Wandering around the Established & Sons preview the one ‘product’
that caught my attention was Sam Hecht’s Table, Bench, Chair.
The range of furniture seems a distinct shift from some of the more
recent, consumer goods, output from the london based studio Industrial Facility,
but it is still grounded in the attention to detail and passion for process one has come
to associate with the group.
Don’t we all want to make things? I think these guys do – The studio of Bisk. Model-makers-extraordinaire.
It’s always a pleasure to see anyone celebrate their own Birthday with such exuberance as 5.5 Designers have done this week in Milan. Upon entering the French cultural centre you are greeted by an array of bright colours, helium balloons and party-time confetti so it seems markedly clear that over the past five and half years since their inception, 5.5 designers have had a lot fun… and what a way to celebrate.
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Down a nondescript side street in the centre of Zona Torntona, a golden robot greets you into the crazy metal workshop Traviganti. A shiny tangle of doily-like filigree and oversized wonderland objects: giant gold-plated coffee pots, running horses, egg-shaped urns, and other fanciful creations wrought in brass, aluminium and silver by slightly bemused looking artisans. It is a surprise to find this warren of dusty machinery, skilled craftsmanship and ancient techniques, apparently ignoring passing design trends. But the main pull is the blue-eyed trundling robotic waitress Caterina, who follows you round the factory floor in a disconcertingly addictive way.
Carlo Traviganti di Riccardo
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Words & image: Tamsin van Essen
I Would Prefer Not To: A love story set in Google image, is the current exhibition at Prometeo Gallery by the artist group Alterazoni Video. Based in different countries, their collective approach to making work is naturally made possible by the internet. Alterazoni Video are no strangers to the fine art that is searching Google Image and Youtube, however once they have finished blogging they do something with the material.
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