It’s great to see bernabeifreeman featured on the Philadelphia based blog oh joy, which is full of interesting and creative finds. Check out the article here and to learn more about bernabeifreeman you can check out their website which has been redesigned recently and looks fantastic. You can also view their range at Living Edge and any American readers will be pleased to see that bernabeifreeman’s lighting is now available through Living Edge’s LA showroom.
Eames Demetrious commissioned this playful animation ‘A gathering of Elephants’ in honour of his grandparent Charles & Ray Eames moulded plywood elephant, designed as a children’s toy in 1945 but never put into production. Vitra are producing a limited number of the elephants to celebrate Eames 100th birthday.
“would you ever buy a fake? ”
It’s an interesting question, because it’s not like the furniture was all made by the hand of the “artist” or designer. Whether it was Herman Miller or another company, as long as the quality is the same, “fake” or licensed shouldn’t matter.
That’s really the question. Licenses or unlicensed rather than real or fake
We thought we should add that not only to Herman Miller hold the license to manufacture and distribute Eames furniture in the United States and throughout Australiasia (Vitra hold the European license), they also work under the guidance of the Eames family who protect Charles and Ray Eames legacy. You can learn more about the Eames office here.
Lovepad is the work of Brisbane based illustrator Eveline Tarunadjaja. Her website shows off her great (and inexpensive) range of prints and she also has a great blog that allows you a glimpse into the world of a freelance illustrator.
The judging is over, so we were pleased to see the 24 finalists announced for Launch Pad, the emerging designer exhibition that is held in conjunction with Saturday in Design. Living Edge is a major sponsor of Launch Pad and we look forward to getting to know the finalists and their products which will be exhibited at the Melbourne Museum from July 16. To see the full list of finalists and their products click here.
We were interested to learn from one of our readers, who left a comment in response to our post Genuine Fakes, that quirky Melbourne based homewares company Douglas & Hope suffer from copycat designs to such an extent that it limits what they are able to put up on their fantastic blog. Read about their problems with copycats here ( the comments are also interesting). What are your thoughts on copycats? Amelie’s suggestion of design companies banding together against copycat designs is an interesting one, but how do you think it could be put into practice? We all know it’s a very grey area and that fakes are prolific with the cheap production available in countries like China and Taiwan. Do you think the Italians have the right idea… should we be persecuting the purchasers?
Got a cupboard full of wire coathangers? Check out this chair made from 47 coathangers welded to a simple steel frame by artist Vanessa Marie Robinson and exhibited at SIDIM (Salon International du Design d’Interieur de Montreal).
Here’s something for those who played with lego as children. This installation was done in Bocchignano, Italy, a village close to Rome, as part of the group project “20 Eventi”. Artist Jan Vormann has more images of the lego installation on his website here.
Leona Edmiston used the Living Edge Los Angeles showroom for a photoshoot recently. Here are a few highlights from the shoot. For more information about our LA showroom you can visit www.livingedgeinc.com or see our recent post here.
Check out these Eames stamps being launched today in the States by the USA postal service (see eamesgallery for more details). We are definitely coveting them, although not sure if we can get our hands on some from Australia - we’ll keep you posted (excuse the pun!).
Update: A limited number of stamps will be available in Australia through Living Edge. Those interested should email marketing@livingedge.com.au for more details (see comment below).
