Friday, September 08, 2006

GALLERY: FROM A TO B AND BACK AGAIN


Yup!
We finally have an atelier space right here in Brooklyn.
LOVE IT, still have a lot to do with the space improvement given the square-footage. And what a cool space it'll be.. imagine all these awesome progressive kiddie designs that are going to be born here.
And the tableaux: Manhattan Skyscraper-scape, cool industrial topography... we cannot be more grateful as it is!

Now back to business.
We were at the "From A to B and back again" at Heidi Cho gallery opening yesterday. It's such a cool exhibition; Happy seeing Alex and Christine from the Redstr Collective again. As always, we were presented with both cool designs and interesting stories from these two.
Redstr, good luck with the Henri Bendel chocobar project. And by the way, love that "Burning Bush" lighting idea!
On the other note, it is too bad we missed saying 'hi' to the brilliant Dave Alhadeff. (You know I still owe you a six pack or a bottle of wine...I promise. SOON. -Alice)

OK now.
What is a blog without the critiques. So here it is.. a list of what's cool and not so cool from the exhibition.

COOL
- Redstr Collective's Alma Fortune Cup.
What a cool thing.. I always hate way-too-designed designs, but this duo always knows how to be refreshingly relax and playful with their (tasteful) designs. So, THUMBS UP for the cup!
- Andrew & Andrew's Cookies.
What is more brilliant than "printing" the serving suggestion and nutrient label directly on the food.
- John Pomp's hand blown glasses. PRETTY!

NOT COOL
- Hivemindesign's Rune Bed.
Good Lord.. what an awful bedspread craft to be proudly displayed in such exhibition. We are sure some people must be into this kind of freakish design for their bedrooms, but definitely not us.
- The Design Can's Skew Shelves.
Ngg... is Zaha Hadid your hero or something?
Keywords: boring, boring, too designed boring stuff, boring. Tortured lines are off the season.

INDIFFERENT
- Matt Gagnon's Wooden Screen.
Hmm.. not so sure why it is still around. Design asides, we still like Matt. We think he is a pretty cool guy... and from what we've heard (psst!), at least more of a gent (and cuter) than Jason Miller who would hit on every design babes across Brooklyn and beyond (of course we don't really know the truth :p).

That's it for now! Have a good weekend, everybody :)

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Are they all being represented by Dave too?
LEO

September 11, 2006 12:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I was in the exhibition too.
You read my mind, the Rune Bedsheet was roughly done. Maybe it's intentional?

September 11, 2006 1:49 PM  
Blogger In Casa said...

LEO: must admit, I am not sure, although it seems that many or most designers are "represented" by Alhadeff.

jad: possibly. Although it is kind of weird having such super polished frame to compliment a rough peasant aesthetic (not to say it's a bad combo necessarily; But in this case, um.. yes).

September 11, 2006 9:20 PM  

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