It took the Biblical God seven days to make a new world. All the party designer Jennifer Rubell needed was Friday night. To benefit Performa 09, the three-week biennial of performance art under way on stages all over town, Rubell’s creation story involved an inspired D.I.Y. dinner that brought the R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe, the artist Cindy Sherman, the avant-garde director Robert Wilson, the chef Mario Battali and nearly 600 other unsuspecting guests to the X Initiative (formerly the Dia Art Center)Chelsea. More> >
Lena Lapschina's solo show "My favorite late-night television watching pencil's diary" in Kunstencentrum Signe (7 p.m., kuS, Willemstraat 91a, 6412 AP Heerlen, Nederland). You can see site-specific totally spontaneous, not always politically correct, drawings on walls. A permanent process of the appearance of drawings will go throughout three months of Lena's stay as an artist-in-residence here in Heerlen – only to disappear again just after that moment, when it will be finished.
We’ll be Tweeting from the event this year bringing you up to the minute news. Stay tuned!
FT'09 is your opportunity to join industry experts, corporate visionaries, trendsetters and other revolutionaries to uncover and action the trends that matter most to your business, brand and service. Look not only into the immediate future and way ahead- where will we be in 50 years or more? And focus on making it relevant for your business - before others do. Lead your team to relate trends to make decisions, engage in real conversations, and create meaningful change.
New for 2009:
All new speakerssharing revolutionary case studies that moved their brand forward
Instant Innovation: A three part series of interactive sessions that show you how to create ideas on the spot
Extended interactive sessions on “Using Social Media & Co-Creation” and “Conquering Energy Challenges”
All new symposium on the global & technology trends affecting you most
Two targeted tracks with more emphasis on tools to identify and apply trends
Above: Joe Colombo'sMinKitchen - originally designed in the 1960's and re-issued by Boffi
Left: A contemporary Japanese kitchen
Below Left: The first Japanse stove from the Kofun period (3rd to 6th century) called kamado, typically made of clay and sand; they were fired through a hole in the front and had a hole in the top, into which a pot could be hung by its rim. This type of stove remained in use for centuries to come, with only minor modifications.
The trend to downsize US kitchens might not have caught on just yet - but we're excited by the concept. Take Boffi's recent re-issue of designer Joe Colombo's MiniKitchen. We spoke with a Boffi rep in LA who admitted that while the West Coast sprawl mentality might not be ready to fully embrace the minimal cube-as-kitchen, many other friends in cities such as Austin and Seattle - as well as NYC where space is always a consideration - are onto the trend.
Equally exciting to us is the contemporary Japanese kitchen, where a minimal cooktop and stainless sink in a cubby-meets-galley cooking "space" seems like just enough.
With so many people moving house, changing careers, downsizing, going mobile, how does this change the concept of a kitchen? We think there are a lot of exciting new trends that will emerge in this area.
We're mixing it up with our latest pop-up --a food meets fashion installation in Ballard. Stop in to check out Seattle's latest gourmet food company, BuiltBurger. They've concocted the perfect premade moutwatering flavored burgers -- pick 'em up at Pulp and cook 'em at home. Or come by for a tasting every Sunday in August.
You'll also find Funk Royal Optical's new "Funk Food" collection, a limited edition collection of tasty food-inspired frames, JD Handmade denim, a Seattle talent who puts a new spin on custom denim - pick your fit, fabric and thread - choosing from a menu of 10 denim "flavors," including Charleston Chew, Peanut Butter, Black Cherry and more! We're also excited to be featuring "Monsieur Cocarde" - a selection of fabulous ribbon brooches made by Art DIrector turned accessory designer Tom Milewski. Enjoy
Just like real food, these tasty sunglasses are best fresh and have an expiration date: They are a limited collection for one year only, after which, the next FUNK FOOD eyewear menu will become available. Handmade from plate acetate (a type of plastic derived from cotton), FUNK does not employ mass production techniques such as injection molding like many sunglasses on the market. Shop the collection
