Written by akira July 22nd, 2008
in Design Inspirations and News at DK.
graypants is hosting the next Flourish at their new space above Vermillion art gallery this Friday, July 25.
Find out more about the interactive video show a small group of us in Capitol Hill are co-producing to tie in with the Capitol Hill Block party at graypants’ website.
The show’s called “projection mayhem”.
Background
Design Kompany met graypants […]
Written by akira July 15th, 2008
in Interesting Finds.
Speaking of modern architecture:
International Herald Tribune has an article on “farms in the sky,” vertical structures that support edible stuff. Call it p-patch of the future, edible green roof or “vertical farm” (as Dr. Dickson Despommier, a professor at Columbia who is promoting the idea, calls it), having a farm right in the […]
Written by akira July 10th, 2008
in Interesting Finds.
The “Friday lunch” concept is catching on.
Schemata Workshop, an architectural cooperative, is hosting “a weekly no-host lunch” at a Capitol Hill spot.
Café Stellina, appropriately, is in the beautifully renovated, historic Piston & Ring building on a hip-and-coming 12th Ave. E in Capitol Hill. Grace Kim, of Schemata, puts it thus:
“If you are a young […]
Written by akira July 4th, 2008
in News at DK.
This coming Monday, July 7, is the first Monday of the month.
You know what to do now: Cut out work at 5. Eat something, if you like, or get a sandwich. Then, head down to Stumbling Monk at 6:30 for a couple of hours of doodling, chatting, swigging, and sipping.
Sounds good?
What, […]
Written by akira June 17th, 2008
in News at DK.
This is it, folks.
Dream Kitchen will be taking a break after this one.
Our luncheon-come-casual-coworking (“what the heck is that?”—here’s the wikipedia entry for coworking) sessions have been a lot of fun for sure, but the arrival of summer (why be stuck inside when it’s nice out, especially since our summer is so short?), the […]
Written by akira June 13th, 2008
in News at DK and Interesting Finds.
Sometimes it pays to be negative.
Ouch My Eye gallery in downtown Seattle is having a group show called Apocalypse Now, featuring paintings, sculpture, and multimedia work that are decisively cynical and doom-and-gloom. Opening is tonight.
And, our own Dipika Kohli’s graphic work will be featured in this show.
If you have been following […]
All kinds of changes are afoot these days.
Some people despair for lack of leadership/vision/consideration. Some just celebrate change for the sake of change. And some point to changes in places we don’t normally look, and say “see? now think about that.”
Such is the job of artists.
To that end, Drop City […]
Written by akira June 4th, 2008
in Interesting Finds.
Capitol Hill Community Council is re-forming.
No one can tell you why, but it was dormant for years. Now, a group of folks is organizing an election to kick-start it again. It’s tomorrow evening, at CHAC.
If you live in the area, here’s your chance: there are six people running for various officer positions, they will […]