On a recent trip to Slovenia, Vancouver artist and designer Dan Planko, was inspired by a relative’s home full of trophy heads. Intrigued and wanting to create his own wall, he came up with the Rewilderness series: trophies made from recycled furniture parts.
“I like to create objects and projects that make people smile and flourish, to see the world in different ways, to reinvent the everyday.”
Dan’s works covers a wide range of media, scale and application. From a series of mobile sculptures for the atrium of a children’s hospital to the staging of art happenings, to the fabrication of striking pieces of unique furniture out of at once familiar things, Planko’s work is characterized — if it can be characterized — as a marriage of the handmade and the industrially-produced, the serious and the whimsical, the familiar and the unexpected.
Prices for these quirky one-of-a-kind trophy heads range from $125 – $450. You can contact Dan directly if you’re interested in buying any pieces.
Eric (left), Thor (centre), Monique (right)
Horace (left), Boris (upper right), Marcus (lower right)
We found this fun little web site that allows you to make your very own mid-century modern mad men character! I made one for myself (with my riding togs on!) and one for Dr.Tiki. Make your own and send it to us along with your @twitter address! We’ll post a gallery of all you mid-mod lushes!
Mid-Century Modern Melanie @lushpad
Mid-Century Modern Dr. Tiki @drtiki
Mid-Century Modern Shelly @shellsbells
Mid-Century Modern Jenny @refabulous
Mid-Century Modern Sebastian @mrmiff
Mid-Century Modern Karen @KelpWorks
Mid-Century Modern Martha @projectsupport
Mid-Century Modern Carl @nyycarl07
Mid-Century Modern Ana Maria @platana
Mid-Century Modern Ruth @retroruth
Mid-Century Modern Marcy @irwinfelddesign
Mid-Century Modern Christopher
Mid-Century Modern Cherry Bubbles @misscherryb
Mid-Century Modern Adrianna @thegirlblogger
Mid-Century Modern Anusha @nushdesigns
Mid-Century Modern Jen @jentiki
Nothing like an incendiary title, huh? We were surfing over at GrassRootsModern and found this blog entry about faux finishing the iconic Eames mid-century modern LCW chair. After my initial outrage at the very idea of “ruining” a beautiful piece by decorating it like this, I calmed down and thought it actually wouldn’t be a bad idea if the chair was a reproduction or if it was damaged in some way that the resale value was already low.
Read the fantastic GrassRootsModern blog here and you see the Martha Stewart Instructional video for ruining, ahem, decorating your prized Eames piece.
New Zealand artist,Trixie Delicious hand-paints these humorous and usable vintage pieces of art. She find and collects vintage china and uses it as a canvas for her work. The juxtaposition of modern day references and uptight Old Country Roses morality are what makes these pieces really delightful.
The pieces are only intended for light use, not everyday use, but what better to pull out for afternoon tea with friends? You can order pieces from her etsy store, or you can check out her flickr photostream Vandalized Vintage for even more wicked crockery.
If you’ve got a bit of time and you love mid-century modern design, you have to watch this. Everything about this Chevrolet movie presentation from 1958 is retro cool.
The lushpad Team have been super busy with our launch promotion, but we’d like to thank everyone who’s visited our site so far and who’s signed up for Twitter. The 8 people who’ve won an Eames commemorative stamp set are:
GroovyCart
Thom Watson
naptownchris
darksydeavenger
Rick Yaeger
Reid Beels
Katherine_Raz
Luis M
We’ll be contacting you shortly to send out the stamps!
