Color of the Year 2008

The color authority, Pantone inc., has chosen blue-iris (AKA-No. 18-3943) as color of the year for 2008! A mix of blue and purple, Pantone believes that blue-iris "suggests dependability and magic" - 2 themes that have been forecasted for the design world in 2008.

For those of you who are not familiar with Pantone's...

Pantone Inc. is a corporation best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries (printing, paint, fashion, fabric and plastics).

The company's primary products is the Pantone Guides, which consist of a large number of small thin cardboard sheets, printed on one side with a series of related color swatches and then bound into a small flipbook. For instance, a particular "page" might contain a number of yellows of varying tints.

*The innovative idea behind the PMS is to allow designers to 'color match' specific colors when a design enters production stage—regardless of the equipment used to produce the color... The Pantone has become the universally accepted color-language created for the design industry. This system has been widely adopted by designers of most industries, reproduction and printing houses for a number of years now.

What are your thoughts on blue-iris No. 18-3943?... Would you wear it in 2008?

-S

PS- Pantone's color of the year for 2007 was Chilli-Pepper Red (Chosen for its pizazz and sophistication and its hint of ethnic taste.)

Color of the Year 2008

The color authority, Pantone inc., has chosen blue-iris (AKA-No. 18-3943) as color of the year for 2008! A mix of blue and purple, Pantone believes that blue-iris "suggests dependability and magic" - 2 themes that have been forecasted for the design world in 2008.

For those of you who are not familiar with Pantone's...

Pantone Inc. is a corporation best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries (printing, paint, fashion, fabric and plastics).

The company's primary products is the Pantone Guides, which consist of a large number of small thin cardboard sheets, printed on one side with a series of related color swatches and then bound into a small flipbook. For instance, a particular "page" might contain a number of yellows of varying tints.

*The innovative idea behind the PMS is to allow designers to 'color match' specific colors when a design enters production stage—regardless of the equipment used to produce the color... The Pantone has become the universally accepted color-language created for the design industry. This system has been widely adopted by designers of most industries, reproduction and printing houses for a number of years now.

What are your thoughts on blue-iris No. 18-3943?... Would you wear it in 2008?

-S

PS- Pantone's color of the year for 2007 was Chilli-Pepper Red (Chosen for its pizazz and sophistication and its hint of ethnic taste.)

Design Art: Piero Fornasetti

According to Piero Fornasetti, a single idea provided the opportunity to develop others ideas.

Fornasetti gave free play to his imagination to the point that most of his work is based on endless variations of several themes. Amongst these, the most recurrent are the sun, playing cards, harlequins, hands, self-portraits and so on. The most famous is the one that Fornasetti himself called "Theme and Variations", representing the enigmatic face of a woman. He found the face of the woman while glancing through a French magazine of the 19th century: her name was Lina Cavalieri. Perhaps he chose this face for its archetypal, classic female features. Like a Greek statue and enigmatic like the Mona Lisa she was perfect to be moulded into the idea Fornasetti had in his mind.

With great modesty, all this work was reproduced on a series of everyday objects like plates, ashtrays, umbrellas stands and trays. At the beginning there were only six white plates decorated with black and white designs representing a female face. Then this series has spontaneously increased during the years until it reached 350 different variations on the theme of classical beauty. - via www.Fornasetii.com

Is it dinnerware or art? Should you place it on the dining room table, or on a wall?

The epitome of design art, Piero Fornasetti.

Design Art: Piero Fornasetti

According to Piero Fornasetti, a single idea provided the opportunity to develop others ideas.

Fornasetti gave free play to his imagination to the point that most of his work is based on endless variations of several themes. Amongst these, the most recurrent are the sun, playing cards, harlequins, hands, self-portraits and so on. The most famous is the one that Fornasetti himself called "Theme and Variations", representing the enigmatic face of a woman. He found the face of the woman while glancing through a French magazine of the 19th century: her name was Lina Cavalieri. Perhaps he chose this face for its archetypal, classic female features. Like a Greek statue and enigmatic like the Mona Lisa she was perfect to be moulded into the idea Fornasetti had in his mind.

With great modesty, all this work was reproduced on a series of everyday objects like plates, ashtrays, umbrellas stands and trays. At the beginning there were only six white plates decorated with black and white designs representing a female face. Then this series has spontaneously increased during the years until it reached 350 different variations on the theme of classical beauty. - via www.Fornasetii.com

Is it dinnerware or art? Should you place it on the dining room table, or on a wall?

The epitome of design art, Piero Fornasetti.

MOSS, not Kate

The first satellite location outside the New York Flagship, MOSS opened it's doors in West Hollywood this past summer.

What's so innovative about MOSS is the concept. MOSS is neither a store nor an art gallery... it's actually both!

MOSS has been in the forefront of the movement known increasingly as DESIGN ART for more than a decade. Many of the designers whose production work they have shown for years also do extraordinary work in their studios which absolutely crosses into the realm of collectible, historically pertinent art.

The gallery space and the store are fully integrated. The "art" pieces stand beside the "production" work, and each amplifies and comments on the other, and together they tell a more complete and more complex story than either piece alone.

Check out www.mossonline.com to get info on current exhibitions & installations.

This is exactly what we need more of in L.A.!

MOSS
8444 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90069

MOSS, not Kate

The first satellite location outside the New York Flagship, MOSS opened it's doors in West Hollywood this past summer.

What's so innovative about MOSS is the concept. MOSS is neither a store nor an art gallery... it's actually both!

MOSS has been in the forefront of the movement known increasingly as DESIGN ART for more than a decade. Many of the designers whose production work they have shown for years also do extraordinary work in their studios which absolutely crosses into the realm of collectible, historically pertinent art.

The gallery space and the store are fully integrated. The "art" pieces stand beside the "production" work, and each amplifies and comments on the other, and together they tell a more complete and more complex story than either piece alone.

Check out www.mossonline.com to get info on current exhibitions & installations.

This is exactly what we need more of in L.A.!

MOSS
8444 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Zeppelin, By Marcel Wanders

In design, there's always a fine line between referencing the past and regurgitating old ideas. It is my belief that the future of design cannot be found in an earlier period of time. That being said, I introduce Marcel Wanders & the Zeppelin Chandelier.

A juxtaposition of new & old. The old; classic chandelier, 12 spires made from steel with transparent candle shaped lights. The new; coated in a silk-like resin creating a cocoon. The effect; light perfectly diffused and each pendant lamp different since the random application of resin creates a unique pattern on the shell. Only $2,760.

This is why we love the designer:

“I’m a sort of amateur, and amateurs aren’t so sure about things so they investigate and bring new ideas that experts might overlook,” says Wanders. He adds, “I work with durability in design—products worth bonding with for a lifetime. I have an overall respect for ourselves and the world, and I think this respect is the basis of good design.”

www.marcelwanders.com