Archive for April, 2009
Philly Gets Objectified with Special Guest Gary Hustwit!
We will be attending the Philadelphia screening of Objectified, a new documentary by Gary Hustwit. This is a one day only preview screening and post-film Q&A in Philly on Monday, May 11 (there are two show times, 6:30pm and 9pm). The screening is presented in conjunction with the Westphal College at Drexel University, AIGA Philadelphia, and IDSA Philadelphia.
Additional information on the Philly screening is available here. The latest calendar listing is below, you can find all the info on locations, ticket sales etc here.
Keep an eye out for a post soon after the screening covering the screening and Q&A. The film trailer is embedded at the botton of the post if you haven’t already seen it.
If you’ve already seen the film, tell us what you think about it in the comments below.
April 30
Minneapolis MN, USA
Walker Art Center
Two screenings, Q&A’s with Gary Hustwit and Andrew Blauvelt.
7pm SOLD OUT. 9pm still available.
May 3 & 4
Toronto ON, Canada
Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
Canadian Premiere! Two screenings at the Bloor Cinema, Q&A’s with Gary Hustwit.
Tickets on sale now.
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The Surface Store & Design Within Reach
A couple months back The Surface Store held a wonderful event hosted by Design Within Reach in Philadelphia. Numerous design addicts & aficionados gathered for a 30 minute presentation on the background and development of The Surface Store Wall Decals. The presentation focused on the company’s European roots, the design background and the approach that shapes product development at The Surface Store think tank. Read the rest of this entry »
This Week in Twitterville
This week we’ve seen a lot of activity out there in the abundant land of Twitter. I generally search Interior Decor, Decoration, Industrial Design, Architecture, Decals, Wall Decals, Wall Stickers, etc when looking through Twitter to learn more about hot trends and industry happenings. There are so many well informed, creative, and active people in Twitterville, and the amount of information they are sharing with their Twitter neighbors is amazing! Here are a few interesting Tweets that I read, learned from, and loved this week (in no particular order, although stars denote my favorites):
★★ Furniture Peeps + Interior Design Friends + Decor Freaks like me ~ Just started a Twibe. Visit http://www.twibes.com/group/decor
@UrbanDecorSue
★★ Love this list of 200+ Interior Design Blogs by @Furnitude. A must have for Design + Decor fans http://designbloglist.blogspot.com/
@UrbanDecorSue
RT @Yourmovers: An Overview Of Architecture Interior Design | Feng Shui and Home … http://tinyurl.com/czwrax
@Laurent_Brixius
Art & Architecture Bubble
Posted by Brian in Designers We Love on April 22nd, 2009
New Yorkers beware, the inflatable bubble under the highway overpass full of people is completely normal, its just the local community gathering…..
The Storefront for Art & Architecture, a nonprofit organization based in New York City, is bringing the Spacebuster to US shores. The Spacebuster is a mobile inflatable plastic structure that is entirely portable and expandable. It will be hosting various community events in Manhattan,Brooklyn, and Roosevelt Island. Spacebuster was created by Raumlabor, a group of architects and urban designers from Berlin. Here is some more information on the new bubble in town: Read the rest of this entry »
Top 10 Creative Uses for Wall Decals from our Customers
Posted by admin in Wall Decals on April 16th, 2009
Our customers have come up with some creative uses for our wall decals, check out some of the more unique applications we’ve heard about from them…
- A fireplace cover was covered with wall decals and then used as a partition to hide the litter box, I’m sure kitty was happy to have a little more privacy!
- Loft apartment windows covered with multi-colored Marilyn Monroe decals (ala Andy Warhol’s famous Marylin prints) instead of blinds
- A high school science center decorated with human skeleton and fingerprint wall decals
- A room divider with farm animal decals facing the children’s play area and Paris by Night decal facing the parent’s lounge area
Troika Art & Design Studio
Posted by Brian in Designers We Love on April 6th, 2009
Troika Art & Design studio is one of the hottest design studios based in London. The three founders were all classmates from the Royal College of Art and created Troika in 2003. They have been featured all over the world including the MOMA in New York City. Troika was commissioned by British Airways to adorn the entrance to the luxury lounges at the new Terminal 5 at the London Heathrow Airport.
The Troika Cloud is described as a floating cloud covered with 4638 flip-dots that can be individually addressed by a computer to animate the entire skin of the sculpture. Read the rest of this entry »
Recharge and Diffuse
Posted by Brian in Interior Design on April 6th, 2009
Neoz cordless lights have won awards all over the world and they continue to be the industry leader in designer cordless lighting systems for commercial,residential, and hospitality environments. Neoz won yet another REDDOT Award in 2008 for their impressive model range of rechargeable cordless lamps.
Modern Resin Masterpieces
Posted by Brian in Interior Design, Objects on April 5th, 2009
Vancouver based artist and sculptor Martha Sturdy is most well known for her cast resin housewares and sculpture collection. The resin pieces are sandblasted to be reminiscent of a honed stone ranging in 20 colorsfrom earth tones to shimmering brights.
In Living Color
Posted by Wendy in Interior Design on April 1st, 2009
Recessionomics doesn’t mean your home décor has to suffer and fade into the background. No drab and dull shades of gray need apply this season as analysts predict the months ahead will bring about a spring awakening… at least when it comes to your room colors. The Color Marketing Group-arbiters of what color palette will be all the range up to 19 months in advance-forecast a year peppered with every color in your Crayola box. “We’re finding comfort in colors that are familiar, and yet, at the same time, we’re embracing colors that make us happy-especially as accents,” says the international association’s executive director Jaime Stephens. So go ahead and find your happy place! Then get set to color outside of the lines with these eye-catching hues that are set to dominate this year’s color wheel.
Something new, something old, something borrowed, something BLUE:
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This primary color will be sure to give your space a punch of color. Just take a page from actress-cum-musician Zooey Deschanel who recently turned her study into a blue-on-blue soundproof studio layered with cobalt and light blue walls and swathed in blue gingham chair coverings. If cobalt is too bright too soon, pare it down with a lighter shade of robin egg blue.
Tie a YELLOW ribbon ’round the old oak tree: Read the rest of this entry »
Design Datebook 2009
Posted by Brian in Interior Design on April 1st, 2009
Mark your calendars for the Surface Blog top picks of the best contemporary design shows around the world. Spanning the globe from Tokyo to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, Surface Blog fills your design datebook!
2009 Design Shows
April
22-27 -Salone International Del Mobile - Milan, Italy
22-27 – Seoul Design Festival - Milan/Berlin/Seoul
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