Recent Furniture Round-Up

We're halfway to the next International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York on May 15-18, 2010, so I figured we'd take a look at what's been going on lately in the furniture world.

Joseph Walsh of Cork, Ireland produced the Erosion table from ripple & olive ash.

A drawer unit called Cartesia by Japan's NOSIGNER:

The Eterna Primavera table by Troy Backhouse:


City Map shelves by Markus Fischer:

The Pisa Bookrack by Baccarne Design:

The Wave table by Kenneth Cobonpue in walnut or mahogany:


The Otta Table by Finne Architects:

Light Show at 290 Mulberry

An interesting marketing method is being used at the 290 Mulberry building, designed by SHoP Architects (see my previous post), flashing colored lights in the windows. Cool!

ZON-E Architects Social Housing in Degana, Spain

This 15 unit apartment building for miners in Degana, Spain by ZON-E Architects features a shingled black facade penetrated by large window openings, creating a glowing, gridded object in the evenings. At 27,000 sq ft and a construction cost of $1.8m, it came in around $70/ sq ft.

(photos by Ignacio Martinez)

via Architectural Review

Robert McClintock - Artist

A few months ago I was wandering along the waterfront in Baltimore and came across the gallery of Robert McClintock in Fells Point. Once I got past the abundance of work on display and met his wife who runs the gallery, I learned about his unique process of combining photography and digital painting. Some of the perspectives used in his paintings have a camera lens feel to them with a hand-painted finish.
He has a City Seen series which includes Baltimore, Washington DC, New York, Boston, and several others. He also has series dedicated to dogs, cats, and firefighters, as well as commissioned works.

The view of Fells Point from his gallery and studio: (click to enlarge)(photo by Archipreneur)

Felice Varini - Anamorphosis

This technique falls under the label of 'Anamorphosis', or Multi-Surface Perspective Images. Essentially its the process of creating a whole image or symbol that becomes clear and cohesive from a certain viewing perspective, and a jumbled mess of fragments from any other vantage point. Felice Varini is the master at this, and has amassed an extensive collection of work since the late 1970's.

I came across his project at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, Switzerland back in 2003. (click to enlarge)

(image by Archipreneur)

(from Flickr user 'murash_return')

Verini's project at the Cardiff Bay Barrage, as covered by BBC News

(a fantastic photo of the project by Flickr user 'wentloog')


One of his recent works, 'Cercle et suite d'éclats' in the town of Vercorin, Switzlerand:

Government Assitance for Architects?

Mickey Jacob, a founding principal of Urban Studio Architects in Florida testified before the House Committee on Small Business regarding the effects of the economy on architectural firms, and the AIA's Rebuild & Renew Plan.