A Thread for Fine Design

bmike

reminds me of this, from 'the fly' movie:

dale

A quick look at how one subject can be interpreted; ( note: all are wood sculpture/carvings)
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Cane Carving (Equador)http://www.canehorses.com/ Picture 18.png
Legendary Rocking Horses http://www.legendsrockinghorses.co.uk/ Picture 20.png
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bmike

the first horse reminds me of deborah butterfield's work:

dale

Ah Thanks for reminding me of Deborah.
One of her most famous pieces. The Contemporary Museum Honolulu.

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bmike

Not sure if I've posted James Turrell:

dale

Akihisa Hirata http://www.hao.nu/

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dale

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/106.html

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simon le bon

Dear Dale,

This is my first entry to your very fine thread.

@unknownuser said:

The Dutch manufacturer Bolefloor offers a line of flooring composed of blades and curvaceous lines. Made of solid wood and raw, they dovetail with each other, traveled knots and imperfections, the ground component of wave patterns.

I don't know how they can achieve that,..(and how that costs)!

+simon.

simon le bon

2nd entry

Foxy and/or funny:

@unknownuser said:

The Milanese designer Emanuele Magini sign this sofa for the publisher Campeggio

And this so simple and so evident light:

Corner Light par Peter Bristol

(source: Muuuz.com _ the latest trends in architecture, design and decoration.)

+simon

dale

Hey Simon.
I absolutely love that floor. Thanks for the postings.
this one is the Shetland Museum, by BDP http://www.bdp.com/en/Projects/By-Name/P-Z/Shetland-Museum-And-Archives/

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watkins

Sculpture by Janet Echelman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7VtnkMzxPs&NR=1&feature=fvwp

"This newly completed sculpture commission by Janet Echelman, changes shape in the wind. 160 feet tall, the sculpture spans 300 feet and suspends over a three-lane highway roundabout on the Atlantic coastline in Porto, Portugal. It is credited as the first permanent monumental sculpture to incorporate fluid movement and is called "one of the truly significant public artworks in recent years" by Sculpture Magazine. The sculpture integrates the history of Porto, where a fishing village became an industrial area with smokestacks and tanks. The red and white stripe pattern of the smoke stack referencing elements continues into the sculptural net shape. The shape of the net mirrors the landscape below. The solid, unmoving forms on the ground accentuate the movement and changing forms in the air"

dale

I find it interesting the responses of the people in the video, as usually public art of this kind and scale evokes a lot of negative responses.
I took a workshop with Christo http://christojeanneclaude.net/rf.shtml#
when I was in art school, and it was an interesting insight into the thought process behind this style of artwork that almost becomes ongoing performance art. Below: Christo and Jean Claude "Running Fence"

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david_h

I Think Landscape art is terrific. Here in my neck of the woods we have a world famous piece ourselves.

The Spiral Jetty. Robert Smithson, 1971 Its on the Shore of the Great Salt Lake. after it was created in 1971 the lake rose and it had been submerged for over 35 years. back in 04, the lake receded and the jetty was visible again. I drove my family out there (about 2 hours away) to walk out there and see this once in a life time phenomenon. It was all crusted over with salt. It was so ethereal and other-worldly. I think it under water again. That's my daughter and Phoebe the wonder hound. and the other is my son. That is SALT they are standing on. Weird Huh?
Spiral Jetty Great Salt Lake

dale

This reminds me of finding an old teepee ring hiking a few days back in the mountains.
Particularly with pieces like the Jetty, there is a timelessness.
A great thing to share with the kids, and I'm sure wunderhund loved it too.