February 8th, 2012 — Design
Korean artist and designer Seung-Yong Song , who studied and worked in France but is currently based in Seoul, recently sent us these images of his work. Part furniture, part art object, part art installation, they’re quite beautiful, as are the words that describes the concept for each piece. Object-E: “The unique name of things limit the range of product’s shape and function, but above all, the fact that there exists stereotyped function in accordance with each unique name suppresses my imagination. I am not willing to deny or destroy the identity based on the stereotype, but I only reinterpret the uses I need in my own design language.” Object-A: “I am looking in every nook and cranny of the room to find hidden spaces
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Seung-Yong Song
August 1st, 2011 — Design
Brad Ascalon Studio NYC was founded in 2006. The multidisciplinary design studio specializes in furniture, packaging, consumer products, environment design and development, as well as site-specific sound composition and installation art projects. Working with clients ranging from large-scale manufacturers to smaller start-ups, branding agencies and individuals, Ascalon’s collaborators have included Ligne Roset, Design Within Reach, Bernhardt Design, L’Oreal, Mother New York, Esquire magazine and many others.
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Friday Five with Brad Ascalon
November 19th, 2009 — Design
The Practice of Everyday Design is a new partnership founded in 2009 with a focus on installation art, product design, and architecture. The Practice is committed to the merging of seemingly irreconcilable ideas to form new design opportunities. The practice is not afraid of pushing the boundaries of convention, the status quo, or the constraints imposed by current technologies. Ideas emerge from the desire to reevaluate the banality of the everyday and reinvent them to create innovative and playful designs
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The Practice of Everyday Design