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soft maps
about Soft-Maps:
Soft-Maps are quilted maps of cities and neighborhoods that represent someone's unique place in the world. As a keepsake, a Soft-Map serves as an intimate reminder of home: where you’re from and where you belong. In a world that is increasingly digitized and remote, a quilted Soft-Map provides an expressive way to reconnect with your surroundings.
Soft-Maps are the 2x winner of the 2009 Apartment Therapy Design Showcase and have been featured in Coolhunting, PSFK, Brooklyn Based, L.A. Times and the Cooper Hewitt's 2009 Reader's Choice National Design Awards.
Haptic Lab offers three different types of Soft-Maps, all available at spring
readymade Soft-Maps (or made-to-order quilts of select cities) are produced locally using a novel combination of machine and hand-stitching methods. Each readymade quilt is produced in collaboration with master quilter Ruth Miner of Stamford, Connecticut. Ruth has 40+ years of quilting experience and her painstaking attention to detail makes every quilt truly special. Readymade Soft-Maps are made with 100% cotton and can be machine-washed for everyday use.
custom Soft-Maps can be commissioned for any place on earth, at any scale: the small town you grew up in, the city or country you're lonely for, or the college campus where you met your mate. These functional art pieces make unforgettable wedding and anniversary gifts and are heirlooms meant to last for generations. Each custom quilt is crafted entirely by hand in Brooklyn and takes 200+ hours to complete. Lead times for custom orders run between six and twelve weeks.
baby Soft-Maps are custom printed, hand-knotted baby quilts made of natural cotton- now available as maps of 20+ cities in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe! City landmarks unique to each place are stitched with brightly-colored contrasting thread. Additionally, each baby quilt can be customized with the child's name and birthdate, along with three different locations.
New York Times 06.17.10
Steve's 'dismembered flatware' was one of Ron Gilad's picks for the shopping with Ron Gilad piece in the New York Times today.
"Ron Gilad, the Israeli product designer, based in Brooklyn, buys locally whenever possible - even when it comes to furniture and home accessories. On a recent shopping trip, he found a number of pieces made by New York designers and companies that suited his taste for pared-down but playful products." - New York Times
UPCOMING EVENT
spring has been invited to participate in Makers Market at Socrates Sculpture Park - now in it's second year
Conceived as a forum for artists and fabricators who create small run and hand made functional objects, Makers Market will be an open air marketplace featuring a curated selection of skillfully crafted products presented in a series of large tents within the Park's spring exhibition.
With a focus on design excellence, technical expertise, and quality of materials, Makers Market has been organized as a partnership between Socrates Sculpture Park, American Craft Magazine, The Noguchi Museum and R20th Century and will include approximately 30 makers selling a broad selection of products including textiles, ceramics, turned wood bowls, glassware, bicycles, jewelry, furniture, motorcycles, accessories and many unique items.
NEW SHOW
busy with design week in NYC, ICFF at the Javits Center for the last week, spring gets colorful with the new show coloring featuring work by Nina Bovasso, Charles Lahti, Peter Cole among others
JGT
nice to see long time friend Jim Thirlwell visiting spring - with orange crush T shirt and super scoop suitcase I couldn't resist a photo against the new 'Albers' wall. Check out his excellent new release Manorexia and upcoming performance of steroid maximus in Prospect Park on June 18th
Don Ervin
We were saddened to hear that Don Ervin died on March 10th resulting from a car accident. We were introduced to Don and his wife Wilma's world through a good friend Gretchen, their daughter. Even before we opened spring, we knew that we wanted to show his amazing cars made from household parts and we were happy to be able to present them in FASTFORWARD in 2005. These pieces reflect Don's character in their inventiveness, skill and sense of humor.
Working with George Nelson and referred to as a design god by his peers but always modest about his past, his skills lay in design - from creating the titles to 'The Misfits' to logos that included UA and 3M among many others. article by Steven Heller for more
The New Yorker magazine 3.8.10
we always like it when Patricia Marx pays us a visit - this time she fell for tamsin's serenely beautiful bone china light shades from our WHITEOUT show - The artful objects at spring always tempt me. This time, I desired a lantern made out of crumpled bone china" - $200
BOROUGH HAUL - are you hip enough to shop in Brooklyn? Patricia Marx - The New Yorker
potluck at spring
even more food!
thanks to all who came to our forth potluck at spring - those responsible: Paul - manchego with homemade quince jam and pistoccu from Sardegna; Gregoire and Audrey - homemade bread and almond cake; Derek, Denise and Lelia - 2 spicy salamis and Anna's fresh ricotta with thyme and the greenest olive oil; Soraya - homemade borscht with sour cream; Steve - couscous with toasted pinenuts & butternut squash; Anna - sautéed portobello and shallots: Steve - frittata with asparagus and cheddar; Sylvia - roasted yam & peanut sauce; Cliff - summer rolls with peanut dipping sauce plus a chocolate & coconut cake; plenty of wine and conversation - all went down a treat!
give a shit!
come to spring for the Luvmud Give-Away on Valentine’s weekend! Stop by, say hi, get Luvmud! Limited supply (there are only 20!) - first come, first serve fri/sat/sun 2/12-2/14
Luvmud is hand-crafted from soil, worm castings, cow manure, clay, and coconut coir (fiber), embedded with seeds for germination. Herbs, vegetables, grasses, and flowers can sprout from Luvmud in your garden or on your window sill.
THE LAST WORD
ILLEGAL ART's the last word, that spent a number of weeks installed at spring collecting those inspired mots justes has moved out. You can read some of them in the New York Times article on the piece.
YES! we have the new HARINEZUMI
spring is happy to team up with powershovel and present the brand new harinezumi 2 - all the best qualities of low tech film, digitized! Shoot a continuous 2 hr super 8 style film, with sound; get those color satuated poloroid shots on the camera setting; switch to black and white mode or get close (to 1") with the macro setting - this great little (it's really small) camera is available in a package with all the accessories needed (including a card reader) at the special rate of $200 at (off)spring
YES! we have CITY NEIGHBORHOOD PRINTS
*SORRY! - WE CANNOT PROMISE THAT YOU CAN GET THIS FOR CHRISTMAS - IT'S TOO LATE!*
As seen in The New York Times - we have the city screenprints of New York, Manhattan and 3 colorways of Brooklyn. Come down to spring in Brooklyn or (off)spring in Manhattan - call us for availability!
come on down!
we have just made it easier for you to cross everyone off your list! the most original and affordable presents for all those impossible to impress friends and family
if you can't join us at spring for (present)2009, you can now catch us at (off)spring - our first market pop up in Manhattan at gifted
ARROW HANGER
Featured in todays New York Times in the Home section - shopping with Abbott Miller (a partner at Pentagram). Call or email now to reserve yours! check out - New York Times
shopspring
IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY DIFFICULTY OR PROBLEM WITH REGISTERING OR MAKING A PURCHASE ON OUR SHOP ONLINE, PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY AT info@spring3d.net OR 718 222 1054
hours
spring is open: tuesdays thru saturdays 12-7pm, 1-6pm on sunday
new show
join us for the opening reception of our new show
WHITE OUT
thursday October 15th 6-8.30pm
DEXTER!
Metropolitan Home's Showtime House in New York
As part of a month long, groundbreaking print and television partnership, a celebrated group of designers will transform a beautiful Gramercy Park townhouse into a luxurious beacon of modernism inspired by the top six original hit series from Showtime
Amy Lau design is creating a DEXTER dining room experience, down to every last detail, collaborating with many talented artists and designers with special editions being made available exclusively through spring design&art
The room features a table ready for a sit down dinner for twelve. Curious of what it could be like to eat with Dexter? This is not about what will be served, it is all about how to savor it... the table is set to play with our senses. Setting the mood are Amy Lau's chairs, elegant, wounded and slashed; the clean, protective plastic tablecloth; the blood vials centerpieces. The table is surrounded by Steven Antonson’s candlesticks, reminiscent of vertebrae and filled with blood red candles, they easily fit a murderer’s grip. Sip fine wines from Thomas Fuchs/Otium designed glassware with luminous 'blood -filled' stems and ominous fingerprints. Chose your weapon. Savor the delectable dinner while challenged by Steve Butcher's dismembered flatware, a fascinating and disturbing set. Nadeige Choplet's handmade ceramic plates celebrate the love of blood via an intricate pattern of blood splatters, veins and capillaries under a delicate porcelain skin; and finally dessert can be enjoyed on Klein Reid's fine porcelain, served with the fine trace of a fingerprint.
All this is presented under the sensual lighting by Grégoire Abrial of Amy Lau Design, a baroque cacophony of wine glasses and pure white; and surrounded by fantastic works as Jane D'Arensbourg's Coronal Section, the glass installation reminiscent of flowing organic cells and brain patterns; and Angelica Bergamini's elixir of life an airy curtain that truly gives life to the light that floods the room.
NEW SHOW OPEN THIS WEEK
join us for the opening of our new show coinciding with design week in NYC, ICFF at the Javits Center and the THE NEW YORK PHOTO FESTIVAL 2nd Edition, May 13th-17th 2009 in DUMBO
potluck #3 at spring
more food!
thanks to all who came to our third potluck at spring: those responsible: Lelia - salami; Michael - penne with dinosaur greens; Jonathan & Jane - mushroom & butternut squash frittata; Anna & Steve - tilapia marinated in hot chili with a black bean and mango salad: Derek & Denise - shaved brussel sprouts and cabbage; Jilly - cheese and Gary's fabulous homemade chutney; Cliff - chocolate cake; Richard - canoli. Apologies (no pics) to Molly, Paul, Bree and Lisa for the kasha, chickpea pie, burata and tomato and tomato & cream cheese spread - all went down a treat!
New York Times 03.11.09
hope you got to see the article in the Home section of the New York Times
IF YOU ARE HAVING ANY TROUBLE WITH ORDERING ONLINE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US DIRECTLY AT spring 718 222 1054 DURING OUR OPEN HOURS or email at shop@spring3D.net
OPEN: tuesday - saturday 12-7pm
CLOSED: sunday, monday
Steve Butcher of spring was shortlisted from 3000 entrants for his better living fork set that was created for the show THE REVOLUTION IS SET - bring it to the table in the recent designboom beyond silver contest - click here to see the winners and other interesting entries:
designboom beyond silver
FEBRUARY 2009
01.01.09
Sunday 14th December is smART and you are all invited!
Make sure you find out more about this great afternoon of art (and design!) in Brooklyn!
Stop by spring between 1 and 6 pm. While you sip some delicious Gluehwein, we will help you find the the most original and affordable presents for all those hard to please and impossible to impress friends and family on your list!
All the best,
from us at
spring
To find out more about the Brooklyn smART gallery hop and get a map, here is an important link:
http://www.visitbrooklyn.org/
We are on the GOLD route, of course!
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