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-THANK YOU -
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Photography - excited to learn new means of observation
DEAR READERS - thank you for your patience and support over the past few months. I am honored to have you come back even with my absence (I've been away from the blog scene to attend to a long overdue personal retreat) - I'm glad to say I am back. Blogging almost became an addiction. I missed it dearly and am now back to writing again because sharing with those of you who appreciate modern design is a rewarding experience. I find balance in making blogging part of my day, just like eating breakfast.
So, straight to the point: I would like to share with you a few projects. I will soon publish various articles linked to my involvement with other great networks and causes ... as well personal projects like MODERN CAUSE.
Since I love modern art, architecture, design, fashion, interiors, photography and my yorkie Tyson - I am collaborating with those who inspire me in the design world and will share with you other sources outside of design that inspire me every day.
MODERN CAUSE is a blog focused on causes or moments that have touched my heart
MODERNDESIGNSOURCE is blog focused on sources for the modern design enthusiasts of Vancouver, BC
I will be a guest blogger for blog friends Jeans.com and 2Modern to share with readers 2 of my favorite topics of interest: MODERN FASHION and MODERN FURNITURE.
JEANS.COM is a blog focused on my sources for the jean savvy, inspired enthusiast through a designer eye- here I will share with you the style statements of amazing talents
2MODERN is a blog that focuses on my sources for the modern furniture enthusiast, gained through my work with various clients and showrooms.
SEE YOU SOON - looking forward to hearing your comments & design questions!
heineken the city concept shop by tjep
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dutch designers frank tjepkema, janneke hooymans, tina stieger and leonie janssen were commissioned
by the dutch beer maker heineken to design their first shop. the studio at tjep settled on a theme of pouring,
translating the idea into displays the blend from floor to wall to ceiling, in wave-like forms. a sub-theme for
the retail outlet was coldness. this theme can be spotted in the cool colours and 100% led lighting system.
coldness is also literally seen in the three- story fridge that holds heineken bottles form around the world.
the store is divided into four sections, the aforementioned fridge, a fashion department, a ticket and travel
section and a fully equipped recording studio for young music artists.
http://www.tjep.com
more
new public space furniture for amsterdam's amstel station designed by frank tjepkema
via archdaily
MODERN INTERIOR DESIGNER - PATRICIA GRAY
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I am a longtime admirer of Vancouver-based interior designer, Patricia Gray. It has been inspiring to see her work transform over the years and see her approach to modern interiors be featured in well known magazine publications like Interior Design, Western Living, Architectural Digest and of course my favorite source of information, the blogging community. Through friends Kim and Jo from one of my favorite reads in the morning - desire to inspire ... I noticed a familiar name in the comments - what a pleasant surprise to see Patricia Gray join the blogging community of design lovers! An even more pleasant surprise was to see my blogs featured on her blog roll. I felt like a little kid at the magazine aisle excited to buy my favorite design magazine ... I just had to write to Patricia to thank her for visiting. Small world we live in as it turns out we have a few more connections in common.
In my recent efforts to get back to blogging, Patricia's personal blog (at the top of a growing list of favorite design blogs) has renewed by own personal blogging energy. Here I share with you my interview with Patricia on her design views.
In my recent efforts to get back to blogging, Patricia's personal blog (at the top of a growing list of favorite design blogs) has renewed by own personal blogging energy. Here I share with you my interview with Patricia on her design views.
Interior Designer: Patricia Gray
Company: Patricia Gray Inc
Specialty: Interior Design, Furniture & Product Design, Project Management
Started: 1982
Background: Kwantlen College / Parsons School of Design - Paris, France
Current Location: Vancouver BC
INTERVIEW
- Out of all the cities in the world, why do you choose to work in Vancouver?
I was raised in Vancouver. It is my home.
- With respect to your work, what is it that you feel makes you successful? unique?
I feel successful when my clients fall in love with their homes. Unique when I am using my own designs not someone else’s.
- How do you like to approach design?
I like to start on the interior architecture of the space. I make sure the envelope is right then add in the furnishings, artwork and accessories.
- What inspires you?
I am inspired by beauty in all forms.
- What inspires your work?
My work is inspired by clients who have faith in the creative process and want me to design something that is unique for them.
- Who inspires you?
I am inspired by Albert Hadley, Michal Taylor who have been my Mentors since Design School and who I consider to be great Interior Design Icons, and recently I am inspired by Michael S. Smith for his brillance in interpreting the past in fresh and modern ways.
- What do you dislike and wish you could change about design in Vancouver? pet peeve?
I think we live in one of the greatest cities in North America. We have a contemporary, cosmopolitan design genre here that is totally unique to us. The only thing that I long for is to have more design resources available here.
- If there was one thing about your industry that you do that you could change, what would it be? ex. an interior, building, a product, process
I would change the way that Interior Designers are perceived. In European countries they celebrate Interior Designers and Architects and honor them for the contributions they are making.
- What do you feel you are contributing to the industry that is innovative and progressive?
I try to create designs for clients that are not trendy or fleeting, but that are unique and specifaclly suited to the architecture and to their specific life style requirements. That takes a lot of faith on the part of the clients and a willingness to follow through on all the details. I am very dedicated to Smart Design, Eco, Green and & Envioronmentally Friendly practices.
- Describe what your desk looks like (cluttered, heaps of magazines, bottle of Tylenol, etc.)
All that is on my desk is my laptop and the files that I am working on that day, and always fresh flowers.
- What do you need from your work environment in order to be productive?
Beauty, inspiring music, and my bulletin board where I post all my inspirations.
- Do you have a pet, what kind?
I have a 4 ½ lb Yorkshire Terrier named Nicole. She comes to work with me everyday and has her own business card: VP of Security. She is best VP of Security we have ever had. She guards the front door ferociously against couriers.
Thank You Patricia for sharing a little more about you. It is such a privilege to have personal insight from the talent behind the amazing designs we admire. To read more about Patricia , here are links to more interviews by some of the blogs I admire: Frankie of life in a venti cup and Vanessa of Turquise LA for LAapartmenttherapy
MODERN FURNITURE: 2MODERN BLOG
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I'm excited to be guest blogger for 2modern and share with readers design finds I come across while working on various projects, a growing collection of my favorite eye candy. There are many up and coming designers who are truly innovative in not only design, fabrication as well experimenting with fresh new materials and higher levels of impeccable quality. Here are a few of my furniture favorites:
MODERN FURNITURE - COOL SWIVEL CHAIRS (to see full article go to 2modern)
Luxy italy | big jim
31.5" wide x 32.28" high, seat height: 16.53"
for version with swivel auto return and polished aluminum base
$1,525.00 available through SPENCER INTERIORS
MODERN LOUNGE CHAIR re-inventing the bean bag chair
Available through Ligne Roset, Livingspace Interiors Vancouver
MODERN DAYBEDS - Frigerio Italy (to see full article go to 2modern)
Frigerio Italy | cooper wings daybed 90 cm
35.43" x 59.84" x 26.77"/34.25" high, seat height: 13.77"
$5,685.00 in fabric Cat Lusso available through SPENCER INTERIORS
MODERN FURNITURE - SPAIN (to see full article go to 2modern)
The "holy day" lounge chair from Vicarbe Spain designed by Jean-Marie Massaud is the perfect modern alternative to the the commonly used Barcelona Chair.
(27.5"W x 30.3"D x 26.4"H) $2,179.00 CAD from Spencer Interiors.
MODERN DAYBEDS - still sourcing (to see full article go to 2modern)
40.5"D x 80.5"W in category C fabric, includes 3 back cushions40.5"D x 80.5"W in category C fabric, includes 3 back cushions. Still in the process of sourcing a modern daybed that is comfortable to sleep on, timeless in style and at of good value to meeting our budget . A great option is the modern clean lines of the "BENSEN sleeper sofa" designed by Niels Bensen and available through INFORM INTERIORS.
MODERN HOMES - THE RANCHER
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When I first saw this image, a few descriptive words that came to mind sophisticated, timeless, calm, subtle, simple, modern, minimal ... This home showcased on Molteni & Co reminds me of why I love architectural interiors. It is the detailing of such architectural interiors as this one that makes me love the beautiful subtelty of what we do as a profession. For the sophisticated eye to appreciate a floating floor plate, flush drywall ceiling and floor details, recessed drapery tracks, frameless full height glazing, corner glass butt joints ... all breath taking. If anyone knows who the architect is of this amazing home or the stylist who has reflected an interior that speaks a carefully selected refinement of finishes. Some of my favorite designers work with this amazing company, to name a few of my favorites: the glove chair & clip bed by Patricia Urquiola, the 505 system by Lca Meda, the Less table by Jean Nouvel. A must see showroom in Vancouver is Italinteriors where Molteni & Co, meets Unifor, Dada Kitchens, Citterio, and Cassina.
(For those with a furniture & dsign fetish - FYI - during my last visit to NYC, I was excited to hear that Molteni & Co. will be opening up a flagship store in Manhattan.) - love this company!
tokyo design week 08: rie yagura at claska hotel
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yagura uses the handle from a foose ball table as a handle for a wall lamp
image © designboom
this year was the claska hotel's first year participating in design tide tokyo. selected designers were invited to
design guest rooms for the claska as part of the event, including rie yagura. she presented a collection of
furniture designs, focusing on lighting. she takes mundane objects that are significant to her, assembling them in
different ways. through her work she integrates aspects of western culture with her native japanese heritage.
bottles typically used to hold household chemicals or cleaners are now transformed into bases for table lamps
image © designboom
the form of a detergent bottle used as a lamp base
image © designboom
using fabric, rie creates lampshades which look like drooping flowers
image © designboom
delicate fabrics are used as lamp shades
image © designboom
the warm glow from within the fabric lampshade
image © designboom
drawing from the form of a high tension insulator, rie produces indoor lamps
image © designboom
worms of lint-like material are intertwined and pressed together to form a stool
image © designboom
more
rie yagura: http://www.mademoiselle-y.com
claska hotel: http://www.claska.com
design tide tokyo: http://www.designtide.jp
design miami, florida 08: al-sabahart & design collection
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'swivel chair' by bokja, sixties furniture upholstered in embroidered vintage fabric from tajikistan - image © bokja
al-sabah art & design collection is a contemporary gallery which is scheduled to open its doors in dubai in early
spring of 2009. the gallery is the result of a recent partnership agreement between DIFC (dubai international
financial centre) and founder of the luxury retail emporium villa moda, sheikh majed al-sabah from kuwait.
the mission of the gallery is to promote the craftsmanship of the middle east. sheikh majed al-sabah wants to
encourage local governments to take more responsibility in preserving their cultural heritage.
before the gallery is even completed, it will preview its collection at this year's design miami 2008 from
december 1st - 8th with an exhibition entitled 'ALEF'. the name of the exhibition refers to the first letter of the
arabic alphabet 'a', but also acts as a symbolic name to mark the gallery's first show. 'ALEF' will highlight the
work of two lebanese designers, huda baroudi and maria hibri of bokja. the duo is known for their use of
vintage furniture, embroidered in fabrics originating from the east. also on show will be the work of dutch
product designer, pieke bergmans, who works in porcelain, plastic and glass. he will be creating a series
of pieces using traditional syrian mother-of-pearl inlaid antique pieces of furniture. for the gallery's official opening
in 2009, new works by studio job, maarten baas, marcel wanders and jaime hayon, who have created limited
edition pieces with local artisans, will be revealed
'swivel talia' by bokja, vintage furniture upholstered in a combination of vintage lakii from central asia together with
suzani (decorative textile) and new fabric - image © dina debbas
'crystal virus' by pieke bergmans, blown glass vase
related
designboom snapshots design miami 2007more
design miami: http://www.designmiami.comal-sabah art and design collection: http://www.alsabahcollection.com
karim rashid at instituto tomie ohtake, sao paulo
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karim rashid - art and design in a global world
at: instituto tomie ohtake, sao paulo
from: october 24th, 2008 - january 4th, 2009
on now at the instituto tomie ohtake, sao paulo is the first solo exhibition of designer karim rashid in brazil.
it is the institute's hope that by showcasing rashid's work, they will generate a discussion about the aspects
of contemporary design and its impact on daily life. upon entrance into the exhibition you are greeted by a large
painting-like, computer graphic, 300 square metres in size which acts as a backdrop to the furniture on display.
this virtual component within the exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to encounter the designer as a
life-size avatar, playing between reality and the artificial, something which is prominent in rashid's work.
the exhibition is an international cooperation with munich's design museum, die neue sammlung. it is curated by
german art historian and critic dr. albrecht bangert in collaboration with brazilian-born designer and architect
camila tariki of karim rashid's new york studio and organized by instituto tomie ohtake. most of the pieces on
show are from the munich collection.
related
designboom interview
karim rashid
karim rashid at milan design week 2008
more
karim rashid: http://www.karimrashid.com
rashid global: http://www.rashidglobal.netkarim rashid: http://www.karimrashid.com
instituto tomie ohtake: http://www.institutotomieohtake.org.br
die neue sammlung: http://www.die-neue-sammlung.de