A friend of mine runs Atelier Jacob. I was in love with this booth setup. I though it was one of the best of the show. It radiated a nuclear-like glow paired with minimalist design. Toss in the beautiful duo of Team Atelier Jacob and you have the makings of an amazing fashion editorial. The prototype chair on the right (duh) left is my favourite. Marco is working on fabrication materials and it should be put into production soon.
64th and Queen created the ultimate recroom. I loved the black and white colour scheme and the light fixtures. I thought 64th and Queen did a great job, then I figured out why. They are the team that put on the Valentino and DSquared2 fashion shows in Toronto. They also designed L’Oreal Fashion Week and the Queen West shop Jacflash. The bed was raised off the ground, love it! Photos taken by Paul Baik – www.paulbaikphoto.com
Castor’s installation for the 5×5: 5 Designers. 5 Inspired Spaces was really cute. They renovated a mobile home and made it quite cosy with couches and a wood stove. Photos taken by Paul Baik – www.paulbaikphoto.com
Blown Glass I love the way Paul took this photo of the Hanging Lamps. They look like they are suspended in blackness. Photo taken by Paul Baik – www.paulbaikphoto.com
Kosoy & Bouchard Lamp This laser cut reclaimed Lamp really stuck with me at IDS09. I was told over 200 hours of work went into this beauty. The pictures really don’t do this piece justice. Photo taken by Paul Baik – www.paulbaikphoto.com
bsq. Design I was obsessed over this reclaimed freight container that was converted to a “mobile, off the grid, professional design office”. I think the best part is the green roof. Photo taken by Paul Baik – www.paulbaikphoto.com
Absolut Helmut is a presentation of ALLES GLEICH SCHWER by Helmut Lang. ALLES GLEICH SCHWER” is not a statement or a final answer or question. It is about the consideration and the reflection to evaluate which weight or importance or meaning one as a single person wants to contribute in a changing world to personal, social, emotional, global and ecological or any other issues and arrangements which surrounds one or concerns one. The attribution of importance can be explored in a vertical or horizontal direction. HELMUT LANG was born in Vienna, Austria in 1956. He began designing clothing in his early 20’s. During the following 30 years he developed an international following for the daring, cerebral clothing he created. Always cutting edge, Lang was the first designer to showcase his collection in an Internet fashion show in 1998. Today Lang has turned away from creations for the physical body and is instead creating two and three-dimensional artworks drawing on references as diverse as the folkloric rites of maypole ceremonies and the exploration of surrogate skin. …
So every year in at my work, they setup entries for Canstruction. Canstruction is the most unique food charity in the world! A foundation of the Society for Design Administration (SDA), Canstruction is a design/build competition currently held in cities throughout North America. Teams of architects, engineers, and students mentored by these professionals compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food. The results are displayed to the public as magnificent sculpture exhibits in each city where a competition is held. At the close of the exhibitions, all of the canned food used in the structures is donated to local food banks for distribution to emergency feeding programs that include pantries, soup kitchens, the elderly and day care centres. Since its inception, ten million pounds of food has been donated to aid in the fight against hunger. Initiated by the Denver, Seattle and New York Chapters of the SDA in 1992/93, Canstruction now has over one hundred individual competitions scheduled to take place during the 2007-2008 cycle. Design and Construction …
The Nature of Diamonds Until March 22, 2009 Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto I’m not a big fan of diamonds at all. I really had no plans to visit The Nature of Diamonds at the ROM. However, I changed my mind when the media invite I received in the mail had a picture of the Diamond “lace†cuff bracelet (top left image above). I was floored and I found myself in the basement on the crystal listening to speeches. Some were rather uncomfortable given the subject. After the talking I was able put aside my issues and view the exhibit. It was a well rounded exhibit on diamonds, starting with the fact that the stuff is just super hard carbon. It covered physical, historical, religious/mythological, industrial and artistic aspect of diamonds. There was a lot of educational stuff, but I just wanted to see the rocks. Princess Mathilde corsage ornament is OH MY GOD stunning in person. STUNNING!!!!!! (picture on top right above). Other items of interest include the 407.48-carat golden coloured …
Viktor & Rolf had an exhibit called The House of Viktor & Rolf at the Barbican Art Gallery, London from June 18 – September 21, 2008 The exhibition will chart their career within the context of a specially commissioned installation by Viktor & Rolf. Dominating both floors of the Gallery, this spectacular installation will be kept under wraps until the opening day. The House of Viktor & Rolf will present all the signature pieces and key moments in their career from 1992 to now. Highlights include Haute Couture pieces from Atomic Bomb, 1998–99, featuring dramatic mushroom cloud-like cushioned necklines and Russian Doll, 1999–2000, in which a single model was painstakingly dressed by the designers themselves in front of a catwalk audience in 10 independent layers, in an experience reminiscent of performance art. In the boudoir-themed show Bedtime Story, 2005–06, the dreamy atmosphere was created by garments abundant with broderie Anglaise, quilting and ruffles. The exhibition includes pieces from Launch, their ‘dreams in miniature’ collection of October 1996. At the start of their career, and not …
