Wednesday, November 11, 2009
worth Your Salt Object Design League Pop Up Store at Pavilion Nov 27- Dec 11
We are happy to be included in some blog posts on the pop up store we are hosting at pavilion
Monday, November 9, 2009
Atelier Polyhedre Now at Pavilion
ATELIER POLYHEDRE SERVES UP CERAMICS WITH STYLE
AT 100% DESIGN AND NOW AT PAVILION
Atelier Polyhedre, a French ceramics studio, develops tableware and decorative
items both as limited editions and as one-offs. The company will present a set of
tableware inspired by the famous French Chantilly whipped cream at the 100%
Design show, which will be held in London at the end of September 2009.
The new tableware range is designed to capture the distinctive and playful appearance of Chantilly cream in the medium of glazed earthenware. These shapes and motifs are used to create a collection of ceramics mirroring the smooth, whipped cream, vivaciously unregulated, and the sense of a liquid that is ebbing and flowing – all these states are reflected in the different components of the table service.
Quirkiness and humour are the essential ingredients of this collection – a whipped plate, a soup tureen that appears to be overflowing, a plate overturned like a collapsed cream cake, and a cup decorated with a net of gold that seems to melt into its saucer. The brilliant whites and intense blacks of the enamelling add a refined note to tables and kitchens, whether in a regular residentiaL property, in a stately home or in a palace hotel.
THE STORY BEHIND ATELIER POLYHEDRE
Situated on the banks of the river Loire, at the heart of the city of Nantes, Atelier Polyhedre benefits from its location within a rich cultural environment. The Estuaire Biennial Arts Festival is held in the region, which is also home to a vast network of galleries and artists. The historical importance of traditional craftsmanship in the region has also informed the company’s development.
Baptiste Ymonet founded the company in 2004 in order to design a special collection of earthenware objects. Baptiste, who was born in 1973, studied at the School of Fine Arts (the Ecole des Beaux Arts) in Tours (in the Loire Valley), where he fi rst discovered the appeal of working with ceramics. Eggs, balls and spheres are the recurrent sources of inspiration for his unique pieces of work. He likes to recall Baudelaire’s words to describe his designs: “Making gold out of mud.”
In 2007, Atelier Polyhedre’s work was awarded the Prix des Jeunes Créateurs (award for young designers) by the Ateliers d’Art de France (an organisation promoting the French crafts industry). It was on this occasion that the company took part in the Maison & Objet trade show in Paris for the fi rst time. Born in 1978, Vincent Jousseaume studied at the School of Fine Arts in Nantes, during which time he worked on designs in plastic based around the theme of mealtimes. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that he chose to specialise in ceramics and crockery, bringing a touch of disorder to all kinds of tables.
Vincent joined Polyhedre in 2007 to develop a range that was specifi cally dedicated to tableware.
In 2008, the duo developed the Cling brand of crockery together.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
rowan mersh textile sculpture and couture accessories
another of the exciting designers pavilion has discovered recently and is showing is rowan mersh and his couture accessories. his work as a sculptor is to be explored.
Rowan Mersh is a textile based sculptor who explores form and fuses design with technique, emphasizing experimentation as the focus of his practice. Mersh is a celebrated graduate of the Royal College of Art, the first to win the Mercury Art Prize, profiled in design magazines and featured on the cover of an acclaimed author’s book Fashioning Fabrics, which examined his work alongside fashion icons Issey Miyake, Hussein Chalayan to mention but a few. Mersh’s work is process oriented, the work reveals itself within his practice, as it takes form and shape depending on the emphasis and materials. Mersh ‘s work has already been acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum for the permanent collection and has been exhibited internationally in galleries and independent spaces.
Mersh has developed a unique aesthetic, which is at once obvious upon encounter of his various larger and smaller sculptural forms whether it be in fashion, photography, textile, sculpture or any other experimental agenda in which he embark.
The V&A recently acquired CD Vinyl Sculpture Part 2 by Rowan Mersh who is one of the most prolific and talented young artists to emerge from the RCA.Mersh is fascinated by manipulation of fabrics especially knitted stretched jersey, trapping objects as diverse as cds, records and even cocktail sticks within the fabric to create amazing sculptural forms.......His constant experimentation results in some of the most innovative and exciting textiles being produced today.
Sue Pritchard, curator contemporary textiles V&A.
to read more about rowan mersh
he is also represented in london by gallery fumi
see this link for london design week installation at gallery fumi
http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/25/corn-craft-by-gallery-fumi-and-studio-toogood/
Friday, October 9, 2009
news at pavilion aldo bakker
water carafe by aldo bakker
For the past 12 years, Pavilion’s vision has been the exploration and discovery of great European vintage design and bringing the work of well know International designers and artists such as Boyer, Mangiarotti, Jouve, Vautrin, Ramsay, and Jansen to Chicago.
Pavilion announces the expansion of this vision to include new design objects and accessories by innovative artists and designers from Europe and the United States.
During the last 6 months while traveling to France to buy great vintage furnishings, we have discovered several artists that we are presenting exclusively in Chicago and the United States for the first time starting November 27, 2009.
Pavilion has always presented products of exclusivity and character. With these same critical guidelines, we have chosen select pieces by emerging and established designers and artists. The unifying factor is a strong aesthetic vision, innovative use of materials, and high quality of craftsmanship, as well as, for original concepts, whimsy, and pristine execution. Some of the collections will be limited edition, while others will be an ongoing addition to Pavilion 20th century.
One of the designers we are most excited about is aldo bakker, son of gils bakker a co founder of droog design. his collection of amazing sculptural and exquisite ceramics will be the first collection to arrive.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
we have been following the creations of various members of the object design league for the last year plus selling the skin bud vases by the mighty bear cats, members of the league very swiftly, we are very excited to be hosting a pop up store black friday, nov 27,2009. read more
this is the official call for entries so if any of you readers are qualified read on. we will post reminders and updates as the time nears.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
l'eclaireur reopens in paris with design by arne quinze
l'eclaireur in paris has reopened with the design by arne quinze. This is unique and not about commercialism, it is about taking a new turn, relooking, and following a vision.
follow the link to read the entire article at www. dezeen.com, a comprehensive design blog.
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