STUDIO LO “works on objects through strong constraints: ethical, institutional, technical and symbolic. Having taken act of the environmental question, as well as of the economic realities of design, we created this alternative editor company in 2005. This structure allowed us, to develop objects, without institutional nor editor supports.”

“Our desire to manufacture “responsible objects” brought us to the shaping of natural matter in a close dialogue with a local network of SME. Without relay, nor financial support, we have developed a «poor design», adapted to small structures of production through very limited investments. Our research on the optimization of matter, non-standard series and chain production, led us to work with water-jet cut manufacturing. We transform technical issues into geometrical problems. A board becomes a chair through a simple cut. Our objects seek to make readable the production process, to give it an expressivity.”

—–”Pod slippers, felt screen printed, original pieces, water-jet cutting, assembly by keys. Each slipper constitutes a tile of a hypothetically infinite periodic paving. The patterns being contiguous, each cut generates two parts, instead of one. It is the principle of the «share-cut», which we exploit largely in our creations. The rotation of the serigraphic screens, as well as the «bougé» of the cuts, allows the generation of non-standard series.” ——-

Thanks Svea for the link.

… I HAVE LEARNED IN MY LIFE SO FAR

UNPREDICTABLE by Eric Widjaja

“What have you learned in your life so far? What is it that you are fairly sure about? What is it that you believe in by now?

Please do write it down beautifully. Design it digitally, photograph it, draw it, scan it and upload it. Use any media that works for you, paint, sculpture, film….If you don’t work on the computer, write your sentiment on a postcard and send it to us at:

Sagmeister Inc. 222 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011. We’ll upload it for you.

many warm greetings from lovely 14th Street,
Stefan Sagmeister”

—————————-Whether or not you plan on sharing your thoughts with Mr. Segmeister, take a moment and reflect on his questions. Ask the children you know similar questions and encourage them to share their answers – visually.

LAUGH by Becky Gammon

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“Camilla Engman grew up in a small Swedish town named Trollhättan. This is where she began looking at life from a perspective that most of us see only momentarily, and just a few are able to record. Camilla practised her skills at the Dome Art School and later at the School of Design and Craft, Gothenburg University, where she acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Often through animals or people, Camilla’s pictures inspire their audience with a wide range of feelings. Her work has a knack of allowing you to grasp a notion without robbing you of your personal interpretation, regardless of whether it’s an acrylic painting, paper-on-paper or mixed media.

Once you’ve seen her work you won’t need to know this, but Camilla has been commissioned by the New York Times, British Columbia Airlines and Walt Disney – to name but a few.”

The illustration above, is one of my many favorites!

“Welcome to CREATES, Warwickshire’s first creative recycling centre for schools, pre-schools, further education and community groups. As a new initiative linking arts and education, the CREATES resource has thrown open its doors to a new world of creative possibilities for Warwickshire’s schools and communties. The vision was inspired by visits to the ReMida Recycling Centre in the municipality of Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy, which promotes the idea that waste materials can be resources.”

CREATES aims to encourage children to find new ways of re-using waste materials, promoting a positive attitude towards recycled goods, and encouraging new opportunities for communication and creativity. A wide range of materials from huge cardboard tubes, to small shiny plastic shapes, donated by businesses and industry can now be used to inspire young minds and ignite fascinating creativity in the classroom and beyond.”

COMMENT: “Just to let you know we have changed our name.
We are now called WEAVE warwickshire’s enviro-arts vision for education. Our new website is under construction but you can still contact us on www.thinkcreates.co.uk“.