Marimekko is a Finnish design coporation that is famous for its colorful pattern design for fabric. It makes domestic products from its branded fabrics or the pattern design, such as bag, clothing, ceramic, bathroom and kitchen collections. Each pattern or collection is designed by mostly Finnish designers. Learning the design concept and reading specific designer's vision is a good exercise to inspire and generate your own.
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Scale, Size, Repetition, Movement and Composition /////////////////// Chris Jordan's Running the Numbers series continues with new work, including Lightbulbs. This photo collage represents the 320,000 lightbulbs that equal the number of kilowatt hours of electricity wasted in the US per minute, due to inefficient household electricity use. Jordan's work is a frightening wake-up call that is based on waste, consumerism, planned obsolescence and the ravages to our environment. The work consists of large, detailed prints put together by using thousands of tiny photographs. The importance of the individual among the collective is made visually clear, and the sheer overwhelming nature of these problems cannot be escaped. More @ http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=9 http://mocoloco.com/art/archives/011776.php NOW ON VIEW @ Kopeikin Gallery 8810 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, CA. 90069 Running The Numbers Sept. 12 through Oct. 18, 2009.
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Noma Bar -- Negative Space
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