Kacper Hamilton's 7 Deadly Wine Glasses

7 hand-blown red wine glasses created to depict the 7 deadly sins. Designed by Kacper Hamilton of Hamilton design, each glass encapsulates a sin, which is revealed through the ritual of drinking.


Gluttony:



Sloth:

Wrath:


Envy:


Greed:



Lust:


Pride:



Glasses are available individually, as a set of four or six (of the same glass), or as a complete set. The full set of all seven glasses comes in a mahogany box as shown below. Limited Edition of 25.



contact info for the designer:
Kacper Hamilton
kacperhamilton@mac.com
phone: +44 (0) 7957 441405


Buy the limited edition glasses separately or as a set from here as long as they are available.

Über Cool Cabinets: The Horizontals & Horizontals A-line Cupboards

The Horizontals, originally designed in 1999 by Shigeru Uchida for Pastoe, a high end furniture company in the Netherlands, are a series of wall-mounted cabinets that slide horizontally to reveal compartments made of aluminum and wood.




The bodies are available in two sizes and come standard dividers. The metal sliding doors can slide in two directions. The Horizontals can stand alone as design objects, and are suitable for the storage of CDs, etc. The bodies are in a natural or bog oak veneer, with a protective wax finish, and are attached to the wall by means of an invisible suspension system. The metal sliding doors are available in all Pastoe varnish colours.



set-up
Wall-mounted pieces consist of bodies on the wall with metal sliding doors.



body: natural oak or bog oak with protective wax finish
metal sliding door: lacquer/gloss lacquered


The Horizontals A-line are the industrial version of the traditional Horizontals designed by Shigeru Uchida in 2003 for Pastoe.




The Cupboards, which are made entirely out of aluminium, consist of bodies with sliding doors. The sliding doors can be moved in two directions, creating a dynamic line effect within a magic square. The units are obtainable in two height sizes and are suitable for storing such items as CDs and DVDs. The bodies are attached to the wall using an invisible suspension system.



set-up:
Wall-mounted objects. The aluminium bodies have aluminium sliding doors that slide to the left and to the right. The CD elements are suitable for 84 CD's. The DVD elements are suitable for 65 DVD's.


finish:
bodies: available in natural and black anodised aluminium.
sliding doors: available in natural and black anodised aluminium.


Above: Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida

Shigeru Uchida's Studio 80
Pastoe

We've Heard Of Art As Currency, But What About Currency As Art?

My Money, My Currency by Hanna von Goeler

"My currency work originated in California, while I was studying at UC Davis. I was very interested in camouflage at the time. This interest led me to create my first paintings on dollar bills, between 1992-94, in which I camouflaged/painted images onto and into bills. A death in the family led me to the east coast, and faced with the costs of living in New York City on an artist’s budget, I continued to paint on money."

Below are the works from her My Currency series (click on the images to enlarge):


















The artist's site

"Even today, with the global financial crisis at hand and with political and cultural currencies vying for power, my currency series continues to engage me and feel relevant. This set of work (the 11 pieces shown below) is not a one-time statement about some aspect of money, but a continued exploration of money, currency and agency in my life. It’s a great privilege and joy to show a selection of this work in California, where the seeds for this project were nourished”

-- hanna von goeler

The following 11 pieces are each for sale at the HANG art gallery in San Francisco. You can also purchase them online here.











Purchase her currency works at HANG here.
HANG ART | 556 SUTTER ST. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102

A bit about the artist:
Hanna von Goeler is primarily a conceptual and project based artist, who also explores her interests in smaller works and sketches. She received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the University of California, Davis. She completed additional post graduate study at the Jan van Eyck Academy in the Netherlands, a program which selects 25 participants annually from around the globe.

Hanna von Goeler’s ongoing currency project was selected by Robert Storr (former curator at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC and curator of the 2007 Venice Biennale) to be shown at Exit Art in New York City. Part of this series was also featured in the British publication “Another Magazine” as part of a special project highlighting Amercian artists. Five hundred pieces selected from her currency series will be shown as part of an upcoming solo show at the Hunterdon Museum of Art. In January of 2009, a solo exhibition in the Project Room at Sloan Fine Art in New York City, will feature a new installation.

You can add yourself to her mailing list here.