new and noteworthy
new and noteworthy
velora candl e h o l d e r s Ana Linares, B.I.D. Industrial Design ’07 $30
NYC M etro Cu ff Tiffany Burnette, M.I.D. Industrial Design ’08 $25
Velora (candleflower in Spanish) is the name given to these candleholders, which were born of Linares’s fascination with the lightness of origami shapes and laser-cutting technology. For Velora she created a pattern that allows powder-coated steel to be transformed into a three-flower-shaped form that holds a tea light. The candleholders were exhibited during N.Y. Design week 2009 in conjunction with the Industrial Designers Society of America. Available through analinaresdesign.com and stores in New York City.
Burnette recently launched Designhype, Inc., a design firm dedicated to creating “intelligent, thoughtful objects for intelligent, thoughtful people.” The company’s first product, the NYC Metro Cuff, depicts the Manhattan subway line as it appears on the MTA maps with subway lines and street numbers embossed into the surface of the metal. Beyond its handsome craftsmanship, the cuff serves a practical use for orientation in New York City. Available at the Prattstore and through designhypeinc.com.
F r in ge s o f E m p ir e : P e o p l e s, P l ac e s, & S pac e s in Co lo nia l I n dia Sameetah Agha, Pratt faculty member $61.50 (Oxford University Press, 2009) Sameetah Agha, chair of Pratt’s Social Science and Cultural Studies department, and co-editor Elizabeth Kolsky, a historian at Villanova University, examine the history of British rule in India in this interdisciplinary collection of 10 essays that focus on people, places, and time periods at the margins of the British Empire. The volume explores how those positioned at the empire's boundaries had the greatest freedom for initiative and innovation. Available at bookstores.
Va mpire Zero David Wellington, M.S. Library Science ’07 $13.95 (Three Rivers Press, 2008) In this action-packed third volume in his vampire trilogy that includes 13 Bullets and 99 Coffins, Wellington takes the Laura Caxton series to a whole new level by getting deeper into the minds of the characters than in his previous books. In Vampire Zero, Caxton is faced with the task of destroying a formidable enemy who knows all her tricks better than anyone—because Caxton’s foe himself taught her everything she knows about monsters. Available at bookstores.
La n dscap es T hr ough Ti me w ith Davi d Dunlop David Dunlop, M.F.A. Painting ’79 $129.95 for set of 3 DVDs $29.95 for single episode
Constructed from a tubular steel frame and nylon webbing, the nickelplated Through Lounge is intended for outdoor use. The chair’s rigid seat is inspired by a yoga position that relieves tension in the back and legs, but unlike the pose, the chair does not strain the body’s core. Although its styling relates to a chaise, the actual seat is more like a recliner or dentist's chair, in which one can breathe deeply, read, or talk while sitting. Water, stain, and rust resistant, the lounge is available in various colors. Stern’s training in transportation and furniture design was gained, in part, at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad. Available through tideshome.com.
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Thr ough Loun g e Thomas Stern, B.I.D. Industrial Design ’09 $3,000
In this 13-episode half-hour series, originally run on PBS, Emmy-award winning writer and artist David Dunlop takes viewers to revisit the places where Van Gogh, Monet, Cezanne, and other influential artists went to create their now-famous works. Dunlop first gives viewers a better understanding of the episode’s featured painter, then sets up his own easel to recapture the landscape in the style of the artist, taking time to explain each step of the process with artistic and technical insight. He is pictured here painting a vista of cypress trees in the South of France just as Van Gogh did during his stay at the asylum of St. Paul de Mausole. Available through paintingclass.net.
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