Sunday, June 27, 2010

Pop Salon Oakland


TODAY, Sunday June 27th, from 4-7 pm come check out the work of featured artist Nicole Buffett in several spaces along 9th St, between Broadway and Washington. Co-Hosted by B Restaurant and Blackbird East, this event not only offers art for your viewing pleasure but also film, live music by Tin Cup Serenade, and an open bar. For more information please visit http://www.popsalonoakland.com/

34 year-old artist Nicole Buffett currently works and resides in San Francisco, creating abstract pieces in both traditional and non-traditional mediums. Using reclaimed house paint, earth pigment, spices, sand, spray paint, ink, and resin, Nicole reflects her own relationship to the world around her while offering the possibility for deeper spiritual representation to the viewer. A lifelong painter and creator, Nicole was awarded the opportunity to work and study textile design in Rajashtan, India in 2001 and received her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2004. Since then she been shown in prominent local establishments such as Swallowtail, Mignonne, Hotel des Artes, and the Andrea Shwartz Gallery.
For more information please visit http://www.nicolebuffett.com/

Thursday, June 10, 2010





Tanya AguiƱiga is a Los Angeles based designer raised inTijuana, Mexico. Tanya’s work is informed by border experiences: the interconnectedness of societies, the beauty in struggle and the celebration of culture. She translates emotions into three dimensional objects and tell stories trough color and touch. Her work encourages users to reconsider the objects they use on a daily basis by creating work that explores an objects’ unseen aspect. Her hand-woven and hand-dipped accessories are made from 100% cotton, jersey or wool.

Double Cotton Rope Necklace
$200

Medium Rope Cotton Necklace
$150

Cotton Dipped Rope Bracelet
$70

Jersey Woven Rope Bracelet
$30

Wool Lace Cuff
$30

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

GenevaSound S is the smallest hifi, ever, less than 6", yet with full-sized high fidelity. Perfect for the bedroom, kitchen, office and more. It includes innovations that make hifi easier, and more eye-pleasing: a new PowerDock connector, new TouchLight controls, and a digital radio with alarm clock. TouchLights brighten on hand contact, giving extensive iPod menu control that other small systems lack. When the iPod/iPhone is removed, the motorized PowerDock spins closed to protect it. There’s a choice of three colors, (red, black or white) and a table stand for less clutter on nightstand, countertop or desk.







WHAT'S INSIDE

A Two 3” full range speak

B Two bass ports with dynamic loudness

C Two Class D digital amplifiers – extremely efficient, low-consumption

D Digital radio

E Digital clock with alarm program

F EmbracingSound DSP restores and improves compressed music files

G PowerDock for iPod/iPhone connection and protection

H TouchLight controls - backlit, touch-sensitive

I Line-in jack for external audio








Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Giovanna Torrico Bijou


Vintage sequins have been Giovanna's signature material since 2000, suspended on steel wire they provide continuous movement while revealing their sculptural and aerial quality. These qequins are a precious and disappearing resource, they were last cut in the 1930's. Their rectangular, convex and hexagonal shapes along with the uniqueness of their size, color and texture give this collection a delicately organized architectural aesthetic.




Mustard Felted Sequin Neckpiece

Japanese Snow Solid-Loop Earings


Indigo Orbit Neckpiece


Cuervo Long Drop Earings

12 Sticks Design

The majority of Brian Enright's work is made from salvaged material, and he sees re-use design as a balance between the necessary destruction of objects in order to create, and the breathing of new life into those things deemed useless. Influenced by futuristic artist like Paul Pope, and classic functionalists like Alvar Aalto, he looks to balance industrial and organic ideas with the function and form of each piece.


Void Ring


Void Buckle
Off Symmetric Buckle

Mini Knuckle Buckle

Knuckle Buckle

Key Ring Antique (Cast Sterling)


I Beam Table

Andrew Riiska

Here is a the 69 Leg Table. The top is made from old growth Douglas Fir recycled from a building in Hollywood. The Legs are made from Hard Maple that was recycled from an old work bench top that was delaminating from too much use.


Samuel Moyer Furniture

Samuel Moyer Furniture is a small, cohesive band of artist and artisans, committed to making one-of-a-kind furniture by hand from sustainable materials of heirloom quality.
From design, to tree and lumber selection, through milling, joinery and finishing, we develop a relationship with each piece of furniture we build and strive to share that connection with clients.
Operating in downtown Los Angeles for over 6 years, Samuel Moyer Furniture is committed to the idea of making furniture and artwork for all cultures. Furniture that lasts links generations and reduces waste and consumption. all it slow furniture, if you like, but it's an idea and an aesthetic whose time has come.
Designed and built with the practicality of the past and ethics for the furniture.
Tripod Stools

Dining Table