December 2009
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OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 2009
Dec 30th
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FRONT ROW
‘Bridge Emea Chair’ - European solid oak frame and virgin wool. ‘Kimua Chair’ - European solid oak, hand-weaved ????? ‘Nora Chair’ - European solid oak, vegetal foam and virgin wool. Alki (France) is a unique company specializing in furniture manufacturing since 1982. Alki is a cooperative and is therefore strongly committed to both its...
Dec 29th
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MICROSCAPE
Works from ‘Plastic life’ by Vincent Bousserez (France). www.flickr.com/photos/bousserez/sets/72157594266762278/
Dec 29th
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A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES
‘Besoin d’air?’ (Need some fresh air?) Ceiling molding in 23 carat gold (entirely hand painted). ‘Breche grise’ (grey crack) - Marblesque painting. Mathias Kiss (‘Attilalou’ founder and artistic director) and Olivier Piel (Art artisan) are experts in creating painted scenes (trompe l’oeil) and installations for architects or private...
Dec 29th
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GENE-IUS
‘Toocan’ drawing on paper. ‘Rabbit Tail’ drawing on paper. ‘Newly webbed’ drawing on paper. ‘Antlers’ drawing on paper. ‘Heart of the Forest’ drawing on paper. Illustrations by Sara Broski (USA). www.sarabroski.com
Dec 28th
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BAMBOOLICIOUS
‘Leaf and Tree’ - Garden trowel and hoe - Prototypes. These handheld garden tools were inspired by the structural design of trees and leaves. Made from Bamboo (light and strong) like traditional Japanese garden implements. www.comore-ohl.jp
Dec 28th
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YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON!
‘Bird on a branch’ Tribly - silk embroidery. ‘Caravan’ Tribly - Silk embroidery. Accessories by Elk (Australia). www.elkaccessories.com.au
Dec 28th
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BOMBASTIC
‘Comtesse’ - faience ‘Oeil pour Oeil’ - faience. ‘Petit Polyhèdre’ - faience. ‘Fémur vase’ - faience. Works by Atelier Polyhèdre (Baptiste Ymonet & Vincent Jousseaume). www.polyhedre.com
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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HANGING AROUND
‘Pot cavalier’ - pot plant for balcony. ‘Tutrix’ self-assembling trelace for growing plants. www.az-et-mut.fr
Dec 27th
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THEY WILL CATCH YOUR DREAMS
‘Gathering #1’ ‘Gathering #3’ ‘Gathering #7’ ‘Gathering #11’ Works by Shona Wilson, Australian sculptor, who utilizes natural found materials , bronze casting and ceramic to create both abstract and representational, 2-D assemblages and 3-D sculptures. www.shonawilson.com
Dec 25th
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ANOTHER ONE FOR THE ROAD
‘Live Together’ - wolves and horses - glasses by D-Bros.
Dec 25th
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IT IS OK TO JUDGE THIS 'BOOK' BY ITS COVER
Meredith Bragg album packaging by Jeffrey Docherty. www.jeffreydocherty.com
Dec 25th
Dec 24th
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ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WONDER
‘Bird in the Hand’ 2008- Wood, Expanding foam, Artificial flowers, Wire, Pipe cleaners, Sculpey, Taxidermy magpies, Bird bones, Found objects, Acrylic, Oil paint, Gloss paint, Plaster casts ‘Orchis Edulis’, 2008 - Pen on paper ‘Orchis Nodulosa’ 2008 - Pen on paper Works by Kate Street (UK): www.katestreet.co.uk Works available at Nettie Horn gallery...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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WELCOME TO PET GATTACA
‘Crazy Cat Dog’ houses by Borella Design (Italy). www.borelladesign.com
Dec 23rd
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WHERE IS ALICE?
‘Valence’ Glass dome with butterflies and flowers. ‘Zanzibar’ Glass dome with butterflies and shells. ‘Jaune et Noir’ Glass dome with butterflies and flowers. ‘Tanananarive’ Glass dome with butterflies and plane model. ‘Haute Couture’ Glass dome with butterflies and seamstress’ tools. Hand-made, unique creations by...
Dec 22nd
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NOT JUST ANY BACK DROP
‘Central Park’ cushion. ‘Patterned bird’ cushion. ‘Protozoa’ cushion. All cushions are screen-printed in the UK on 100% cotton with a feather filling. www.sukie.co.uk
Dec 22nd
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ACCESSORIES FOR A RAINY DAY
‘Gramercie’ necklaces. ‘Nolita’ earrings. ‘Magpie’ necklaces Pieces created by Titlee (France): www.titlee.fr http://titleeblog.blogspot.com/
Dec 22nd
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RUDOLPH and ORIGAMI FRIENDS
‘Christmas creatures’ - make-at-home animals in recycled paper by Mibo. www.mibo.com.uk
Dec 21st
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NOT GM FREE
‘Zebre oiseau’ - Zebra/bird plate ‘Leopard’ - Leopard plate. ‘Poisson et Oiseau’ - Fish and bird plate ‘Dame aux poissons’ - Lady and fishes plate. ‘Oiseau et frite’ - Bird and fries plate ‘Oiseau bleu et frites’ - Blue bird and fries plate. All plates are limited edition, made out of Italian porcelain and...
Dec 21st
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FATAL ATTRACTION?
‘Hotel Butterfly’ lamp by D-Bros.
Dec 20th
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ANIMAL CIVIL SERVANTS
‘Empereur’ ceramic necklace. ‘Mice’ ceramic necklace. ‘Frog’ ceramic plate. Works by Elise Lefebvre (France). www.elise-ceramique.com
Dec 20th
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INTRODUCING DANICA NOVGORODOFF
‘Raincoat 2’ photograph 2009. ‘I met myself at the Crossroads and I was not what I expected’ painting 2008. ‘Terms of Endearment’ drawing 2004. Works by Danica Novgorodoff (USA). www.danicanovgorodoff.com
Dec 20th
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F(R)OOT NOTE
Apple and pear notepads designed by Masashi Tentaku for D-Bros (Japan).
Dec 20th
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SHAPE SHIFTERS
‘Aphrodite’ vase from the Classiques collection. ‘XXtreme’ vase from the Vintage collection. ‘No Limit’ round vase. ‘Simple’ vase from the Aquarius collection. Works by Vanessa Mitrani (France). www.vanessamitrani.com
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Gimme gimme Mauro
‘The Winner Guide’ illustration. ‘Black Hole Snowboard’ illustration. Works by Mauro Gatti (Italy). www.maurogatti.com
Dec 19th
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BALANCING ACT
‘Rabbit in white’ candle holder. ‘Lady in white’ candle holder. ‘Bird in white’ candle holder. All pieces are part of the Wonderland collection, designed by Stephen Johnson (UK). www.artecnicainc.com
Dec 17th
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SUBURBAN CAMOUFLAGE
‘The warm sun’ ink on paper. ‘Ocean 104.1’ ink on paper. ‘The Takeover 2’ ink on paper. ‘Girls gone wild’ ink on paper. Works by Dan McCarthy (USA). www.danmccarthy.org
Dec 17th
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DEFYING WIND
‘Hono electric candle’ designed by Chiaki Murata, for Metaphys. www.hers.co.jp/metaphys/2008frankfurt
Dec 17th
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IF GLASS WAS NO OBJECT
‘Ajeto Urns’ blown and solid glass, produced at the Ajeto glassworks. ‘Still Life #2’ blown and coldworked glass, produced at the Ajeto glassworks. ‘Urns’ blown glass urns in underlay technic. All works by Matti Klenell (Sweden). www.mattiklenell.com
Dec 16th
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THE SHOW MUST GO ON
‘Red Shoes’ acrylic on canvas. ‘Last day at the circus’ acrylic on canvas. ‘Mother of misfits’ acrylic on canvas. Paintings by Fanny Bostrom (Sweden / New York). www.fannybostrom.com
Dec 16th
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SKY IS THE LIMIT
‘Post futurist - The other side’ work by Paul Vescio. ‘The inspiration for my work is derived from the futurism movement that started in the early part of the twentieth century. These ideas were fed on the dynamic and rapidly changing social and political situations of that era. My intentions here were to replicate futurist ideas from the past into today by challenging...
Dec 16th
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ER...NO, THIS IS NOT A FRENCH TABLE
‘Natura Design Magistra - Frog table’ - Limited edition. Jongerius has become known for the way she explores the possibilities and boundaries of both handicraft and industrial techniques and subsequently stretches them beyond the already known. The narrative quality of products has always played a mayor role in her work. Stories seem to hide underneath the skin of products, due to...
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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MARVELLOUS MARBLES
‘Venise’ collection by Objet Trouvé. http://objettrouve.canalblog.com
Dec 15th
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WELDERS' DREAM
‘Imperatrice’, ‘Opium’ and ‘Tibet’ lamps - made of metal. ‘Hardy’ lamp - made of metal. www.forestier.fr
Dec 14th
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MENS LITTLE BLACK DRESS
‘Punk vs Disco’ men T-shirt by Garland Lyn ‘Girl’ men T-shirt by Izuru Aminaka ‘Charlotte’ men T-Shirt by Mario Guay ‘Daydream’ men T-shirt by Radiographics www.2ktshirts.com
Dec 14th
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SHORT CUTS
‘Avvolto nella lettura’ aqua forte engraving. ‘Prego si accomodi’ aqua forte engraving. ‘Due cuori un’antenna’ aqua forte engraving. ‘Le piante arredano’ aqua forte engraving. All works by Francesco Campanoni (Italy). www.francescocampanoni.com
Dec 14th
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GRAINS DE BEAUTÉ
All hand-made, porcelain and enamel bowls and jugs, by Clementine Dupré (France). Photographs by Anthony Girardi. www.clementinedupre.com/pages/galerie_1-574529.html
Dec 13th
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I WANT TO DO THE BEST JOB WHEN I DO MY DISHES
‘kinobori’ tea towel. ‘Cinnamon chic’ and ‘Bark at the Moon’ tea towels. ‘Chery Berry’ and ‘Crying Cloud’ tea towels. All products by Defyra (Sweden). www.defyra.nu
Dec 13th
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BORN INTO GREAT TASTE
My friend Jade’s decorative wonder: nursery for her baby, Rhys.
Dec 13th
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TALES & TAILS TO TELL
‘Central Park, March 6, 1890’ drawing. ‘Braids and Branches’ drawing. ‘Kindel of Hares 1’ drawing. ‘Thoughtful Badger’ drawing. Works by Julianna Swancy (USA). www.ohmycavalier.com
Dec 12th
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NOAH'S ARCHIVES
‘Animal Index’ designed by Hiroshi Sasagawa (Japan). www.plus-d.com/animal_index
Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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LIGHT CANDY
‘Bordlampor’, PXL range - Lamp designed by Fredrik Mattson (Sweden) www.zero.se
Dec 11th
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SEW THE PAPARAZZI!
‘Piaf’ 2002 - Edith Piaf ‘All the Girls Wept Tears of Pure Love / St. John the Baptist (Jordan Lee)’ hand-embroidery and sequins on cotton panel, 18” x 20” ‘Brunette’ 2002, hand-embroidery on cotton, 18” x 20”. Works by Jenny Hart. www.jennyhart.net
Dec 11th
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CUFFED UP
‘Numbers’ cuff gold - Gold plated brass ‘Facet’ cuff gold - Gold plated brass ‘Cell’ cuff wide gold - Gold platted brass www.davidandmartin.com
Dec 11th