Posts Tagged ‘Art’

Burning Man 2010

Monday, August 30th, 2010

by Brian Carroll

www.Olivestudio.com

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Today kicks off that one event that some prepare for all year long….Burning Man 2010. 

Burning Man is an annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Sunday before and ends on the day of the American Labor Day holiday. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening. The event is described by many participants as an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance.

As quoted by the Burning Man website, “Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind.”

We over her at Olive would love to hear about your favorite Burning Man experiences.  Sound Off in the comments section below!

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Art Basel 2010 – Get Ready!

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

by Eric Goldstein

www.Olivestudio.com

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Talk about Experience Design.
One of our favorite events at Olive and Toast & Jam is attending Miami’s Art Basel.  For 41 years Miami Beach has been transformed with the inspiration of design, type, light, brand activation, and top-quality exhibitions in their galleries and museums (all over South Florida).

From music, installations to brand-centric sponsored events – it’s a rich, fun, stylish filled 3 days to get your design swerve on. Featured below is an assortment of images capturing some of the heart of the event. One of our favorites is Tatiana, a street artist, one of the 50 artists providing a kinetic experience while you hop from one event to another.

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Alberta Arts Last Thursday

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

by Brian Carroll

www.Olivestudio.com

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The Alberta Arts District in Northeast Portland is located along NE Alberta Street. Alberta Street has always been the heart of the Northeast area in Portland. The street was once the essence of the culture contained by the primarily urban and African-American community. Since the ‘Urban Renewal’ in the Northeast area, Alberta Street is the heart of an arts, restaurant, and shopping district approximately 20 blocks long. The area around Alberta is becoming very popular with yuppies as well as hipsters, bohemians, hippies and other groups associated with the counterculture.

On the last Thursday of every month there is a street fair that takes place in galleries and shops during the winter months, and outdoors during warmer weather, with tables set up by local artisans and traveling merchants along the sidewalk. Street performers and food carts also participate in the street fair.

One can only guess how many people are in attendance to this monthly event, but during the peak of the summer season it is estimated that nearly 5′000 people pack the almont twently block stretch that is “Last Thursday.”

So if you are ever in a situation where you need to find something to do on the last Thursday of the month, we here at Olive suggest that you make your way up to Albert and check out the cool local designs and art that can be purchased for a reasonable price.

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Textural Fantasy / Eunsuk Hur

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

by Eric Goldstein

www.Olivestudio.com

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Intrigued by the way plants and animals respond to their environments as they grow, Hur’s designs themselves adapt and change depending on how they’re worn. She expressly designs each interchangeable system of textile pieces to engage the customer and expand their opportunity for personal expression while still maintaining Hur’s original design concept. The outcome of her deeply considered garments are irresistibly touchable, textured pieces for wearing or using as a home furnishing.

 

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Laser cutting, acid printing and etching fabric, Eunsuk Hur’s ethereal, multi-layered creations are already making a name for themselves in fashion and interior design. Moving abroad from South Korea to London to further her studies, Hur graduated earlier this year from the renowned Central Saint Martins School for Art and Design.

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FUNCTION MEETS AGGRESSION (with a little form for good measure)

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Presented by Casey Pond

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Designed by Martus & Silvio, of Grand Rapids as sculpture, it’s hard to think this art piece does not get used to let off a little steam.

Thanks Casey for sending.

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Jose Parla / Artist

Monday, October 12th, 2009

by Eric Goldstein

www.olivestudio.com

A quick share for my art appreciation friends, family and community.
If you aren’t familiar with Jose Parla’s work, you might enjoy this quick coolhunting video – where we get a little insight into Jose’s style, inspiration and motivation. Enjoy.

 

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Selling Energy to a New Demographic. And having fun while doing so.

Friday, March 27th, 2009

By Eric Goldstein

www.olivestudio.com


It’s simple. Think about what will drive awareness to your mission, product and/or cause and then rather than produce a reactionary piece of propaganda, which gets ignored or lost amongst the noise, relish in the storytelling. Epuron – in this video clip, incorporates humor, music and film to convey that EPURON understands who they are NOW speaking to. Their reach is not just those who understand and/or benefit from Wind/Energy initiatives, but they are now getting their name and brand/message and more importantly, they have a personality associated with their brand. They are now an energy company whose approachable, fun, likeable, smart, sophisticated and open-minded to how they reach their audiences (those now customers but almost as important those to be). Hope you enjoy.




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An Interview with Alissia Melka-Teichroew

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

By Eric Goldstein

 www.olivestudio.com 

 I have known Alissia for a few years now, and when we started up Branch, she seemed like a natural talent to highlight (both for her creative talent and her quirky disposition).

A product of the Netherlands, Alissia turned right at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), turned left at IDEO, Palo Alto, California, made a few other journeys along the way, now resides in Brooklyn, NY. Her designs/products range from her iconic plastic diamond ring to glassware, coat hooks and hand mirrors.

Recently, I chatted with Alissia about her designs and process and here were some highlights:

EG: What inspires you lately?

AMT: “Fashion, but it always has, so that is not very original… asymmetry, bright colors vs. all-white. Patterns, light simplicity vs. complexity…mystery. “silver diamond rings” save from using real diamonds, and avoids the use of blood diamonds.”

EG: With SUSTAINABILITY and DESIGN being such buzz terms these days – do you take sustainability concerns into consideration when embarking on a design project?

AMT: “I do and I don’t, I don’t start a design thinking my next product will be sustainable. I actually don’t believe that will create a very good design, it often gets people so stuck on that one concept that they forget to actually design the piece. And it becomes a sustainable product, not a design product.  By creating very simple products, i usually end up using only one material per product which makes it easy to recycle, if it is recyclable. Also our acrylic and

To learn more about Alissia, read this article from the New York Times.

 

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