Posted by the editors on Thursday, 12 August 2010
Charlotte Perriand, “Fauteuil pivotant” (Pivoting Armchair), original design 1927, © 2010, ProLitteris, Zurich manufacturer: Cassina 1978
image: Nicola Zocchi/Dezeen
The design blog Dezeen has published a very nice post on the exhibition of furniture, photography and artworks by pioneering Modernist designer Charlotte Perriand at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (The Museum for Design) in Zurich, Switzerland. Though one is, of course, already more than familiar with Perriand’s marvelous work, this exhibition offers an even more vibrant homage to this very dynamic, creative designer and artist. Exhibition through 24 October 2010.
As the Museum for Design puts it:
“Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999), one of the most innovative interior and furniture designers of the 20th century, did not only strive towards a change in forms but also towards an improvement in social conditions. After the tubular steel furniture, which she developed particularly in partnership with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, she preferred the natural material of wood with its free forms. At the same time her photography, which she approached in a radically modern way, became an impulse for her work. There followed grand stagings of magical objects found on beaches or in junkyards. Charlotte Perriand shared this interest for the poetry of “Art Brut” with Pierre Jeanneret and Fernand Léger, with whom she repeatedly worked. The opening of the archive now provides a longoverdue opportunity to rediscover this important pioneer as a furniture designer, as a photographer and—with her reconstructed large-format collages—as a socially committed woman.”
Clearly a must-see.
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Posted by the editors on Monday, 7 June 2010
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The Bauhaus building in Dessau, Germany, photographed in 2003.
Martin Filler has written an excellent article, deeply researched, subtly and clearly written, detailed in its reflections and its presentation, entitled “The Powerhouse of the New” in The New York Review of Books (online) which looks at the Bauhaus from its inception and includes analyses of a great number of the variables, be they interpersonal, political, artistic, architectural, or creative, to name a few, that continue to intrigue and inspire us today. Necessary reading, quite simply. Includes a wonderful bibliography as well.
See our other posts about the Bauhaus, here, on ceramicist Margarete Heymann and here, on textile designs by Gunta Stolzl.
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Posted by the editors on Saturday, 3 April 2010
An artist’s impression of Anish Kapoor’s giant work of public art planned for the London Olympic park. Photograph: PR
Mark Brown has written a short article in The Guardian (online) entitled “Climb this: Anish Kapoor’s massive artwork that will tower over London” looking at Anish Kapoor’s design for the 120 meter Orbit Tower for the London Olympics in 2012. Yes, we know, this is art, Kapoor is an artist (a very good one, indeed), and Designalog is about design, but, well, as an answer to Paris’ Eiffel Tower, we thought it would be OK.
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Posted in Architecture, Art, contemporary design, Design, Designalog, General, Links | Tagged: 2012, Anish Kapoor, Art, Design, Designalog, Eiffel Tower, London, Marc Brown, Olympics, Orbit Tower, Paris, The Guardian | 3 Comments »
Posted by the editors on Sunday, 21 March 2010
Museum of Modern Art
Design USA: Contemporary Innovation – Milton Glaser’s 1966 Bob Dylan poster is in this Cooper-Hewitt show
Admittedly quite some time ago (about when we were wandering disoriented through the Australian outback) the always sharp and interesting Roberta Smith wrote a, well, sharp and interesting article entitled “Design USA – A Guided Tour in the Palm of Your Hand” for the Art & Design section of The New York Times (online) reviewing the excellent exhibition “Design USA – Contemporary Innovation” at The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in NYC which runs through 4 April 2010. If you haven’t seen it, been there, done it, you still have a bit of time. Get a move on.
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