Beyond Limits in the gardens of Chatsworth House
Beyond Limits, an exhibition of sculpture in the gardens of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire (England) brings together the work of 20 modern artists including Marc Quinn and Salvador Dali. The annual exhibition is organised in association with Sotheby's and is open to the public until the 2d of November.
What a Bank!
CheBanca! in Milan by Crea International reflects the brand’s simplicity, transparency and innovation. Crea design concept for CheBanca! is “natural tech” and natural tech means ethic and transparency of a world that does not deceive. A technological world that is able to give space to people and their power to choose.
THE T-SHIRT ISSUE
Berlin-based Mashallah Design & Linda Kostowski have created items of clothing by scanning human bodies and using the data to create sewing patterns. The human form is turned into 3D patterns of polygons, which are then turned into 2D files and used to laser cut fabric.
Forsbergform
Forsberg Form, a design studio in Sweden founded by the designer Johan Fosberg is specialized in concrete. Johan knows how to extract the best appearance from this material. The Floor Clocks and the Rip Kirby portraits are Yatzer's favorites!
The Interior World of Tom Dixon
The Interior World of Tom Dixon is not a history of design; it is a substantial insight into the workings of Tom’s mind – it sets out to explain the theories and methods of working that make up the fabric of Tom’s career as one of the world’s most widely respected designers.
& then design by James Bowler and Samuel Wright
& then design is a new and exciting design practice established in the heart of Nottingham. It is a collaboration between two experienced design graduates. James Bowler & Samuel Wright. Their work is aimed towards two specific markets, bespoke furniture/interiors and contract furnishings.
Marcus Tremonto at FUMI gallery
Marcus Tremonto from Studio Treluce presents amongst other famous designers, his new work at MATERIALISM, a group show which opened during the London's Design Festival (13-23 September) and is still running at FUMI gallery in London.
Grand Stand II by FRAME
Yatzer made a selection of 20...but there are other 548 pages waiting for you to discover them inside "GRAND STAND 2" by FRAME. A sequel to the resoundingly successful Grand Stand which consists of two volumes with 200 remarkable brand and corporate trade fair presentations discovered worldwide.
Waterdrop by Héctor Serrano Studio for Roca
A tribute to water. A spectacular and engaging experience capturing the beauty of water, designed by Héctor Serrano Studio for Roca. It was presented at 100% Design London, last week.
ATHENSbySOUND updated
The London based graphic design studio Company, has just sent me some pictures of "Athens by Sound", the Greek Pavilion at the 11th International Architecture Biennale, Venice, which challenges, thus, the limits of architecture, the limits of what can be mapped and re-located and what cannot…
Barber shop in Israel
On the 1st of October the most futuristic Barber Shop is going to open in Israel. The hair strand project started its way by considering the idea of what a hair strand is and what kind of insights it can provide for designing the interior space of the barber shop. Designed by Lior Vaknin + Sabi Aroch
Veuve Clicquot bloggers trip / part#02
After spending 24 hours in a world were water is replaced with champagne, a casual drink at a bar is accompanied by fascinating conversation by a leading designer and dinner is spent at river sailing around Paris with a design trend setter..here comes the second part...of the yellow bloggers trip!
The latest products of HAY
The avant-garde Danish company HAY, during the September's Maison & Objet exhibition in Paris presented its latest products, the "SPIDER WOMAN" chair designed by Louise Campbell and the "Red Dot Design" award-winner in the category "Product design 2008", "PLOPP" stool designed by Oskar Zieta.
The Strapping fight
Yatzer starting from "Strapping design" is going to publish similar designs, concepts and projects under the title Y.D.F. (YatzerDesignFights). Book stool for Eno by Arik Levy or Rag Chair for Droog by Tejo Remy? What do you prefer?
CRYSTAL GARDEN by Flavio Favelli
26 September - 2 October
Crystal Garden is the impressive site specific project by the artist Flavio Favelli, which will be visible in Milan, in a former garage in Via Tortona and will be the fourth yearly contemporary art event supported by ROBERTO DEL CARLO, the made in Italy line of accessories.
Kindergartens by 70ºN Arkitektur
The kindergartens have been built to have the possibility of variety in the use of rooms. With very simple moves one can change each room into new rooms of various sizes and functions. There are several options for combinations and joint actions of rooms and spaces.
One day poem Pavilion
The One Day Poem Pavilion demonstrates the poetic, transitory, site-sensitive and time-based nature of light and shadow. Using a complex array of perforations, the pavilion’s surface allows light to pass through creating shifting patterns, which–during specific times of the year–transform into the legible text of a poem
Schema by Geoff Machen for Isu
Schema is the newest product of Isu, a designer and British manufacturer of contemporary contract furniture. Schema is an eye-catching range of upholstered seating designed principally for modern dining, meeting and boardroom interiors, designed by Geoff Machen.
Trophy Hunter by Michael Zavros
2 September - 27 September
There are no words to describe how happy I am for having the permission to share some paintings of my favorite painter...Mr.Michael Zavros which are currently on view at Philip Bacon Galleries in Australia and there wouldn't be better song to listen while you're reading this post, than Opus 23 by Dustin O' Halloran.
Buzzizone by Tecnospace
The Buzzizone is an acoustic and ecologic space divider that is perfect for both home and office. It is a divider that grows with you, from a children’s play area to office space to a reading corner. The dividers are flexible and can be set up without any tools. So you can move them around as much as you would like!
Blown ups
"Blown ups" are Glass blown lights combining the skills of the glassworker and the playfulness of clowns and children’s entertainers. If only glass were as pliable as balloons! Blown ups are designed by David Hupton and Yve Thelermont, most famous as "Thelermont Hupton".
Lotus UPDATED
The ‘Lotus’ room, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects is currently on view during the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale. Today some photos from THE REAL THING, by the photographer Luke Hayes are available for your eyes only!
Martin Sprouse
He believes that "Custom furniture is not about choosing options; it's about creating them". His commissioned pieces are individually designed and built.His work is often influenced by architecture, but does not subscribe to a particular style or formula. His furniture respects history without imitating it...L&G..Mr.Martin Sprouse!
On The Rocks
Thanks to Mr.Erik Jacobs permission, the photographer of Clingstone, an unusual, 103-year-old mansion in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, yatzer shares his beautiful photos followed by the text as it was found at the New York Magazine.
Hard Candy for OXYGENE magazine
Hard Candy is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna and was first released on April 25, 2008 by Warner Bros Records. Yatzer could never have imagined that Hard Candy would also be one of the most conceptual design editorilas for the fifteenth issue of Maison & Objet OXYGENE magazine!
The new domestic landscapes
The new Domestic landscapes propose rehabilitating and reintroducing monumental decors with panoramic wallpaper by making a clean sweep of the photographic tracks explored in the past and by proposing about 10 artists, designers or graphic artists to create contemporary decors which today can justify rehabilitating this type of decor.
Animals & Romanticism
During the MAISON & Objet exhibition in Paris, last week, the avant garde design studio, IBRIDE unveiled its latest designs..The "I-BRIDErs" live and work on the edge of a forest with ponds and many animals around them.. That's why Animals are part of their life and of course once again part of their work.
‘Romancing through time’ by Andrew Tanner
Launching at Maison et Objet 2008 Exhibition are four new collections which have been inspired by the past and the present. Contemporary forms hold traditional imagery whilst Tanner plays with functional design and incorporates the senses through his new collections of textiles, pewter and bone china.
43 by Konstantin Grcic for yii
Out of curiosity for natural materials, Konstantin Grcic has experimented extensively with bamboo and proposed a revolutionary design for /yii/: 43. Entirely made of single material, the chair is Comprised of 43 laminated bamboo stripes and hence the name.
My document by 25TOGO design studio
“My Document” laptop bag derives from the concept of computer icons, transforming the well-known figure into a substantial bag. Along with the bag is a stylish pin. 25TOGO design studio holds the spirit of “kidult”, trying to design products with fun and interests discovered from experiences and childlike ideas.
Søren Ulrik Pedersen & The Swings
According to Danish designer Søren Ulrik Pedersen ”You don’t lose your swing because you grow old, you grow old because you lose your swing,” His SUP Design studio has carved a name for itself with furniture, trade fair decoration and interior design. And he knows what SWING means!
1.7 by Reona Ueda + NEWWORK
1.7 is the first installment of a collaboration between a fine artist Reona Ueda, and a graphic design studio NEWWORK. It is a wearable piece of art inspired by kanzashi, a traditional Japanese hair ornament. It is composed of spiraling text, defining peace.
Veuve Clicquot bloggers trip / part#01
While I have been away jet setting and living a ones in a life time YELLOW and Bubbling experience I have been thinking of how to put all this fabulousness into words. Let me say THERE ARE NO WORDS to explain, but I will try. Here comes the first part...of the yellow bloggers trip!
Ne(clo)ck by Thorunn Arnadottir
Each bead in the necklace is 5 minutes. The whole necklace is one solar day. The orange and red ones represent the whole hours. As the wheel turns, one bead falls off and drops down the string every 5 minutes. You can take the necklace off the wheel whenever you wish to “stop time”.
Lotus by Zaha Hadid Architects
The ‘Lotus’ room is conceived as a fragmented enclosure that can be compressed and expanded into programmed areas for resting, sitting, storage, and browsing. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale.
John Toubakaris
PS is a series of lights made using expanded polystyrene as a diffuser in combination with recyclable or about to be disposed domestically available objects in order to create a variety of types (floor, table, wall). PS light series are on view during the Green Design Festival in Athens.
Green Design Festival #part 1
Today Athens is celebrating the begining of the Green Design Festival. A public, free cultural event under the auspices of the City. The festival will end on the 10th of October...but till then we have many things to share! Stay connected.
Gemma Cucina by "onthetable" design studio
Interior designer, Valentina Roncaglia and her brother Francesco from "Onthetable" design studio talk @yatzer about their beautiful Gemma Cucina project. A restaurant in one of the best district of Rome, Parioli.
Philippe Gronon @ dOMINIQUE fiAT gallery / Paris
6 September - 31 October
Dominique Fiat gallery is pleased to present the last photographic series by Philippe Gronon. This series consists of the backs of paintings from the Centre Pompidou (Paris) and the Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain (Nice). Once turned over, a framed work of art unveils something unexpected.
Crystal City Mind
Crystal City Mind from COORDINATION and DIEPHOTODESIGNER.DE make guest appearance in London, part of the Design Exhibition "Create Berlin". Crystal City Mind is a multi-faceted design object made from high polished high grade steel and matte black surfaces.
Room design by Jo Nagasaka+Schemata
A room in Maruyama-cho designed by Jo Nagasaka+Schemata Architecture Office. A renovation of 30-year-old apartment in Shibuya Tokyo for which they dared to design the relation to the outside there in the interior.
Dino by Lincoln Kayiwa
Just when you thought that clothes racks are forever to stay mundane, KAYIWA excavates the DINO. This clothes rack complements your foyer, boutique, lounge, cloakroom or wardrobe. DINO is aesthetic and fully functional for coats and jackets or adults and children owing to the differently sized hangers
Casa Orlandi by Sabrina Bignami
Casa Orlandi Guesthouse is an 18th century palazzo in Prato, a famous textile Italian city very close to Florence which has been renovated by the Italian architect and founder of b-arch studio, Sabrina Bignami.
all about Veuve Clicquot bubbles
With great enthusiasm and pride, I am happy to announce that yatzer has been selected by Veuve Clicquot, "Grande Dame de la Champagne" to be one of the 6 bloggers world wide to visit their "Chateau" in Reims (champagne region) and live the "yellow" experience.
Mobileshadows by Stephanie Marin
Shadows which sway, quiet as clouds in the sky, slowly shaken by the wind. That’s a proposition of veils to filter the light. Mobile set of elements to be freely suspended in the frame of a window or in separation of space. Designed by Stephanie Marin, founder of Smarin Design
Motion branding by Julien Vallée
Julien Vallée is a graphic designer based in Montréal, Canada who was commissioned to create the new motion branding that precede the online videos of The New York Times Magazine.... the result of his handmade letters is stunning.
