Dominique Pouchain

Dominique Pouchain

Ceramique Artist, France

Le Promisse le Feu

I bought this wonderful ceramic platter in south of France last summer and while researching the artist, whose name was familiar, but not one I had bought before i found this information. After contacting him I was sent this link to a video on him in his studio preparing for his current exhibition in Le Pin, not far from Paris. His studio is in the south not far from Avignon. http://www.dominiquepouchain.com/

Ceramic stoneware plate in gray glaze with scrafitto decoration of horse signed, Dominique Pouchain. Pouchain is a contemporary artist and son of the French ceramic artist Rolande Jacques Pouchain. His work often is in the motifs of animal imagery, the bestiaire from his childhood imagination. HIs current work is much more sculptural and fantasie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HXd062ajNA

walking home last nite

matt light by ilot ilov at pavilion

Pavilion in Chicago in its effort to present unusual design has discovered the Matt Light by IlotIluv Design Group from Berlin, Germany.Found at the Colgne Furniture Fair and now showing and selling in our gallery at 2005 N Damen Ave, Chicago Il. 60647.

Ilot Ilov Design Group is part interior design, product design, part concept design, installation, architecture all combined to create their singlular vision.The Matt light was recently exhibited at Salone di Mobile, Milan 2009, “Made in Berlin” in the Zona Tortona.

“The knitted light object Matt promises its user a high level of entertainment. It is made for being moved and played with. Through the use of an environmentally friendly energy saving bulb, there is no heat emission and Matt can be your friend all the way through long, platonic reading nights. “ ilot illov dimensions: 12 metres or 39 ft

object design league

in our effort to support young and new design and the future:

http://objectdesignleague.org/main/

skin series bud vases by the mighty bear cats

the skin series bud vases are made of a heat sensitive plastic that when in contact with temperatures above 250 degrees will shrink in size. at first glance the vases appear to be made of a thin fragile porcelain, however once the vase is picked up it is found to be soft and flexible. because each vase is hand made and produced individually no two are exactly alike, however they all retain similar characteristics allowing the size and style of any vase to fit in with the others. we just received another edition of them at pavilion.

designed and produced by the mighty bearcats.

i was in paris a few weeks ago on a small buying trip, and as always my eyes are open to something new in paris. after visiting the black store by comme des garcons i was just walking in the marais and happened upon an artist about to open at a new design galerie i had not previously known, but of course it had just opened a few months ago. isabelle mesnil and her next level galerie. i enjoyed some lovely swiss bubbly wine and talked with the artist nicolas le moigne and isabelle about the vision of the galerie and his work. visit the site for more information and perhaps visit it the next time you are in paris.

www.nextlevelgalerie.com

Roger Tallon Module 400

roger tallon exhibited his work M400 series in Paris in 1965 at galerie lacloche along with other artsits, philippe hilquily, pol bury, miguel berrocal, marie-claude de fouquieres, arman, rancillac, and philolaos. he is also widely known as the industrial designer whom designed the TGV and ancillary signage for the metro system of paris. of course one must not forget his famous watches. tallon's M400 series was also used in the incredible 1968c french film directed by Jacques Deray "La Piscine" with alain delon and romy schneider and a very young jane berkin. an incredible film with fabulous french and italian furniture and art.

chair available at pavilion