Matt Gagnon Studio http://www.mattstudio.com Mon, 14 May 2012 07:35:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Sneak Peak http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/sneak-peak/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/sneak-peak/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 20:33:57 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=685 read more]]> Here is a preview of the Knit Fort we are going to install at the Standard Hotel as part of Sight Unseen’s Hotel California event in New York during Design Week May 18-21.

Come by the Standard, East Village, 25 Cooper Square, New York, NY and crawl inside the fort.

Friday May 18 – Monday May 21, 12PM to 7PM

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/sneak-peak/feed/ 0 The enLIGHTen Project http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/the-enlighten-project/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/the-enlighten-project/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:42:04 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=629 read more]]> We recently designed and made a new light fixture for a great organization called Kids of Kathmandu to raise money to purchase, install and maintain solar panels, batteries, solar lanterns, and a water filtration system for an orphanage in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Please check out their website to learn more and to see all the amazing lights donated by other designers as well.

You can bid online or if you are in New York on May 17th you can buy tickets to attend the Fundraising Gala and see all the lights in person.

Online Bidding

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/the-enlighten-project/feed/ 0 Joint Venture back in New York http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/joint-venture-back-in-new-york/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/joint-venture-back-in-new-york/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 19:34:08 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=642 read more]]> Our Joint Venture shelving system is now produced by RS Barcelona and will make it’s stateside re-introduction after it’s debut at the Milan furniture fair last month. RS will be at the Javits Center during ICFF May 19-22 booth 1004. The furniture store Property in downtown New York also has the RS version of the Joint Venture on display and ready to purchase.

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2012/05/joint-venture-back-in-new-york/feed/ 0 Ceramic Tile of Italy http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/11/ceramic-tile-of-italy/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/11/ceramic-tile-of-italy/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:11:13 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=597 read more]]> Proposal for Ceramic Tile of Italy’s trade show booth.

An amphitheater of tiles to take in all the offerings from the dozens of manufactures represented by this trade organization. 40 different types of tiles are woven into a pattern that wraps along the floor wall and stepped seating.

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/11/ceramic-tile-of-italy/feed/ 0 Two scultpures for LAFD Air Operations http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/10/two-scultpures-for-lafd-air-operations/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/10/two-scultpures-for-lafd-air-operations/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:39:58 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=582 Matt Gagnon Studio was awarded the commission for two sculptures to grace the Los Angeles Fire Department’s helicopter facility.

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/10/two-scultpures-for-lafd-air-operations/feed/ 0 Prototype Lamps http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/06/prototype-lamps/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/06/prototype-lamps/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:06:15 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=664 read more]]> Can a design be continually tweaked by the designer or changed by a buyer and not change the manufacturing process? Can a manufacturing process be designed that allows for one of kind custom products to be mass produced? For 5 days in May, 2011 we tried it out at the Future Perfect in New York. We designed and made 22 unique lamps built on an adjustable aluminum armature with dozens of different cord materials. Here are some images of our portable studio and finished prototypes.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and chatted with us while we worked.

Here are a few of the blogs that commented on the project.
dwell.com
core77.com
azuremagazine.com
latimes.com
huffingtonpost.com
materiadesigns.wordpress.com

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/06/prototype-lamps/feed/ 0 Prototype Lamps made during NY Design Week 2011 http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/22-prototype-lamps-made-during-ny-design-week/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/22-prototype-lamps-made-during-ny-design-week/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 20:59:23 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=524 read more]]> Can objects be different and be the same? Can a design be continually tweaked by the designer or changed by a buyer and not change production? For 5 days in May we tried it out at the Future Perfect in New York. We didn’t make it to 40 but we designed and made 22 lamps built on an adjustable aluminum armature with dozens of different cord materials. Here are some images of our portable studio and finished prototypes.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and chatted with us while we worked.

Here are a few of the blogs that commented on the project.
dwell.com
core77.com
azuremagazine.com
latimes.com
huffingtonpost.com
materiadesigns.wordpress.com

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/22-prototype-lamps-made-during-ny-design-week/feed/ 1 Preview of Joint Venture http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/preview-of-joint-venture/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/preview-of-joint-venture/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 20:45:13 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=516 read more]]> Come check out the official preview of Joint Venture

May 14-17, 2011 at
Property
14 Wooster Street
New York NY 10013

Joint Venture is a scalable storage system that can be assembled in dozens of possible configurations. The user becomes a collaborator in design and not merely a consumer.

Available Summer 2011

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/preview-of-joint-venture/feed/ 0 Prototype Lamp http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/prototype-lamp/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/prototype-lamp/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 20:29:44 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=511 read more]]> May 13-17, 2011
12:00 to 6:00 everyday
At Future Perfect
55 Great Jones Street
New York NY 10012

For 5 days Matt Gagnon Studio will be designing and manufacturing 40 unique prototype lamps on-site at the Future Perfect in New York. Using a reconfigurable armature to explore endless options of scale, form, color, texture, material, pattern and more, the creative process is merged with manufacturing.

Stop by while we work and let us know how we are doing.

All lamps will be for sale

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/prototype-lamp/feed/ 0 Four32c gets a chandelier http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/four32c-gets-a-chandelier/ http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/four32c-gets-a-chandelier/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 22:41:23 +0000 admin http://www.mattstudio.com/?p=551 Our friends at Four32c in New York installed a ceramic chandelier in their conference room. They not only do great work, they did our website and have great taste in lighting. Thanks Mark

Four32c

]]> http://www.mattstudio.com/2011/05/four32c-gets-a-chandelier/feed/ 0