Jeremy Deller I

Manchester didn't rain on Jeremy Deller's parade
The city threw itself into the Turner prize-winner's Procession, a celebration of the acts of creativity in everyday life




Jeremy Deller's Procession goes down Deansgate in the opening weekend of the Manchester international festival. Photograph: Christopher Thomond

It had everything, from a group of emos and goths to a float exactly re-creating Valerie's caff in Bury Market, complete with its regular customers. It had a gang of Unrepentant Smokers puffing away under a banner designed by David Hockney. It had a camp, elaborate piece of musical theatre created in honour of the earliest fish and chip shop, in Oldham. It gathered together descendants of those present on both sides at Peterloo. It had a Hindu piping band, in full be-kilted regalia, and it had a steel band joyfully playing the mournful songs of Manchester. I wasn't the only one who felt a tear come to my eye as they passed by, ringing out Love Will Tear Us Apart. Jeremy Deller's Procession for theManchester international festival, which wended its way down Deansgate yesterday afternoon, was an absolute joy, a lovely, confident celebration of a city grown-up enough to see itself sidelong and take the mickey out of itself.

If you missed the procession but are passing through Manchester, be sure to go to the exhibition at the Cornerhouse that opens on 9 July. It documents the parade, but also has lots of fascinating material about Manchester's history of mass gatherings and crowds – including visits by Jerry Lee Lewis, Gandhi and Yuri Gagarin. You can also see some of the beautiful banners made by Deller's collaborator Ed Hall. I love Deller's work, which is self-effacingly about involving others and about recognising, and giving dignity to, the small but important acts of expression, enthusiasm and creativity that go almost unnoticed in everyone's lives.


That's the end of my trip to Manchester – and I'm looking forward to coming back next weekend. On Saturday night I had a wonderful time atAntony and the Johnsons' performance with the Manchester Camerata.His singing of Beyoncé's Crazy in Love, with a lovely accompaniment of rippling piano and wind and tremolo strings, was spellbinding. When, three-quarters of the way through the show, the lighting was adjusted to reveal the Manchester Camerata, it was great to hear the local crowd giving their chamber orchestra the ovation they so richly deserve.

Posted by Charlotte Higgins Monday 6 July 2009 08.00 BST
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/jul/06/manchester-procession-jeremy-deller

Life and tea

Life drawing with tea, looking at hands and facial features, bits that are difficult to draw

from bridgeman images

Title: Storm in a teacup, (1970s) gouache on paper

Artist: Adamson, George (1913-2005) (Contemporary Artist)

Location: Private Collection Medium: gouache on paper

Dimensions: 29.8x22.8 Century: C20th








Title:Poster advertising 'Perarers' teas (colour litho)

Artist: German School Location:Private Collection

Medium: colour lithograph

Tea 4 one

new work, a video, not quite as i want it but concept in place!

Tea4one

T-easy

Tea Easy from yanko design blog
Love me a good cup of tea but when you’re own the go and need something quick, but still fresh, investing in something like the T-EASY can be a Godsend. No, not the rapture kind but still glorious (I’m still alive). It has an 8 cup capacity, demarcated so you’ll know how many tea leaves to uses per cup of water. The only flaw I see is not all teas will fit within that 1:1 ratio. For example, floral teas are very light, therefor needing more leaves/flowers per cup for water.

The product is made out of a unibody piece which is first cut from chrome stainless sheet metal and then bent. Therefore it does not need an extra process for assembly. For the transparent container, polypropylene (PP) is used, while again PP is used for the remaining plastic parts. All plastic parts are produced with injection moulding.

Designer: Dr. Hakan Gürsu for Designnobis

cin cin

between the lines...

Inspired by the emotional connection between object and user, designer Camilla Fucili has created Between The Lines, a collection of dining objects that aim to inspire a sense of play and storytelling at the dining table. The collection includes common dining objects such as plates, utensils, glasses, and a tablecloth, but each presents a unique and articulate twist on the familiar.

..... Cin Cin- A glass for couples inspired by the intimacy of the act of toasting. To translate this intimacy into the object, it was made out of two parts connected to each other through a joint that allows rotation in both directions. It brings the people’s faces very close to each other, reinforcing the intimacy of the moment. The sculptural form of this object goes beyond its usual function and tells a story.

Designer: Camilla Fucili http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/06/06/between-the-lines/

Designs with tea in mind

Cuptea is a delightful integration of a disposable cup and teabag packaging. Basically the cover of the teabag blooms into a beautiful disposable cup for tea. No doubt the packaging is a bit elaborate for a simple cup of chai, but I see this more from the ‘love of design’ point of view. I recently witnessed a marketing strategy for an eminent coffee brand, where they went door to door with a hot cuppa brew for select few winners. Place that kind of strategy versus this teacup kind of thoughtful brand integration. Hands down the latter makes a lasting impression. Designer: Lee Seo-jin




http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/09/15/a-blooming-cuppa-tea/


Fusioon And The Tea Bag Story -
Coming from a country where tea is not so much of a ceremonial process but just a necessity of life, concepts involving the right amount of steeping and fussing amuse me no end. Adding to my list of fascinating tea stories is the Fusioon Spoon Concept, where an appropriate niche holds the green teabag for centralized dipping, so that it receives an equal amount of water from all sides. The clever design also takes care of the used bag efficiently. Maybe it’s time I acquired some international tea drinking skills, or maybe I should just stick to instant coffee! Designer: AMOR DE MADRE

Nasty tea set

Don’t Mess With This Tea Set!
This tea set has got a nasty attitude in all the right ways. Designer José Paulo Alves Corceiro was inspired to design a set of china that wasn’t boring or dainty, and the Nasty Set is anything but. The porcelain set’s grimacing faces and unorthodox shape recall the iconography of comics, animated film, and video games. Designer: José Paulo Alves Corceiro

Sweater Up My Dears and Bodum maker

another two from  Yanko Design's blog

Ah, the weather is a perfect reflection of what Christmas should feel like, and I am mighty glad to get the wood fire roaring. Team it up with brand new sweaters and this wonderful Sweater Mug to drink hot Coco from! Cuddle up to this delightful cup and if you feel generous, send me the ones in pink and blue!
Available: At the YD Store [ Buy it Here ]



and The Bodum Coffee & Tea Maker is unlike any I’ve seen before. A borosilicate glass reservoir & beverage filter are integrated as detachable modules, making the coffee or tea completely spill-proof. The engagement of brewing process is revealed in one central, elegant device. A new chapter in both coffee & tea culture! Designer: Sunny Ting Wai Wong

Tea Bag Lights Up your Night, Literally

Surely you caffeine addicts will agree, coffee truly is the sexually oriented drink – It picks you up! It illuminates your world, if I may say so. Designer / Bookmark Maker Wonsik Chae takes this concept to an elegant level by making the drop-in tea bag light up your environment chemically. For those whose eyes are sensitive to brightness in the mornings, I recommend a different cup. For those who love lamp(s), drop it!

As the tea bag empties its taste into a tea cup, so does the “Lighting Bag” empty its light into any fluid-holding container. What Wonsik hopes to accomplish with this project is to tear down the idea that creating forms from which light can be projected must be a difficult task – he wants light forms to flow easily.

Having a manifesto for your industrial design project can be a dangerous rope to walk – what do you make of Wonsik’s liquid light concept?

P.S. I must say, I LOVE the URL of Wonsik’s portfolio, as it plays on the pronunciation of the name:http://www.onesik.com/, and be sure to see the Contact page – it’s beautiful!

Designer: Wonsik Chae















re bloged from http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/03/05/tea-bag-lights-up-your-night-literally/