http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog Field Trip: A portal to the people, places, and objects of the design world Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:10:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Good signage not only does its job, but it can change your experience of a place.  The sign above, by Martin Wong, was part of a public art project called Traffic Signs for Hearing Impaired.     Here's a great interview with Mies Hora, about sign and symbol obsession. http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/general/matter-signage/         One show we are looking forward to this summer is MOMA's Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling (July 20-October 20). From MOMA's web-site: This exhibition will offer the most thorough examination of both the historical and contemporary significance of factory-produced architectures to date. With increasing concern about issues such as sustainability and the swelling ... http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/architecture/architecture-fab-prefabs/  Here are a few more collections from the natural world that remind us that hunting and gathering [see below] should not be discouraged, in moderation, and needn't be expensive. Sometimes, identifying our special interests and collection predilections can discipline our spending/hoarding habits.   [photo credits: Kim Carey, Edinburgh University Library Special Collections ... http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/furniture/furniture-the-collectors-table-redux/ Here is a great article on urban scavengers by Guy Trebay, in case you missed it.[photo by Robert Wright, New York Times]  http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/general/matter-hunters-and-gatherers/ Good news. While you are waiting impatiently for true spring, here is a guilty pleasure that's good for you: BROOKLYN MODERN, edited by Diana Lind, looks at 18 stunning renovations in Brooklyn.   http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/lit/lit-brooklyn-modern/ We still love to work to the tune of heavy break-up songs, but lately we're also looking for a little 4 o'clock jolt (see the Avett Brothers). Enjoy! 1. If it Be Your Will, Leonard Cohen 2. Typical, Laura Marling3. My Shadow, Lavender Diamond4. Stitching Leggings, Kate Nash 5. Breathe Me, Sia 6. Dancing Daze, Avett Brothers7. Wig in a ... http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/general/sound-part-ii/ At MOMAColor Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to TodayMarch 2–May 12, 2008The Joan and Preston Robert Tisch Exhibition Gallery, sixth floorColor Chart celebrates a paradox: the lush beauty that results when contemporary artists assign color decisions to chance, readymade source, or arbitrary system. Midway through the twentieth century, ... http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/general/daytrip-color/ It's Sunday night. We're tired. We want to put our feet up, finish the Sunday Times crossword puzzle. But of course we want to recline on something equal parts elegant and comfy. In the morning, we'll puff the cushions back up and reposition our favorite pillows, and maybe a throw.   The first two ... http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/furniture/furniture-sofas/ Out of This World: Shaker Design Past, Present, and Future at Bard Graduate Center for the Decorative Arts, March 13-June 15, 2008   http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/furniture/daytrip-shaker-design/ 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 ... http://www.maxinesniderinc.com/blog/furniture/furniture-the-collectors-table-repetition-ii/