PILLOW Culture’s KNOT bench – a soft object for the public body

PILLOW Culture’s KNOT bench – a soft object for the public body

  The Boston waterfront context for Design Museum Boston’s Street Seats Design Challenge led us to begin this exploration with the rich history of maritime knotting. Rather than recreate any literal knot in Pop Art scale, Knot bench uses over three miles of nautical line in different ways to create a springy, resilient surface that is as resistant as it is surprisingly pleasant to touch. The rock-like form of Knot…
PILLOW Culture are semi-finalists in Design Museum Boston Street Seats Design Challenge

PILLOW Culture are semi-finalists in Design Museum Boston Street Seats Design Challenge

  designmuseumboston.org/streetseats/  Knot: A twisting, turning, tying, knitting, or entangling of ropes or parts of a rope so as to join two ropes together or make a finished end on a rope…  The KNOT bench takes its cues from the rich maritime and nautical history of Fort Point Channel which ocean-going sailing vessels once populated. Essential to every sailor and seaman was the knowledge of rope knotting and tying. Used…
Yoshiko Sato – AirFlow-er

Yoshiko Sato – AirFlow-er

In Memoriam  Yoshiko’s AirFlow-er were part of Columbia University’s GSAPP PERMANENT CHANGE: PLASTICS IN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING 2011Conference.With assistance from Shuning Zhao and John Hooper. THE FOURTH COLUMBIA CONFERENCE ON ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS MARCH 30 — APRIL 1, 2011 http://www.arch.columbia.edu/flagship-projects/materials-project/conferences/permanent-change
Alyce Santoro: Philosoprops & 
Ontological Apparatus From The Center For The Obvious & (IM)Permacultural
January 10 – February 16, 2013 
Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert

Alyce Santoro: Philosoprops & 
Ontological Apparatus From The Center For The Obvious & (IM)Permacultural
January 10 – February 16, 2013 
Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert

Alyce Santoro, inventor of Sonic Fabric and a Pillow Culture contributor, has a fantastic show at Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert Galley, 524 West 19th Street NY, NY.  On view is Alyce’s beautiful copper tufted headpiece, Orieller: Listening Pillow, originally included in Pillow Pageant. Also sit on one of Alyce’s raisin pillows and contemplate the expansion of the universe. http://www.alycesantoro.com/ http://gassergrunert.net/test/
Daria Dorosh – DEEP Play

Daria Dorosh – DEEP Play

imaginary realms and comfort object Pillow Walk , first seen in Pillow Culture’s exhibition Pillow Pageant is featured in Daria Dorosh’s latest solo show at A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY     www.airgallery.org/images/Dorosh_PR_FINAL.pdf