The art of conversation is an online exhibition of 20 design studios either based in London and Berlin showing their exchange of ideas and work. The participants include: Hort, Siggi Eggertson, and Multistorey.

I’m excited for the upcoming documentary called the Sign Painter movie.

Julia Hansen made an infographic poster to help us designers in a pinch.

Esther Mahlangu (Born in 1935) is a South African artist.

This strong traditional art of Esther Mahlangu amazed me and I found an interesting article about her and her art work:

“In the tradition of the Ndebele,Esther  Mahlangu was taught how to paint by her grandmother and mother at the age of 10…

Though grounded in tradition, in the course of her work Mahlangu began to evolve, elaborate and innovate on the traditional designs and techniques. She engaged with the economics of the art industry, both to develop and reinforce her roots. She began to transpose these on canvas and other material to appeal to a wider audience. In this process she broke new ground, popularised her work and in turn, was challenged by artistic counter influences…

Today Mahlangu’s work is represented in private, corporate and public galleries around the world. Her village home in Mpumalanga is inundated with visitors from around the world, keen to explore her complex approach to wall decoration.”

The NY Times came out with an article about charming modernist houses miniature size. There are times I would like be able to shrink my stuff to this size.

This Los Angeles is having their first art opening tonight. It’s a group show that includes our friends Maya Hayuk and Florencio Zavala. Wish I could be there!

If you live in New York, I highly recommend going to see the exhibition slash paper under the knife, which is up at MAD until April 2010. Above is some wonderful work by Béatrice Coron and the second one I’m not sure of. The love, care and fragility of these objects will leave you in awe.