Posts tagged design

Carlo L. Vivarelli, Flums Grossberg, 1940. 39x27 inches, 99x68 1/2 cm. Sarganserländerische Buchdruckerei AG, Mels / Flums, Zürich

Carlo L. Vivarelli, Flums Grossberg, 1940. 39x27 inches, 99x68 1/2 cm. Sarganserländerische Buchdruckerei AG, Mels / Flums, Zürich

Studio 54 New Year’s Eve. invitation, December 31, 1981 to bring in 1982. VIP Complimentary Drinks Ticket No. 11156. Provenance: Estate of Steve Rubell via Studio 54-Steve Rubell & Important Modern Auction Sale.

Studio 54 New Year’s Eve. invitation, December 31, 1981 to bring in 1982. VIP Complimentary Drinks Ticket No. 11156. Provenance: Estate of Steve Rubell via Studio 54-Steve Rubell & Important Modern Auction Sale.

Massive Orbiting Globe Chandelier, 16’- Massive pipe with orbiting globes chandelier; 20th Century, via Studio 54-Steve Rubell & Important Modern Auction Sale.

Massive Orbiting Globe Chandelier, 16’- Massive pipe with orbiting globes chandelier; 20th Century, via Studio 54-Steve Rubell & Important Modern Auction Sale.

Estímulo by Javier Arizu Rosell.

Estímulo by Javier Arizu Rosell.

I do love a good die cut. Javier Arizu Rosell.

I do love a good die cut. Javier Arizu Rosell.

Max Ingrand - 1908–1969. Rare table lamp, circa 1957, Colored glass rods, tubular brass, brass, fabric shade. Galleria Babuino Novecento, Rome. Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Italy. Estimate $50,000–60,000

Max Ingrand - 1908–1969. Rare table lamp, circa 1957, Colored glass rods, tubular brass, brass, fabric shade. Galleria Babuino Novecento, Rome. Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Italy. Estimate $50,000–60,000

Line Vautrin - mirror, circa 1960. Convex mirrored glass, talosel resin, colored glass. “Line Vautrin was … a true sculptor, transcending the classical opposition of supposedly major and decorative arts” — PATRICK MAURIÈS

Line Vautrin - mirror, circa 1960. Convex mirrored glass, talosel resin, colored glass. “Line Vautrin was … a true sculptor, transcending the classical opposition of supposedly major and decorative arts” — PATRICK MAURIÈS

An Emerson EP375 Five Plus One From 1941, alabaster case and handle, with brown knobs and grille, metal rivets and Emerson decal.

An Emerson EP375 Five Plus One From 1941, alabaster case and handle, with brown knobs and grille, metal rivets and Emerson decal.

New Neo Rauch Paintings - “The German neo-figurative painter’s latest madcap historical mashup canvases still fascinate.”

New Neo Rauch Paintings - “The German neo-figurative painter’s latest madcap historical mashup canvases still fascinate.”

Tomatsu Yagi

Tomatsu Yagi

Field of Vision, Lou Dorfsman, 1962

Field of Vision, Lou Dorfsman, 1962

“The new york-based principals present their newest chapter in the exploration of kinetic architecture, ‘wave dilfert’. The space is capable of reading and comprehending the changes in light and shadow occurring within, cataloging and calculating its pulses, whether contracting or expanding in reaction. influenced by the complexities of war-torn or disaster ridden locales, the spatial installation sources information from its users, thus making it accessible through interaction.” via DB.

“The new york-based principals present their newest chapter in the exploration of kinetic architecture, ‘wave dilfert’. The space is capable of reading and comprehending the changes in light and shadow occurring within, cataloging and calculating its pulses, whether contracting or expanding in reaction. influenced by the complexities of war-torn or disaster ridden locales, the spatial installation sources information from its users, thus making it accessible through interaction.” via DB.

Frankenstein (Universal, 1931). Swedish One Sheet for film. The film’s principal players, Colin Clive, John Boles, Mae Clarke or even the great Boris Karloff, get no screen credit here - it’s all about the outstanding art deco graphics illustrating the Doctor (or is it his Monster) out for a casual evening of grave-robbing.

Frankenstein (Universal, 1931). Swedish One Sheet for film. The film’s principal players, Colin Clive, John Boles, Mae Clarke or even the great Boris Karloff, get no screen credit here - it’s all about the outstanding art deco graphics illustrating the Doctor (or is it his Monster) out for a casual evening of grave-robbing.

The Text Mode Tumblr - with graphics in formats like shift-JIS, PETSCII, ASCII, ANSI, RTTY, ATASCII, unicode, braille made for media like videotex, teletext, BBS, buildings, typewriters, clothes, textile, letterpress, telidon, antiope for items like the above featured flyer for the first Human League gig, 1978. Made by Martyn Ware.

The Text Mode Tumblr - with graphics in formats like shift-JIS, PETSCII, ASCII, ANSI, RTTY, ATASCII, unicode, braille made for media like videotex, teletext, BBS, buildings, typewriters, clothes, textile, letterpress, telidon, antiope for items like the above featured flyer for the first Human League gig, 1978. Made by Martyn Ware.