Jared Schorr

Posted on May 9, 2011 by reb22

jared schorr

What happens when the paper used to showcase the illustration becomes the artwork itself? Jared Schorr’s paper cut-outs. This illustrator/paper-cutter extraordinaire creates rad 3-D drawings by cutting and layering multi-colored stock. He forms pieces that depict everything from a portrait of a nerd to a scene of happy clouds, all of which are sure to make you smile. Get your own Jared creation at delightful his Etsy shop and check out his 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Paper, Glue, Fun.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Richard Scarry.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
I’d take my computer and go outside. I don’t have enough outside time.

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Martine Ali

Posted on May 6, 2011 by reb22

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When dressing for an elegant night on the town, many people would avoid wearing heavy chains, scows, or thick wires. That’s because they haven’t seen Martine Ali’s jewelry designs. This self-taught jeweler’s delicate use of harsh materials like nuts and bolts creates surprisingly refined bracelets and necklaces. And the raw appearance of her pieces add the perfect edge to any outfit. Learn more about this precious jeweler in her 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Raw yet refined.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Dali. There’s nothing like being exposed to the depths of someone’s very weird subconscious. He makes me want to dig deeper.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Nothing….I believe it’s healthy to be bored. My most genius moments come out of boredom.

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Paula Scher

Posted on May 5, 2011 by reb22

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“Illustrate with type.” That’s the best advice that superstar graphic designer Paula Scher has ever received. And over her legendary career, Paula has followed that sage wisdom with unprecedented success. From her early album cover designs to her famous Public Theatre identity system to her hundreds of logo creations, Paula’s illustrated type designs have lead to an illustrious career. Even her Fine Art paintings of world maps colorfully depict continents and regions with hand-drawn words describing the locations. As a testament to her distinguished talents and contributions to the graphic design field, Paula has received immense international praise including the AIGA Medal, the profession’s highest honor. Paula’s answers below are honest, succinct and charming – just like her iconic designs. If only she could have illustrated them with type….

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
I would not.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Seymour Chwast

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Sleep.

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Kelli Anderson

Posted on May 4, 2011 by reb22

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Kelli Anderson has a penchant for seeing things differently. Her website is built off of a Google Maps interface, she’s turned handkerchiefs into party invites, and she’s even recently finished a fully functional paper record player wedding invitation. The self-described artist/designer/tinkerer begins and ends all of her projects at her studio, which houses its own 1919 letterpress and other contraptions fit for a boundless creative mind. Get inspired by Kelli’s wonderfully creative responses in today’s 10 ANSWERS.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Paper. Computer. Scissors.

2. Who is your creative role model?
That is really tough…There are so many (many former professors and friends of mine.)  For the public figures, here is quick list off of the top of my head:  Jane Jacobs, Carl Sagan, the Eameses, Sarah Tze, the Yes Men, Marx+Engels, Roger Fry, Stanley Kubrick, Alvar Aalto, the Cohen Bros., Marcuse, Robert Irwin… a hundred more…  They’ve deepened my understanding of the world. They observe and tinker with purpose.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
In a perfect world: catch up on the backlog of Cabinet Magazines and rewrite proposals for art projects.

The truth: I’d work one hour longer.

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Tom Fruin

Posted on May 3, 2011 by reb22

tom fruin

Broken plexiglass, lost playing cards and discarded drug baggies may seem like trash to most people…but not to Tom Fruin. These are just some of the materials that this New York-based artist uses to form his large-scale sculptures. His 2006 series of “quilts” are surprisingly appealing pieces sewn together from drug paraphernalia that he found on city streets. Tom’s recent piece, ‘Kolonihavehus’, is a an outdoor sculpture built with thousands of found plexiglasss in Copenhagen, Denmark. The eye-catching installation forms a simple house built of what looks like stained glass because of the varied colors and sizes of the found materials. See how one man’s trash can become a talented artist’s treasure in Tom’s 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Labored urban exploration.

2. Who is your creative role model?
The mailman.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Exercise.

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Lotta Nieminen

Posted on April 26, 2011 by reb22

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Lotta Nieminen moved from the largest city in Finland to the largest city in the U.S, and is already making an extremely large impact of her own. This Helsinki-born artist draws from her Scandinavian background and her cosmopolitan lifestyle to create stunningly simple designs and illustrations, all with a New York City sense of humor. In 2010, Lotta received the Art Directors Club Young Guns Award and was selected by Print Magazine for its annual New Visual Artists review, highlighting 20 rising international designers under the age of 30. Learn more about this refreshing designer in her 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Graphic design: minimal, clean, deliberate.
Illustration: detailed, textured, colorful.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Ever since I was little, I’ve always watched my mother paint and draw. She would sit down and draw with me and my sister for hours when we came home from school. I still go to her for advice if I’m stuck with a piece, and still value her opinion above many others, even though we’re in very different creative fields (she’s a fine artist and stage designer).

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Read through the endless pile of magazines I buy, stack on my bedside table and never get down to actually read.

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Confetti System

Posted on April 25, 2011 by reb22

confetti system

It’s amazing how small pieces of paper can become such impressive works of art. Nicholas Anderson and Julie Ho transform simple materials such as tissue paper, cardboard, and silk into confetti creations with their company, CONFETTISYSTEM. Together, they have art directed and created installations for fashion brands including Opening Ceremony, United Bamboo, and J.Crew, as well as music industry clients like Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Beach House. In addition to decorating for private celebrations, CONFETTISYSTEM has created custom design work for the American Ballet Theatre, Partners & Spade, Other Criteria, and Pop Magazine with Gagosian Gallery. Their jewelry and objects are equally festive and can be purchased at Opening Ceremony, Maryam Nassir Zadeh, and Bergdorf Goodman. Celebrate Nicholas and Julie’s creativity with their 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words? 
Movement, color, energy.

2. Who is your creative role model?
We have a few, really everyone who is able to live their life doing what they love.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Bake and Garden!

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Catarina Carreiras

Posted on April 19, 2011 by reb22

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A quick look at Catarina Carreiras’s work and patterns emerge. Her artful reinvention of circles, squares and triangles has made simple shapes into elaborate designs for exhibitions, graphics and clothing. This young Portuguese star seems to be leaving her mark (and markings) everywhere. In 2008, she worked in Fabrica’s design department for Benetton’s communications research centre in Treviso, Italy. Still on as a consultant for Fabrica, she now works in New York City’s Karissonwilker design studio through a grant from Portugal. Check out the colorful answers from this vibrant creative mind in today’s 10 ANSWERS

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Ongoing: to try, to fail, to challenge. Over and over again.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Sam Baron: great mind, fast moves, tough teacher, good friend, exquisite taste, french sense of humor.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Daydream. Think. A weird combination of these two together.

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We Make Carpets

Posted on April 18, 2011 by reb22

we make carpets

Pasta, toy soldiers, forks and balloons are just a sampling of the materials Stijn van der Vleuten, Marcia Nolte and Bob Waardenburg use to make…carpets. As the design team behind “We Make Carpets,” the trio creates temporary floor coverings based on the shape of their chosen material. Their combination of unexpected supplies and traditional uses of symmetry has made their creations a blanket success. And with endless material possibilities, the We Make Carpets team is just getting started. Get floored by what inspires these creative visionaries in each of their 10 ANSWERS below.

Stijn van der Vleuten

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Site-specific useless objects.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Frank Havermans, in both his three dimensional objects and his drawings.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
I’d probably be sleeping. Because I love my work, it’s always hard to stop in time for rest.

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Hanna Nilsson

Posted on April 13, 2011 by reb22

Byggstudio

Hanna Nilsson is one half of the design duo behind the multi-format Stockholm-based Byggstudio. Through Byggstudio, Hanna works on a wide range of projects, such as creating product displays out of old porcelain-factory furniture and depicting DJs through portraits composed solely of accessories. The studio’s uncommon two- and three-dimensional approach to design has received widespread praise, most recently by the Kolla! awards its home country of Sweden. Get inspired by Hanna’s boundless imagination in today’s 10 ANSWERS.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Friendly, curious, varied.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Some musician probably. Music is the ultimate expression. And the late designer John Melin from Sweden.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Have a longer breakfast and for sure studying – taking some kind of course and reading.

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Lance Wilson & Dan Becker

Posted on April 8, 2011 by reb22

Dan Becker and Lance Wilson

Thirsty for a new look at beer? Designers Dan Becker and Lance Wilson were, and recently released “Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans.” The beautifully designed book presents crisp photographs of nearly 500 cans collected from thirty countries, ranging from the iconic to the obscure to the downright bizarre. “Beer” offers a peek into the last century of beer culture, exploring what was consumed, how it was enjoyed, and why we picked it off the shelf. Kick off your weekend with these refreshing interviews below.

Lance’s answers:

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Clean, simple and precise.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Fortunately, the people I get to work with every day. A few others include design superstars Ivan Chermayeff, Tom Geismar, and Steff Geissbuhler. I also really admire the work of Frederik Lieberath and Andrew Zuckerman, among others.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
My body would want me to sleep, but I’d probably end up finding a way to be productive with that extra hour. Most days, that is.

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Mato Atom

Posted on April 7, 2011 by reb22

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Mato Atom says his most inspirational place is the brain, which makes sense given how cerebral his art is. He explains, “Ideas happen in there no matter the physical location.” This talented and thought-provoking director and self-described “hobby astronomer without a telescope” creates stunning sculptures and videos that get synapses firing. For example, his World Wildlife Fund piece called “We Are All Connected” features yarn-woven animals that maintain their connectedness through the string. Ponder the ins and outs of Mato’s art and responses in his 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Serious. Ludicrous. Albuminous.

2. Who is your creative role model?
To name a few well known: Nikola Tesla, Giordano Bruno, Leonardo Da Vinci, Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Trent Reznor, Banksy, Bill Hicks and many others.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Catch up with all my RSS feeds.

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Pei-San Ng

Posted on April 6, 2011 by reb22

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Pei-San Ng’s artwork certainly sparks a conversation. That’s because this architectural designer and multimedia artist creates complex sculptures out of simple matches. By placing matches tightly together, she creates large scale dollar signs, sneakers or words like “Love” and “Passion.” In some pieces she even burns the materials to create variance in color. In her words, “When you look at these pieces you realize that – if you light the matches then you change the work if not burn it completely, there is a tension there, you get a moment of satisfaction and then you have nothing – I like that tease.” See what fires up this creative mind with Pei-San’s 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Tempting, flammable, graphic.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Maya Lin.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Hang out with my husband, my friends and family.
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Erin Wahed

Posted on April 5, 2011 by reb22

erin wahed

What would rings look like if they were designed by Wassily Kandinsky, Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer? Bande des Quatres. This new boutique line of jewelry was conceived by photographer and recent NYU grad, Erin Wahed, and is hand-crafted by her mother and world-renowned jeweler, Janis Kerman. Each ring is named after and influenced by Bauhaus masters, which is evident in the simple shapes and clean lines of the stunning jewelry. The precious metals also trick the eye with their reverse style that create the illusion of floating shapes in between the fingers. Learn more about this rising gem in her 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Abstract, limitless, layered.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Lazlo Moholy-Nagy and his philosophy of learning by experimentation.   My photography and the designs that gave life to Bande des Quatres are heavily inspired by the Bauhaus movement.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Gather up all the extra hours and take a vacation on a remote island, with no technology and a beach volleyball court.

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Zhao Lei

Posted on April 4, 2011 by reb22

Zhao Lei

Zhao Lei’s favorite object in his home is a coat rack. That might seem like an odd choice to some, but it wouldn’t if they had one designed by Zhao. His seemingly simple coat rack shows a mastery of geometry, because he interlocks round wood components with hidden hardware joint connections. Each is designed to be easily assembled and disassembled. Zhao’s other products, like his wooden shelving system, are equally clever and easy to use. Learn more about this talented architect in his 10 ANSWERS below.

1. How would you describe your work in three words?
Simple, useful, honest.

2. Who is your creative role model?
Enzo Mari. One of the most thoughtful designers of the late 20th century, His works are highly original and uncompromising.

3. If you had an extra hour each day what would you do with it?
Cook for my family.

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