Born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components, APPARATUS is the creative collaboration of Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson. Aged brass, painted glass, and found objects are assembled by hand to create eclectic, utilitarian fixtures. The result is a warm glow that is at once time-worn yet undoubtedly modern.
Gabriel Hendifar is a unique creative, in that he straddles between fashion and interior disciplines. He has designed for couture label JMary and is now part of the Raquel Allegra creative team. His interior design work has been photographed for Elle Decor and can be seen at gabrielhendifar.com.
“The pieces in this show,” Shladovsky says, “reveal the evolution of my relationship with the forces of nature, mainly those I cannot control.”
Ruth Bachofner Gallery (@ Bergamot Station Art Center, Los Angeles) is pleased to present, Living with Art, a premier exhibition of work by interior designer and artist, Azadeh (Azie) Shladovsky, March 19 – April 16, with an opening reception on Saturday, March 19, 5-7 PM.
Founder of LA based multidisciplinary, AAS Design Studio, Azadeh Shladovsky, introduces a limited-edition, sculptural furniture collection, Living with Art. This collection explores Shladovsky’s unique relationship with nature and highlights her ability to create powerful expressions that are as beautiful as they are functional. Her perspective is informed by and, to a degree, controlled by the forces inherent in her wood medium. In her work, Shladovsky uses nature and its processes as a guide, both in how each piece is formed and how it is perceived. “The pieces in this show,” Shladovsky says, “reveal the evolution of my relationship with the forces of nature, mainly those I cannot control.” Just as nature influences our human experiences, our experiences also change the way we see and interpret the natural world. These pieces are meant to provoke a dynamic sensory experience and engage the subject in a dialogue that struggles with questions of tension, control and peace.
To attend the Living with Art opening reception, this Saturday March 19th: rsvp@theculturecreative.com
The Santa Monica Museum of Art’s popular retail space, Gracie, will be premiering a Cast of Vices pop-up experience, stocked with the line’s never-before-seen F/W 2011 collection on Wed, January 26. Featuring leather embossed bags that cast a critical eye on our continued use of plastic bags, as well as new bracelets and classic jewelry that turn vices into urban artifacts. Cast of Vices will premiere Collection No. 4 at SMMoA before it travels to Colette in Paris.
Gracie is the destination for art curiosities, accessories and rare finds. Doors open at 6pm for this exclusive shopping, along with entertainment and libations accompanying a celebration for the museum’s highly anticipated The Donkey Show exhibition.
Through its exhibitions, education, and outreach programs, SMMoA fosters diversity, innovation, and discovery in contemporary art. The Museum celebrates: expanding boundaries; exploring individual differences; enhancing public knowledge of art; and broadening the art experience.
My latest piece, “Style Trumps Trends,” is in the September issue of Instinct Magazine, on newsstands now. I always have loads of fun with my articles for Instinct because the editorial team puts almost no limitations on me, if any. They’re just the nicest guys who understand the beauty of collaboration, and subsequently I feel like my most authentic work comes out with them. The September issue has a fashion theme, and so does my article which explores fashion as a point of inspiration for interiors. “Style Trumps Trends” is a quippy evaluation of fashion and interior design, with some fun tips for decorating your home in celebration of icons like Chanel, YSL and Dior. There’s a sneak peek on Instinct’s site, but if you want to read it in full please consider supporting a worthy print mag that still believes in original content.
Finding myself applauding at my computer screen, I knew I had to cover ACNE’s foray into furniture design, which launched this week in Paris. The Swedish creative agency ACNE (Ambition to Create Novel Expressions,) known mostly as a fashion line, used the work of renowned Swedish designer Carl Malmsten, and in particular his “New Berlin” sofa as the reference for the line. ACNE founder, Jonny Johansson, explains that he decided “to objectify its form from a perspective play, [...] stretching, squashing and pulling the simplistic shape to create new sculptural forms,” and he compares the remix, guided by “proportion, lineage and structure,” to the brand’s approach to fashion. Playing with proportions, is of course, a popular theme in fashion, and these pieces are jaw dropping examples of the beauty in distortion; transforming classics to create something truly modern. Creating a common thread between their fashion brand and the new venture, ACNE dressed these pieces in denim, treating the upholstery in the same way as they approach their jeans — by washing, bleaching, and hand-drying the pieces to create bespoke finishes.
Check out the video below for a glimpse into the launch party in Paris (“Wicked Games” in the background is a nice touch, too.)
In our vast archive of James Magni’s residential projects, this dining room shot always seems to grab everyone’s attention. The focal point is of course the stunning artwork. A painting by the artist, Christopher Brown, it’s of Sir Anthony van Dyck- the Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England, circa King Charles I.
I love the mix of classical elegance and sheer flamboyance in this piece.
There’s a fine line between avant garde style and wearing flat-out costumes in fashion. Rarely do we see ladies who can stand boldly with one foot on either side of the line, claiming both as sources of inspiration. Of course, there was the fictional Carrie Bradshaw, AKA the non-fictional Patricia Field, but I digress. Which brings me to the point of this post: The Beckerman Sisters. These Toronto natives have a wonderfully colorful fashion label, but an even more relevant style blog. Beckerman Biteplate is the sisters daily fashion diary that chronicles their own personal outfits. Their fashion sensibility is undoubtedly evident, but it’s their styling abilities and on-the-spot art direction for their photos that personally inspires me. I’d love to see these ladies get into interior design, or production designing for film. If nothing else, the color stories these girls tell in their outfits are something to take note of. Time and time again, I talk about the need for juxtapositions in the design marketplace, and especially the need for young talent in the shelter arena. Maybe these girls could do a line of home accessories or even a line of fabrics or wallpaper. Speaking of wallpaper, have you heard about Vivienne Westwood’s collaboration with the iconic Cole & Son wallpaper company?! It’s a fitting collaboration when you consider that although Vivienne Westwood’s known for her rock n’ roll ways, elements of Westwood’s designs are still nestled in timeless British mores, just like the century old company.
I love Fantastic Man’s “The Look of December” short. “To dress well for festive parties is a way of giving back to the host, and is therefore encouraged in this month of generosity. A suitable smart outfit in a greenish grey can be viewed front and back simply by pressing the play button below.”
I’ve always said, dressing well is a sign of respect… for your party host, your partner, your colleagues, your family, and for the world in which you live in.
