Archive for May, 2009
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Product Placement 1.3: Sustainable Design - May 28, 7-9 p.m. at Designtex

Harry Allen's Uruku refillable lipstick case for Aveda, which is molded from recycled aluminum and a new material composed of recycled plastic resin and natural flax fiber

Harry Allen's Uruku refillable lipstick case for Aveda, which is molded from recycled aluminum and a new material composed of recycled plastic resin and natural flax fiber.

We like to tell the stories behind products, but hear it from the designers themselves at Product Placement 1.3, happening Thursday, May 28, 7-9 p.m. at Designtex’s New York showroom, located at 200 Varick Street. Our theme this time is sustainable design, and our presenters are Harry Allen, MIO, Andrea Ruggiero, Karl Zahn, and Boa/Object Interiors. Each will give a five-minute rundown on the influences behind one of their products, followed by audience questions. $5 admission includes cocktails and various surprises. Space is limited, so it is essential to RSVP to thisisproductplacement@gmail.com.
Biodegradable UFO plates by Andrea Ruggiero

Biodegradable UFO plates by Andrea Ruggiero

MIO's multipurpose Loop by the Yard textile, which the company will recycle for you

MIO's multipurpose Loop by the Yard textile, which the company will recycle for you


Karl Zahn's Vladimir mirror

Karl Zahn's Vladimir mirror


Console by Boa/Object Interiors, which features 3form panels, water-based lacquers, and recycled aluminum.

Console by Boa/Object Interiors, which features 3form panels, water-based lacquers, and recycled aluminum

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Donna Wilson’s Nos Da Collection for SCP

Nos Da by Donna WilsonDonna Wilson is a textile designer who kicks traditional home crafts into the 21st century. Her cloth dolls such as Edd Red head, which sports a enormous rouge head over a tiny body, are weird and wonderful, and are a complete departure from her more experimental items, including rugs she fashions from thousands of knitted glove fingers then casts into a layer of rubber. Her Nos Da collection of blankets and pillows she created for British retailer SCP fall between the two poles. Introduced in Milan, the pieces are made from wool spun and dyed in England, then woven in Wales at a mill that has been in the same family for over a century. The piece’s traditional double-cloth weave is a reminder of Britain’s great textile history: The method, in which a weft, or filling yarn, moves between two or more sets of weaving warps, dates back to 700AD. It also allows for complex patterns and surface textures. wilson_nos-da-cushion