi was a prolific sculptor and sought to make sculpture useful in everyday life, and his furniture and interior designs were part of that project. From the Noguchi Museum, NY, presenting a comprehensive collection of the artist's works in stone, metal, wood, and clay, as well as models for public projects and gardens.
Designers Jaime Salm and Roger Allen have created Nomad which was shown at NY Design Week. Made from recycled, double-wall cardboard, Nomad is a modular architectural system that can be assembled into free-standing, sculptural screens, temporary partitions, rooms or even displays without hardware, tools or damage to existing structures. It comes in six colors and is available at MIO.
One thing that I will miss is the ICFF, International Contemporary Furniture Fair. It's hard to cover something like this when your there, there is just so much amazing design to see. But covering from afar, now that's a challenge. ALISSIA-mt Design is one of the exhibitors showing and these are pieces from their collection; Silhouettes and Bleachers.
Salt is a UK textile design company that uses light as their main inspiration. They also use environmentally friendly materials and techniques. They will be showing their work at ICFF.
