The Forty Story
The story of a boy born on the day Pentagram opened and how his life has been tracked (and kerned) by forty years of Pentagram Design.
Written by Naresh Ramchandani and Tom Edmonds
Directed by Christian Carlsson
Additional animation by Simone Nunziato
Sound design by Iain Grant and Wam London
Music by Graeme Miller
Titles by John Rushworth
Design by Pentagram
AWOL - Dan Cottrell via Graphisme
AWOL is a guide to getting lost, encouraging exploration and an increased awareness of your surroundings through a series of algorithmic walks. You won’t know exactly where you are going but will always return to your starting point, so you can enjoy the new surroundings and experiences without the anxiety that often comes with being lost.
The Pop-Up Generation
Triggered by wednesday’s lecture ‘Beeldgrammatica’, The Grammar of Images at the Arnhem Mode Incubator by photographer Louise te Poele, who translated the Bliss seminar of trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort into images. I dove into my own archives for never shared pics of the exhibition The Pop-Up Generation at the Museum Of The Image (MOTI) in Breda, curated by Edelkoort.
Edelkoort shared her vision on the new (pop-up) generation of image builders. Showing that today’s boundaries of dimensions are fading. What is 2D and what 3D? What is flat, if you can fold and make it pop-up? The selection was pure eye candy. Take Wandering Territory by Anna Garforth for instance; a 3D image of polar bear printed on thin, flat cardboard, folded and put together again as a 3D model.
Or the giant mushroom created by Anthony Kleinepier just to push the imagination beyond what furniture and carpeting are usually used for. The same goes for the carpet hippo by Rodrigo Solorzano. And Issey Miyake’s collection pieces created by using a mathematical algorithm, for which he won this years Design of the Year in the category Fashion Design.
Vimeo and Book
You can no longer visit the exhibition, unfortunately. But there’s still a vimeo channel on line with a series of miniature documentaries showing the work that went into the artworks and the coming about of The Pop-Up Generation. And the book The Pop-Up Generation, Design Between Dimensions is just out as well.
Lisa Telussa
FACETURE
The FACETURE film shows the whole process, from the making of the mould to the casting of the piece, of a FACETURE small vase, a design by Phil Cuttance. Judging by his other work it’s safe to say that the designer has ‘a thing’ for geometric, faceted shapes. And why not, if you do it so well.
Lisa Telussa
Enjoy.Bad.Weather
This years theme of Collectie Arnhem Product encourages you to accept, even embrace the bad weather the world seems to be stuck in. You never know where it might bring you, so it’s better to re-channel energy in turning a bad situation into something more…enjoyable. Say goodbye to perfection and welcome a childlike simplicity, relight that proactive fire within you and shine because of your uniqueness. It’s an optimistic message underlined by upbeat colors in playful designs. I’ve made a selection of my favorite ones, almost everything, but the one that really stands out for me is the Rain Cape. An item that normally only has to tic the ‘functional’ box, not so for the design students. Why would you want to disappear in a black, blue, green or red tent-like gown, in an already blurred world due to lashing rain? They have turned that scenario into a happy, more fashionable moment, by designing a tailored, baby blue with yellow piping rain cape. Wearing that just might make me enjoy bad weather.
Lisa Telussa
CMYK vs RGB
Alchemy of Beauty
This video is a beautiful introduction, at least for me, to the art work of hairstylist Bob Recine. The video shows the preparations for a commission Recine did last last December for fashion warehouse Barneys New York. In collaboration with Lady Gaga one of the always spectacular shop windows was turned into Gaga’s boudoir, constructed and decorated with hair. It’s not a standalone piece of art, Recine can look back on years of creative highs as i read on the Nowness blog, where i found this video. Recine has worked for brands brands like Chloé, Kenzo and Jil Sander and his work has framed many covers of fashion magazines such as W,
i-D, V, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue. He has partnered up with leading photographers as Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton and is still going strong. These highlights have been gathered in the book Bob Recine: Alchemy of Beauty published by Freedman/Damiani that will launch this moth. I expect it to be a feast for the eyes.
Lisa Telussa
Typolicious!
OK, the exhibition Design it Yourself is originally set up for kids, but the colorful spectacle drew me in as well. The exhibition challenges the (young) visitors to work as designers combining magazine design, stop motion film, animations and T-shirt design. Don’t go passed it when visiting MOTI for the other exhibitions SupermArt and The Pop-up Generation. My review on the latter will follow shortly, but they are all must see for yourselves.
You can visit Design it Yourself until 16 April 2012 at MOTI in Breda.
Lisa Telussa
