The Lacemaker, on at the Marsden Woo Gallery in London, is due to come down later this month. But there’s still a chance to see Tord Boontje’s dramatic Lace Sofa.
The Lace Sofa and other items in the exhibition are for sale. Please contact the studio or Marsden Woo Gallery for details.
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Botanist has introduced its new line for 2010 consisting of serving trays, lanterns, and wall clocks and which includes Tord Boontje’s Free Flowing.
The Botanist series of products incorporates strong graphic patterns and colours using aluminium containing up to 70% recycled content and sustainable powder coating. As well as being environmentally responsible, various charitable foundations benefit from the sales.
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The organic, soy-based candles are infused with the earthy scent of Fresh Cut Grass & Ripe Currant and are the latest additions to the tranSglass line for Artecnica’s Design w/Conscience project.
Combining old-world craftsmanship and minimalist design, we were able to make each tranSglass vessel a unique, one-of-a-kind piece.
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Tord Boontje is well-known for his original design vision and with this eclectic and exciting collection of new work he overturns conventional expectations of what lace might be. With lace, he points out, all the value is invested in the labour and so it seemed a good idea to start working with cheap materials … But also, by changing the material you can change the references.
Works in the exhibition include a dramatic black sofa that emerges from a large three-dimensional web-like structure of bound and knotted Aramide and Dynema fibres. The sofa is one example of what he has been able to create by employing traditional craft skills, while substituting unorthodox materials. Others are a curtain composed in a random pattern of tangled flora and a selection of exuberant lighting designs, all constructed from natural raffia. Some of the more delicate works are items of jewellery, such as necklaces and a hairpiece, and a selection of test samples made in a variety of natural materials, including grass
Inspiration for this body of work came from an invitation by the Design Center at the University of Philadelphia to respond to their historic Quaker Lace Company collection and to make work for an exhibition entitled Lace in Translation held at the Center earlier this year. Boontje spent three days immersed in the Center's archives and the resulting new works contain quotes from the original lace articles that attracted his attention.
The Lacemaker runs from 24 June – 31 July 2010 at the Marsden Woo Gallery, London.
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Studio Tord Boontje is excited to announce the recent collaboration with Google for the international launch of their customised homepages. The Garland Light artwork, by photographer Angela Moore, was included in the rotation of images for launch day.
We hope you enjoy them!
Tord Boontje collaborated with footwear designer Tracey Neuls for this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, producing a limited edition shoe combining Neuls' lasts with Boontje's Happy fabric for Kvadrat.
The shoes were on display at the Farmiloe building in Clerkenwell and at the Moroso showroom on Rosebery Avenue, London.
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We've recently completed the painting of an elephant that will go on display as part of this year's Elephant Parade London. Sponsored by U'Luvka Vodka, the elephant's name is Sadhana and takes it's inspiration from new life and sunrise.
The parade will feature over 250 life-size elephants and runs from May to July.
An exhibition organised by the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), in conjunction with the Denver Art Museum and Kingston University in London, European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century is the first critical survey of contemporary Western European design, revealing the extraordinary creativity of two generations of designers in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain and the United Kingdom.
The exhibition premiered in Indianapolis, running from March 8 through June 21, 2009. After travelling to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta (June 5 through August 29, 2010), it will be shown at the Milwaukee Art Museum from October 9, 2010–January 9, 2011.
An illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition with essays by R. Craig Miller of the IMA as well as Penny Sparke and Catherine McDermott of Kingston University.