Design House Studios

While on my daily trawl of the internet for interesting things to look at I came across this website by Sarah Wade and Lloyd Evans. It has some lovely illustrations and surface pattern designs that I really like. I love the style in which they have been drawn, and of in particular one of my favourites is the one with teapots and teacups.


http://www.designhousestudios.co.uk/

Antony Gormley

Last week I visited the White Cube to see Antony Gormley's new exhibition Test Sites.
He has created a site specific installation and a series of cast iron blockwork sculptures.
Engaging our mobility, Gormley considers how time acts on objects and how objects act on us.

"In the lower ground-floor gallery, Gormley will exhibit a new installation of Breathing Room III the third and largest in this series of works which contain and implicate the viewer as the figure in a shifting ground.

As a physical manifestation of the gallery, Breathing Room III, is made from 15 interconnecting photo-luminescent ‘space frames’, the total volume of which is equal to that of the internal gallery space.

Time and light are the principal materials of the work. Breathing Room III encourages the viewer to enter into and interact with a defined sculptural space, where intense bursts of light interrupt complete darkness, unexpectedly jolting the experience from one of quiet meditation to acute interrogation.

A new series of sculptural works will populate the ground-floor gallery, furthering the artist’s investigation of the human body and its relationship to the built world. These new, massively extended block works use an architectonic language of stacking, propping and cantilever to suggest a tension which is indicative of our urban-bound human condition."

Its been nearly two months since my last post, I've been a little distracted with moving house (twice) and also moving jobs (twice). But now that I'm settled, at least for the time being, I will be updating a bit more often.

Market Stall

Slightly belated, but thank you to all of you who came down to my market stall back in April. It was great fun, and the weather was much better than the previous one! Watch this space for the next one.

I realised that I havn't updated my blog in quite a while now. I've been a little pre occupied with moving house, and then finding out that we issues with the new house. So not been doing all that much in the way of designing or museum visits. But hopefully all will back to normal soon.

Dave Anderson

Went to a gallery in Crouch End near to where I work where an illustrator called Dave Anderson had an exhibition. It was a mixture of illustrations and film.

Urban Africa

"An epic act of homage to a continent"
Observer newspaper

One of the leading architects of his generation, David Adjaye has stepped out of his regular line of work to photograph and document key cities in Africa as part of an ongoing project to study new patterns of urbanism. Often regarded as a continent defined by underdevelopment, poverty, war and tourism, through this exhibition Adjaye presents Africa in a different light, examining the buildings and places which have a special resonance with his preoccupations as an architect.

This detailed survey will reveal a unique snapshot of life in Africa today, documenting the nature of urban life in a developing continent, a unique geo-cultural survey profiling the African city in a global context.

Brit Insurance Designs Of the Year

Now in their third year, the Brit Insurance Designs Awards, "the Oscars of the design world," showcase the most innovative and forward thinking designs from around the world. Last year's winner, the unofficial Barack Obama poster campaign by Shepard Fairey, demonstrated the power that design can have at a grass-root level.

Below are a few of my favourites.

Sustainable Futures

"From the world’s first carbon neutral city to a refrigerator which doubles as an aquarium, this exhibition explores a range of products, concepts and projects that address issues of sustainability in their design. Through prototypes, samples, products and film, you can find out more about your impact on the world and how to change it.

Presented around five themes: Cities, Energy and Economics, Food, Materiality and Creative Citizens, this overview shows the changing role of the designer and reveals how design can make a difference. "

Market Stall

The date for my next table top sale is the 24th April.
For more details visit my website
www.naomiwinters.co.uk