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designboom history: #1 foam hand
geral fauss with his first #1 hand prototype - image © designboom
our latest history article features the story of the #1 foam hand invented by the former high
school teacher, geral fauss in 1978. since then it has become a universal symbol for the
phrase 'we're number one' and is among the most popular pieces of US sports merchandising.
1978 #1 hand protoypes
L: the first #1 hand made from plywood - too heavy!
R: layered card prototype hand - too fragile!
'students rallied around the team and kept a fevered pitch during the playoffs. I knew that
they wanted something 'big' to show their spirit.....so I thought , why not a large hand sign.'
GF
variations of the foam hand
'my first venture into selling the #1 hands was at the 1978 cotton bowl game. the university
of texas was playing notre dame. I hand cut the #1 hands out of plywood, painted them white,
and used an orange board-marker to hand draw graphics on every hand - they were actually
very professional looking.' GF
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#1 foam hand
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‘urban jealousy - humboldt, between the lines’
onlab is graphic design agency split between switzerland and berlin, germany. they specialize
in editorial design and were a co-founder of etc. publication, an independent publisher based
in berlin. the group has recently added many of their latest projects to their site. here is a
sampling of their new work, which includes their redesign of domus magazine, some logo
design and book designs.
‘urban jealousy - humboldt, between the lines’
domus cover designs
domus cover designs
‘soundcloud’ logo for berlin music and sound website
‘ski - club tramelan – 100 ans d'histoire et de sport’
‘ski - club tramelan – 100 ans d'histoire et de sport’
‘the making of your magazines’ at documenta 12
‘the making of your magazines’ at documenta 12
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industrial designer sergio silva
‘oyule’ lightbulb turned into an oil lamp available exclusively through 66degrees
projects by portuguese-born, brooklyn based industrial designer sergio silva
‘oyule’ lightbulb turned into an oil lamp available exclusively through 66degrees
‘flex’ adjustable flower vase
‘ceramic 8" x 8" x 16"’ transformation of the iconic cinder block in luxurious materials
‘walnut 8" x 8" x 16"’ transformation of the iconic cinder block in luxurious materials
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digital technology and the museum experience
designer leonardo bonanni recently went on vacation, visiting some of the top museums in europe.
on his travels he realized the profound impact of digital technology on the museum-going experience.
you have probably seen or even used the digital tour guides before. many of these tour-aids have
also become more advanced over time, citing the louvre’s tour device. bonanni recorded the
behaviours he observed as visitors tried to use these devices and others. he also provides some
insight on the most appropriate ways to augment the experience. a very compelling set of
observations on the current way digital technology mediates the museum experience.
every tourist in paris seems to have a little digital camera with which they must photograph
the mona lisa. why? to prove that they saw it, or, more likely, to see it at all, since the barricade
that protects the diminutive tableau forces most people to see it from several meters away.
it’s not the best way to interact with art, but it is more than intuitive - people seem driven to do it.
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urban split-level house by qb3
the split-level is a classic american design which emerged out of the post-war housing boom.
more than 50 years later, philadelphia based design studio qb is re-inventing the form in an
urban context with their split-level house on a vacant corner in the city’s northern liberties
neighbourhood. each floor flows into the next in typical split-level fashion, linking the street
to the house and all the way up to a rooftop garden. the house is currently under construction
'vision anatomica' by vicente marti
chilean graphic designer/ illustrator vicente marti uses various mediums to create his works.
in his work 'vision anatomica' collages were created using digital art. he has worked for
advertising agencies and been exhibited internationally.
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balloon installation series by sinem erkas and rose clark
balloon installation series by sinem erkas and rose clark
balloon installation series is a collaboration between sinem erkas and rose clark.
using balloons as their medium of choice, they produced a portable photography set
in which they shot the series. here, the model is no longer the centre of attention.
instead she disappears into her surroundings as the balloons take the stage,
enveloping her. the series was produced for a spread in exit magazine.
http://www.sinem-erkas.co.uk/exit.html
balloon installation series by sinem erkas and rose clark
balloon installation series by sinem erkas and rose clark
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street interventions by d.billy
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marc quinn at fiac through galerie hopkins-custot
'portrait of an artist as a young man', 2005 © marc quinn studio
marc quinn
galerie hopkins-custot at fiac
paris, france
october 23-26, 2008
to mark their debut at fiac, paris' largest art fair, galerie hopkins-custot is presenting
the work of english artist marc quinn. the show is being prepared by the artist as a
dialogue. quinn will be selecting pieces of his own work as well as artworks which
have served as sources of inspiration. representing quinn's recent work are the
flower paintings, the kate moss sphinx series, skeletons, marble fetuses and his
most recent plant sculptures, which were created especially for this event.
accompanying these pieces are works by brueghel, picasso and giacometti, as well
as examples of indian and ancient egyptian art.
flesh, blood, excrement, the human skeleton, animal carcasses and DNA as an
information storage system are among quinn's favorite subjects; but they give rise
to intensely meaningful expressive forms using the eternal perfection of white marble,
pharmaceutical products, wax suffused with blood, and cryogenically frozen flowers.
'tundra land hill', 2008 © marc quinn studio
'iceberg on lake tanganyika', 2008 © marc quinn studio
'gold luna laocoon kate', 2007 © marc quinn studio
'sphinx (venus)', 2006 (photo : stephen white) © marc quinn studio
'sphinx (victory)', 2006 (photo : stephen white) © marc quinn studio
'mini gold kate', 2007 © hopkins-custot gallery
'the nurseries of el dorado', 2008 © marc quinn studio
'portrait de marc cazotte (1757 – 1801)', 2006 © marc quinn studio
| martin sprouse furniture
'3 chord' - workstation, made from solid walnut
'delete' - square table, made from solid walnut american designer martin sprouse designs custom made furniture for both residential and commercial markets. choosing not to mass manufacture his furniture he creates them within a close circle of friends and family. he works primarily with wood. when creating his designs he researches new materials and production processes, to continually develop his ideas. no two pieces are the same. his style is minimal. spruce's furniture offer variety, as pieces are interchangeable and can be used for both large and small environments. view more:
'superflat' - extendable table, made from solid white oak
'switch' - seating and table, made from solid walnut
evolution series by ted sabarese
evolution series by ted sabarese before choosing on a career as a photographer, ted sabarese worked as an english teacher, graphic designer, fiction writer and advertising creative director, but the camera was always his first love. he studied photography at the new school in new york city, where he continues to live and work. he applies a graphic sensibility to his photographic work, creating scenes in which everything, including the main characters of the photographs, appear inanimate. his recent project is entitled evolution, and makes you wonder whether or not you really are what you eat.
evolution series by ted sabarese
evolution series by ted sabarese
evolution series by ted sabarese
evolution series by ted sabarese via veer see the designboom article:
the swiss product and interior designer, hannes wettstein died of cancer in zurich on saturday 5 july, 2008. he had recently turned fifty. more
jose parla 'adaptation and translation'
buena viista yard, 2008, mixed medium on board jose parla 'adaptation and translation' at: elms lesters painting rooms, london, UK from: 10th october – 8th november , 2008 new york based artist josé parlá, will be showing in a 'spectacular' and 'much anticipated' first solo show in london at the elms lesters painting rooms. the show will include a new body of work, intriguing installations and museum-scale site specific new paintings. in conjunction with the exhibition elms lester painting rooms will publish an 80 page limited edition catalogue, fully illustrated and with an essay by curator michael betancourt, and an introduction by author and collector saeb eigner.
the tamiami trail 2008, mixed media on canvas 'I create layers and textures representing the age of memories collected through different periods of my life' JP born in miami in 1973, josé parlá moved to puerto rico in early age and then settled in brooklyn; as a result, his relationship with the cities he has been living in has enormously influenced his work. josé parlá began working with aerosol paints on different surfaces of city walls; these surfaces have since become the basis of his paintings. using found objects, symbols of the city’s essence, processed and reworked to find the exact shades of mould, rust or deterioration that are right for the composition. part of subways, and old newspapers are painstakingly added to recreate the very same textures and pulse of the cities through which the artist has moved since his childhood, in a creative process that can last for months. more elms lesters painting rooms: http://www.elmslesters.co.uk josé parlá: http://www.joseparla.com
'hang on collection' by yeduo design
yedou designers from taiwan have designed a series of hangers, using the theme of athletes. sports that are included in the range are pole vault, swimming, gymnastics and football. their humorous style can be seen in each of the products they design.
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'painting: now and forever, part II'
‘untitled’ (from the series krieg böse/war wicked) by martin kippenberger, 1991 © the estate of martin kippenberger, courtesy greene naftali gallery and matthew marks gallery, new york painting: now and forever, part II greene naftali gallery and matthew marks gallery, new york city from july 3rd – august 15th ‘painting: now and forever, part II’ comes 10 years after the first installament held at the pat hearn gallery and matthew marks gallery. like the original exhibit, part II is ‘a highly subjective, celebratory survey of contemporary painting’. all of the artists in part II are new to the show except mary heilmann, one of the pat hearn gallery’s original artists.
the artists in the current show are kai althoff, cosima von bonin, merlin carpenter, mathew cerletty, wojciech fangor, katharina fritsch, gelitin, isa genzken, poul gernes, daan van golden, jack goldstein, rodney graham, wade guyton, richard hawkins, mary heilmann, sophie von hellermann, charline von heyl, ull hohn, sergej jensen, mike kelley, ellsworth kelly, karen kilimnik, martin kippenberger, michael krebber, william leavitt, michel majerus, bjarne melgaard, laura owens, blinky palermo, stephen prina, r.h. quaytman, ugo rondinone, paul sharits, josh smith, reena spaulings, lily van der stokker, atsuko tanaka, paul thek, anne truitt, kelley walker, christopher wool and katharina wulff. http://www.greenenaftaligallery.com
‘boston store’ by mathew cerletty, 2008 © mathew cerletty, courtesy greene naftali gallery and matthew marks gallery, new york |
cardboard scrap lights by graypants
graypants produces buildings and products with sustainability and reuse in mind.
one of their latest projects ‘scrap lights’ used left over corrugated cardboard from
a previous product to create a series of pendant lamps. these lamps are layered
with rings of cardboard to create a semi transparent shade.
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zigzag coffee table by tsai design studio
taiwan-born, south africa based designer and architect tsai is the latest
collaborator with the art and design retailer and network 66 degrees.
based on traditional chinese forms, tsai created the zigzag coffee table.
the interior space provides shelving while the surface is multi-levelled for l
ots of usage options. as always the piece will be offered in a limited run
of 66 pieces in red, green and white. each piece is hand made in tsai’s
cape town studio.
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wasteland exhibition by michel valentino
wasteland children of the evolution
at: kunst.kraft.werk vockerode, germany
from: august 1st to september 29th, 2008
to some michel valentino's work can be seen as controversial. his latest exhibition is a series
of photographs that depict people wearing gas masks. his work has been exhibited around
the world as he lives between, prague, berlin and new york. valentino uses various mediums
such as photography, sculpture, video installation and performance art to create his art.
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the central theme in his works is the telematic society he deals with the key
components of a society driven and controlled by politics, war, entertainment,
fashion and computer technologies.
seeing double: art and advertising
an typical installation by spencer tunick - mexico 2007
yesterday the new york times reported on the trend of advertising agencies simply copying artists rather than
collaborating with them. the piece by mia fineman highlights some of the recent instances along with older ones
that people might of forgot.
read the article: the image is familiar; the pitch isn’t
'sea of skin' advertisement for vaseline, 2007
a still from the film 'the way things go', 1987 film by fischli & weiss
frank lefebvre is the founder and designer behind the french furniture company,
bleu nature. the company produces a wide range of craft built pieces which use
driftwood and other found objects as their primary material. by scouring beaches
and forests near lille, france, the bleu nature team is able to find material to
create indoor and outdoor furniture for their collection. the pieces combine the
natural objects with man-made materials to create a harmonious juxtaposition
that is clean and organic at the same time. they created a number of new
products for this year’s collection, some of which were just released.
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choi, byung hoon
'landmark route' by ronald hernandez, marcelo valdes, osvaldo veliz
7 wooden modules placed in the landscape, used as info points and places to rest,
along the 'rural route secano interior', chile.
architects ronald hernandez, marcelo valdes, osvaldo veliz
of architecture university of talca, chile.
