Design Clique

New Art Exhibit: Brian Petro

Vastu — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:48:22 +0000

Brian Petro is no stranger to Vastu. As our art director, and resident artist, he works to find amazing art to hang up in our gallery and this exhibit is all from him! Taking pieces from his Supermarket Series and his Roman Series, Brian shows us the broad range of styles he’s able to work in.

Supermarket Series

“This series incorporates supermarket and bodega window signs (often found in nearby dumpsters), spray paint, polyurethane, oilbar, spray adhesive, and oil paint on sections of wooden doors. I love resurrecting and honoring rubbish into a style that warms and cheers the heart, and evoke humor and joy from images of simple items we enjoy every day.”

London Broil & Bananas - 36.5" x 80.5"

Roman Series

“This body of work simplifies the complexity and range of the Romans’ ability to glean psycho/social/artistic developments from other cultures abroad, and condense and improve them to create an existence much greater than the sum of its parts. The distant stares and stark composition of the sculptural busts evoke the focused cogitation of melding and merging the many facets of the ancient Roman way. Each artwork is an original photographic polymer transfer on acid-free archival paper utilizing images captured on film and printed with a 4 color press. “

Roman Youth, Red/Blue - 24" x 32"

WHERE:

Vastu
1829 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
202.234.8344

WHEN:

May 14th, 2012 – July 15th, 2012

iSaloni 2012 – Quarto Giorno (The Fourth Day)

Vastu — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:41:06 +0000

Vastu co-owners Eric and Jason may be back in the States, but that doesn’t mean our video-journey through the 2012 Salone del Mobile has to end. Here’s footage from the 4th day and it’s all about high-tech, yet beautiful and elegant, bathrooms!

iSaloni 2012 – Terzo Giorno (The Third Day)

Vastu — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:40:48 +0000

Day 3 of the Salone del Mobile, filled with even more great modern designs!

iSaloni 2012 – Secondo Giorno (The Second Day)

Vastu — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:51:45 +0000

In this video from the second day of Milan Furniture Show, the iSaloni team explore the future of modern kitchen design.

iSaloni 2012 – Primo Giorno (The First Day)

Vastu — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:46:42 +0000

Wish you could be in Milan right now drooling over the incredible designs and exhibits at the Salone del Mobile? Yeah, me too…
But for now, we’ll have to settle for this great YouTube video directly from fair organizers themselves!
Godetevi il video!

Milan, Day 2: Krazy for Kvadrat

Vastu — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:52:38 +0000

Hallingdal '764'

Day 2 at the Salone del Mobile brought Vastu co-owners Eric and Jason to an event hosted by Wallpaper Magazine and Kvadrat, the Danish textile company. Kvadrat was celebrating the 65th anniversary of their textile, Hallingdal.

Check out these awesome photos!

Herman Miller & Salone del Mobile

Vastu — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:19:02 +0000

Here are our first pictures back from Jason & Eric’s trip to the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan! Looks like Herman Miller and Magis are showcasing their best designs.

Herman Miller Window Front

Magis Chairs in Milan

Leavin’ On a Jet Plane…to Italy

Vastu — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:04:20 +0000

It’s that time of year again for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the biggest furniture show in the world!

It’s held every year in April in Milan, Italy and Vastu co-owners Eric Kole and Jason Claire have been lucky enough to attend for the past few years.

They use this trip to shop the hundreds of amazing furniture and furnishing accessory vendors that go to the show. It is definitely the place to see the best and biggest trends for the home and it’s Eric and Jason’s intent to bring back lines and products that we feel you all will love.

Here are just a few stats from 2011′s show…

The 2011 edition was attended by:

282,483 visitors (177,964 of whom came from 154 Countries)
32,870 members of the general public
5,967 journalists

2011 also had a total of 1,283 exhibitors (1,020 of which were Italian).

Milan, 2011

We’ll be posting updates from Milan, as well as photos of the great products Eric and Jason encounter, here on Design Clique and on our Facebook page.

In the meantime, head over to iSaloni’s blog to get a little taste of Milan.

A Wednesday Work Chair Riddle

Vastu — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:19:32 +0000

What takes 17 seconds to produce, is made in the United States and recently got its company recognition as a model of modern American manufacturing? Can you guess?

It’s none other than the Aeron Chair from Herman Miller!

It used to take close to 82 seconds for each chair to come off the production line, but through a process called the Herman Miller Performance System the company was able to make small incremental changes that eventually brought the time down to a super speedy 17 seconds!

Home & Design Weekend – April 21st & 22nd

Vastu — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:20:37 +0000

On Saturday, April 21st and Sunday, April 22nd Washington Fine Properties, LLC will be hosting various workshops and presentations around the U and 14th Street areas in local businesses such as Room & Board, Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams, Arts @ 1830, LUX Stone & Tile and yours truly, Vastu!

Symposiums over the course of the weekend will include topics such as “Maximizing Your Furniture Layout”, “Using Color to Transform Your Home”, Gallery Seminars on local artists, and “Finding ‘Statement’ Pieces for Your Home”. Here at Vastu, we’re proud to be inviting Deena Stone and Dipti Sukumar from Knoll, Inc to give short presentations on Knoll Textiles and the History of Knoll the company (on the 21st and the 22nd, respectively).

This is a great opportunity to visit some of your favorite local businesses to “see Spring fashion trends and new lines, enjoy Artists-in-Residence original works, and learn great home decorating secrets from interior design professionals.”

More detailed information can be found here and you can also download a map of the weekend’s events here.