Jim Termeer: Car Booklight

From DesignBoom:
Jim Termeer's latest project is this booklight based on the light effect
created by car headlights.

Jim explains: 'have you seen the movies 'ronin', and 'ghost dog',
where the physical spaces in the movie are defined by the headlights
and taillights of cars in empty parking lots? if light can carry meaning,
is it in the 5000 headlights that pass by everyday driving home?

Jim will be participating at the upcoming designboom mart at the ICFF
new york, USA. you can see him at some our previous marts here.

KleinReid's New StillLife Series

KleinReid is a ceramic design company based in Brooklyn, Ny. The partners James Klein David Reid have been deisgning contemporary vases lamps and other objects for about 14 years and have received wide critical acclaim and exposure. They recently launched their new Still Life series [pictured] which has been seen in Bergdorff-Goodman's famous Christmas window display and various exhibitions.

[From KleinReid.com:] "Regal and Serene. Procelain vases and sculptural objects mix new and old to create stunning tableaus. Our "with Flowers" vases intricately covered in porcelain blossoms. Each delicate flower is handmade and applied one at a time, creating a glorious bouquet."

Ali Madad 2d '03 - Lecture+Workshop, Art Institute of Houston: March 1st and 2nd

Ali Madad, Design Director at Studio Red at Rockwell Group and Visiting Professor at Pratt Institute, will deliver a presentation of his works at the Art Institute of Houston on March 1st from 12:00-1:00 p.m, room 313. On March 2nd there will be a small design workshop with the AIGA student group, sponsoring the visit.

Art Institute of Houston
1900 Yorktown Street, Houston, Texas 77056-4197
www.artinstitutes.edu/houston
1-713-623-2040
1-800-275-4244

XX Magazine Launched

Karen L Dunn and Katya Moorman (2D '04), partners in their own design studio Studio2k, began XXmagazine to help fill in what they describe as the "exposure gap" between men and women in the creative fields. The first issue features Cranbrook graduates Michelle Hinebrook, Cas Holman, and KnoWear (Peter Allen + Carla Ross Allen) as well as Troika Ranch (Mark Coniglio and Dawn Stoppiello).

Each subsequent issue will feature artists who are known personally and recommended
by the artists/creatives in the current issue. Eventually XXmagazine will create a linked network of artists and additionally host events which will foster interplay and cross-disciplinary communal dialogue.