A mixed use business, retail and residential quarter on the north side of Euston Road, British Land’s ‘Regent’s Place‘ development already has public art from the likes of Antony Gormley and now, thanks to architects Carmody Groarke – in collaboration with engineers, Arup – now has an awe-inspiring new pavillion with LEDs embedded in the cobbled surface below that bathe the steel plate, suspended eight metres high by thin poles, in an ethereal golden light. The result of a competition run by The Architecture Foundation in 2007, Carmody Groarke’s pavillion “examines how the public space is defined without enclosing it” and with grace, elegance and sheer sophistication, answers the competition brief to mark the Osnaburgh Street entrance to Regent’s Place with a self-assured swagger…..
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Regent’s Place Pavilion by Carmody Groarke
dramatic pavillion adds golden light to London's Regent's Place...
February 18th, 2010
Like it or not, the festive season is upon us, but it doesn’t always have to mean tinsel, overcooked turkey and Slade…. Christmas can be about fantasy, fashion and frozen wonderlands, and that’s exactly the bold step that Mayfair’s Art Deco jewel, Claridges, has taken with their breathtaking new Christmas tree by John Galliano for Dior. Complete with snow leopard, dragom flies and parrots, the wonderfully bizarre tropical/winter wonderland is so very chic and marks the hotels first fashion collaboration for their famous Christmas tree.
“I am thrilled that Dior is collaborating with Claridge’s this Christmas. I love to visit Claridge’s when I am in London, particularly at this time of the year – and I hope to bring a twist to the traditional tree. I want to combine the festive with the innovative, the spirit of Dior with the beauty of Claridge’s, and create something spectacular that will inspire the perfect start to the season!”
John Galliano, Dior Creative Director
Naoshima Public Bath ““I♥Yu”
traditional Japanese bathhouse becomes a work of art
December 1st, 2009
Japanese sentō are traditional communal bathhouses that have seen an unlikely resurgence in recent times, now, thanks to the Naoshima Fukutake Art Museum Foundation and artist Shinro Ohtake, the humble sentō is taken one step further and transformed into a public art space. The Naoshima Public Bath ““I♥Yu” (the Japanese for ‘hot water’ is pronounced ‘Yu’) is a unique art/community project that, as you’ll see, looks sensationally kitsch in it’s exterior and becomes even more brilliantly bizarre as you enter the space (images of which we were unfortunately not granted access to use) thanks to it’s peculiar collection of Japanese artifacts that include an aircraft cockpit, the bottom of a ship and even a small elephant statue from an erotic museum, we kid you not. It really has to be seen to be believed, so head over to their website and download the ‘photo index’ from the ‘Inquiries’ link at the top, you’ll not fail to be amazed by the exotic surrealism of this one-of-a-kind art masterpiece….
On a more positive note than our last street art post, we can confirm originality and the true spirit of street art is not dead. Gaia is one of our favourite artists with a unique ‘wheat paste’ style that has been copied the world over, this brilliant little movie by Nicolas Heller documents the process of Gaia’s work from design through to pasting on the street. We adore the pink balaclava, check it out.
To mark the end of five years in her home, ‘Monty’ is inviting an assortment of close friends and artists to form a creative collective who will take over her Barcelona apartment and create installations in each room, re-imagining her private living space as a public gallery. Open until the 23rd of this month from 5pm to 11pm, Su Casa Es Mi Casa is an art and design project similar to that of The Front Room which we featured back in December, the collective will install a number of ‘micro-shows’ that they claim will interact to form a ‘grand exhibition’, resulting in Monty’s once private space becoming a public art gallery.
With Tate Modern’s recent street art exhibition and the rise of Steve Lazarides’ galleries, works from upcoming and increasingly established urban artists such as Paul Insect, JR, Faile and of course that little-known character, Banksy, to name but a few have become as popular as mainstream contemporary art and street art looks like it is here to stay as a recognised art form. Of course, finding rising stars is now the name of the game for art dealers keen to make a quick few quid, maybe they should be casting their eye to the streets of Madrid and the work of the elusive SpY, a former graffiti artist turned ‘urban remodeler’.
Your Message Here is a shop window art installation which has been conceived by Something’s Hiding Here for Urban Outfitters’ Philadelphia store, which faces the institute of contemporary art. Allowing visitors to the project website the ability to submit their own messages to be displayed on the wood marquee, the installation is an ingenious combination of the power of modern technology and traditional industrial signage. The romantic notion that anybody, anywhere can be a part of this project is what makes it so appealing. Every day the new messages will be featured on the website, so keep checking back for updates, and why not have a go yourself.
Ever wanted to get things of your chest? Run to the top of a mountain and scream down at everybody below? Well here’s your chance thanks to an art project by interaction design and innovation studio ‘Unsworn‘. The Telemegaphone automatically answers incoming phone calls and broadcasts them across a fjord in idyllic Western Norway down to the remote town of Dale. The project addresses preconceptions of what makes a ‘remote’ location remote, long derided as an out of touch town, Dale now has the opportunity to invite interaction from around the globe, throwing the whole concept of remoteness in this modern age into question. Innovative, provocative and exciting, the Telemegaphone is just plain old fun. Enjoy.
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A 20-strong female choir decked out in futuristic technicolour capes who sing and scream about drinking and smoking over a post-dubstep clatter... Gaggle are the London based rebel yell we've all been waiting for. Previously mentioned in our midweek newsletter, their debut, 'I Hear Flies', is released today and yes, it's rather brilliant....
We love this cute little illustration from Central Illustration Agency's Chris Brown for Carluccio's
'The Lambeth Palace' is London's "newest, darkest and dirtiest purpose built cinema".... the temporary space set up by street art legend Banksy is showing his new film until March 4th, there's only a very few tickets left, so if you're in town between now and then, we suggest booking them right now....
Independent Dublin based design studio, Superfolk, are launching a new range of products at this week's Stockholm Furniture Fair, that will pay tribute to Irish heritage... whilst remaining desirably modern.
Loving this high quality print from the ever-impressive Scott Hansen... highly limited to 200 pieces so move quick.
Previously only available in German, Berlin’s Innervisions have released a limited English run of Tobias Rapp’s book, ‘Lost and Sound: Berlin, Techno and the Easyjetset’. Investigating the city's love affair with electronic music and the world's descent upon the German capital in search of the ultimate party....
Ether, the Southbank Centre's annual culture-fest of music, art, technology and experimentation is back from 16th - 24th April with the likes of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, Broadcast and Gil Scott-Heron... the highlight for us has to be the 23rd where mindfuck genius Chris Cunningham performs a live multimedia extravaganza... expect to be disturbed....
Running from 5th - 13th February at the rather brilliant Darkroom, 'An Exhibitional Orgy of Love Hearts' is a celebration of Saint Valentine's in which a host of creative types have been commissioned to create a piece of work based upon the heart.... All pieces will be for sale for £125, with a portion of the profits going to the Haiti Fund
The latest product from magic industry pioneers, theory11, is this rather tasty set of playing cards that commemorate 125 years of design and development by the US Playing Card Company....
Everyones favourite handmade accessory makers, Hard Graft, are already on the 'case' with an iPad prototype... nearly as fast as these domain name jerks...
Gaggle: ‘I Hear Flies’
Chris Brown for Carluccio’s
Banksy's Cinema
Superfolk
ISO50 'Adrift' Print
Lost and Sound
Ether 10
An Exhibitional Orgy of Love Hearts @ Darkroom
Bicycle 125 Playing Cards
Hard Graft iPad Case
