French design book publisher Bernard Chauveau Editeur sent us an email for this "important book about the contemporary ceramics creations in Craft Limoges". Published in french but with english texts, The Ceramic Experience, L'Expérience de la Céramique, has an evocative subtitle, the arts of fire and earth (les arts du feu et de la terre) that piqued my curiousity. The book is a visual reference presenting the fruit of fifteen years of ceramic creation at the Center of research for ceramics and enamel applications in art and design in Limoges, France. Since 1993, the center has brought together over sixty international artists, designers, visual artists and architects "to adopt ceramic as their means of creation and expression and to experiment with the material and its limits to the full.". Artists such as Ron Arad, Matali Crasset, Ross Lovegrove, David Lynch, Ingo Maurer, and Martin Szekely. It won't be easy to get outside of France, but it is listed at Amazon.fr. Hardcover, 224 pages, 220 photos, 57 euros at Amazon.fr.
+ More of Neil Denari's Alan Family House at noticias arquitectura, "The family have asked that 1,000 sf (93.00 m2) be added to the site in addition to the existing 1,000 sf house.".
+ More of architect Peter C. Jakob's prefab WeberHaus ‘Option House’, "Driven by a modern aesthetic and energy-efficient elements, Option is a fully functional, light-filled dwelling that delivers low-impact living in just 70 square meters of elegant and understated space.". Via Inhabitat.
+ John Pawson's B60 Sloop, "The project’s functional goal is to create the ultimate day racing yacht, built for recreational rather than competitive purposes, but with the highest levels of manoeuvrability.". Via Dezain.
+ Being Object's Reborn, "a set of bathtub and water faucet designs. The shape of bathtub was inspired from beans.". Via Dezeen.
+ joe & josephine design collective show at Made at blogTO, featuring Caroline Arsenault's Stick Collection brooches. Via designboom.
The holidays started this week at Art MoCo with an Art Basel Wrap Up, a peek of our favorite moments and memories, one of which was the Die Collector Scum painting by Merlin Carpenter.
We made a quick virtual jaunt to Santa’s Ghetto in Bethlehem to share the peace.
Then back to Miami for more wallowing in this year’s Basel. Yoshitomo Nara’s Puff Marshie was a high impact piece at the Convention Center. Imagine this baby in a gleaming white kitchen or spare loft space.
This embroidered cash register receipt from Schipol by Gabriel Kuri struck us as a unique way to keep organized.
And we end the week with a beautiful piece by Cerith Wyn-Evans.
We asked 15 designers and design teams the following question: What two modern day conveniences can you not live without?
We really shouldn’t have been surprised by most of their answers, and the top-ranked mod cons were laptops/Macs, the internet and mobile phones. The Blackberry, iPod and 3D modelling (great design-appropriate answer!) also made sense. Coffee played a role in the must-haves, and we were glad to see that the shower was close to at least one designer’s heart. More after the jump. And you? Leave your answer in comments below.
(Out of these, I’d have to go with my Mac and the Internet, plus travel and sunglasses. Harry needs everything 'cept the 3D modelling.)
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