Dear LA design enthusiasts:

Judith Hoffman of Szalon together with

Susan McFadden of California Homes

Invite you to an Exciting, First Look of

PATINAS LIGHTING FOR

SZALON REVIVALS LINE

Thursday, February 23, 2012

6 – 8PM

Szalon Antiques

910 N. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069

Kindly RSVP:

RSVP@theculturecreative.com | 310.657.0089

Champagne & Hors d’Oerves will be served

Valet Parking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hot off the press! Jean de Merry’s 2012 ad campaign for the JDM textile collection, photographed by celebrated fashion photographer, Tony Duran.

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Native angelino, Brian Duck met Lauren Nukes in 2004 while working on a Target catalogue in Palm Springs. 2 years later, Atelier Management was born to become a full-scale firm, representing some of the most relevant  photographers (Christopher Sturman, Andrew Yee, Roger Davies and David Roemer are some of my personal favorites,) hair stylists, makeup artists, wardrobe, and set designers around.  Today, their noteworthy client include: Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair, Elie Tahari, Calvin Klein, Jill Stuart, BCBG, Apple, 20^th Century Fox, Warner Brothers Pictures, Fox Television, Rolling Stone and Universal Pictures, just to name a few.

We recently sat down with Brian to discuss Atelier’s POV and creative direction for the coming year.  The result – a little exercise we call “If Design Were …”

Let’s get into Brian’s head, shall we:

 

SY: If design were an object?

BD: A doorknob

 

SY: …a song?

BD: Jóga by Björk

 

SY: … a film?

BD: Black Narcissus

 

SY: …a memory?

BD: San Francisco in 1974

 

SY: …a moment?

BD: Claes Oldenburg

 

SY: …an era?

BD: Now

 

SY: …a place?

BD: Palm Springs

 

SY: …a time of day?

BD: Sunset

 

SY: …a Person?

BD: Edith Head

 

SY: …an animal?

BD: Zebra

 

SY: …a city?

BD: Chicago

 

SY: …a food?

BD: Waffle

 

SY: …a fetish?

BD: Hitchcock

 

SY…an artist?

BD: Nick Cave

 

SY…a language?

BD: Love

Just open: Thomas Callaway’s ”Stuff Tom Likes” gallery in Santa Monica.  What is it? – A curated mix of stuff Tom likes.

The gallery, designed by Callaway, is a contemporary space edited with a variety of objets – vintage paintings, antique sculptures, and modern furniture.  It’s anything from Navajo blankets to Warhol’s…all selected by the Santa Monica based designer.

Next time you find yourself on the westside of town, check it out:

Stuff Tom Likes

2928 Nebraska Ave.

Santa Monica, CA 90404

 

Founder of eponymous multidisciplinary, Azadeh Shladovsky has emerged as a designer best known for her artful, empathetic interiors. Shladovskyʼs approach to design is based on a passion for life and living, and this is most evident in the value she places in relationships with her clients. A personalized approach and desire for collaboration allows Shladovsky to create spaces that are as unique as the clients that reside in them. With architectural styles ranging from traditional to contemporary, and lifestyles that vary from casual to refined, what defines Shladovskyʼs aesthetic is the ability to distill the elements of a space and create depth in the way interiors are experienced.

Unlike many formulaic designers, Shladovskyʼs design philosophy is ever evolving. Her inquisitive perspective is grounded in a rich and diverse life experience, a multicultural upbringing and travel experiences that have made Shladovsky an observer of the world, appreciating details that are commonly overlooked. Translating the details into “meaningful moments and experiences,” as Shladovsky says, is the intention of every project she undertakes.

As a designer without creative limitations, Shladovskyʼs projects encompass residential, commercial and retail environments, as well as furniture design.

Shladovskyʼs premier furniture collection, explores her 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 furniture design, Shladovsky uses nature and its processes as a guide, both in how each piece is formed and how it is perceived. “The pieces in the premier collection,” Shladovsky says, “reveal the evolution of my relationship with the forces of nature, mainly those I cannot control.”

Just as Jean de Merry is an artisanal line producing pieces that are timeless, unexpected and anchored by quality and craftsmanship, so is Azadehʼs approach to handcraft. Both LA based lines, employ talented American craftsman trained in age-old, techniques to apply their knowledge to woods and metals. The end results are wholly new designs rooted in older forms and based on traditional ways of manufacturing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sneak Peak friends! I’m so excited for the Jean de Merry Tastemaker Tag Sale on One Kings Lane this weekend! Starts tomorrow at 8am. I’ve seen the inventory, and I want it all!

Originally from a small French town where his family had operated a tanning business for centuries, Jean de Merry creates a French Deco-inspired line in his LA workshop, using age-old techniques to create timeless pieces that are anchored by quality and craftsmanship. Preview his Tastemaker Tagsale for One Kings Lane (starts Sat 8/6 @ 8am PT / 11am ET).

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(Images | Issue 14 featuring Jos)

 

In our anticipation for Pinups L.A. release party for issue No.14, on May 7^th @ Peep Show Gallery, Pinups creator Christopher Schulz sat down with Sean Yashar for a little game called “If Design Were …”

Let’s get into Christopher’s head, shall we:

 

SY: If design were an object?

CS: A vinyl record.

 

SY: …a song?

CS: Something by the likes of Pulp—some kitchen sink drama with the glamour of disco.

 

SY: … a film?

CS: Blue by Derek Jarman.

 

SY: …a memory?

CS: Childhood road trips.

 

SY: …a moment?

CS: The peak of anticipation.

 

SY: …an era?

CS: I’ve always been in love with the aesthetic leftovers of the late 1960s and 1970s.

 

SY: …a place?

CS: The Sonoran Desert.

 

SY: …a time of day?

CS: Depends on the desired lighting. Sunrise/Sunset.

 

SY: …a Person?

CS: Grace Jones

 

SY: …an animal?

CS: A Shiba Inu—so perfect!

 

SY: …a city?

CS: All the cities that I have yet to visit.

 

SY: …a food?

CS: Nutella

 

SY: …a fetish?

CS: Design IS a fetish—the ultimate fetish.

 

About Mr. Schulz & Pinups:

Christopher Schulz is the creator of an ongoing magazine project called Pinups – a unique trianual publication that features a single pictorial per issue. Each issue exists in two forms: book and poster. The pages can be unbound and tiled to reveal a giant image. In addition to Pinups, Christopher works primarily in print form, producing book art and ephemera. Christopher studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vitrine and Specific Merchandise are pleased to announce POP UNDERSHOP, a 4-day presentation of limited editions, handcrafted furniture, and unique works of art made by our favorite artists, designers, and architects.

Fitzroy Gallery Basement, 77 Mercer Street, SOHO

Opening Reception:
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 6-9 PM

POP UNDER SHOP Hours :
Thursday, April 14th – Sunday, April 17th, 11-7 PM.

Featuring work by:
Sarah Crowner
Workstead
Dino Sanchez
Amanda Keeley
Andrew Zarou
Fern
Jamison Carter
Dina Weiss
Yahia Ouled Moussa
Rachel Peloquin
Jason Rosenberg
Denyse Schmidt
Quinnford + Scout
Winter Session
JP Thurlow
Morgan Maclean
Tanya Aguiñiga

POP UNDER SHOP marks the debut of a new edition by Sarah Crowner. She created an original watercolor/collage drawing that was then printed onto 36” square silk charmeuse scarf. Edition size of 100. This is the first limited edition project published by The Vitrine label. Sarah Crowner is a visual artist living in Brooklyn, NY. Her artistic practice is a multi-disciplinary one, moving between painting, sculpture, book making, and textiles. Working with the traditions of the early 20th C, like the Bauhaus, this silk scarf is both a functional, usable item, but also an artwork and part of her ongoing body of work as a contemporary artist. The original watercolor / collage drawing will be on display and the scarves will be offered at a special reduced price for the pop_under.

POP UNDER SHOP will also feature new handcrafted furniture by New York based Jason Roskey and Maggie Goudsmit of Fern; new wall-mounted lighting by Brooklyn architects, Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Andrew Highsmith of WORKSTEAD; stackable birch plywood lamps, produced in three sizes and in an edition of 20, by Dino Sanchez; A one of kind quilt by Denyse Schmidt and High-End Handmade Accessories by Rachel Peloquin, Tanya Aguiñiga, Yahia Ouled Moussa and Winter Session. Limited editions will be available by artists Amanda Keeley, Jason Rosenberg, J.P. Thurlow, Quinnford + Scout, Dina Weiss, and Andrew Zarou as well as unique works by Los Angeles artists Jamison Carter, and Morgan Maclean.

The Vitrine is the Paris based online boutique and dream project of Blaire Dessent. Specific Merchandise is the store-front-project-space curated by Brooks Hudson Thomas. Specific is proud to show new work by artists, designers, architects and musicians along with unusual found objects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUTH BACHOFNER GALLERY AND WORK MAGAZINE

REQUEST THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY TO CELEBRATE THE PREMIER OF LIVING WITH ART

A NEW LINE OF LIMITED EDITION SCULPTURAL FURNITURE BY AZADEH SHLADOVSKY

PROMISE WINE RECEPTION: MARCH 19, 2011

RUTH BACHOFNER GALLERY @ BERGAMOT STATION ART CENTER

5:00-7:00PM

2525 MICHIGAN AVENUE, G2, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404

RSVP: rsvp@theculturecreative.com

FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: sean@theculturecreative.com

 

Hello Gypsies,

Thank you for finding me on my new platform. As you probably know, my namesake blog is now redirecting here: THECULTURECREATIVE.COM/BLOG

This change is long overdue for me. I decided to consolidate everything I do in the world of content creation and creativity under the name THE CULTURE CREATIVE.  The name explains it all – This is a space to share, communicate and discuss the greater culture that encompasses every facet of the current design administration.  It’s never been about me, so the move is to establish a site that exists outside of my name.

I’ve tried to upload my archive of posts onto this site, but there are a few glitches with it. For a complete archive of posts, please feel free to refer back to my old blog, which will now be at seanyashar.blogspot.com.

Here we go!

Sean