Rain Light by Bill Sosin

Bill Sosin's City Rain series of photographs taken from behind a car window shows the hush of the urban landscape. Sosin explains, "Activity in the city streets is set in shallow focus behind this. Neon fluorescence and radiant red light from car brake lights are common themes, but more abstract and suggestive patterns are created by silhouetted pedestrians hastening along with pendulous umbrellas; vehicles such as towtrucks or sixteen wheelers, made more ominous in the dreamscape of their out of focus state; or lonely objects in storefront windows, rendered redundant by the inclement weather."

Artist: Bill Sosin
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Urban Air



Metaphor

Al Dente Restaurant by .PSLAB

Al Dente Restaurant by .PSLAB

by Mike / April 8, 2010

From .PSLAB, clusters of twig-like metallic lights for Al Dente, a restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon.




"The high ceiling restaurant is divided into 3 areas: the main central area containing the entrance and the main hall, a secondary hall and a bar area."



"We developed twig-like metallic fixtures to be mounted in clusters at the center axis connecting the entrance to the main hall."

Amplify Lanterns by Yves Béhar

With a focus on sustainability and affordability, Yves Béhar managed to combine the wonders of technology with the qualities of Swarovski crystal to create Amplify, a series of "paper lanterns" for this year's Crystal Palace in Milan.

The lanterns are shaped like crystals; inside an LED light is refracted form a real crystal whose patterns are cast upon the surface of the paper. The faceted shade is made from recycled materials. Six different crystalline shapes are featured and can be used as stand-alone pieces or grouped for dramatic effect.

Yves Béhar

Amplify Team

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Zoo Records partII

Bob Peak

Fence by Adam Satushek

Fence by Adam Satushek

Adam Satushek examines the links between humans and their surroundings in his latest series of photographs. How do we influence our own stage set? How do we let the setting shape us? As Satushek tries to figure out his own place in the world, he picks up on sometimes unintentionally hilarious juxtapositions. How did some of these interactions take place, and how will they develop as time goes by? There is some great colour in these images.

Artist: Adam Satushek
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A show of work by Adam Satushek opens April 1, 2010 and runs through May 8, 2010 at the Platform Gallery in Seattle.



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MASHUP CARPET BY KYMO

MASHUP CARPET BY KYMO

What's old is new again when Kymo remixes traditional carpeting: the result is the Mashup.

The raw materials are worn and rugged oriental carpets; the process involves getting the originals down to the barest essentials. The threads are refined, then reassembled into contemporary patchworks. 

Designed by Eva Langhans and Thomas Follner, the Mashup is a combination of vintage spirit and modern expression.

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