Artists' Homes: Live/Work Spaces for Modern Makers

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This lavishly illustrated book is an intimate look at the interiors, lifestyles, and houses belonging to a wide range of artists and creatives.

Some of the most famous personalities that owned an iteration of the sofa include Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli. Bridges, an English Heritage commissioner, chair of the EH London advisory committee and a planner, who, CABE is at pains to point out, has wide experience of central government. She has held director-level posts in the ODPM's urban policy unit and has been head of planning and housing at the Government Office for the South-east.

The Bauhaus building in Dessau, which was designed by Walter Gropius. It was the longest-serving of the three Bauhaus locations (1925 – 1932); Spyrosdrakopoulos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Haas Brothers is a design team composed of twin brothers Nikolai and Simon Haas. The Haas brothers were born in Los Angeles into a creative household with a painter and stone carver father, and a writer and opera singer mother. When they were still young, the family moved to Austin, Texas, where the two brothers learned the skills of stone carving and construction from their father. When buying art on a budget, take time to find the artist’s story it could be worth more than the artwork,” says Lara Sanan of Art Gazette. In this beautifully illustrated book, writer and photographer Tom Harford-Thompson presents individual, eccentric homes and workspaces, from a music producer’s studio to an ecowarrior’s treehouse. His evocative photographs show how our life/work spaces, whether a tumbledown cottage, a country farmhouse, or a reclaimed factory, are beautiful because of the lives we live in them. With work no longer separate from home life, we see how these artists function the spaces that inspire them, pursuing the life creative. Joyce Bridges the chair of English Heritage’s London advisory committee and former director-level post at the ODPM’s urban policy unit MJ Longa partner at architectural practice Long & Kentish and a member of CABE’s design review panel since 2002

When answering the question “what is Functional art?”, it is useful to consider some Functional art examples. From ancient Chinese vases to functional sculpture, to lighting and furniture, the Functional art genre is very inclusive. The Functional art definition is remarkably inclusive and the following section will dive deeper into the multitude of different Functional art examples and forms. Fiberglass-reinforced polyester resin core, blind-riveted sheet aluminum, rubber-coated polyester resin The Haas Brothers continued to be represented by the design gallery, R & Company, which exhibited their work in a solo exhibition at the Bass Museum in Miami in December 2018.Yinka Shonibare is a British-Nigerian artist whose work could be considered contemporary and postcolonial. Some of his work can however also be considered Functional art. The most obvious example of this would be his beautiful aluminum and stainless-steel chair covered in Dutch wax fabrics. A lesser obvious example of Functional art within his work is his installation work titled The British Library. A rich British art patron, Edward James, who was a collector of Surrealist art, was enchanted by this painting. Artists all have a story on how they arrived at a concept for an artwork or how they became an artist in the first place. I love building a selection of smaller artworks that all tell a beautiful story, sharing that with friends or over a dinner party makes it more interesting and gives artists exposure.” But he is disappointed with the industry's response to what he argues were two landmark reports into the position of ethnic minorities studying and working in the built environment. "The reports don't seem to have gathered momentum in the industry," he says. "People are not rising to the challenge."

Sony Studios in Los Angeles approached the brothers in September of 2010 to do work for them on a small Johnston Marklee project, and as a result, the brand “The Haas Brothers” was born. Since this project, their brand has grown tremendously and has become synonymous with quirky and experimental works, including playful functional sculpture, fine art, fashion, and set design for film and print media. Yet two more versions are housed in England at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Brighton Museum. Apart from these different versions of the original sofa, many other copies and fakes have furnished the houses of many people. At nearly two and a half million pounds, this chair was regarded as the most expensive design object in the world at the time. Prasad is also forthright when discussing the biggest scandal to hit CABE in recent years: chairman Sir Stuart Lipton's resignation over allegations of conflict of interest in 2004. Prasad said: "In reality, there was no question of anything improper but the way the world is people were eager to perceive conflict. It was extremely wrong for him to go - he left prematurely. People wanted to see Stuart fall but now there are procedures in place to stop that happening again." In some cases, music can be seen as performing a social function, thus making it Functional art. Think for instance of the music being used for educational purposes. Music is often used at elementary and pre-school levels as a useful tool to stimulate learning. Apart from an educational function, music also serves other social functions and cultural functions. The music in such cases is not only beautiful but also serves a purpose, for example providing a sense of united nationality through a national anthem. Music can also be motivating and encouraging, for example when crowds cheer on athletes with anthems and songs. But is music a Functional art? This question does not have a straightforward answer. Whilst some music is purely created for abstract listening, and thus might not be seen as a form of Functional art, other forms might serve an educational, social, or cultural function and can thus be considered Functional art.Alliances of local and British architects have done well out of Northern Ireland’s healthcare programme. For British architects inured to playing second fiddle to contractors on healthcare schemes, the work is a breath of fresh air – and to local architects, such alliances offer a way into healthcare design. Pressure from the Nazi government and financial difficulties forced the school to close in 1933, but its teachings were so influential that it leaves their mark on art to this day. As champion for both design and sustainability for the whole Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland, as well as council member at the RIBA for 12 years, Cole needs little prompting to launch into a spirited defence of architectural design. This chandelier stunningly illuminated waterfall-style chandelier takes up the entire gallery space, sized at approximately seven by nine by three meters! The British Library” is thus a conceptual and beautiful art installation, whilst simultaneously being a resource for learning, exchange, and research.