nube green opened in november of 2009 in seattle’s historic odd fellows building. just a block away from graypants’ studio, it’s a great little shop and definitely worth a few visits! you can see and purchase our scrap lights in person and peruse some fantastic local sustainable furniture and products!
also, graypants is currently nube green’s featured artist!
graypants donates a HIVE scraplight to 3dollarbillcinema
http://threedollarbillcinema.org/08/
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has deemed the symbol to meet its standards on form, function, values, cultural impact and innovation. Yeah MOMA!
basel based architecture firm herzog and de mueron have created a slick modern furniture museum on the vitra campus in germany. stacked gable forms cantilever in different directions to capture surrounding views and create interesting and unexpected spaces inside.
JUPITER is the latest version of scrap light! it comes solo or in a grouping with it’s 4 Galilean Moons as a package deal. pricing to hit our website in the coming weeks!
Location:graypants studio
seth enters surface magazine’s competition entitled: SELF
help him win by rating his profile here!
for those of you who couldn’t make it to our art opening last month, here are a few shots from the event… the graypants studio alive with wonderful people and wonderful artwork!
prescriptions for awe and wonder | photographs by sean watson
to everyone who came to Prescriptions for Awe and Wonder!! the artwork looked fantastic and the turnout was incredible! many pics coming soon…
mark vonrosenstiel has invaded our stairwell. taking over with cast dog heads along the steps and painted canines and canaries on the walls, vonrosenstiel has pulled the vitality and color of our captitol hill neighborhood right from the street and into our studio. see more.
noah cooley organized and led the urban rest stop fashion show at the graypants studio on wednesday, september 9th. this was a chance for the 25 attendees to come together, be creative, enjoy some good food, and help raise funds and clothing supplies for the urban rest stop. we paired off into 10 teams and each came up with a theme under the umbrella concept of DISSONANCE which drove the designers and models to develop new ideas and combinations using everyday garments. the event was a big success fit with a rooftop runway lined with shoes, spotlights, a photographer, and of course dj nick robin. nice work cooley!
zaha hadid architects in millennium park.
thoughts?…. i like the zippers…..
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It’s my favorite corner in Seattle. Yeah, I know – It’s that decrepit old building at Pine + 11th, and most of us Capitol Hill residents have been waiting for years to finally see it replaced or at least used for something other than a plasterboard for posters and graffiti. Somehow, though, it’s become a cultural staple in the neighborhood for me, and I look forward to walking by it every day.
As of about a month ago now, it has been slated to be developed as a mix of retail and artist housing. This is great news, but Capitol Hill needs this to be a successful project. I’m grateful that the design for the new 6-story building will preserve and make use of the original building’s facade, but PLEASE – let’s do this right.
the fun patrol of seattle won 10k to throw a huge party all of which was documented by a film crew to be used in jansport’s ads and commercials. they won the cash for deciding to celebrate a creative street block that once housed some of seattle’s best bars. last year that block was demolished and replaced by a parking lot, the ceremonial burial ground of Capitol Hill nightlife. graypants donated some of their ideas, time, and scraplights for one special night on august 20th to celebrate that old block where we once roamed. the end result was a reconstructed street facade with beautiful colors, textures, and very familiar entrances.
if you happen to be in san francisco…. be sure to stop in at starbelly to enjoy some delicious food + drinks!! and take a gander at those lights as well…..
as part of oska architects’ most recent contribution to the community, a scrap light was featured in a silent auction held at the firm’s office. the effort was part of food frenzy – a friendly competition between local firms to raise food and funds for hungry children and families in western washington. at the end of the day, the auction raised enough money to provide over 65,000 meals to washington children.
65,000 - a little bit really can go a long way.
food frenzy is an annual event organized by food lifeline, washington’s largest hunger relief program. if you’re interested in getting involved, be sure to keep an eye on their calendar of upcoming events.
graypants movie night turned into an urban camp on the roof deck. oh…and if you haven’t seen the sunset from west seattle this year…go now!
scrap lights in los angeles at dwell on design! featured as part of designboom’s kitchen economy exhibit. runs through sunday evening.
a few pics from last week’s opening at ouch my eye. great turnout, tons of cool stuff! the show will be up for another week or so! stop by to at least see the gallery’s new sidewalk coffee bar addition.
