New York:
Design – Sight Unseen Offsite – Minimal USA – Bisazza - Architizer Awards
The Grace
Building: Sight Unseen - Offsite
Sight Unseen: Offsite is produced and curated by Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer of Sight Unseen and combines works by independent design studios with those from established, forward-thinking brands to create a destination for industry professionals and design lovers alike. The editorial and curatorial consultancy whose projects include Sight Unseen, the influential online design magazine, and it’s shop, the online retail venture devoted to the sale of handmade and one-of-a-kind objects by artists and designers.
Sight Unseen: Offsite
Shaker Furniture Reinterpreted –
Christopher Specce – Handy Rakes
Christopher Specce is
one of the twelve designers featured on the Shaker Furniture booth. The
designers were invited to produce designs that translate the ingenuity and
aesthetics of Shaker objects into modern forms relevant to contemporary life.
Shaker Furniture Reinterpreted
Christopher Specce – Handy Ice-Scraper
“I’m drawn to the devotional craft the Shakers
invested in the things they made and their ritualization of the tasks of daily
life. I’ve tried to create a similar, albeit somewhat absurd elevation of the
mundane, juxtaposing those spiritual aspirations with the kind of souvenir
interpretation that exists in a gift-shop’s-view of this rich and idiosyncratic
culture.”
Christopher Specce
Sight Unseen: Offsite
WW3 x Liz Collins
WW3 (Warp Weft 3) is
a new textile project by Liz Collins, Jeffrey Walkowiak and Michael Sharkey
producing hand-woven floor coverings and architectural screens. These pieces
are created using the rudimentary weaving technique of potholders on a
large-scale loom with knit (T-shirt) fabric yardage. The rugs’ bulky,
comfortable quality is fitting for a variety of spaces and doubles as seating.
photograph
courtesy Minimal USA
Ernest Showroom
Bellati + Venier – Verve Sliding Top Kitchen
The new design collective showroom Ernest features a Minimal USA Verve Silding Top Kitchen designed by Stefano Venier and Bartolomeo Bellati. This Kitchen system was honored by the ICFF - Interior Design 2016 – NYCxDesign Awards presented at MoMa - The Museum of Modern Art.
Ernest
Showroom
Bellati +
Venier – Verve Sliding Top Kitchen
Bisazza N.Y.
Flagship Store
Marcel Wanders
- Rijks – Masters of the Golden Age
Rossella Bisazza hosted US debut presentation of Marcel Wanders’ book Rijks,
Masters of the Golden Age in the Bisazza flagship store.
Photograph
courtesy Bisazza
Marcel
Wanders - Rijks – Masters of the Golden Age
Rijks,
Masters of the Golden Age is a groundbreaking art publication, and pays homage
to the 17th-century Dutch masterpieces from the prestigious Gallery of Honor
of the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam.
Photograph
courtesy Bisazza
“This book
is about how the greatest masterpieces influence how we see the world today."
Three years
in the making, the project was born of Marcel Wanders’ profound appreciation
for this outstanding cultural heritage and its timeless significance.
Marcel
Wanders and Rossella Bisazza
Photograph
courtesy Bisazza
Marcel
Wanders - Rijks – Masters of the Golden Age
The book, which weights 35 kg, brings us eye to eye with over 60 iconic
paintings such as Rembrandt’s Night Watch and Vermeer’s Milkmaid. Leading
contemporary critical thinkers from the worlds of philosophy, art, film, food,
trend, business and design explain how their perception of the world has been
influenced by these paintings.
Photograph
courtesy Bisazza
New
York magazine Design Editor Wendy Goodman
Photograph
courtesy Bisazza
Paola Navone
and Marcel Wanders
Photograph
courtesy Bisazza
Bisazza
Marcel
Wanders – Gold Frozen Flower Tile
Architizer
- A+Awards
The Architizer A+Awards is the largest awards program focused on promoting
and celebrating the year’s best architecture and products. Its mission is to
nurture the appreciation of meaningful architecture in the world and champion
its potential for a positive impact on everyday life. Winners, jurors, and VIPs
all gathered at a red carpet gala to honor the best in architecture and design.
Architizer
- A+Awards
Architecture
critic and writer Paul Goldberger and Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang winner of the
Architizer Firm of the Year Award
Architizer
A+Awards - Popular Choice Winner – Furniture Residential
Bellati
+ Venier – Ducale Table
Nero
Mobili’s Bartolomeo Bellati
Architizer
- A+Awards - Lego Architecture
The
Lowline Lab – Raad Studio
2016
Jury Winner:
Architecture
+ Self initiated Projects