Monday, 14 March 2011

March of the Titans - A.P.C Redchurch st.


With news of a whole host of premium brands on their way it's a little unsurprising to see A.P.C rock up on our door step on Redchurch Street. What is surprising is how quietly they have gone about it. The unassuming little store has some lovely details in ply but it does kind of feel like a temporary store (which we were assured it wasn't). Sceptics among you might view this light touch as a quick and inexpensive way of muscling in on the growing (mainstream) credibility of the area. Although, maybe this represent's the evolution of the 'pop-up' shop - an inexpensive and semi permanent fit out. I'll leave it to Davidoff to come up with a catchy new name for it. In the mean time, where's my credit card...?

Thanks for the pix.

Stairway to Heaven

Titanic drawing office

Friday, 11 March 2011

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Lovely Neon II - iván navarro - heaven or las vegas



Quite possibley one of the nicest thing seen so far this year is Brooklyn based, Chilean artist,Iván Navarro's Installation at the Paul Kasmin gallery in New York. They are collection of neon light wall sculptures that are built from the floor plans of twelve of the world's most iconic skyscrapers, including the flatiron building
in new york and the jumeirah emirates towers in dubai. chosen not only for their ambitious innovations in engineering and design, but also for their historical relevance and influence, the series features western-style structures that range in scale and span the world.

Through a positioned play of mirrors and light, viewers have the experience of looking up into the interior volumes and contours of each building. suspended within each piece is a simple phrase - such as surrender or abandon - which echo,
like subtle commands through the illusory depth of each object.

Go see it if you're in New York - it's on until April 2nd.

Via

Lovely Neon - Michal Maciej Bartosik





Michal Maciej Bartosik has created two new floating compression lights that are based on two of Kenneth Snelson‘s sculptures: ‘Needle Tower’ and ‘City Boots’
via Design Milk