Draga & Aurel Explore Artistic Experimentation of the 70s

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Design

For Milan Design Week 2023, Como, Italy based Draga & Aurel are back for the second time with a new project for Nilufar, an art and design gallery in Milan. Space Couture is a collection of furnishings that give Op Art and outer space vibes with vivid colors and reflective surfaces. “In this age of darkness, we need to be lighthearted, carefree, and ‘sparkling.’ With our new project for Nilufar, we want to impart these positive, luminous vibes,” say Draga & Aurel.

The pair looked to the 1970s for inspiration, when design and artistic experimentation were happening, a “period of rupture, fusion, and much creativity.” They immersed themselves into the optical illusions of the Op Art period, the blown up works of Jeff Koons, and other inflatable objects, like the Blow Inflatable Armchair by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi. The resulting collection is fun and playful, with an ability to live in any decade.

The SABOT armchair looks straight out of the Space Age, easily at home in the Jetson’s apartment with its shiny surface coated in laminates and a glossy varnish. The BON BON appliques are like glowing, colorful candies that originally began as tables but have morphed onto the walls as lights. And lastly, the resin column CLAIRE LAMP gives nod to Victor Vasarely’s Op Art from the 60s and 70s with its fluted exterior, vibrant colors, and distorted geometry. The backdrop to the installation features custom Wall&Deco wallpaper that Draga & Aurel designed with colorful brushstrokes specifically for the show.

Photo: Federica Lissoni

Photo: Federica Lissoni

Photo: Federica Lissoni

Space Couture was on display at Nilufar 25, Via della Spiga 32 in Milan from April 18 – 23, 2023.

Gallery photos by Riccardo Gasperoni.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.

The Photographer of the Black Is Beautiful Movement

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Afterword

The Photographer of the Black Is Beautiful Movement

Kwame Brathwaite’s landmark work, beginning with a show in 1962, had a titanic impact on fashion and identity.

By Susan Orlean

April 24, 2023

Kwame Brathwaite behind the scenes at a photo shoot for The New Yorker.

In 1962, at the Purple Manor, a night club in Harlem, a group of women gathered to appear in an event called “Naturally ’62: The Original African Coiffure and Fashion Extravaganza Designed to Restore Our Racial Pride and Standards.” The models, who were Black, wore their hair unstraightened, with full, natural volume, and many accessorized with African-influenced jewelry such as large hoop earrings and chunky bracelets. American fashion was not accustomed to any of it. One of the organizers of “Naturally ’62” was the photographer Kwame Brathwaite (1938-2023). Brathwaite is sometimes credited with coining the phrase “Black is beautiful” (he didn’t, but he helped popularize it), and he was instrumental in realizing that making fashion more reflective of Black culture was as integral to racial equity as was more explicit social activism. “We said, ‘We’ve got to do something to make the women feel proud of their hair, proud of their blackness,’ ” he told Aperture magazine, in 2017. “Naturally ’62” had a titanic impact on fashion and identity. Brathwaite and one of his brothers, Elombe Brath, established a group of models called Grandassa, from the term “Grandassaland,” which the Black nationalist Carlos Cooks had used to refer to Africa. Brathwaite’s images of the models became some of the most iconic of the Black Is Beautiful movement.

Person in front of a green backdrop wearing a pink and green garment and a gold earring

Brathwaite was born in Brooklyn and grew up in the Bronx. His parents had emigrated from Barbados and owned tailoring and dry-cleaning shops in the city. Their entrepreneurial vigor must have been contagious, because by the time he was a teen-ager Brathwaite had already started founding things. The first, in 1956, was the African Jazz-Art Society & Studios (AJASS), a collective of musicians, artists, dancers, and designers that promoted jazz shows in the city. (Brathwaite played tenor saxophone well enough that he periodically sat in with performers.) One evening at a club, he watched a friend taking photographs without a flash. Brathwaite had planned to become a graphic designer, but he had an interest in photography, too, stirred by having seen the photographs of Emmett Till’s battered body, which had been published by Jet magazine in 1955, and recognizing the potency of documentary images. He had never used fast Kodak Tri-X film or a professional-quality camera like the one that allowed his friend to shoot in low light. Intrigued, Brathwaite saved his earnings from the jazz shows to buy a Hasselblad. He started shooting musicians at the club, as well as documenting life on the streets of Harlem and the Bronx. He often took hundreds of pictures in a day. He also mastered darkroom skills, teaching himself how to print portraits of his subjects with dimension and depth. He spent so much time dunking his hands in chemicals that his fingertips were nearly worn smooth.

AJASS sold merchandise, hosted poetry readings, and opened a location near the Apollo Theatre that offered a “sitting” service, which allowed people to just walk in and have Brathwaite take their portrait. At the same time as he was operating this storefront photo service, his work was getting national and international attention. He sold pictures of such groundbreaking musicians as John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk to major publications. He began travelling overseas with his camera. He went to Ghana with the Jackson 5; he documented the Ali-Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle,” in Kinshasa. He became the unofficial house photographer of the Apollo Theatre. He continued to shoot fashion—sometimes in classically composed portraits, and sometimes in pictures that fused his instinct for documentary with his interest in fashion. In 1966, he took one of his most recognizable photographs: seven Black minidress-clad models, perched on play structures in the yard of a New York City public school, flanked by a chain-link fence.

Slim, with high cheekbones and a forceful gaze, Brathwaite lived in Manhattan with his wife, Sikolo, an educator who had been one of the Grandassa models. They had a son and a daughter. He was “the strong, silent type,” his son, Kwame S. Brathwaite, told me recently. He managed to bond with his subject but then vanish while taking the picture. “It was really interesting to watch him interact with a model,” his son said. “He was intuitive; he could assess and create a relationship with someone he didn’t know.” But he was “not a chatty father.” He would get on the phone with Elombe, his brother with whom he still collaborated, every morning for hours, talking about projects and plans, but he wasn’t much for aimless chatter. (Elombe passed away in 2014.) When the younger Brathwaite was sixteen, he worked as his father’s assistant, and they spent hours in the darkroom together. There, in the half-light, the senior Brathwaite would talk and talk. He loved discussing the process of printing, photography technique, how to shoot pictures, the importance of using art to build community. Later, Kwame S. Brathwaite helped organize his father’s extensive archives. He said that going through the decades of his father’s work is how he really got to know him.

Brathwaite kept travelling and shooting constantly until a few years ago. Even after his retirement, though, he would bring out his camera on occasion. “He was always working,” his son said. “That was his fun.” ♦

Wedding photographer claims ‘Karen’ ruined his shot by walking her dog

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Photography

A wedding photographer has blamed a “Karen” for ruining a couple’s perfect wedding shot, but social media users seem to disagree.

Duminciuc Bogdan, a wedding photographer and videographer, went viral on TikTok when he shared a video of a bystander walking into what would’ve been a picture-perfect shot. In the video, which has nearly 27 million views, a bride and groom are seen posing for a photoshoot on a pier in Corfu, Greece.

As Bogdan snapped photos of the married couple, an airplane flew above their heads and the photographer attempted to take a picture of the unexpected moment. He instructed the couple to kiss just as the plane was in the frame, but just then a woman walking her dog photobombed the special moment.

“I was trying to get a shot with the couple and the airplane and Karen here decided to ruin our shot,” he wrote over the clip. The photographer can also be heard complaining about the woman interrupting their shot in the background, saying: “Oh, come on. Come on.”

The video received 26.8m since it was posted, but many people in the comments section were divided over whether the bystander actually ruined the couple’s wedding shot. Many TikTok users agreed that the woman should’ve waited until the photographer was able to capture the photo before continuing to walk her dog.

“My anger issues could NEVER,” commented one user.

“Doesn’t matter if it’s a wedding or just a tourist. You can wait one second for a photo to be taken,” another user said.

“the rage that filled my body after watching this,” said someone else.

However, others suggested that the so-called “Karen” may not have noticed they were taking the photo, or believed that they would pause the photoshoot for the plane passing by.

“At first glance I would assume that a plane would ruin a shot anyway so I’d rush through when it’s in the frame,” said one user.

“I bet she was waiting for a while and had enough,” someone else wrote. “It’s public space. Respect goes both ways and as you see there is no other route for her.”

“Maybe she had been waiting for a while and figured it was good time to pass thinking they wouldn’t want an EasyJet plane in their wedding pic,” a third user commented.

Recently, another wedding photographer went viral on TikTok when she revealed that a bride had asked if she would photograph her destination wedding free of charge in exchange for “travel and lodging” for their Mexico nuptials.

In the video, the photographer shared a screenshot of the email that she received from the bride saying she was looking for someone willing to “exchange services of photography/videography for flight/resort/transportation”.

“To photograph and film the wedding, in exchange for travel and lodging at the resort,” the email continued, with the bride explaining that “ideally,” she would like to cover just the hotel, which includes all-inclusive drinks and food, in exchange for the photography services.

Many viewers were horrified by the bride’s request and pointed out her “audacity” for asking the photographer to cover the expenses of their own services. “That’s an offer you give to a cousin or something, not a professional vendor,” one person commented, while another said: “The audacity of people always astonishes me…”

Henri Judin Shares Furniture That Straddles Minimalism + Maximalism

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Design

The furniture collection Henri Judin displayed at SaloneSatellite during Milan Design Week 2023 is searching for something. That something is the exact point that lies halfway between minimalism and maximalism, a place where the design choices aren’t too little or too much. Inspired by the built environment, city, pop art, and plenty of neon yellow, Judin’s collection hits the nail on the head.

“Neon yellow is mesmerizing. Working with the color has brought me memories I almost had forgotten. When I was a child, I loved most the clothes with neon yellow details in them,” Judin shared. “One winter, I got fluorescent yellow ice skates. I was bullied at school because of them as they were different from everyone else’s. But I didn’t care – I felt invincible with my skates. Remembering the joy and the empowerment, I knew I wanted to use the color in the collection. I hope the collection and the colors radiate joy for the people.”

Pehku Daybed

Judin’s hope in sharing the collection in Milan is to promote his talents while testing the waters for new collaborations, commissions, and projects. The shared furniture pieces are commercially feasible, featuring a current yet timeless style. With wood as the primary material, each design feels refined but edgy with the addition of bright, saturated colors.

light wood daybed with light upholstery and neon yellow and light grey bolster pillow

Pehku Daybed, Upholstery: Todo Mundo / Marja Laine Photo: Studiå / Henry Salmi

Judin’s Pehku daybed was created in collaboration with his best friend, Aino Sirje. In fact, it was one of Sirje’s first woodworking pieces and their first project together. The durable structure’s assembly is tucked away inside the wooden birch frame, leaving no visible attachments. Bolster pillows act as backrests when Pehku is placed against a wall and pillows when someone lays down.

light wood daybed with light upholstery and neon yellow bolster pillow

Pehku Daybed

multicolored coffee table made up of four sections

Baby Sofa Table, Woodwork: Havune / Joonas Sauvula Photos: Studiå / anni.jpeg

Small but effective, Baby is a coffee table that can’t be ignored. The table’s top comprises four squircle-shaped blocks – each a different size and color. Each of the four pieces sits atop its own ellipse-shaped foot. Judin notes that he would love for Baby to grow into a table collection to suit more purposes.

Baby Sofa Table

Tube Sofa, Woodwork: Seppo Auvinen, Upholstery: Todo Mundo / Marja Laine, Fabric: Lauritzon; Orsetto 012
Photos: Studiå / anni.jpeg

Traditional made modern, the Tube sofa and Tube chair borrow elements from wooden spoke-back designs and combine them with voluminous, round shapes. Interesting and comfortable, Tube’s seating is a good fit for both homes and public spaces.

Tube Sofa

rounded light wood and upholstery armchair

Tube Chair

Bunker Cabinet, Woodwork: Havune / Joonas Sauvula Photos: anni.jpeg

You definitely won’t miss the eye-catching Bunker cabinet. With bold neon yellow, it’s somewhat balanced by a wooden base of drawers. Of course that’s intentional, with the design play of proportions and contrast making it all the more interesting. Judin was inspired by a brutalist concrete building called Bunkkeri that lives in the Jätkäsaari neighborhood in Helsinki.

Bunker Cabinet

blue, orange, and neon yellow dining chair

Pappagallo Chair, Woodwork: Seppo Auvinen Photos: anni.jpeg

Last, but not least, is Pappagallo. The wooden spoke-back dining chair takes from both modern and traditional design, resulting in a colorful piece of seating that Judin compares to a parrot.

Pappagallo Chair

two blue, orange, and neon yellow dining chairs

Pappagallo Chair

To learn more about Henri Judin, visit henrijudin.com.

Kelly Beall is senior editor at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based graphic designer and writer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, and enjoys sharing her finds with others. When undistracted by great art and design, she can be found making a mess in the kitchen, consuming as much information as possible, or on the couch with her three pets. Find her @designcrush on social.

Voxel Shops and Food Stalls by Shin Oh Tuck Traditional Malaysian Culture into Nostalgic Renderings

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Art World News

“Nasi Lemak,” 126³ Voxel Hawker Stalls. All images © Shin Oh, shared with permission

Illustrator Shin Oh nestles childhood memories of visiting traditional Malaysian shops and food stalls within tiny three-dimensional renderings, placing the immense affection she feels for such spaces in small confines. Part of two companion series titled 126³ Tiny Voxel Shops and 126³ Voxel Hawker Stalls, the digital works are made with voxels, or volumetric pixels used for building in popular video games like Minecraft and Roblox. Whether depicting a bakery or dim sum stand, Shin constructs each stall uniformly with two walls and soft color palettes “because nostalgic memories are warm, and hawker stalls always give me fuzzy warm feelings as they serve affordable and great food,” she says. The “hawker centre is hot and stuffy, too.”

126³ Tiny Voxel Shops was the first of the pair, which Shin created for a group exhibition in 2021. “During the pre-production phase of this project, I had conversations with my mother about the shops that we used to visit back then,” she shares. “I listed down as many shops as possible and filtered the list down to ten shops I think have unique visual characteristics that people can immediately recognize when they see them.” Included are both ubiquitous and rare sights, like a tailor’s studio and a well-stocked biscuit store. “There is no modern-style décor in this shop, no bright lights, no air-conditioning. One uniqueness about traditional biscuit shop is having lots of aluminum tins and glass jars, literally stacked from floor to ceiling,” she says.

This description is typical for Shin, who shares insights into her process and the objects she chooses for each space. Her ongoing series of open-air hawker stalls continues this approach with information about the dishes served from each kiosk. Bak Kut Teh, for example, translates to “meat bone tea” and is a broth with Chinese herbs and spices, pork, mushrooms, tofu, cabbage, oil rice, and fried dough known as youtiao, and Shin’s rendering of this stand includes various pots and friers used for making the dish. Although each space is imagined, the idea is to use such commonplace and easily interpretable items to create scenes that are understandable across cultures. “People can recognize the stalls from the objects even without having to understand the signboard or read the captions,” Shin shares. “In my opinion, food connects every human together, and it conquers all, from language barriers to cultural differences. I hope it’s the same for this foodie series.”

You can find more from both of the collections on Instagram. (via Present & Correct)

A digital voxel rendering of a tiny cubic shop

“Biscuit,” 126³ Tiny Voxel Shops

A digital voxel rendering of a tiny cubic food stall

“Bak Kut Teh,” 126³ Voxel Hawker Stalls

A digital voxel rendering of four tiny cubic food stalls

Top left: “Bakery,” 126³ Tiny Voxel Shops. Top right: “Economy Rice,” 126³ Voxel Hawker Stalls. Bottom left: “Char Kuey Teow,” 126³ Voxel Hawker Stalls. Bottom right: “Kopitiam,” 126³ Tiny Voxel Shops

“Dim Sum and Bao,” 126³ Voxel Hawker Stalls

A digital voxel rendering of a tiny cubic tailor's shop

“Tailoring,” 126³ Tiny Voxel Shops

“Sundry,” 126³ Tiny Voxel Shops

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Tara Laure Claire Receive The 1st Prize Of The PhMuseum 2023 Photography Grant

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Photography

The Franco-Indian photographer explores the facets of life in her project The Studio. Peruvian Joseph Ladron de Guevara the New Generation Prize. Discover all the judges motivations and awarded projects of this 11th edition!

from The Studio © Tara Laure Claire

For the 11th edition of our annual grant dedicated to photography and visual language, an independent jury comprised of Jason Fulford (Photographer and co-founder of J&L Books), Federica Chiocchetti (Director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts Le Locle – MBAL), Vasantha Yogananthan (Photographer and co-founder of Chose Commune), and Max Siedentopf (Multi-disciplinary conceptual artist) has assigned the €5,000 PhMuseum 2023 Photography Grant Main Prize to Franco-Indian photographer Tara Laure Claire for her project The Studio.

Judge Vasantha Yogananthan explains the choice on behalf of the panel: “The protagonists from The Studio feel like family. They have fun. They dress up. They are sad. They wonder about the mysteries of existence. They look inwards and outwards in a series of performative pictures that bring back one’s own memories — after all, who has never played for the camera? Tara Laure Claire’s work reminds us that photography can be a democratic tool to let our creativity shine and to reflect on our lives.”

*from There Is A Big River, In Which There Is A Big Island, In Which There Is A Lake, In Which There Is An Island, In Which There Is A Small House, Where A Life Is Growing In A Womb © Andras Ladocsi*

The € 2,000-second prize was claimed by Hungarian photographer Andras Ladocsi who presented the project There Is A Big River, In Which There Is A Big Island, In Which There Is A Lake, In Which There Is An Island, In Which There Is A Small House, Where A Life Is Growing In A Womb. The choice is explained by Judge Jason Fulford: “When we look at Andras Ladocsi’s work, and live vicariously through his camera, we experience the life-affirming pleasure of friendship.”

*from Tsavt Tanem (If You Take Away Our Pain, What Is Left Of Us?) © Camille Lévêque*

The third prize of €1,000 was awarded instead to Franco-Armenian artist Camille Lévêque for her work Tsavt Tanem. Judge Federica Chiocchetti motivates the panel’s decision: “With her multilayered compelling narrative, Camille Lévêque teleports us into a fascinating universe of diaspora, memory, and rituals. The French-born artist explores her Armenian heritage, the burden of an unrecognized genocide, the construction of memory, and the narratives that pass from generation to generation thanks to an articulated usage of the visual language. Portraits, landscapes, drawings, archival images, and documents intertwine into a speculative narrative that successfully questions the theme of identity and representation.”

*from Si El Sol Llegara A Oscurecer (Y No Brille Más) © Joseph Ladron de Guevara*

The New Generation Prize offering €2,000 was assigned to Peruvian photographer Joseph Ladron de Guevara who presented the project Si El Sol Llegara A Oscurecer. The jury explains: “When does faith blind us? Peruvian photographer Joseph Ladron de Guevara delves into spirituality starting from the personal story of his grandmother. His visual strategy pairs family archives and notes from her diaries, documentation of Christian believers’ communities and contemplative images of nature. The result is an open and evocative narrative that engages us with the theme of loss and acceptance in an impressively mature way for an artist of his age.”

Other prizes:

PhEST’s team granted a solo show at the coming edition of the Italian festival to Eviction by Ingmar Björn Nolting. Giovanni Troilo (PhEST Artistic Director) and Arianna Rinaldo (PhEST Photography Curator) explain how they selected the work that will be exhibited in Monopoli, Italy this summer: “Eviction is a tale of resistance and of loss. It stands for what we all need to fight for, the future of our planet, and the forces we encounter against us. Nolting’s story on the activists in the small German village is subtle but harsh. The images and their soft tones take us into a parallel dimension where idealism and climate activism are protagonists. Even if this fight is lost, the poetry and strength of each individual portrayed while trying to make a difference in the world, becomes a universal cry for what needs to be done: save our planet with our actions, one by one.”

German Artist Masha Wysocka will travel to Landskrona this fall to produce work informed by the Swedish town and surrounding areas thanks to the residency bursary offered by Landskrona Foto. Their Artistic Director Jenny Nordquist commented: “As springtime lay bare the ground, so does Wysocka’s work unearth stories archived long ago. Examining what is kept for posterity with a critical eye, as well as incorporating accounts from different sources makes a tale pieced together from different timelines and intentions. The notion of multiple truth, fiction and nonfiction storytelling is studied, becoming work that in a complex and poetic way discusses what stories we ultimately tell about ourselves. It is nothing less than scrutinizing truth itself, and how we put photography and text in the service of narrating history as we want it. “

The exhibition at Fonderia 20.9 was awarded instead to H Is For Hemp by Maren Rings. The festival Artistic Director Maria Ptkq comments on the decision to bring the project to the Basque Country this June:Fonderia 20.9 H is for Hemp is a global research on Industrial Hemp in the broader context of climate change challenges. A six-year-long project with the goal to examine how hemp can help create circular economies and contribute to a system reset. Maren Krings has documented more than 200 projects in 26 countries on four continents and interviewed more than 80 industry experts. Photo documentaries, expert interviews and infographics make H is for Hemp an exhibition and a book printed on hemp paper, developed for this production in collaboration with the paper producer Hahnemühle. Among the meaningful topic and areas of investigation, what we find interesting in Maren’work is the will to experiment with how photography exhibitions can be made more sustainable. New materials, frameless hanging, ecologically produced inks, weight, packing and size optimization of the exhibition works will be part of the curatorial process.

The exhibition at Getxo Photo Festival was awarded instead to Protege Noctem by Italian Mattia Balsamini. The festival Artistic Director Maria Ptkq comments on the decision to bring the project to the Basque Country this June: GetxoPhoto on Mattia Balsamini In the 1990s, Europe and Russia tried to create a network of satellites that would reflect sunlight and illuminate the Earth permanently. Fortunately, this fantasy of total lighting did not prosper, but we have arrived at a similar situation with alarming consequences by other means, as completely dark nights have disappeared except in a few parts of the globe. Protege Noctem is a broad and incisive documentation project that chronicles the impact of overexposure to ALAN (Artificial Light At Night) together with experiments and citizen science projects that are fighting against the disappearance of the night.

Improve Your Landscape Photos by Including and Excluding These Things

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Creating a successful landscape image takes a variety of factors, including good technique, solid planning, a knowledge of lighting, and more. Composition is one of the most challenging aspects, and it takes a keen knowledge of what to include in the frame, what to exclude, and how to position them all. If that is something you find yourself struggling with, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you some solid advice sure to help you improve.

Coming to you from Christian Irmler – Landscape Photography, this great video tutorial discusses how to decide what to include and exclude in a landscape photo composition. By far, I think the most commonly overlooked part of the frame is the edges. It is easy to become overly focused on the center of the frame and miss something like a tree branch creeping into the edge of the frame, and while that might not seem like a big deal, once the eye catches it, it can pull the viewer out of the frame, which really upsets the balance of the frame. Be sure to do a check of the edges whenever you are about to press the shutter. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Irmler.

And if you really want to dive into landscape photography, check out “Photographing The World 1: Landscape Photography and Post-Processing with Elia Locardi.”

Studio Thier & van Daalen’s Hypnotic GRID Pendant Lights Debut at Salone del Mobile

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Design

An assemblage of colorful, confectionary lights illuminated a corner of this year’s Salone del Mobile 2023. Studio Thier & van Daalen’s GRID pendant lights are mouth-blown glass crafted into knobbly shapes resembling an assortment of super-sized hard candies (in fact, to this writer’s eyes, they immediately evoked fond memories of a favorite childhood confection alongside the bittersweet memories the shapes are associated with the fruit flavored treats) – literally a light-spirited manifestation of illumination.

Photo: Studio Pim Top

Studio Thier & van Daalen explored various glass shapes and structures to fashion a mesmerizing array of imaginary projections and reflections illuminating from the bulbous, structured glass surfaces. An imaginative eye may see cloudy skies, rippling water, or morning dew glowing forth in a soothing and hypnotic effect glowing from these pendant lights onto nearby surfaces.

Hanging trio of GRID pendant glass lights in orange, opaque pink and light blue.

Photo: Studio Pim Top

Six hanging GRID pendant glass lights in orange, opaque pink, white and light blue BULLA wall lights in background on white brick wall.

Photo: Studio Pim Top

GRID pendant light shown in its molten red hot state being handblown inside a kiln

The bulbous handblown glass wares intentionally retain imprints of imperfection.

The round structure in the glass is created when the red-hot, almost liquid bubble is on one side pressed into the brutalist steel construction. Directed by the designers, the right combination of temperature, air pressure, and gravity leave a soft imprint of the structure in the glass.

When light is projected across the textured pendant glass, variances in roundness and thickness across the glass surface become visible.

To further enhance and complement the GRID pendant light’s enchanting light shaping presence, the studio developed a custom spherical LED spot (both dimmable and set to a warmly rated 2700°K) to accurately project light where desired, while also doubling as mounting bead.

man and woman standing sideways facing camera with red background

Iris van Daalen & Ruben Thier

The GRID pendant light was on display at Salone del Mobile within the Dutch corner (aka, Isola Design) of the annual international design fair.

Gregory Han is the Managing Editor of Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, hiking, tide pools, and road trips, a selection of his adventures and musings can be found at gregoryhan.com.

Cadabra By Canon: Bridging The Gap Between Photography And NFTs

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Canon USA has announced the launch of Cadabra, a photography marketplace for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which will offer a variety of digital art from invited creators with a goal to empower creators by putting them in touch with passionate collectors who share their admiration for digital artworks.

Canon, the Japanese multinational corporation known for its imaging and optical products, is now venturing into the world of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) through its upcoming photography marketplace named Cadabra.

Following its partnership with Immutable Image in July 2022 to issue a collection of photo NFTs, Canon is now making its second entry into the NFT market with this announcement.

About Cadabra

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Cadabra is scheduled to go live in the latter part of this year, and will offer a curated platform of digital art spanning a variety of categories, including landscape, wildlife, lifestyle, sports, abstract, and others. In addition, the site will have a secondary market for the reselling of NFTs, providing artists with the chance to sell actual prints, which Canon will then fulfill.

Canon has not provided a great deal of specific information regarding the functioning of their soon-to-be-launched curated NFT marketplace. However, later on in this year, according to Canon’s announcement, the company would share information regarding the “first drop” of Cadabra as well as its developers.

Nevertheless, Canon’s Cadabra is an exciting development for the NFT market, particularly for photography enthusiasts and artists. With Canon’s reputation as a leading manufacturer of cameras and lenses, the company’s involvement in the NFT market is expected to draw more attention to digital art and further legitimize its value.

Canon’s previous foray into NFTs

ezgif 3 1e9822d289 — Image source: PetaPixel

Canon’s previous collaboration with Immutable Image in July 2022 resulted in “The Legends Mint” collection launched on the Solana blockchain, which included photograph NFTs from accomplished photographers such as Sam Abell, Barbara Bordnick, Gregory Heisler, Ryszard Horowitz, Walter Iooss, Jr., Melvin Sokolsky, and Joyce Tenneson. The success of this collaboration may have inspired Canon to further explore the NFT market and establish its own marketplace.

Final Thoughts

Canon’s launch of Cadabra is a testament to the growing importance of NFTs in the artistic world. This move signifies the company’s desire to explore new technologies and leverage its expertise in photography to tap into the burgeoning NFT market. It remains to be seen how the marketplace will operate and how it will fare in the highly competitive NFT market, but one thing is for sure – the Cadabra marketplace is sure to attract attention and generate interest among art collectors and photography enthusiasts alike.

Rickie Sanchez is an article writer specializing in cryptocurrency news. Since late 2017, he has been actively investing in cryptocurrencies. He is enthusiastic about everything that has to do with crypto and he hopes that the readers of his articles in the years to come will gain a massive understanding of blockchain technology.

Brookgreen Gardens to host annual art festival, spring plant sale

Apr 24, 2023 By Admin in Native

Take a quick day trip to shop an annual plant sale. Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet is hosting an exciting weekend of events for guests to shop local art and native plants from April 29-30.

The Brookgreen Gardens Art Festival, happening Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature the work of more than 70 artists for sale. The spring plant sale on Saturday only from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. will offer an extensive selection of Lowcountry native plants for guests to shop in Brookgreen’s Arboretum.

“We are thrilled to offer these talented artisans a platform in our art festival and to continue our popular plant sale for guests to take a piece of Brookgreen home with them,” said Page Kiniry, the president of Brookgreen Gardens. “There is truly something for everyone this weekend at Brookgreen, from art to shopping to an exquisite selection of seasonal and annual plants for sale. We hope visitors will also stay to explore the gardens in bloom.”

Over 70 vendors and artists will gather under the 250-year-old live oaks in Brookgreen’s Oak Allée during the two-day art festival, showcasing the regionally and nationally produced fine craftsmanship and quality art. Guests can browse rows of photography, watercolor and pastel paintings, wooden sculptures, basketry, pottery and ceramics, fiber art, glass-blown designs, jewelry, metalwork, sculpture, oil and acrylic paintings and much more on display and available for purchase.

During the spring plant sale, visitors can browse a vast selection of plants, many propagated at Brookgreen, so buyers can take a piece of the gardens home with them. Native plants, perennials, shrubs, edibles and annuals will all be available for purchase. The plant sale is orchestrated by horticulture staff and knowledgeable volunteers who will be onsite to answer any questions.

During the festivities on Saturday, Brookgreen’s artist-in-residence Anne Thompson will also be onsite to give a presentation, “Pressing Botanicals — Harvesting Nature’s Bounty,” from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. She will cover her artistic journey, from collecting vibrant blooms and foliage from the Southern landscape to her meticulous preservation and creative presentation to elevate her harvested treasures.

For both festivals, price is included with garden admission. For more information about these events, visit www.brookgreen.org.

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