BEAUTY: Fabric Art--Trish Andersen

I am delighted by Trish Andersen's colorful yarn art. She makes wall hangings and rugs... but I really want that stair runner!

Artist Statement:
As an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Dalton, Georgia "The Carpet Capital of the World”, Trish Andersen's initial attraction to the process of tufting was a means to reconnect with and explore her roots. Years after attending the Savannah College of Art and Design and moving on to live and work in Brooklyn, New York, she began using the medium in an examination of the notion that a thing or a way of being can run in our blood, that perhaps by observing the characteristics of personal origin and establishing commonality and community around those that reverberate in the present, one may be able to begin unearthing the elusive authentic self.

Enter the drips. Combining fibers gathered from field, sheep and those developed on a factory floor, Andersen proves that there is always room for both the vibrant and the muted, the sleek and the wild, cut and looped, soft and cumulus, the dense and the coarse; the unexpected and varied tactile quality of her pieces allow the eyes to open to an emotional one. Her work speaks to the truth that whether they are temporal, cultural, geographical, or interpersonal, boundaries inevitably bleed, and the results are often quite stunning.

Trish currently lives and works in Savannah, GA and accepts jobs worldwide.

Atlanta

Born and Raised in progress

Born and Raised

Chances

Chances on display in gallery

Choices

Choices on display in gallery

Highs and Lows

Rainbow Runner

Rainbow Runner

Right or Wrong

Right or Wrong on display in gallery

Seeing Clearly

Shift

Through and Through

Through and Through on display in gallery

https://www.trishandersenstudio.com/

BEAUTY: Rug--Alexandra Kehayoglou

Textile artist Alexandra Kehayoglou has created a series of what she calls Prayer Rugs by which she means rugs that replicate disappearing landscapes as a way to pray for their survival. Her Biography explains it all.

Alexandra Kehayoglou (Buenos Aires, 1981) is a visual artist who works primarily with textile materials. She creates her pieces in her studio in Buenos Aires, utilizing a wide array of technical skills with which she produces works combining textiles, sculpture and installation. She is primarily interested in production processes bringing together art and craft, and develops functional works as complete works of art, in which knowledge of the materials, the technique, and spectator are inseparably intertwined.

The pieces are made with surplus materials, weaved with the handtuft technique using a machine which the artist manipulates upon vertical frames, inserting stitch by stitch. The production process is arduous and long, requiring much physical effort and a very precise technique.

Kehayoglou’s repertoire includes memories of various native landscapes that the artist has visited and desires to preserve over time. Her renowned pastizales (grasslands), fields, and shelter tapestries are like sublime realities which the viewer can contemplate or utilize. Each one is unique, with a texture, weave and palette that will not be repeated. Each piece is created from an ancient family tradition that nonetheless gives new meaning to the craft of weaving by hand.

Alexandra Kehayoglou’s work has become renowned as an outcry against deforestation and devastation, and for its call for environmental awareness. It is also a warning against the extinction of the wilderness, as well as a strong voice for changing a complacent society which does not seem sufficiently worried about the drastic climate changes brought about by mankind’s intense presence on Earth.

I think they are beautiful. And let's hope they are not elegies. But I fear they are.

https://alexandrakehayoglou.com/

Highlights From Milan Design Week

I like to keep an eye on emerging design in the world and the annual Milan Design Week is a pretty interesting event to be aware of. Last month's MDW had a lot of the usual Italian modern minimalist design that, frankly, leaves me a little cold. But there were a few products of note...even if a few of them are on the minimalist side.

The blown glass cylinders of the Noctambule light fixture by Konstantin Grcic for FLOS are fairly unique.

Take a look at the amazing DC 1206C Chandelier by Milanese architect Vincenzo de Cotiis (he is also showing at this year's Venice Biennale--busy guy!).

LED lights have made possible a slew of lighting fixtures never before imagined. I love this Wireline fixture by Formafantasma for FLOS. It looks like tube lighting suspended by belting leather!

The FORM totem light by London-born and NYC-based furniture and interior designer Anna Karlin is truly stunning.

Bethan Laura Wood had a solo show at the new Nilafur25 space. Here are some wild, jungle-y, maximalist sconces I would love to put in someone's home!

It wasn't just lighting that caught my eye...here is a new rug by Fornasetti called Peccato Originale...

...and another rug collection that is just gorgeous is the Feathers collection in round and freeform designs by Maarten De Ceulaer for CC-Tapis.

Creative Director Michael Reynolds, Hoffman Creative, and Flavor Paper teamed with the Tom of Finland Foundation on a custom wallcovering. Conceived by Reynolds and Hoffman Creative, the design combines archival illustrations by Tom of Finland with expert manufacturing by Flavor Paper.

I'm in love with these Bubblegraphy vases by Adrianus Kundert in collaboration with Thomas van der Sman for Oddness. The pattern on each vase is created by a special process of blowing air bubbles in the glaze!

https://www.salonemilano.it/en

Urban Fabric Rugs

Because I am an interior designer, I get many, many magazines and emails sent to me about interiors and home furnishing products (some not solicited, so they really pile up). The avalanche of information can get a little overwhelming but generally I love seeing so much inspiration. And I came across a fantastic rug company that I would love to specify for a client. Urban Fabric Rugs make cut pile rugs with relief plan views of major world cities! Urban Fabric Rugs say that their products can come in any color and they will create rugs in custom dimensions.

Here we see Dublin...

...or maybe you fancy a hot pink London for your wall?

Paris in a neutral tone is subtle...

...but Shanghai stands out in red.

They also make Manhattan (which, because of the shape of the island, looks like it would work superbly as a runner) and Los Angeles...

...and the Forbidden City in Beijing!

And if you can't decide on a city, they helpfully make a "Time Zone" rug that shows the times zones of the entire world!

http://www.urbanfabricrugs.com/