Archive for February, 2009
There’s a nagging part of us that doesn’t want to tell you about this amazing space, which seems to have become our new home from home.. a private Club Room designed by Ilse Crawford for the Wellcome Collection. It’s a room within the heart of the £30 million Wellcome Collection where you can drink tea, swap ideas, read and relax.
Club rates are £45 (full) and £28 (concession) for a year’s membership – click here for full details and an application form (if you really must!)
A dynamic use of space, especially in the context of how office spaces may evolve
The first ‘adults only’ evening at the Science Museum was a phenomenal success, welcoming nearly 3,000 visitors last week. However, this was perhaps due to the viral power of social media claiming it could be one of London’s biggest singles nights…
24 shipping containers are converted into an 11,000 sq ft concept store / event space by Puma (created by Lot-Ek). Currently travelling around the world, it takes full advantage of the global shipping network already in place.
Puma City has two full retail spaces on the lower levels; offices, press area and storage on the second level; and a bar, lounge and event space with a large open terrace on top.
Saks Fifth Avenue recently recruited artist Shepard Fairey to create its new propaganda-themed marketing campaign.
Shepard Fairey’s Saks designs include slogans encouraging consumerism with zeal, including ‘Want It!’ and ‘Arm Yourself’
a.k.a. ‘The Mob Museum’.. but does it fall within Obama’s federal stimulus package?
From the IHT:
“…is to include interactive exhibits where visitors can snap their mug shots, stand in police lineups and wiretap one another. Such a center, Mayor Oscar Goodman said in an interview on Thursday, is “absolutely falling within the four corners of what President-elect Obama is trying to achieve.”
1800 Tequila selects nine ‘essential artists’ from wildly different walks of life, and each creates an image for the brand. The artwork features not just on limited edition 1800 bottles, but also outdoor exhibitions and custom-designed shoes.
Next time you’re down under, head over to the Life.Lab building in Digital Harbour, Melbourne and download the Colony app to your iPhone. Designed by Troy Innocent as part of an art installation, it was developed by Stewart Haines specifically to control the setup there.
“Colony is part artificial lifeform, part icon of a digital media landscape. The weathered totems use light and sound to communicate with one another in response to human presence. Affect the colour and sound patterns of the artwork by walking through the environment or playing the totems with your iPhone.”
The original Reality Bag was originally conceived with Hans Ulrich Obrist at the Serpentine as a kind of portable conceptual gallery.
Now Puma is back with for a second go, this time artist John Armleder draws on The Rubell Family Collection’s latest exhibition in Miami, ‘30 Americans‘. Armleder invited artists to each create a text piece for a special crayon set and include exclusive work in a small inspirational notebook. The whole package is a limited edition of 500.
