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Design and Innovation

Eye On Design: Fractal Table 2 By Platform

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These days, furniture whose designs are conceived on a computer or transferred from other media can be wholly or partly made by digitally controlled machines. More recently, technology allows for the three-dimensional (3D) printing of a complete object, layer by layer, using powder or liquid resin.

This Fractal Table II (2007– 2009) designed by Platform —  a partnership of  German furniture designers  Gernot Oberfell and Jan Wertel, with Matthias Bar — is based on the form of the dragon tree (Dracaena). To develop the computer models for the table, the designers used mathematical algorithms to create a design which reproduced the fractal growth patterns found in tree’s branching structure.
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Design and Innovation

Pink Thing of The Day: Holiday Tree at the Hollywood Museum

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There is so much that is the absolute essence of Pinkness going on in this photo. First, look at this towering Christmas tree — just look at it —  with its abundance of glittering mid-century baubles and the width swath of Pink Satin Ribbon encircling its branches. Next, observe the walls of the room, which are the loveliest shade of soft millennial pink. This tree was spotted in the Hollywood Museum, located in a building whose pink walls hint at this space’s original occupant.
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Arts and Culture

Instagram Photo of The Week: Origami Christmas Tree at the AMNH

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If you’re lucky enough to be in Manhattan at Christmastime and you’re checking off a list of holiday sights to see, be sure to add the Origami Christmas Tree at the American Museum of Natural History, which is perhaps the most unique holiday tree in the city. The theme of this year’s 13-foot tree is Gems of the Museum, featuring 50 specially created gold-colored models in recognition of the ‘Golden Anniversary’ (50th Origami Tree) of this Museum tradition, which started in the 1970s. Among the more than 1,000 origami pieces decorating the tree are models of dazzling specimens from the new Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals, “jaw-some” pieces inspired by the new special exhibition Sharks, and those depicting iconic Museum exhibits like the Blue Whale, Titanosaur, and Tyrannosaurus Rex. Produced in partnership with OrigamiUSA, the Origami Tree is delightfully decorated with hand-folded paper models created by local, national, and international origami artists. See it now through January 9th, 2022!

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Design and Innovation

Eye On Design: Black Dakota Floor Lamp by Jonathan Trayte

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A unique take on the concept of ‘Indoor/Outdoor’ furniture is perhaps unintentionally offered in British artist Jonathan Trayte’s recent exhibit of sculptural art furniture, MelonMelonTangerine, at Freidman Benda Gallery. Intended to transport the viewer to an otherworldly botanical garden, pieces like the Black Dakota Lamp (2019) combine industrial materials such as stainless steel, bronze, polymer compound, and reinforced plastics, and brass leaver, with a base covered in crushed glass, and blown-glass light sconces to create an eclectic light-emitting tree.

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This and other works in the collection were inspired by Trayte’s recent 2000-mile road trip through the Western United States. With a keen perception and eye for the obscure, the artist finds the surreal in our everyday surroundings and within the fabric of daily life. Realized while in isolation amidst the current pandemic, he recalls hazy visions of sedimentary rock formations, Joshua trees, lichens, silver cholla cacti and prickly pear fruits to inform this new body of work. We are excited to be featuring more whimsical works from MelonMelonTangerine in the coming weeks!

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Installation View With bONZA Chair (2019)

Lifestyle, Nature and Tourism

Pink Thing Of The Day: Pink Tree

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Pink Tree
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One of my favorite sure signs of Spring in NYC is the presence, however fleeting, of Pink Trees! The tree pictured here is not even the most beautiful Pink Tree I have seen, but it is the one closest to my home. I am glad I snapped this photo of it before the rain we had the other night, which took off all the pinkness.