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Category Archives: Trends
What A Dish!
Hong Kong artist Li Xiaofeng, creates clothing from porcelain fragments from the Ming, Qing and Song dynasties and even more amazing are that they are wearable. Lacoste included his work in their Collector’s Series – a limited edition polo to … Continue reading
Posted in Assemblage, Avant-Guarde, Chinese Art, Contemporary, Farmboy Fine Arts, Mythology, Trends, Whimsey, installation
Tagged digitized, Lacoste, Li Xiaofeng, mosaic, polo, Porcelain
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Not your Nona's cross-stitch
This exploration of ‘tangible beauty’ by San Francisco based artist, Lauren Dicioccio is a nice side note to the 2010 craft punk synthesis here at FBFA. Artist statement from: http://www.laurendicioccio.com My work investigates the physical/tangible beauty of commonplace mass-produced media-objects, … Continue reading
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Chapütschin & Gion
Although a couple weeks ago, the sentiment proclaimed across the design desk by my colleague Fattie was precisely this: “I’m so over multifaceted everything!”, I think these last eco geoms by Pour les Alpes might warm her heart again to … Continue reading
Posted in Eco / Earth Art, Trends, industrial design
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Can we ever get enough Danish Modern?
Next month at London’s Rocket Gallery, UK furniture makers, Benchmark and Rocket unveil a re-issued collection of Danish born American designer Jens Risom’s mid-century classics. Under close supervision of Risom, pieces such as his famous upholstered bench and easy chair … Continue reading
Posted in Retro, Trends, industrial design
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Social Media
Stats of social media and its growing popularity. Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary, Trends
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