DESIGN
The Craft of Costume at the SF Ballet
By Natalie Powell. Swarovski crystals. Satin. Silk brocade. The San Francisco Ballet’s costume department dazzles and tantalizes at every turn. Taking a welcome respite from the grit of city life, I met San Francisco Ballet Costume Supervisor Patti Fitzpatrick in … Continue reading
Noticed: Katie Walker Furniture
By Beth Abrahamson “Where the structure is the expression.” That’s the motto of cutting-edge furniture designer, Katie Walker, who combines function and structure to create innovative sculptural pieces. Walker provides a fresh take on furniture design with the use natural renewable … Continue reading
Posted in Box 2, DESIGN, FURNITURE+LIGHTING
Tagged furniture design, leather, renewable resources, wood
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The Big Picture: THE NWBLK
By Regina Connell. Let’s say you’re a brick and mortar purveyor of objects of some kind. Traditionally, you’d choose between being a gallery or a store. Or, perhaps you’d settle for a hybrid version of the two. The problem is, … Continue reading
Posted in DESIGN, Galleries, PLACES WE LOVE, SF Bay Area, The big picture
Tagged Curation, gallery, Mission District, San Francisco Bay Area, The NWBLK
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Noticed: Ysabel LeMay’s Gardens of Eden
By Natalie Powell. Ysabel LeMay’s works seem like pages torn from a grown-up fairy tale, in which the protagonist is the viewer, journeying through LeMay’s still-life reconstructions of nature. One of LeMay’s foremost inspirations is the Garden of Eden, and … Continue reading
Posted in ART+INSTALLATIONS, Box 4, DESIGN, NOTICED
Tagged DESIGN, Graphic Design, Nature, photography, spiritual art, surreal art, utopian art, Ysabel LeMay
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