Wallpaper
I was mentioned in this month’s Wallpaper! It’s actually a story about Emeco, the chair people, and their bench with Gehry. The bench was being auctioned at Sotheby’s, which I twatted about, but I guess I didn’t blog about it, woops. It’s hard for me, you know. If you’re wondering what a Sotheby’s auction looks like, here it is:
You can see the Gehry bench there. It’s pretty funny. Those people in the middle are like bidding on Eames tables and Hermes valets that cost more than I’ll probably ever make in an entire lifetime. Like who are you people? Is there not a recession? But the auction was pretty rad, it’s like Ebay on steroids with a lot nicer stuff. I mean you can bid on Tiffany lamps at Sotheby’s, and on Ebay you bid on lamps like this:
I’m not knocking this deer leg lamp or anything. It’s certainly a conversation starter. “Do you like my lamp? Wait to you see what I did with the genitals!”
Anyway, the Wallpaper article mentions yours truly, and my favorite line is “She now contributes to conceptual projects.” Seriously, I have NO idea what that means, I don’t really contribute much to anything. But it’s great to see Pecha Kucha and Pidgin get a shout-out, holla. The next PKNY is in September. It will be solar-powered, and, I suppose, human-powered.
You can read the article here (Thanks Lizzie for scanning it!). Keep in mind that it’ll start downloading IMMEDIATELY, so check your download thingy.
Way cool. Congrats.
I think the lamp is rad. I will try to make my own minus the shade which I will have to order some how. I’m thinking that I will turn the nuts into a nightlight to match the lamp.
Awesome! It would be hard to imagine a better story about Metalheads and Emeco without a pic of Gregg + Frank and mention of Annie and her Seltzer Maker.
There is a big problem with deer overpopulation where I live. Now I know how they should solve that problem and at the same time deal with the issue of darkness in winter.
Of COURSE you contribute to conceptual projects: Did you not offer a multitude of suggestions for how they could improve your chair? Did you not point out the myriad ways their cardboard boxes could be used and their failure to take advantage of these box ideas in their marketing campaigns? You, like, revolutionized shit for them.