dwell on design

I got to do a rare work field trip today to see Dwell on Design at the LA Convention Center. I love these three things: work field trips, free entry passes and good design. I can probably think of more things I love even more than that, but today that was a good dose of stuff I heart.

I saw many many things I'd like to buy for my 20 million dollar home of the future, but a few of them could actually be realized in my lifetime such as...

A Super Moderne Chicken Coop! I tell you what, with real grass under their feet and an airy wooden home, they were two happy chicks. There was another plastique style one behind it called the Co-Op, but this one struck my fancy right away.

I have also, maybe not so secretly, always loved trailers/airstreams/teardrops. I think if I could I would live in one and travel the open road for awhile. The one they had here was so tricked out I'd move in tomorrow.

A company called Molo was there, they appear to specialize in all paper structures. Think yert style without the roofs, made of some paper between the strengths of heavy duty construction paper and cardboard. They were really cool, and they had everything from stools (surprisingly sturdy with really cool felt seat pads) to little igloo type things with window cut out. I'm not sure how one would use them (the white reflected light so beautifully, maybe as a room partition/dressing screen?) but I liked them. The actual light fixtures were cool until I decided they looked like mushrooms and then I was done wanting one.

Here's a small fraction of the magazine library they had hanging in one corner. It was hard not to five finger discount a couple of them...

There were also chandeliers made of 3 miles of chain (think necklace chain), made in Italy, only 14K... very shiny and also practical.

And lastly (we won't talk about the Remodelista shop outside where I dropped some cash), there was an artist there who was "painting your heartbeat" as a fundraiser for Japan/tsunami relief. I donated and had my co-worker sit in the chair while they hooked her up to broadcast her heartbeat while he spray painted on a canvas wall. Add in some dj-beats and it was sort of a live art installation for a good cause. I like good causes, heartbeats and artists who spray paint while wearing shiny silver suits.

the end.