Flash Forward: Phillip Grass Furniture

above: hai_speed by Phillip Grass, 2009 above: The Flying Chair by Phillip Grass, December 2007 (digital prototype to be built later this year out of wood, fiberglass, epoxy resin and chrome paint. The seat will be a shell of fiberglass, upholstered with PU foam and white leather.) above: Zhair chair by Phillip Grass, July 2008… Continue reading Flash Forward: Phillip Grass Furniture

Frost on Fashion

For years, the Australian creative firm Frost has found international success with innovative and edgy work in disciplines as diverse as design, advertising, strategy, environments and digital. According to the company, their goal is simple: “make the world a better place.” Now, Frost has launched a line of 100% Bamboo t-shirts. In stores starting this… Continue reading Frost on Fashion

Paste not Waste

Paste Magazine‘s recent entreaty for reader donations is the first I’ve seen of its kind. As a writer and editor, I’m well aware of the economic climate’s effects specific to the publishing industry. As the number of unemployment recipients grows, full time employees receive dramatic pay cuts and formerly reliable freelance-friendly outlets cut their entire… Continue reading Paste not Waste

Evolution

  Tonight, for one night only, L.A. store De La Barracuda hosts the Evolution exhibit. Organized by Factory 311 director Nicholas Hardy and photographer Lionel Deluy, Evolution is the result of a 16 month collaboration between the two. With a focus on the analogy between evolution and creative fame, Hardy and Deluy convened a crew of… Continue reading Evolution

Naked City

Photographer Miru Kim is an urban explorer. The Korean-born, New York-based artist spoke at the 2008 TED Conference about her ongoing series, Naked City Spleen. Juxtaposing her own delicate human form with haunting, industrial ruins, Kim’s work alternately reveals extreme loneliness and a bold fearlessness, and contrasts the living, supple world with a decaying one.… Continue reading Naked City