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Sunday, 10 October 2010
Saturday, 18 September 2010
URBAN UPHOLSTERY_EVENTS! II Anniversary-Collective
10th of October 2010 - 31st of January 2011Mon-Fri 11:00 - 18:00 Sat 11:00 - 15:00
at 21 DeBeauvoir Road N1 5SF London
Private view the 28th of November at 14:30
Hidden Art Open Studios 27-28/11/10 & 4-5/12/10
opening times: Sat - Sun 12:00 - 18:00, except for Sun the 28th (Private View)
Tel +44 207 2759436, info@urbanupholstery.com
"Urban Upholstery" is celebrating two years of successful collaborations with local designers, crafts-makers and artists! For this special occasion, we are teaming up with the companies that have been working closely to us as AtaDesigns, Bird In The Hand, Elli Popp, Madeleine Boulesteix, Secondnature and Woosa Woosa.
We are proud to present a show of inspiring new products and fantastic ideas for the home such as rugs, sculptures, furniture, fabric, ceramics, wallpaper and chandelier.
Come and meet the designers during the Hidden Art Open Studios!
Come and meet the designers during the Hidden Art Open Studios!
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Escapism_Summer 2010
Urban Upholstery will be away from the 7th to the 30th of August 2010.Every summer we going to Italy to work on a big scale project of restoring an old house, recycling everything it is available and sourcing locally materials that we can't find around.
The house seats in the inside land of Liguria in a small town called Rio that counts 35 inhabitants. We love to be part of such small community, they are all very friendly and generous with us.
It is our escape from our busy/business life and it works pretty well: hard work, excellent fresh growing food, long walks in the mountains, swimming at the local river to avoid the overcrowded Italian beaches, and most of all surviving to all the needs and requirements that a comfortable life in the city is imposing to us.
Well, nice weather is a guarantee ... it's hot and sunny all the time...a lots of wild life around, we are literally sharing the house with Victor_the red squirrel and Pippi_a family of bats. They live in the attic and we all meet at night or in the early morning for breakfast...When is all quite around a family of wild boars (the little ones weight 70 kilos each) comes close to the house and eats the walnuts that falling from our trees.
Every year friends and volunteers join us in this adventure to make it even more special...Big Thanks to everyone that up to now has contributed to this fantastic project.
We will come back at work the 31st of August with a program full of events: Collective_exhibition in our showroom, open studios and Eco Design Christmas Fair.
We are very happy of the success that our upcycling concept and program of exhibitions have collected in the last two years and we will work even harder to make it more successful!
Have a great summer!
Andrea & Patrizia
Monday, 24 May 2010
SECONDNATURE AT URBAN UPHOLSTERY
A new exciting exhibition has started at Urban Upholstery! Till the end of September 2010 we will showcase a selection of unique and reclaimed steel sculptures by Secondnature. Their contemporary wall and garden pieces are inspired by natural forms focusing on silhouettes, shadows and movement of leaf, branch and light.
Secondanature is a creative partnership between graphic designer Ian Turnock and fine artist Susan Laughton. They cross the boundaries of art and design to create innovative and distinctive abstract sculpture.
Their unconventional approach combines a graphic designers' eye for line and pattern with a fine artists feel for materials and texture. Traditional and digital drawings and photographs are used as starting point.
Elements of chance and play are then used to digitally create organic shapes. These are refined, developed
and then water jet cut into the metal thus transforming the drawn line into a tangible object.
They work with stainless steel, aluminium, copper and reclaimed mild steel, using traditional and modern
finishing techniques to industrial polishing.
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Secondanature is a creative partnership between graphic designer Ian Turnock and fine artist Susan Laughton. They cross the boundaries of art and design to create innovative and distinctive abstract sculpture.
Their unconventional approach combines a graphic designers' eye for line and pattern with a fine artists feel for materials and texture. Traditional and digital drawings and photographs are used as starting point.
Elements of chance and play are then used to digitally create organic shapes. These are refined, developed
and then water jet cut into the metal thus transforming the drawn line into a tangible object.
They work with stainless steel, aluminium, copper and reclaimed mild steel, using traditional and modern
finishing techniques to industrial polishing.
heir
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Eco Design Pop-Up Shop at the Barbican
As part of The Barbican's 'Do Something Different' event, Sat and Sunday 6th and 7th March, Eco Design Fair have been invited to host an "Eco Design Pop-Up Shop" in the Barbican Foyer area.For two days only, a pop-up shop selling unique contemporary products, all designed and made with sustainability in mind. With a selection of goods to suit every taste and pocket - from handmade recycled notebooks to upcycled furniture (Urban Upholstery Ltd).
Lighting, fashion, jewellery, home accessories, toys, bicycle storage solutions, technology and more will be on sale.
Opening times: 10:00 - 23:00 (Sat), 10:00 - 16:00 (Sun)
This event is taking place on Level G.
The fourth Do Something Different Weekend coincides with EAST a festival led by the Greater London Authority championing the best of East London.
Enjoying time in and out at the Barbican.
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