L&G Studio NYC Design Week Shows 2023

D E S I G N E D I N D I A L O G U E

 After 3 years of reflective hiatus, we return to NYC x Design Week with a new sense of awareness around the roles designers can play in today's world. 

For us, NYCxDesign has always represented an opportunity to celebrate the spirit of new ideas and exploration. This year, we're curating and taking part in exhibitions that prompt a discourse about the potential for design to expand and evolve. 

Join us in exploring: 

What does it means to be a designer in America today?
How design can be practiced with greater care for our communities?
The roles our individual experiences play in the greater design world context?

Our three NYCxdesign exhibitions speak to these ideas and more through new work and meaningful conversations.  

We hope to see you in NYC!   

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L&G STUDIO EXHIBITIONS INFO

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May 21-23

AT THE CROSSROADS OF AMERICAN DESIGN: Celebrating the Established and the Emerging 

We are excited to be participating in "The Crossroads", an immersive installation bringing together more than a dozen designers to offer a snapshot of American design in its many shapes and forms.

ICFF + WDM @ Javits Center
429 11th Ave, NYC 10001

SEE EVENT INFO HERE
SIGN UP FOR APPOINTMENTS HERE 

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May 18 - June  3
PUBLIC ACCESS @ HEAD HI  & @NAVEL CEMETERY LANDSCAPE 

This debut installment of "PUBLIC ACCESS" curated by Jean Lee of L&G Studio, featuring works by 37 designers across 12 countries, poses a foundational question to the design world: How can we expand our creative practices through acts of care and empathy? 

Head Hi: 140 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, NY (indoor location)
Naval Cemetery Landscape: 63 Williamsburg St W. Brooklyn, NY (outdoor location) 

SEE EVENT INFO HERE 

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May 20 - 25
UPON FURTHER REFLECTION

In partnership with AAPIDA and the FDC, co-curators Andrea Hill and Lora Appleton Hill, has put together a dynamic mix of female-identified creatives within the AAPI community to both investigate and respond to the core idea of "Reflection" and how this charged concept of mirroring and self reflection continues to shape our perceptions of identity within a historically white-centric USA. 

3.1 Philip Lim Flagship Store
48 Great Jones St, NY 10012

SEE EVENT INFO HERE 

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L&G Recommendation Series No. 10: Natural Engagement

Seed Library by L&G Studio. Photo by David Brandon Geeting for MOLD Magazine

During a year+ in quarantine, we gained a new appreciation for spending time in nature. From simply taking the time to experience Spring blossom and rejuvenate the landscape to noticing migration patterns of birds passing by, these moments in nature helped balance our temporary unease towards what the future held.

As everyone begins to re-emerge and the floodgates of social interactions spill open, we think now is the perfect moment to share the past year's activities we most enjoyed with a wider group of friends and family.

To continue these daily rituals started in isolation, is something we can all do to feel more connected. Whether it be a daily walk around the neighborhood to observe the trees or a taking off our headphones and listening to the birds on the way to the train station, when we share that experience with others around us, we believe it helps foster a stronger, caring, and invested community as we all learn to become more present together.

We hope this curated list of recommendations will provide inspiration for you and your loved ones to go out and engage with the world in meaningful ways.

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L&G RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES NO. 10:

NATURAL ENGAGEMENT

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Photo by David Brandon Geeting for MOLD Magazine

L&G RELATED
SEED LIBRARY FOR MOLD MAGAZINE

As part of their most recent issue, MOLD invited us to create a seed library for their latest issue focused on the theme of Seeds. Our piece (pictured above) was conceived as a mini architectural shrine to the wonder of seeds and envisioning a more abundant community.

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
READ OUR ARTIST STATEMENT HERE

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READ
MOLD MAGAZINE ISSUE 5: SEEDS

This issue features compelling articles exploring the magic and the value of seeds and what plant intelligence can teach us about creating a deeper connection with the natural world and cultivating for the future.

GET THE LATEST ISSUE HERE

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WATCH
BIRDERS: The Central Park Effect

A delightful and poetic documentary about the fabulous assemblage of birds that come through Central Park during their migration north as well as those who make the Ramble their home. Next time you go out, grab a pair of binoculars and explore which birds are in your region!

WATCH DOCUMENTARY HERE

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DO
GUIDE BOOK FOR NATURE

Spotter's guides of Trees, Birds, Flowers, Shells, The Night Sky and many more. Each book's beautifully-produced guides with colorful illustrations helps you keep track of your sightings. Something about the analog experience of these makes getting out and exploring so enticing.

PURCHASE THE BOOKS HERE

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Courtesy of FOGO Podcast

LISTEN
FEAR OF GOING OUTSIDE

Hosted by avid indoors-woman Ivy Le, FOGO is a nature podcast that is determined to ensure its listeners are prepped and ready to camp no matter what their actual experience is with the great outdoors. Start here if you are unsure exactly what you should bring on your next adventure and what to do when you get there and most importantly, what to type into google to get the right gear.

LISTEN PODCAST HERE

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"Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else."

- Leonardo DaVinci

Design Fundraiser - #DesignForATL

C O M M U N I T Y I N I T I A T I V E

D E S I G N F U N D R A I S E R

We are heartbroken by the recent tragedy that took place in Atlanta. It's not new news that there has been a gross increase in hate crime incidents against Asians since the onset of Covid 19. In just one year alone, there have been nearly 2,800 cases in which Asian people and elders have been verbally and physically assaulted and even killed. While each and every one of these unprovoked incidents have been extremely hurtful to the AAPI community, the heinous hate crime that took place in Atlanta is the straw that broke the camel's back.

As we're navigating through our emotions, we've found solace in solidarity with our Asian friends & colleagues in the design community. Together with our non-Asian allies, we decided to stepped up and do something to help turn feeling of despair and hopelessness into something positive and constructive.

We're incredibly proud and grateful to be a part of @DesignForATL, an Instagram-based fundraising program spearheaded by Jenny Nguyen of @hellohuman.us , Arati Rao of @tantuvi and Jean Lee of @ladiesandgentlemenstudio, three AAPI business founders in the design space.

Community is one of the most important aspects of our studio's practice. For us, it's humbling to be part of a community as means of creating a deeper sense of connection to a collective consciousness that's way bigger than ourselves.

@DesignForATL, is a proud example of this - a together of 90+ designers & makers to raise funds directed to the Atlanta victim’s families and children via the non-profit organization @advancing_justice_atl We are humbled by the love and solidarity of the independent design community and hope you'll join us in your support.

For the @DesignForATL giveaway, we're donating one of our Lightscape Candle Light.

We chose this particular piece to help bring a glimmer of light and hope in these dark times. This piece focuses on one of the most elemental of human-made illuminations: the flame. While mundane and familiar, the candle occupies a special place in the human psyche and we set out to better understand why and how its qualities can create engaging intimate experiences of presence.

1. Follow @DesignForATL to see participating designers and giveaway products.

2. Read the caption on each product post for detailed instructions on entry prices and info. Each giveaway entry prices ranges from $5-$20/entry with no limit to number of entries.

3. To enter the giveaways, go to Advancing Justice Atlanta to make your donation. You MUST enter in the notes field: #DesignForATL [ enter STUDIO NAME you like to enter for]

4. Fundraiser will END ON 3/28 SUNDAY, midnight EST

5. Winners will be announced on 3/30 TUESDAY

IMPORTANT NOTE:

• Please remember to enter the giveaway info specified in step 3. If you do not add the special note when you donate, your donation cannot be counted as an entry.

• You can donate as many times you want if you’d like to enter multiple giveaways.

• All giveaways ships to US domestic locations only.

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@DesignForATL now have 100+ participants from all over the US who generously donated their work to help with this cause. There's a wide selection of products from incredible AAPI & non-AAPI designers, makers, and stores from small things like jewelry, bags, artwork, accessories, to even bigger items like furniture, lighting and design services. This is a way to donate for a good cause and get a chance to win some incredible things for yourself and your loved ones. Good luck!

List of some contributors: Herman Miller, Noguchi Museum, The Future Perfect, Dims, Coming Soon, Alex Proba Pat Kim, Kaarem, Karl Zahn, Building BLock, Object Totem, Juju Made, Sophie Lou Jacobsen, Eny Lee Parker, Rosie Li Studio, Egg Collective, Chiaozza, Kaarem, Chen & Kai, Aja & Blanc, Fort Standard and MANY MORE!

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ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
JEAN LEE of L&G STUDIO

Jean Lee is one half of Ladies & Gentlemen who's born in in Taiwan and moved to the US at the age of 8 without knowing a word of English. She learned to adapt and pave her own path in pursuing her passion for design and working collaboratively with the design community and beyond.
@ladiesandgentlemenstudio

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ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
JENNY NGUYEN of HELLO HUMAN PR

Jenny Nguyen is the founder of Hello Human PR. A new PR collective she formed since COVID of last year. As an Vietnamese immigrant growing up in Australia and now lives in NYC, she believes that representations matters, and devotes her practice in amplifying the AAPI and BIPOC creative communities.
@hellohuman.us

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ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
ARATI RAO of TANTUVI

Arati Rao, the founder of Tantuvi is a South Asian American who was born in Brooklyn NY. As an Indian descent, she founded Tantuvi as a way to further embrace and reconnect with her own culture by working directly with artisans in India to elevate and amplify her heritage in the design industry.
@Tantuvi

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"To be hybrid anticipates the future. This is America, the nation of all nationalities. For us to fall into the Fascist line of race bigotry is to defeat our unique personality and strength."

- Isamu Noguchi

L&G Recommendation series No. 7 : In Light of Hope

Like so many creative business owners, 2020 has ushered in an opportunity to look both inward and outward to re-rethink how we, as a small, but impassioned studio can contribute towards greater social impact - to be part of building a brighter, more evolved future.

It's been a year of reckoning and realization that we can all do more for our neighbors, community, society, and the environment. It's become clear that by shifting our focus to care for others and things outside of our bubbles, we'll intrinsically begin to do better for ourselves.

In this spirit, L&G spent the past 6 months getting involved volunteering, fundraising, donating, and doing pro-bono design work for local non-profit organizations (see list below). All were deeply rewarding and only the beginning of what will be a regular part of our studio's evolving practice.

These experiences have also prompted a deeper introspection upon the implications of the objects we create. If objects are the facilitators between our intentions and actions - we must increasingly ensure that our intentions are thoughtfully and holistically eliciting greater presence and care for the physical world. Above all, we're committed to earnestly diving deeper into this idea as a means to deploy design as a catalyst for change.

We believe this design effort should start with the basic and elemental of what we know and practice - beginning with the idea of light. To start, we've focused on one of the most elemental of human-made illuminations: the flame. While mundane and familiar, the candle occupies a special place in the human psyche and we set out to better understand why and how its qualities can create engaging spatial experiences while celebrating elemental properties and forms.

We began with a reexamination of the humble flame's inherent qualities - gaining new appreciation for its warm visual temperature, dynamic movement, and dramatic castings of glow and shadow on its surroundings. Inspired by the principles of Moholy-Nagy's "Light Modulators" we conceived of an intersecting composition of perforated and polished metal shapes which house a simple candle. The assembly's surfaces reflect, refract, and obscure the subtly flickering candlelight to create a complex interplay of highlights and shadows which cast onto nearby architecture to create a rich, dynamic spatial experience.

Produced as a limited edition series, Lightscape Candle Holder is offered by L&G directly with 50% of proceeds donated to Soul Fire Farm, an organization committed to addressing the generational racism embedded in US agricultural practices. Their mission aligns with L&G’s belief that the world can be made better through an elemental engagement with the physical world. Like a flame, food represents hope and vitality simply and honestly - representing a beacon of light for a more connected way of living.

Photos by Charlie Schuck

As seen in recent features in: NYT / Sight Unseen / Design Milk

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LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS L&G HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH:

Learn more & support these wonderful organizations.

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Courtesy of Vogue

Food Justice
SOUL FIRE FARM

Soul Fire Farm is a BIPOC*-centered community farm committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system. We feel deeply aligned with their mission of empowering one another by gaining a deeper appreciation and understanding of the world through physical engagement and community.

LEARN MORE HERE AND SUPPORT 

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Courtesy of Design Advocates

Safe Shelters
DESIGN ADVOCATES

Design Advocates is a platform for architects and designers to share resources and collaborate on efforts to serve the public good through pro-bono projects, research, and advocacy. L&G Studio teamed up with NY-based architects to design a framework for homeless shelters to offer a safe and welcoming space for the community.
SEE PROJECT HERE

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Courtesy of Heart of Dinner

Food Access
HEART OF DINNER

Since Covid, this grass-roots organization has been providing weekly meals to thousands of Asian elders throughout Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens who have been suffering from food isolation, Covid health risks, and xenophobic racial threats. L&G has been helping deliver meals and handwritten notes. As the winter season approaches, they need even more support.
LEARN MORE HERE & SUPPORT

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Voting Rights
FLORIDA RIGHTS RESTORATION COALITION
Back in October, we participated in a collective fundraising effort to #freethevote for Floridians, which raised $731,372 to help pay the fees for formerly convicted citizens to regain their rights to vote after serving their time. You can continue to support the end of this discrimination and promote a more regenerative prison reentry system.
LEARN MORE HERE AND SUPPORT

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"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, Do better."

-Maya Angelou

L&G Recommendation series No. 6: Learning to (Un)Learn

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R E A D

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The Color of Law

by Richard Rothstein

Owning property is a way in which families acquire and build intergenerational wealth. In Rothstein's book, he aims to highlight how a specific generation of African Americans were robbed of an opportunity to create and pass down such wealth by their own government. The New Deal, beginning in 1933, promised to raise an entire country devastated by the Great Depression. Rothstein shows us how the local, state, and federal housing policies introduced in the New Deal actively perpetuated segregation in America, and hurt black families’ access to economic progress.. Through policies like "redlining", the Federal Housing Administration directly furthered segregation efforts by refusing to insure mortgages in African American communities, while, simultaneously, subsidizing mass housing projects for Whites with the special requirement that none of these houses be sold to Black people. These policies ensured that African Americans and other POC were left out of suburban developments and pushed into urban housing projects. The link takes you to a NPR interview with the author, Richard Rothstein, a must listen!

The Purpose of Power - How We Come Together When We Fall Apart

by Alicia Garza

From the co-creator of Black Lives Matter and one of the country's leading organizers, The Purpose of Power encompasses over two decades of lessons Alicia Garza has had to learn and unlearn regarding organizing, especially focusing on how we can make room for those who are still awakening within the woke and how that effort can lead to even more inspiration and activism that can create a better world for all.

Race-ing Art History

by Kimberly N Pinder

Who gets to define art? What is art? What is low art and what is high art? Composed of 22 essays, divided into four parts, this book aims to retell art history through the lenses of race, gender, otherness, and blackness, highlighting the ways in which race has been acknowledged or ignored in art history. From essays like "Making a Man of Him": Masculinity and the Black Body in Mid-Nineteenth-Century American Sculpture,” by Michael Hatt, to “The Other Immigrant: The Experiences and Achievements of Afro-Asian Artists in the Metropolis,” by Rasheed Araeen, this book provides a framework for an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing and discussing race within art and our culture, introducing fascinating and useful new perspectives from which to decode cultural issues.

What Does It Mean to Decolonize Design?

by Anoushka Khandwala

Decolonization vs. Diversity: Two terms we increasingly seen today in ways that are often used interchangeably, but are they interchangeable? Khandwala argues that, though the terms are linked, they are not the same. This must-read article provides a clear framework around what it means to decolonize design and design history, as well as offering a long list of resources on Further Research and (un)Learning Resources. He distinguishes these useful terms brilliantly, identifying decolonization as the process of changing one’s way of thinking, and diversity as the natural result of opening one’s thinking to that which is new and different.

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W A T C H

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The Black Power Mixtape (1967-1975)

A documentary film directed by Göran Olsson,

Featuring found footage shot by Swedish journalists in American between '67 through '75, the documentary investigates the evolution of the Black Power movement in America through interviews and commentaries from leading African-Americans including Dr. Martin Luther King, Angela Davis, Louis Farrakhan, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, and many other artists, activists, and scholars of the time. Cut into nine chronologically presented sections, the film touches on topics from the Black Panther Party to the Vietnam War and the War on Drugs.Did I mention it also features additional voices from contemporaries such as Erykah Badu, Questlove, Harry Belafonte and many more? A must watch!

Teach Us All

A Film by Sonia Lowman

Teach Us All is a documentary and social justice campaign on educational inequality set against the backdrop of the 1957 Little Rock school crisis. Sixty years after the Little Rock Nine faced violent resistance when desegregating Central High in Arkansas, America’s schools continue to represent the key battleground of the Civil Rights Movement. Teach Us All demonstrates powerful lessons from history within a timely context, emphasizing the need for unity and collective action to rectify the disparities among America’s children. The Teach Us All social justice campaign seeks to build the capacity of students and educators to take leadership in carrying forth the legacy of the Little Rock Nine while activating broader community engagement in today’s urgent need for educational equity. Teach Us All is written and directed by Sonia Lowman.

13th

A documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay

In this critically acclaimed documentary, DuVernay contends that the criminalization of behavioral issues continues to enable police to arrest disproportionately large numbers of poor Black people. Those imprisoned often work long, hard hours for incredibly low wages. Their labor benefits the state and private contractors immensely. To DuVernay, this practice replicates some of the worst abuses of slavery. re. This economic injustice, coupled with the war on drugs and many other targeted policies which heavily affect minorities, leads to the extremely high numbers of people of color imprisoned today. 13th offers viewers a thorough education on the prison-industrial complex and how private corporations benefit from such incarcerations. A solid case study on why the privatizing of prisons should not be seriously re-evaluated. Further reading: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander.

The Central Park Five

Documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon

Documentary follows the five boys who were wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger in Central Park in 1989. The five young men spent6 to 13 years in prison, until a serial rapist confessed to the crime. At the time of the crime, Donald J Trump took out an entire page in the newspaper urging the boys receive the death penalty. The troubling documentary shows the sequence of spectacularly serious errors in policing and prosecuting, and urges its viewers to consider the terrible wrongs such errors can cause.

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Still Processing -

A New York Times podcast with hosts Jenna Wortham & Wesley Morris. This incredibly thoughtful culture podcast offers fascinating discussions on books, TV, movies, current events and history. A perfect mix of education, pop culture, and intriguing topics and guests..

The Michelle Obama Podcast

Hosted by Michelle Obama herself, the series bring listeners the former First Lady's most candid and personal conversations, showing us what's possible when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, to open up, and to focus on what matters most.

The podcast centers on the relationships that shape us, from siblings and close friends to partners, parents, and mentors to our relationship with ourselves and our health.

Code Switch Podcast

The podcast explores how race impacts society from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between.

Episode Recommendation: Unmasking the “Outside Agitator”

1619 Podcast

.Part of a larger ongoing New York Times Magazine project called the “1619 Project”, the audio series from The NY Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. The project as a whole aims to re-contextualize and reframe American history through slavery and the contributions of African Americans.

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D O

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The Great Unlearn curated by Rachel Cargle

Sign up For Rachel Cargle's THE GREAT UNLEARN via Patreon. The Great Unlearn is a self-paced, self-priced learning collective. The membership program provides monthly syllabi, reading lists, and lectures on history of Race, eco-feminism. etc. to continue learning beyond school and have critical discourse with a diverse community.

Photo: Courtesy of Rachel Cargle’s Instagram

Read the Guide to Allyship

An open source starter guide on how to be a more thoughtful ally.

Support Black-Owned Book Stores: Here is a list provided by Well-Read Black Girl

Photo: Courtesy of Well-Read Black Girl: sign up for their newsletter to receive monthly book club reads!

Join the Colloqate Design Network

Colloqate Design multidisciplinary Architecture + Design Justice practice focused on expanding community access to, and building power through the design of social, civic, and cultural spaces.

L&G Recommendation series No. 3 : Rediscover

Inside L&G Studio space, shelving system from Vitsoe / Photography: Charlie Schuck

As society's dialog begins to recenter around "rebuilding", we continue to reflect on how the elemental values of design can help foster meaning, intentionality, and help in people's lives going forward.  This is in mind, we're reminded of one of our favorite design heroes:  Dieter Rams.

During the intense rebuilding process following World War II, Dieter presented a novel new vision of clarity through his mantra of "Less but More".  This notion has always rung true to us - a timeless beacon encouraging design to distill the essentials of function and experience in ways that allow people to feel present and free in their lives.  The "more" is significant because it implies a value that's human-centric not object-centric.  With all the complexities of life today -  this mantra is ever resonating:  How can our surroundings bring us peace and focus on the truly important things in life?  

As we spend more time reflecting on everything, we are reminded of the value to continue to rediscover the things that have inspired us and still continues to do so. Ever since we were students studying design years ago, Dieter's ethos has formed the core of what we believe as designers and try to instill in our everyday practice.  In honor of that, we'd like to share our genuine admiration for Dieter Rams and what makes him so inspiring.

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L&G RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES NO.3: REDISCOVER

Studio
OBJECT SHRINE

Dieter's 606 Universal shelving system installed in our Red Hook studio serves as a 3D inspiration board that holds our experiments, books, and collections from friends and travels.  It's our shrine and a daily reminder to always stay curious and explorative.  See how L&G arranges things  HERE!

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Courtesy of Vitsoe

Book
THE POWER OF GOOD DESIGN

We love this perfect pocket-size book from Vitsoe that shares Dieter Rams'  10 Principles of Design.  It's still just as relevant today as it was 60 years ago.  Read or print the digital version HERE!  

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Courtesy of Gary Hustwit

Watch
RAMS: A FILM ABOUT DIETER RAMS

Starting this week, Film director, Gary Hustwit is streaming Rams film about Dieter Rams for FREE!  It's a beautifully shot film that highlights his philosophy and reminds us how we always learn and strive to better as designers. Watch the whole film for free HERE.  (until April 21st)

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Courtesy of Vitsoe

Discover
VITSOE SHELVING

VItsoe is the company that has been producing Dieter Ram's shelving and furniture design since 1960.  Still to this day the design has stayed true to its original vision since day one....60 years ago!  It's no mistake why the system is named 606 Universal Shelving.   See this incredible universal system HERE. 

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Hands to Work

Photography: Charlie Schuck Lighting: Shape-Up by L&G Studio

'Hands To Work, Hearts to God', was a key tenet of the American Shakers:  a mantra centered on the idea that something as simple as putting your hands to good use - be it cleaning, cooking, or making beautiful objects and tools - can lead to a higher spiritual state of mind.  

Now, during this time of distress, we've found the Shaker ideals resonating with us even more especially at a time when there’s so much to ponder as the world reconsiders everything from social and economic order to the small simple everyday things and to rethinking our personal and collective values.

Product: Sound Brush / Photography: Charlie Schuck

What used to seem unimportant, trivial, mundane or even optional is now a necessity and disposable objects that weren't given a second thought to a month ago are now precious rare commodities. In a matter of weeks the whole world seems to have shifted into a new frame of time, new mindset, new rituals, and new values.

The pace of the pandemic is unprecedented, however, things like cleanliness, caring for others, persistence, and resiliency have always been important virtues for society.  As designers, objects, rituals, and meanings are something we think about often - perhaps just under different lenses in better times.  With all the changes in the world, we’re reminded that the mundane isn’t something to overlook - which is why we want to take this moment to look back and share one of our favorite Furnishing Utopia exhibitions Hands To Work back in 2018.

Collection from Furnishing Utopia / Photography: Charlie Schuck

'Hands to Work' is the third in a series of group shows responding to the study of the American Shakers.  Organized by Furnishing Utopia, and sponsored by Design Within Reach, this show prompted 25+ international designers to reconsider the rituals behind simple everyday chores from cleaning to organizational work.  The Shakers were the starting point as they believed that a day’s work on earth put one closer to heaven.  Designers were asked to consider this while creating objects that speak to a modern chore and the ritual behind it.  The resulting exhibition, curated and creative directed by L&G, debuted in May 2018's NYCxDesign to a delightfully receptive public.

Product: Waste-Not Soap and Bottle Holder / Photography: Charlie Schuck

In celebrating the simple act of doing chores, L&G created a series of brushes titled, 'Sound Brushes' with the help of a Swedish brush-making brand, Iris Hantverk.   The simple cleaning brushes embellish the rhythmic action of brushing - giving haptic feedback to the motion through internal beads that act like sound instruments - bringing more sensory awareness to the act of cleaning.  

We also created a series of small objects around the idea of frugality and not taking resources for granted.  The 'Waste-Not' soap encourages people to take the last little bit of the previous bar of soap and join it to the new soap bar.  The 'Waste-Not' bottle holder is a sculptural base to hold shampoo and or self-care products in bottles upside to get out every last drop.  While these practices seem trivial - the habit of not wasting things can easily translate to many parts of our lives.  We embrace the idea that small things can add up to mind shifts that create big change collectively.

Creative Direction: L&G Studio /  Videography: Charlie Schuck 

For the exhibit, we created a short video embracing the pleasing sensorial sounds of doing everyday rituals.
By taking a moment to reflect on what may seem like 'nothing', one can find a greater sense of calmness in small things and more joy in everyday existence.  

May this short 3-minute Hands To Work video bring you a sense of calmness and peace during these tough times.

L&G Recommendation series No. 2 : Light & Darkness

(Photo Collaboration with Robin Stein for Vignette Jewelry collection)

We'd like to continue to share some recommendations on building resiliency mentally, physically, and creatively in these uncertain times.  

It's an understatement to say there's a lot of darkness in our world right now. It is feeling like an all-encompassing cloud.  However, with any darkness, there's a counterforce of lightness.  However dim it may seem now, it's important to recognize these two things always exist in tandem and essential in bringing true harmony physically or mentally.  

This week, we dive into the duality of opposites as a means to understand our current position and our future.

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L&G RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES NO.2: LIGHT & DARKNESS

Photo by Robin Stein, a collaboration with Giancarlo Valle

Product
NEGATIVE  SPACE

There is a powerful force at work in negative space, it's the space we exist in with our rituals, actions, and thoughts.  Our Myrna wall mount light operates in concert with the space around it - creating an inviting intimate canopy to exist under.  

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Book
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS

In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki, is an essay where Tanizaki shares his philosophy and perspectives on the value of finding harmony by embracing the contrast between light and darkness. 

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Courtesy of Noguchi Museum

Podcast
FINDING BEAUTY THROUGH DARKNESS

This 99% Invisible's Play Mountain episode focuses on Isamu Noguchi's life-long endeavor to create open sculptural playgrounds and not giving up on his vision to bring beauty through adversity and hardship.

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Talk
ON BEING ALONE

People In Places, a new lecture series about the interconnectedness between people and spaces. Organized by our close-collaborators from Office of Tangible Space, join this week's online discussion on what it means to be alone.

Watch the recorded session HERE and also extra recommended reading materials related to that topic.

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L&G Recommendation series No. 1 : Keeping Calm

First and foremost, we hope you're staying safe and healthy during these hard times.  

As such, L&G is working remotely - tending to whatever matters we can and help each other whenever possible.  Standing orders are being fulfilled as well as conditions enable us to.  Should you have any questions or need any help, we're here for you.

With everything that's been going on, we'd like to share some creative ways we believe can build resilience mentally, physically, and creatively while staying at home.  All three realms are so important for coping in times good and bad, so we hope you find them helpful now and we'd love to hear what you're doing to stay healthy and resilient as well.

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L&G RECOMMENDATION SERIES NO.2: Calmness

Photo by Charlie Schuck

Video
NOTHINGNESS

Back in 2018, for Furnishing Utopia, we made a video about embracing everyday rituals.
By taking a moment to reflect on what may seem like 'nothing', one can find a greater sense of calmness in small things. 

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Courtesy of Yong Pueblo

Book
LOOK INWARD

Inward, by Yung Pueblo, is a collection of short poems that inspires one to look inward through an introspective perspective.

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Courtesy of TED Radio Hour

Podcast
SLOW DOWN

This Ted Radio Hour episode about slowing down was released back in 2016.  It resonated with us then and is even more relevant today.

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On Materiality

Photo: Charlie Schuck for L&G

Everyday we walk into our studio surrounded by a rich mosaic of bits and bobs loosely composed on open shelves - objects that have caught our eyes by speaking to our souls: 

a weather-worn brick found on a Brooklyn street.
a finely machined piece of solid metal.
a shiny piece of handmade art glass.
an elegantly-shaped tree bough found in the woods.
etc.

At once mundane and magical, such matters are the building blocks of our products and a core part of our design approach.  Our practice is built on a commitment to elevating the elemental beauty of materials independent of their perceived values.  For this reason, our eclectic shelves are a critical instigator of our creative process.

Photo: L&G Studio

While our shelves are often the starting point, the real magical moment is when a material's voice collides with ours.  When pondering what made it 'speak' to us in the first place, we often find ourselves with more questions:

Where did it come from?
How was it made?
What makes it special? 

This inquiry begins to reveal clues on how we might be able to amplify, celebrate, or give function to the materials' inherent quality.  The inevitable question:

How can this magical material become a magical object?

Photo: L&G Studio for Triode Gallery

One recent exploration has delved into the simple but poetic possibilities of thin sheet materials.  Working from flat elemental shapes in metal and glass, we experimented with subtle manipulations that add structure and dimensionality to once 2D shapes.  Our Myrna shade was born from this process wherein an ellipse is given form by a single broad bend along a diagonal axis.  The result is a strikingly elegant gesture that defines space through form and light.

Furthering this exploration, the Moire Mobile takes a similar formal approach with perforated aluminum to reveal the simple magic of the perforation's semi-transparent characteristics.  

Another moment all together, we created an entire immersive material garden for Muji - an experience that allowed us to share the beauty of raw materials with the general public.

Photo: Charlie Schuck for L&G x Muji

There's a story to every product and project we make - and we could go on and on.  However, we believe that such stories are best experienced in the process and outcome themselves, so we invite you to browse our collections while taking an extra minute to reflect on how material richness can enhance your particular space or life.  We're always happy to help advise on how best to optimize our products for your project's unique character.

Happy Summer

As the mid-year mark has come and gone, we're pausing to take a minute to reflect on some moments of wonderment from the year's experiences so far. 

2019 has brought some amazing opportunities to further explore and expand upon our vision for designing with thoughtful curiosity.  In this spirit, we want to thank you for being a part of the journey as we share some great moments!

Photo: L&G Studio

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JANUARY

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INTERVIEW - WITH FERNANDO MASTRANGELO
We sat down with the talented Brooklyn-based designer, Fernando Mastrangelo, to speak about how we started, our process & approach, and our studio's evolution on Fernando's web channel, The Path. 
>> WATCH VIDEO HERE

PRODUCT LAUNCH -  ISO  
We debuted a new lighting series, Iso, a versatile plug-in swing arm lamp that brings expressive overhead light to spaces without electrical boxes.
>> LEARN MORE HERE 

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FEBRUARY

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EXHIBITION -  1stDIBS GALLERY 
As newcomers to the 1stDibs platform, we were honored to have a guest popup space in the grand opening of their Manhattan gallery. 
>> READ MORE HERE

WORKSHOP - MODERNISM IN THE MIDWEST  
As organizers/curators of Furnishing Utopia, we ventured out to the Midwest spending 5 days exploring the utopian ideals at the root of American Modernist and reflected on how this visionary period has impacted design and our everyday life. 
>> READ MORE HERE

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MARCH

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Product: Myrna Pendant / Photo: Michael Yarinsky Product: Ikabana Base / Photo: Charlie Schuck. 

PROJECTS - CEDAR RESIDENCE  
Honored to be part of a lovely project in Orient, NY by dear friend and architect Michael Yarinsky, who prominently used L&G lighting throughout the project to beautiful results! 
>> READ MORE HERE 

COLLABORATIONS - KAAREM x CHARLIE SCHUCK
Some collaborations are so strong, they endure over multiple iterations.  Such is the case here as we creatively revisit and expand on past ideas with two of our favorite repeat collaborators - Kaarem and Charlie Schuck. 
>> READ MORE HERE  

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APRIL

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EXHIBITION - MILAN DESIGN WEEK
We teamed up with Calico Wallpaper and Mud Australia to create a collaborative exhibit focused on our collective embrace of craft, process, and simplicity.  It was our first official exhibition in Milan and  also marked the debut of our Myrna lighting series.  
>> READ MORE HERE 
 
WORKSHOP - ORIGIN IN PORTO 
We ventured to Portugal to participate in a 4-day workshop focused on the country's rich artisan culture, hosted by the new bespoke brand Origin founded by designer Gabriel Tan.  The result was our Salt series, a collection of beautifully textured vases using metallic salts in the firing process to create naturally varied colors and textures.
>> READ MORE HERE 

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MAY

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HenrybuiltEXHIBITION - COMMON GROUND AT HENRYBUILT NY 
A homecoming event of sorts as we joined up with Henrybuilt to explore the legacy and values we collectively strive towards (Dylan and Jean both worked with Henrybuilt in Seattle prior to starting L&G).  The exhibit featured select works by L&G juxtaposed thoughtfully with Henrybuilt's systems and furniture along with curated Origin accessories. Our lighting will remain on view through September 31st. 
>> READ MORE HERE  

EXHIBITION - FURNISHING UTOPIA 4.0 AT HERMAN MILLER  
This 4th iteration of Furnishing Utopia ushered in a new focus - the roots of American Modernism.  The exhibition entitled 'Drawing Upon Frameworks' featured a curation of drawings by the design collective on view at Herman Miller's NYC flagship through September 31st. 
>> READ MORE HERE

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JUNE

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PRODUCT LAUNCH - L&G X POKETO ISOMETRIC NOTEBOOK
We're excited to launch our first stationery product with our good friends at Poketo!  We designed a notebook to (re)introduce the use of the isometric grid for ideating and doodling. The Isometric notebook is available in Dusty Rose or Sage.
>> READ MORE HERE

FEATURE - L&G STUDIO IN POKETO BOOK
We're incredibly thrilled to be included in Poketo Founder's new book, 'Creative Spaces' a celebration of creatives, their work, and their spaces.  Featuring our studio 25+ other creatives from all around North America.   
>> ORDER A COPY HERE 

L&G x 1stDibs Gallery Opening

L&G made its 1st Dibs debut as invitational contemporary exhibitors in the newly-opened Chelsea showroom. The showroom exhibit displayed the studio’s latest lighting collections in abstracted living vignettes, seeking to convey the studio’s playfully austere vision of space where in lighting plays a critical role in defining an environment’s function and spirit.

SEE PRESS MENTIONS: Dezeen / Domino

Launching Iso Swing Arm Lights

We’re really excited to share a new lighting series, name Iso. Iso began with consideration towards a common problem: how to create impactful, functional overhead lighting without a ceiling electrical box.

Addressing this challenge with three simple elements, Iso's single rotating armature elegantly cantilevers from the wall by the lamp's cord to strategically place a globe light source right where it needs to be. The result is an elemental sculpture of functionality in which each of the lamp's elements work together to define its use as well as its form.

Iso installs directly into a wall by two screw points and plugs directly into a wall outlet - eliminating the need for a dedicated junction box or need for an electrician. The arm's adjustable pivot allows the lamp to be positioned and repositioned as the use of a space evolves.

Available in two sizes, 60" and 30", Iso is suitable for installation over dining tables, sofas, or bedside.

A special selection of materials range from brass to tonal texture powder coats accented by a new selection of color-washed glass globes in a subtle yet elegant pearl-like finish.

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Brass

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Fog

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Bronze

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Rust

Get more information on Large Iso, and Small iso Swing arm lights for your next project!

L&G PRODUCT FEATURE - Shape Up

Space: Studio DB, Photo: Matthew Williams

In 2013, we began to think more deeply about how lighting can work in harmony with it's environment to create dynamic engaging spaces. 

We became fascinated by how common types of lamp shades direct light in ways that are at once functional, formal and atmospheric.  Basic ubiquitous shades - a glass globe, a metal cone, dome, etc resonated with us for their simple, elemental forms that expressed their functionality through their materials and shape.  Thinking about these as building blocks, we imagined collaged constellations of shades working in concert to respond harmoniously to a variety of spatial conditions.

The result was Shape Up, a versatile system of 5 shapes that can be networked together in response to their environment.  

Shape Up also represents the beginning of an amazing partnership with Brooklyn lighting company Roll & Hill.  We were honored to be invited to design a product for the company at a time when our studio was discovering what we stood for.  In this way, the road to Shape Up was especially formative to developing our voice and vocabulary - we are so grateful to Roll & Hill for supporting that.  

To this day, Roll & Hill masterfully produces Shape Up to a quality level every designer dreams of.  We're beyond pleased to be working with them and able to offer these products to our clients directly with their amazing level of craft. 

Shape Up is a modular system offered in many configurations from a 5 piece chandelier to single adjustable pendants to custom arrangements. 

We're here to help you configure a composition perfectly tailored to your space.

Email us at sales@ladiesandgentlemenstudio.com for help discovering how Shape Up can be a part of your next project.
 

L&G Product Feature: Spun

In 2013, we received a simple request from a client planning guest rooms of a boutique hotel in Seattle:  design and produce a set of inexpensive, flush-mounted and pendant lamps that beautifully integrate exposed energy efficient bulbs.  With this prompt, the Spun series was born:  a versatile collection embracing and accentuating the beautiful moments within understated functionality.

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Spun Sconces at Di An Di, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Image by Charlie Schuck.

We begin each design project by evaluating the basics:  what are the essential elements of the concept and how can they be honestly and beautifully appropriated towards the object's function?  

Sometimes the answer to this question is simple:  a careful exercise in proportioning and materiality that highlights the beauty of directness.  Spun is one such moment:  the cylinder shade directs light while elegantly shielding the functionality of the socket and bulb base without entirely hiding them.  Likewise, each of Spun's elements work in concert at an understated scale that aims to become an integrated element of an interior space over a singular sculptural statement. 

This approach makes Spun one of our most versatile collections.

The Spun Collection is comprised of several variations:  the single pendant, clustered chandeliers and the flush-mount sconce, which can be installed on the wall or ceiling.  Finishes include Brushed Brass, our new Tinted Blackened Powder Coat, and Frosted Glass.  Custom finishes are also available.  

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Product: Glass Spun Pendant / Photography: L&G Studio

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Product: Brass Spun Cluster & Sconces in a private residence by Michael Yarinsky 

L&G PRODUCT FEATURE - Aura

Today we explore a L&G 'classic' - the Aura Pendant, our very first lamp.   Created in 2012, it was designed as a pure expression of artificial light beginning with the light bulb as the essential unit.  From there, a simple gesture - the brass ring - highlights the act of illumination exposing a delicate glowing halo surrounding the luminaire. 

In our minds, nothing more was required to celebrate the wonder of modern lighting.
 

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Product: Aura Cluster / Photo by: KAAREM

We believe our responsibility as designers is to celebrate the simple ingredients that make the mundane magnificent.  After all, the very idea of artificial light is a modern marvel we take for granted everyday.

Getting down to the essentials is the most challenging and rewarding part of design exploration.  We believe reductionism is one way to discover honest answers about an object's function, form, and soul.  Aura is a celebration of this approach as well as the beginning of our fascination with light, shadow, and texture began.

The Aura collection is available in a variety of finishes and configurations from small pendants to large clusters.  Each provides simple lightweight solutions to accent surrounding spaces. 

Please click the links below to discover the full series.

La Sirena restaurant by TPG Architecture

La Sirena restaurant by TPG Architecture / Kitchen by Minosa Design

MUJI MATERIALS GARDEN - NY Design Week

From the very beginning of our design careers, MUJI has had a special place in our hearts.  Their honest approach to material, function, and lifestyle has always been an inspiring reference point for us.

This year's NY Design Week afforded us the ultimate honor of working with MUJI to create a special installation celebrating their 10 year anniversary in the US.  

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Taking the form of a landscaped garden, MUJI Materials Garden featured a series of vignettes curating selections of  MUJI’s products composed with their raw source materials.

Evoking the curiosity of a garden stroll, the landscape explored the genuine origins of the products while conjuring our Visual Stories series, our on-going photo journal of compelling material compositions found in our travels and everyday life.  We imagined an experience that shares our fascination with materials - a passion we share with MUJI.

A haptic stone pathway connected each garden vignette, encouraging visitors to ponder MUJI products in a new context by wandering, exploring, and discovering the inherent beauty of the materials they originate from.

While diverse and broad MUJI's range of products is connected by their materiality and thoughtfulness.   We aimed to reflect this in the landscape by carefully juxtaposing the materials with minimal styling or finishing - letting the spirit of each material qualities speak for themselves.

While researching the installation, we studied the material origins of MUJI’s most popular products, finding moments of natural beauty in each ingredient.   The process was marked by binge watching 'How it's Made' videos, exciting field trips, and hands-on ideation. 

We were overjoyed to see visitors expressing similar curiosity...

Every year, we take NY Design Week as an opportunity to push the boundaries that define our studio. Our ongoing exploration of materiality is at the heart of everything we do at Ladies & Gentlemen Studio be it products, sculpture, environments or design experiences.

Big thanks to MUJI for an unforgettable experience!

NY Design Week MAY 15-19

We've yet to have fully unpacked since our big move to New York, but we are ready for the upcoming NY Design week!   L&G Studio will be launching new works, new collaborations, with new friends in new stores all around New York! 

Read below for all the event details and come visit!

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L&G SPECTACLE at Offsite
May 15-18

Join us at this year's NY Design week for the launch of new lighting and objects at Sight Unseen's Offsite show including limited edition items in collaboration with Avo, and John Hogan.  We are  excited to be exhibiting alongside John Hogan and Calico Wallpaper while collectively exploring the concept of visual illusion via material, light, pattern, and forms.  You won't want to miss this SPECTACLE show.  #offsiteSPECTACLE

OFFSITE / W. 36th st, New York, 10018
MAY 15-18 / Fri (12-7) Sat-Mon (11-6)

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L&G Studio Shape Up for Roll & Hill
May 15-19

We're elated to have our Shape Up lights just recently launched at Salone de Mobile in Milan and then again for NY Design Week at The Future Perfect Showroom and DDC! Come see the new R&H edition as well as other amazing lighting by Jason Miller, Karl Zahn, Paul Loebach, LIndsey Adelman.

The Future Perfect / 55 Great Jones St, NY, 10012

DDC /  181 Madison Ave, NY, 10016

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The Shed at The Standard Hotel by Makers & Brothers
May 14-17
 

The Shed by Makers & Brothers travelled all the way from Ireland to host a fresh selection of design and craft favorites in the luscious garden The Standard (East Village).  Come pick up one of our mini chimes and enjoy the sounds of spring.   

The Standard Hotel East Village / 25 Copper Square,  NY, 10012

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Outside the Box for Wanted 
May 9th - May 19th

L&G Studio is part of the SEATTLE Outside of the Box curated by Darin Montgomery of Urbancase  for Wanted Design. We're honored to be part of the exhibit which represents a variety of materials and aesthetics employed by the Seattle design community under the common theme of food & entertainment. 

Wanted at Industry City /  2nd ave between 36th & 37th, Sunset Park, 11232

New Happenings, New exhibits, and New York Times,

We're thrilled to share all these exciting news & happenings in addition to our BIG MOVE!  It's only been the first quarter this year, and already we've had so many exciting things happen as if there were some sort of cosmic forces that made all the stars align and everything have fallen into place beautifully.  The first couple months we did a little west coast tour with great companies like Urban Outfitters (Seattle), Heath Ceramics(San Francisco), and Poketo (Los Angeles).  We launched a new edition of our Ovis Chair with Avo at AD Home show.  Now this coming month, we'll be making our big move to NY as well as showing and attending Salone de Mobile expo in Milan! 

Here's what we're up to this month and in May! 

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Roll & Hill Lighting / Milan

APRIL 14th - APRIL 19th

It's official!  L&G will be debuting a fresh revamp of our Shape Up lighting series, through Brooklyn-based Roll & Hill.   We are incredibly honored and thrilled to be in such great company not to mention to be in Milan for the launch at Euroluce during Salone De Mobile. 

MORE ABOUT EUROLUCE

LOCATION: Fiera Milano / Strada Statale 33 del Sempione, 28, 20145 Rho Milan, Italy ( HALL 13 - STAND H 12)

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Wallpaper* Handmade / Milan

APRIL 14th - APRIL 24th

Each year, Wallpaper* hand picks select designers, makers and manufacturers to create one-off pieces to be exhibited in Milan during Salone de Mobile. L&G Studio is excited to be one of the chosen designers to collaborate with UK-based manufactures to create an exciting new piece under the theme of entertainment, which will be revealed on April 14th.

MORE INFO HERE 

LOCATION: Arcade Casati 32, Via San Gregorio 43 / Via Casati 32, 20124 Milan, Italy

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BDDW showroom / Milano

APRIL 15th - APRIL 24th

L&G Studio's newly released Shape Up lights for Roll & Hill will be shown alongside a handful of talented American designers including Apparatus Studio, Lindsey Adelman, Karl Zahn, Bec Brittain, Egg Collective, Natalie page, David Weeks, Roman & Williams for Matter, and more! 

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LOCATION:  Via Santa Marta 19A, Milano, 20123, Italy

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Bellevue Art Museum / Seattle

APRIL 17th - AUGUST 16th

We're thrilled to be part of a design exhibit featuring 28+ Pacific Northwest designers/makers in one of our favorite buildings in Seattle designed by Steven Holl.  A show curated by the amazing Charlie Schuck.

MORE INFO HERE

LOCATION:  510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

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New York Design Week / OFFSITE

May 15 - May 18

Last year's Sight Unseen Offsite was amazing and this year only promises to be even better.  We are proud to be joining an amazing cast of design talent on display at a state-of-the-art photo & event studio just a block away from ICFF.  
We'll be exhibiting new lighting and sculptural  work collaboratively with west coast & east coast friends including Seattle-based glass artist/designer, John Hogan and Brooklyn's Calico Wallpaper.  
 

MORE INFO HERE

LOCATION:  Hudson Mercantile / 500 West 36th Street, NYC, NY, 10018

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L&G Studio in T Magazine

L&G studio was featured as one of the 6 new design talents of America in the recent style issue of T Magazine. Read about how we made up words like "Shapeism" in describing our design process of simplify objects to their basic forms and playing them like building blocks.  We're incredibily honored to be featured alongside with other new American talents like Moving Mountain, Calico Wallpaper, Matthew Sullivan,  Steven Halenbeek, and AQQ.

READ THE FULL STORY

L&G Moving Out East...

(Photo Credit: Milton Glaser, JCP Photography, Patient Advocates )

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After spending most our lives in Washington surrounded by apples aplenty, we've decided to set our sights on one apple in particular... 

We're beyond excited to announce that L&G Studio will officially be moving to THE Big Apple in May 2015!  This move will usher in a new bi-coastal era for our studio: a chance to grow, create new work, expand creatively, and explore a whole new environment and lifestyle.   

Best of Both

We will always be west coasters at heart...it's part of who we are, what we believe in, and how we operate.   This move isn't about leaving that behind.  It's about taking on new challenges while being true to who we are.  It's about making new friends and keeping the old.  It's in that spirit that we will embrace both coasts with respecting arms as a bi-coastal studio.  We will be operating primarily out of this new Brooklyn studio, which will serve as our office, creative center, and assembly shop.  Meanwhile in Seattle, we will continue to work with our valued vendors, friends, and customers alike. While we will always consider the Northwest home, we are looking forward to new perspectives and inspiration on the East coast merging with our West vibes.   

Thinking back to when Dylan & I  first started, we never imagined that we could do what we're doing now....together, running a design studio full time and working side by side (without killing each other)....meeting other talented & inspiring creatives, and getting to do what we love!

I still remember the day that jumpstarted Dylan & I started thinking about working together.... It was  in 2008 when we were invited us to be part of a local design show and new design collective called JOIN Design Seattle. It was during the recession when everyone had nothing to risk besides taking matters into their own hand and start from scratch. It was during those times where people had to be resourceful and work collaboratively to form something with a collective common goal of creating a design community.  We thought we'd give it try and designed our first L&G pieces (Alpha Brass & Mega Doily Rug). Ever since then, we were hooked on creating & designing as a team. Little did we know that L&G Studio would become our full time endeavor and that we would form ever-lasting friendships with so many great studios in Seattle and beyond. 

We feel incredibly lucky and indebted to our Seattle friends and the design community who supported us, inspired us, and helped us in so many countless ways. We're committed to embrace who we are and take what we have cultivated in Seattle while applying our experiences in a whole new environment.  It's a grand experiment, but it's comforting to know we have a strong backbone of support in Seattle and it's only a plane ride away. 

So really,  this isn't at all a goodbye to our past, but hello to new beginnings!!   We can't wait to see what excitement unfolds!