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10/21/2008
10/20/2008
10/12/2008
14 October opening in Paris
exhibiting 16 hair drawings and video
Tuesday 6-9pm
NEW presents a group exhibition by six of our artists: Lindsey Adelman,
Noah Fischer, Marie Noëlle Fontan, Miska Knapek, Tuula Närhinen, and
Jaanika Peerna
Galerie Lavignes Bastille
presented by Paul Kahn, Jean-Pierre Lavignes et Patrice Landau
27 rue de Charonne 75011 Paris
Tél. +33 (1 ) 47 00 88 18
Tuesday 6-9pm
NEW presents a group exhibition by six of our artists: Lindsey Adelman,
Noah Fischer, Marie Noëlle Fontan, Miska Knapek, Tuula Närhinen, and
Jaanika Peerna
Galerie Lavignes Bastille
presented by Paul Kahn, Jean-Pierre Lavignes et Patrice Landau
27 rue de Charonne 75011 Paris
Tél. +33 (1 ) 47 00 88 18
10/11/2008
9/17/2008
Bubble table lights
The Cluster table light is hand-blown in Brooklyn and measures 16" in diameter. The form evolved out of my interest in Slow Design, manifesting here in barnacle-like vessels fused together, in murky translucents.
Two 40-watt double-loop Edison bulbs are included, with cloth-covered cord.
It is also on view at the Met Home Showtime Showhouse in rooms designed by Tori Golub. Available at The Future Perfect, Brooklyn 718-599-6278. $3300.
The Birds + Bees table light measures 13" in diameter and is available thru The Future Perfect, ABC and Desiron. $950.
Two 40-watt double-loop Edison bulbs are included, with cloth-covered cord.
It is also on view at the Met Home Showtime Showhouse in rooms designed by Tori Golub. Available at The Future Perfect, Brooklyn 718-599-6278. $3300.
The Birds + Bees table light measures 13" in diameter and is available thru The Future Perfect, ABC and Desiron. $950.
Bubble series
The Bubble Series is available thru Matter 212.343.2600 or thru our studio 718.954.6572. Pricing starts at $4200.
3-globe Bubble, satin nickel finish, 38" diameter
6-globe Bubble, satin nickel finish with cable, 26" diameter
6-globe Bubble, satin nickel finish, 35" diameter
9-globe Bubble, satin nickel finish, 26" diameter
9-globe Bubble with gold foil and murrine, 24K gold finish, 26" diameter
3-globe Bubble, satin nickel finish, 38" diameter
6-globe Bubble, satin nickel finish with cable, 26" diameter
6-globe Bubble, satin nickel finish, 35" diameter
9-globe Bubble, satin nickel finish, 26" diameter
9-globe Bubble with gold foil and murrine, 24K gold finish, 26" diameter
Bubble details
murrine technique with gold foil, watch a video of our glass-blowing process
clear glass rolled in Italian 14k gold foil
central hub, here in satin nickel
all hardware is custom and machined locally
clear glass rolled in Italian 14k gold foil
central hub, here in satin nickel
all hardware is custom and machined locally
9/16/2008
9/12/2008
what i did on monday
design panel on the mini rooftop with Waris and Scott Campbell moderated by Jesse Ashlock, watch a bit of video
what i did on sunday
images from the hairwork presentation of the making of a collective hair drawing at the RISD Biennial in Brooklyn
hair drawings and video on view thru 9/28
photos Kate Glicksberg
hair drawings and video on view thru 9/28
photos Kate Glicksberg
8/16/2008
opening Saturday, Sept 6th
Panorama 3 curated by Jordin Isip and Rodger Stevens
at Jonathan Levine Gallery 529 W 20th St #9e 9/6 7-9pm
a big group show with all work on 5x7" boards installed to create one continuous horizon line.
Split, ink and acrylic on panel
8/10/2008
8/05/2008
new hair drawings
Lush series and detail, hair on paper, each 6x9"
a few of the pieces I will have on exhibit at Lavignes Bastille in Paris in October.
8/04/2008
8/02/2008
Awkward Nature
new work developing: exploring light forms that reflect slow growth, barnacles, clustering, cracking, combining the wabi-sabi of natural materials with the sharpness of the machined; calling attention to that which grows “wrong” [the surprise twin egg yolk or a pepper within a pepper] and maintaining the mantra elegant robot.
7/24/2008
7/23/2008
7/22/2008
7/12/2008
Opening July 25
Hamptons Idea House
Two Bubble chandeliers will hang in rooms designed by Gregory Dufner & Daniel Heighes Wismer in the Hamptons Cottages and Gardens Idea House in Sagaponack opening July 25th.
Two Bubble chandeliers will hang in rooms designed by Gregory Dufner & Daniel Heighes Wismer in the Hamptons Cottages and Gardens Idea House in Sagaponack opening July 25th.
7/03/2008
Opening July 10 thru August 22
Summer Selections
Thursday, July 10 6-8pm
Denise Bibro Fine Art
529 West 20th Street 4W
hair drawings!
6/11/2008
June 12-15
showing hair drawings with Denise Bibro Fine Art
please let me know if you need a pass
booth #502
The Altman Building / Metropolitan Pavilion
135 West 18th Street, NYC
Thu June 12, 12pm - 9pm
Fri June 13, 12pm - 8pm
Sat June 14, 12pm - 8pm
Sun June 15, 12pm - 5pm
General Admission $17/day
Children under 12 FREE
Father's Day, Sun, June 15th
Fathers get in free with their children
5/19/2008
icff booth pics
pics of our presentation at the show...yes, LOTS of little gold stickers on our backdrop...thank you Grace for including us on design sponge* and great to leisurely browse through your wrap-up of all the things I had to rush through while workin' it! and thank you apartment therapy!
5/13/2008
6-min video of chandelier process
murrine is a Venetian technique whereby the glassblower takes a solid gather of clear glass, rolls in in color powder and then flattens the sides. They may repeat this a few times. They stretch this gather of glass into a very long, thin form called "cane." The cane then cools a bit and hardens. Then the glassblower chops it into tiny cross-sections, looking like small tiles. These pieces are arranged on a pastorelli, and then a new hot glass bubble is gathered and blown, and rolled into this plate of warm tiles. All the glass is fused together. We then did an experiment of rolling the murrine after the pick-up into 14k gold foil (for kicks) and were delighted when it all clustered to the murrine bits, being the hottest points.
5/04/2008
video/about my work
a 10-minute excerpt from a panel discussion with Carolyn Strauss of slowLab and artist Nava Lubelski in the context of the Slow Design movement. Presented by the Museum of Arts and Design at the Scope Art Fair March 2008. All slides presented in the talk can also be viewed more clearly within my blog date book.
4/11/2008
4/01/2008
3/31/2008
thanks dwell blog
from dwell.com A room should never look so perfect that it might have been torn from the pages of a catalog. Today we practice a sort of controlled eclecticism in our interiors; we love modernism, but we also love things a little rough around the edges. This is why I was immediately drawn to Lindsey Adelman’s Bubble Chandeliers. Though they are meticulously crafted, there is a raw energy to the compositions that serves as a fine counterpoint to, say, a more formal dining arrangement.
Adelman is a Brooklyn-based designer who works almost exclusively with New York artisans to create her lighting designs. When asked why she works locally, she had this to say: “I enjoy working with local glassblowers, machinists, metal finishers, and wiring technicians because I value the person-to-person exchange of ideas and troubleshooting. When someone (else) is an expert in his or her craft, I can listen and respond with an evolving design. I can also try new things or put ideas out on the table that perhaps they haven't attempted before. It's practical but also makes the job enjoyable and feels real.”
The Bubble Chandeliers start at $8,400 for a 6-Globe fixture. They can be purchased through Lindsey's studio or at Matter in New York.
-Brian Fichtner
Adelman is a Brooklyn-based designer who works almost exclusively with New York artisans to create her lighting designs. When asked why she works locally, she had this to say: “I enjoy working with local glassblowers, machinists, metal finishers, and wiring technicians because I value the person-to-person exchange of ideas and troubleshooting. When someone (else) is an expert in his or her craft, I can listen and respond with an evolving design. I can also try new things or put ideas out on the table that perhaps they haven't attempted before. It's practical but also makes the job enjoyable and feels real.”
The Bubble Chandeliers start at $8,400 for a 6-Globe fixture. They can be purchased through Lindsey's studio or at Matter in New York.
-Brian Fichtner
3/25/2008
a comparision of wabi-sabi to modernism
Similarities
o Both apply to all matter of manmade object, spaces, and designs.
o Both are strong reactions against the dominant, established sensibilities of their time. Modernism was a radical departure from 19th century classicism and eclecticism. Wab-sabi was a radical departure from the Chinese perfection and gorgeousness of the 16th century and earlier.
o Both eschew any decoration that is not integral to structure.
o Both are abstract, nonrepresentational ideals of beauty.
o Both have readily identifiable surface characteristics. Modernism is seamless, polished, and smooth. Wab-sabi is earthy, imperfect, and variegated.
Differences
Modernism/ Wabi-sabi
Primarily expressed in the public domain/ Primarily expressed in the private domain.
Implies a logical, rational worldview/ Implies an intuitive worldview
Absolute/ Relative.
Looks for universal, prototypical solutions/ Looks for personal, idiosyncratic solutions.
Mass-produced, modular/ One-of-a-kind, variable.
Expresses faith in progress/ There is no progress.
Future-oriented/ Present-oriented.
Believes in the control of nature/ Believes in the fundamental uncontrollability of nature.
Romanticizes technology/ Romanticizes nature.
People adapting to machines/ People adapting to nature.
Geometric organization of form (sharp, precise, definite shapes and edges./ Organic organization of form (soft, vague shapes and edges.)
The box as metaphor (rectilinear, precise, contained./ The bowl as metaphor ( free shape, open at top.)
Manmade materials/ Natural materials.
Ostensibly slick/ Ostensibly crude.
Needs to be well-maintained/ Accommodates to degradation and attrition.
Purity makes expression richer/ Corrosion and contamination make its expression richer.
Solicits the reduction of sensory information/ Solicits the expansion of sensory information.
Is tolerant of ambiguity and contradiction/ Is comfortable with ambiguity and contradiction.
Cool/ Warm.
Generally light and bright/ Generally dark and dim.
Function and utility are primary values/ Function and utility are not so important.
Perfect materiality is an ideal/ Perfect immateriality is an ideal.
Everlasting/ To everything there is a season.
Leonard Koren, 1994
[In my work I strive to capture the Wabi-Sabi while still borrowing from the best of Modernism. For example, the modular, machined hardware of the chandeliers allows for a system to hold the hand-blown, organic glass globes.]
o Both apply to all matter of manmade object, spaces, and designs.
o Both are strong reactions against the dominant, established sensibilities of their time. Modernism was a radical departure from 19th century classicism and eclecticism. Wab-sabi was a radical departure from the Chinese perfection and gorgeousness of the 16th century and earlier.
o Both eschew any decoration that is not integral to structure.
o Both are abstract, nonrepresentational ideals of beauty.
o Both have readily identifiable surface characteristics. Modernism is seamless, polished, and smooth. Wab-sabi is earthy, imperfect, and variegated.
Differences
Modernism/ Wabi-sabi
Primarily expressed in the public domain/ Primarily expressed in the private domain.
Implies a logical, rational worldview/ Implies an intuitive worldview
Absolute/ Relative.
Looks for universal, prototypical solutions/ Looks for personal, idiosyncratic solutions.
Mass-produced, modular/ One-of-a-kind, variable.
Expresses faith in progress/ There is no progress.
Future-oriented/ Present-oriented.
Believes in the control of nature/ Believes in the fundamental uncontrollability of nature.
Romanticizes technology/ Romanticizes nature.
People adapting to machines/ People adapting to nature.
Geometric organization of form (sharp, precise, definite shapes and edges./ Organic organization of form (soft, vague shapes and edges.)
The box as metaphor (rectilinear, precise, contained./ The bowl as metaphor ( free shape, open at top.)
Manmade materials/ Natural materials.
Ostensibly slick/ Ostensibly crude.
Needs to be well-maintained/ Accommodates to degradation and attrition.
Purity makes expression richer/ Corrosion and contamination make its expression richer.
Solicits the reduction of sensory information/ Solicits the expansion of sensory information.
Is tolerant of ambiguity and contradiction/ Is comfortable with ambiguity and contradiction.
Cool/ Warm.
Generally light and bright/ Generally dark and dim.
Function and utility are primary values/ Function and utility are not so important.
Perfect materiality is an ideal/ Perfect immateriality is an ideal.
Everlasting/ To everything there is a season.
Leonard Koren, 1994
[In my work I strive to capture the Wabi-Sabi while still borrowing from the best of Modernism. For example, the modular, machined hardware of the chandeliers allows for a system to hold the hand-blown, organic glass globes.]
3/03/2008
talk with slowLab March 27
Seriously Slow:
New tactics in art and design
Thursday, March 27, 2008, 6:00 PM
SCOPE Art Fair VIP Lounge
Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park at the Corner of West 62nd Street and Amsterdam Ave, NY NY
The philosophy of the slow movement goes far beyond food and food systems. The idea of ‘slow’ links the quality perceived in objects with the quality of their production, their materials, and their long-term impact. Artists and designers incorporate these strategies to produce final works that challenge the way we consider notions of time, community, and our local environment. Join Carolyn F. Strauss, founder and director of slowLab, as she presents new models in slow art and design, and speaks with designer Lindsey Adelman and artist Nava Lubleski about their process-driven projects and ideas.
Event is included with Scope Art Fair admission:
$15 for General Admission
$10 for Students
Free for FirstView and VIP cardholders
For More information click Scope
hair and tape on paper, below
New tactics in art and design
Thursday, March 27, 2008, 6:00 PM
SCOPE Art Fair VIP Lounge
Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park at the Corner of West 62nd Street and Amsterdam Ave, NY NY
The philosophy of the slow movement goes far beyond food and food systems. The idea of ‘slow’ links the quality perceived in objects with the quality of their production, their materials, and their long-term impact. Artists and designers incorporate these strategies to produce final works that challenge the way we consider notions of time, community, and our local environment. Join Carolyn F. Strauss, founder and director of slowLab, as she presents new models in slow art and design, and speaks with designer Lindsey Adelman and artist Nava Lubleski about their process-driven projects and ideas.
Event is included with Scope Art Fair admission:
$15 for General Admission
$10 for Students
Free for FirstView and VIP cardholders
For More information click Scope
hair and tape on paper, below
2/13/2008
1/16/2008
january studio visit
links to inspiration below:
apparel/uniform book: Skin+Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture, Comme des Garcons dress
stacked soft sculpture Louise Bourgeois
Haptic exhibition in Japan curated by Kenya Hara, book: Designing Design available at muji or here
Underfoot photograph Irving Penn in book Nothing and Everything
detail of one of my hair embroidery pieces
red suitcase and tubor chair Yayoi Kusama
shirt outlines Jean Shin
Yayoi Kusama in front of her painting, and a painting by Ellen Gallagher
Altoids tin, limited edition commission
birds+bees lamp development
pendant lights Tom Dixon
drawings Louise Bourgeois
keeps us going as we work on our new domestic collection here at studio: barnacle bowls, fungus wallpaper, moss vessels, 14k keishi necklaces, the uniform, hairline cracks, hair embroidery, bubble r+d, birds+bees lights, and new packaging.
apparel/uniform book: Skin+Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture, Comme des Garcons dress
stacked soft sculpture Louise Bourgeois
Haptic exhibition in Japan curated by Kenya Hara, book: Designing Design available at muji or here
Underfoot photograph Irving Penn in book Nothing and Everything
detail of one of my hair embroidery pieces
red suitcase and tubor chair Yayoi Kusama
shirt outlines Jean Shin
Yayoi Kusama in front of her painting, and a painting by Ellen Gallagher
Altoids tin, limited edition commission
birds+bees lamp development
pendant lights Tom Dixon
drawings Louise Bourgeois
keeps us going as we work on our new domestic collection here at studio: barnacle bowls, fungus wallpaper, moss vessels, 14k keishi necklaces, the uniform, hairline cracks, hair embroidery, bubble r+d, birds+bees lights, and new packaging.
