Design Speaks with Frank Chimero
Last week the ever trusty (why? not sure) Frank Chimero was hosted by the Portland chapter of AIGA at their periodic Design Speaks lecture series. He spent the perfect amount of time setting up his case for squishy, human + value-centered design rather than design that is sleek, stylish, and meant to aide rampant consumerism. Eric Hillerns was kind enough to grant all of Franks students free passage to the event so we showed up to support him and... Read More
Kate Consumption NOW
The one, the only Kate Bingaman-Burt opened up Land Gallery on Friday. Balloons, pencils, colors, madness. And the cocktail dress of the decade. Such a star, and I so love that her lil gift package of rip-offs given to her by Frank was captured in that last photograph. So that is called joy! The overall feeling of the show could be surmised as the collision of sunshine + love + energy + consumption. Not the rampant nasty consumption, but the fun... Read More
Olaf, Celine @ Blue Sky
It’s no secret. I love me some Nordic countries. Specifically Greenland and Iceland, but Norway is on the list as well. So imagine my super delight when I found out today that the Blue Sky Gallery just down the street has a new exhibition containing images from Greenland & Norway. Icebergs, fog, cold grey waters. Blue Sky, get out of my head. Olaf Otto Becker Celine Clanet The cold, the absolute ridiculous nature of living in a place... Read More