MATTER: HUNTERS AND GATHERERS
April 14th, 2008 by Maxine
Here is a great article on urban scavengers by Guy Trebay, in case you missed it.
[photo by Robert Wright, New York Times]
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FURNITURE: The Collector’s Table, Repetition II
March 11th, 2008 by Maxine
One of the reasons that collections often look drool-worthy: repetition. The element of repetition is alluring, and no one knows better than a collector how much fun it is to line up a collection into compulsive rows.The collector’s table is a beautiful piece for the prideful collector. We can see any number of objects–like and […] MATTER:Obsession/Repetition and Tara Donovan
March 6th, 2008 by Maxine
We’ve made it through February, the dreary hump-month of winter. In cold weather, most of us are putting one foot in front of the other, and feeling like that isn’t good enough. But what if a simple repetition of a movement, utterance, or object led to something masterful? This week, we’ll celebrate repetition in all […] MATTER: Cardboard II
February 26th, 2008 by Maxine
In case you were looking for a “flat-pack cubby house,” here it is. MATTER: Wood Blocks
February 12th, 2008 by Maxine
We love wood blocks and were pleased to learn that we’re in good company. Last Sunday, Designer Tucker Viemeister came out with his affection for wood blocks, in the New York Times. Viemeister is partial to Friedrich Froebel’s blocks (which Frank Lloyd Wright cut his teeth on, as well). MATTER: Cardboard II
January 7th, 2008 by Maxine
Way before Treehugger was wearing flax pants, Shigeru Ban was making stadiums, bridges, and benches out of cardboard tubes. Last year, you could find the architect in his temporary office, atop the Pompidou. Ban uses cardboard, beer crates, and sand to construct structures that defy convention.
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