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You can take the boy out of Brooklyn, but...
These past few weeks have been a real celebration
of Brooklyn Design. It'sbeen on its home turf,
across the river in mid-town, and floating
somewhere on Wyckoff Avenue. What is Brooklyn
design? And how would you know it if you saw
it? Read on.
Brooklyn in Brooklyn
Firststop
"Firstop," now in its second year,
is a weekend-long event featuring local Williamsburg
design talent. This year's event opened its
arms to include stores, galleries, and exhibitions.
In all, there were nearly 60 stops on the
Firstop map. You needed some shoe leather
to walk the whole thing, but it was fun to
see all the design fans out on the streets,
and the mood was giddy and upbeat.
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Open Up! Firstop: Group Exhibition at Driggs
& North 11th
[overview of the gallery] |
Firstop's Headquarters
[View from the street] |
Your Typical New York Silver-chest, David
Winfield at Woodworks
[Chest with animal features] |
Field Product Lamp, Jeff Taylor at Open Up!
Firstop: Group Exhibition [Lamp made of recycled
industrial pipe] |
Groovetube, Matt Griesse at The Future Perfect
[A cool update on a classic] |
Gourmet Dishware, Lorena Barrezueta at The
Future Perfect
[Ceramic castings of everyday disposables]
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Poco Lamp, Naomi Hiyama at The Future Perfect
[Ceramic lamp] |
Nydesignroom/nydr, Lisa Levine & Trash-a-Porter
[Exterior of jewelry/clothing studio] |
Good Luck Elephant, Carlos Sandoval De Leon
The Future Perfect
[Wooden sculpture] |
Table, Bettencourt at Woodworking
[Plywood table] |
Exurbia, Todt at Sideshow Gallery
[Fantasy waterfall] |
Perfect Circle Metalworks
[Studio overview] |
Dinosaur, Numberonefriend at Open Up! Firstop:
Group Exhibition [Stuffed animal] |
Isa
[Street clothing store] |
Flashlight, Klaus Rosburg at Sonic Design
[Flashlight inside deodorant housing] |
Topography, Julian Lwin at Julian Lwin
[Acrylic rods embedded in reclaimed acrylic--side
view] |
Topography, Julian Lwin at Julian Lwin
[--front view] |
Raparian, Marta Lwin at Julian Lwin
[Flash projection] |
Bookcover Painting, Linda Marie Casey at Hogar
Collection
[One in a series] |
Lead Shelves, Norman Mooney
at Workspace 11
[Lead-wrapped wood] |
Slot Racing at MSpace
[Fun] |
Chris Smith, Highways of US (Exit 1) at MSpace
[Large format inkjet prints] |
Rise and Shine, T-Shirt at Leadbased
[New shirt series] |
Brooklyn in Manhattan.
Made In Brooklyn
If you were afraid to board the L Train, you
could see "Made in Brooklyn" at
the Felissimo Design House on 58th street
in Manhattan, a curated show featuring furniture
and products created by emerging designers
based in Brooklyn. This was a much more sober
show, with the quality of work more consistent
and the presentation very professional.
Felissimo Design House |
Rift Unit, Marc A. Thorpe
[Powder coated aluminum shelf] |
1 Line Spice Rack, David Scott
[Steel] |
Reform, MIchael Miller
[2-way stretch fabric fit over anything] |
Squeeze, Leas Marrons
[PVC balls with inexplicable opening slit] |
Louver, Todd Seidman
[Radiator, Steel, Bamboo] |
Reflective Rib Cage Dress
from Sock Monkeys, Skeletons and Angels, Liz
Collins |
Zipper Pins, Kate Cusack
[Zippers] |
Blow-Up Lamp, Alejo Ruocco
[Polycarbonate sheet] |
Paola’s Lamp by Ali Tayar
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Fifty-Cents Dishware, Sarah Cihat
[Used, mismatched dishware, resurfaced to
create new "matching" collections
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Fify-Cents Dishware, Sarah Cihat |
The Real Brooklyn
For our money though, the true Brooklyn
Design aesthetic is embodied in "Stud,"
the modular furniture system made up of 64
18"-long 2x4's. Created by Peter Valois,
Michael Marra of Touch Design Studio, they're
not technically part of Williamsburg, but
they're 100% Brooklyn. A bunch of 2x4's screwed
together? Now that's Brooklyn.
Stud, Touch Design Studio
[2x4's, baby.] |
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