Ohio Design

The deconstructing and reassembly of his countries cultural past through the medium of furniture is exquisitely executed by Shao Fan. Shao Fan studied wood carving and porcelain at the art and craft research institute in beijing,  his series of chairs are re-appropriated pieces derived from classical ming style furniture, merged with a contemporary aesthetic of clean, geometric lines. some of which integrate heavy, black, angular shapes which in a way mimic chinese ideograms – ‘it is the fundamental harmony and equality between humanity and nature’ that are aspired here.

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The observation of beauty in the everyday has long been a preoccupation of photography and photographers, in many ways the image is a physical manifestation of how they view the world. The Brooklyn based photographer John Cyr and his work are no exception to this rule and his series of photographic development trays are proof that he is an expert in the field. For those of you old enough to remember these artifacts there will be memories of fumbling in the dark, the hue of red light and smell of developer and fixer wafting through your mind right now. For those of you from the digital age, these trays would hold the developing fluid which the photographic paper would be submerged into, magically revealing the image exposed (look it up, or try it at home)

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Airplanes generally provide people with timely trips to far away lands, employment for millions across the globe, and now glamourous lighting for your dining room table? Thats right, designer Paul Coudamy, came up with this neat aeronautical creation for a french company specializing in aviation furniture.   With many unique pieces not seen anywhere else, Flown, takes recycling old aircrafts to quite and interesting level. (More after the jump)

Photo by Paul Dyer

Bi-Rite’s 18 Reasons is gaining momentum and grabbing the attention of both the food and art communities alike.  18 Reasons may be the newest member of Bi-Rite’s Family of Business, but their ideas are stead fast and have been encouraging wholesome  collaboration for some time.  Opening in their new location on 18th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District in mid-2011, 18 Reasons seamlessly blends into community space, event venue and gallery, and sustainable workspace .  This non-profit is nothing short of inspiring, and their message continues to grow along with its recent interior additions.  Read on after the jump.

The Randall Museum in San Francisco has had a facelift with the installation of Charles Sowers Windswept. A facade of wind directional arrows (borrowed from the world of nautical navigation) allowing the  facade to visually represent the forces of the wind. The project is a perfect example of Charles’s work, as the physical representation of elemental forces are Charles Sowers speciality. Anyone who has visited the San Francisco Exploratorium over the past fifteen years will have come across Charles’s work and hopefully, like me, been delighted and sent back to some child like reverie as I watch a basic force of physics explained to me via an interactive contraption or two. It’s as if Olafur Eliason came from a mechanical backgroun

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