Clockwise from top left: Pair of Chairs in Patinated Leather by Erik Karlström – 1960s. Angelo Biancini’s Monumental 8′ 5″ Sculpture -1969. A Magazine Holder – France 1960. Ceramic Dom Quichotte by Dominique Pouchin Sculpture – 1997. Kalmar 2 Panel Swirl Glass Wall Sconces – Austria, 1960’s. Tiered Travertine Centre Table – France, 1970s.
Atomic Summer is CURIO Studio & Collection’s newest exhibition, inspired by the hot summer nights of retro California. For this exhibition, the gallery will be transformed to showcase a unique and historically significant collection of Mid-Century Modern furniture, décor and original art, guest curated by Brandon Vega, an enigmatic, young collector-on-the-rise, based in San Diego, CA. Hosted by CURIO Studio & Collection, Anne Faith Nicholls, Hpnotiq Vodka & Prometheus Springs, art & design lovers are welcome to lounge, sip an “Atomic Cocktail”, and purchase these unique pieces at the exhibition’s public opening Saturday August 4th, 2012, 7-11pm. Atomic Summer is a special, limited time engagement, on display through August 25th, 2012.
CURIO Studio & Collection is located at 324 Sunset Ave. in Venice, CA.
More info. here.
Vladimir Kagan for Directional Serpentine Sofa, William Hannigan Limited Edition C- Print New York to Paris #1, Cube and Round Side Table in Polished Brass, Rare multi-layered “Momento” Vase by Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese, Murano, Italy 1960s, Willy Daro Agate Sculpture Belgium 1970’s, Alexander Girard Pillows
LOS ANGELES, CA (March 13, 2012) – Dwell on Design, the
West Coast’s largest Design Show, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center
June 22-24, 2012. Curated by the editors of Dwell Magazine the three-day celebration brings together the best and brightest products, services, and thought leaders in modern design today for a series of conversations, demonstrations, tours, and much more. In addition to featuring over 350 exhibitors on the show floor, Dwell on Design encourages an ongoing design dialogue, showcasing over 70 presentations on three separate stages. This year, the show goes beyond the urban dwelling to encompass all aspects of the modern lifestyle, seeking out a new definition for modern beyond expectations.
I will be attending on Friday. If you see me, please be sure to say Hi!
Boris Tabacoff – Table & Chairs, France 1970s, Mick Jagger by Andy Warhol, Signed Original 1975, Gaetano Sciolari Sculptural Chandelier 1960s
Archizoom Association was a design studio founded in 1966 in Florence, Italy, by four architects: Andrea Branzi, Gilberto Corretti, Paolo Deganello, Massimo Morozzi; and two designers: Dario Bartolini and Lucia Bartolini.
The team produced a rich series of projects in design, architecture and large scale urban visions, a work which is still a fundamental source of inspiration for generations to come.
Together with Superstudio, Archizoom invented “Superarchitecture“, endorsing creative processes along the lines of Pop in architectural and design development, exemplified by objects such as the “Superonda”-sofa, (still made by poltronova) which invites unconventional postures by its waved shape.
The « Dream Beds » and « Gazebos » are results of “Superarchitecture” transformed into a productive system, which by the creation of eclectic objects and kitsch, undertakes the critical destruction of functionalist heritage and the spatial concept of the modern movement. A system which finally leads Archizoom to the discovery of the concept of the void and neutral, characteristic for the projects of their final period of activity.
The research of Archizoom culminates in « No-Stop-City », one of the most enigmatic and radical visions of the city of the future; without boundaries, artificially lit and air-conditioned. To use and populate No-stop-City’s continuous surfaces Archizoom conceived and realized multifunctional furniture and clothing for the inhabitants of the highly artificial environment.
By the end of their activity Archizoom achieved an all-embracing creation, reaching from object to clothing, from furniture design to large scale urban proposals; a heritage transpiring the passionate ideals of a generation believing an a humanity liberated of the constraints of architecture, fighting for alternative cultural concepts, hoping for a nonconformist lifestyle and total freedom. ~Wikipedia
Furniture combining cast aluminium and wood. The negative factor of burnt wood is transformed into aesthetic and emotional value by preservation of the natural form of the tree trunk, within explicit boundaries. The general, squared form intensifies the artificial feeling, and at the same time keeps the memory of the material. ~designed by Hilla Shamia
thanks bbc!
His house is said to have been shared by Cary Grant and Randolph Scott
Table by Urs Fischer
Deitch in his “Party Room” – Gaetano Pesce sofa, Richard Woods paneling
Just read this piece in The New York Times Magazine: Jeffrey Deitch’s Party House. Deitch, the director at MOCA and former art dealer, says he used to entertain at his gallery, but now he does at his home in the hills of Los Feliz.
I thought this was funny from the article:
STRANGEST ARTIST INTERACTION: When the Russian performance artist Oleg Kulik spent two weeks in my gallery as a dog. He was in character from the moment he got off the airplane. We rented a station wagon and put him in back as a dog on all fours.
Read the full story and more images here.
~photos by Jeff Minton for The New York Times
From top left clockwise:
Swan Back Sofa by Vladimir Kagan 1950s, “Play Hard 1” Sarah Smelser 2009, “Concrete Day Bed with Ceramic Pillow” by Hun-Chung Lee, Ceruse “Spike” Sideboard by R. Mapache 1980s, Pair of Ball Chain Lanterns, Fendi Wood, Leather and Canvas clutch circa 1970, YSL Oversized Tortoise Shell Sunglasses 1970s