Creative Chain: Connecting creatives one link at a time, week four

[Emily Potts] Last week we were inspired by three amazing artists: Henning Wagenbreth, Sophie Dutertre and Placid. In keeping with the French artist theme, I’m starting off this week’s Creative Chain with an illustrator I deeply admire and respect.

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05.16.12

Mohawk Show 12: Submit to Your Love Affair With Paper

[Kim Rogala] As the Mohawk Show 12 entry deadline approaches (May 31st, so hurry and enter!) we wanted to direct your attention to the Show’s materials that were created by the team at Tether. We asked Stanley Hainsworth, founder and chief creative officer of Tether, to tell us a little about his thoughts behind the designs.

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05.15.12

Sitting pretty with PLANEfurniture

[Alyson Kuhn] Michael Boyd, designer of the PLANEfurniture line, collects modernist furniture, art, architecture and design books, and ephemera. Last year, he decided to create a line of modernist-inspired furniture that “makes you think, holds your body, eases your mind, and sits well within your budget.” That’s a quote from the jacket flap of PLANEfurniture: types + prototypes, designed by Mick Hodgson of Ph.D, A Design Office. I recently sat in some of the furniture and can confirm that it is quite user-friendly.

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05.14.12

Return to Sender?

Could it really be so? Could we really become a nation without a postal service? Could holiday cards, postcards, birthday cards, catalogs and direct mail, and the infamous “mailman” (not politically correct, I know) become something future generations learn about in history books?

Congress will decide the fate of the United States Post Office in as little as one month from now. But there’s hope. The Save America’s Postal Service campaign is doing all it can to rally communities and not let stamps and envelopes and surprise greetings from friends and family disappear for good.

Next Tuesday, September 27, there will be nationwide events held to gather supporters and sign petitions. Look here for information on attending a rally or organizing one of your own. [KR]

09.16.11

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