Site Spotlight: 30 Spaces from RoomReveal.com

UPDATE: RoomReveal is no longer online.

Back in September, Pablo Seuc-Rocher, co-founder of San Francisco-based site RoomReveal, sent me a preview link. I checked  it out of the weekend, and turned up some pretty great rooms. RoomReveal’s focus is the interior design community; it’s meant to be a place were users can find inspiration and engage with designers and design devotees.

It’s quite basic, you simply scroll through decently sized images of rooms. You can click on designers names to see their profile and full collection, you can follow the designers, and “like” rooms. You can also search by tags. It’s simple, without complicated functionality;  its success will depend on the quality of designers who upload their work. I found 30 rooms I really like, from 21 designers; obviously the team is working to recruit more designers every day.

The site officially launches next month, but they’ve provided this link for StyleCarrot users to get in early, so go ahead and explore. But first, scroll down to see the rooms I liked best.

ARTmonday: Sassy Signs and Sculptures by Alejandro Diaz

I’ve seem a lot of quirky neon messages on Pinterest, blogs, and Tumblrs, as well as some in the new contemporary wing at the MFA, but hadn’t taken time to learn about the artists. Handily, RISD just emailed me about a new show at the RISD Museum opening next month showcasing a number of the more prominent pieces I’ve seen.  

RISD Business: Sassy Signs and Sculptures by Alejandro Diaz features comical lit and cardboard signs for which Diaz is best known, such as “Make Tacos Not War” and “Unhappy at Last,” which grew from a 2003 series of public performances in front of New York landmarks like Tiffany’s on Fifth Avenue and the Plaza Hotel. His works are considered not just art, but entertainment, activism, public intervention, and free enterprise.

The exhibit opens Friday, November 16 at the RISD Museum in Providence. The public is invited to a free opening celebration with the Texas-born, NYC-based artist on Thursday, November 15, at 6 pm. The exhibit will be on view until June 9, 2013.

Alejandro Diaz, Happiness Is Expensive, 2008.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of Dorfman Projects, NY.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Ongoing series of cardboard signs, 2003-present.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Ongoing series of cardboard signs, 2003-present.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Ongoing series of cardboard signs, 2003-present.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Lost Our Lease, 2010.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy Royale Projects, CA.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

AlejandroDiaz,MakeTacosNotWar.
©AlejandroDiaz.Courtesy David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

AlejandroDiaz,InTheFutureEveryoneWillBeFamousfor$15.00, 2007.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, More Dior / Less War, 2012.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of Dorfman Projects, NY.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Alejandro Diaz, Portable Sign Series: Naked Artist Inside, 2009– present.
© Alejandro Diaz. Courtesy of the artist and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.
Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

And a few other works I found on the web…

Alejandro Diaz, Unknown Artists at Unheard of Prices, 2006
purple neon sign 24″ x 36″ [installation view]

Alejandro Diaz, No Shirt No Shoes, 2009
Neon, 17″ x 36″, Edition of 3 

Alejandro Diaz, Jesus/Cheeses, 2009
[installation view at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield]

Courtesy of the artist and The Happy Lion, Los Angeles

Alejandro Diaz

 

Sunday Bouquet: Jon Shireman’s Broken Flowers

 Jon Shireman 
“Broken Flowers”

Shireman soaked flowers in liquid nitrogen, then used a spring-loaded device he made himself to catapult the flowers onto a white surface to break and shatter the petals.

Covet: Spider Candleholder by Stuart Richards

I’m not one for holiday-themed decor, but I love this candleholder. And since it IS just about Halloween, I thought it apropos. Very Louise Bourgoise.

Copper-plated spider candle holder
Designed by
Stuart Richards
£745, Wolf & Badger 

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M O R E  to C O V E T 

Aaron Silverstein Pyramid Candlesticks
Luca Nichetto Les Poupees Candlesticks
Ostrich Egg Candlestick 

Get the Look65 Modern Candlesticks & Candelabra 

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Get the Look: 34 Linear Suspension Lights

In addition to wall-to-wall carpet, pink bathroom tile, and misplaced doorways, the Delray Beach condo doesn’t really have overhead lighting—except for one oddly placed linear suspension lighting fixture. If you can get your eyes to focus beyond the nautical fanfare, you’ll see the fixture above the former owner’s dining table. We are changing the layout, so that spot will function as an entry area, probably with a console table and/or bench. (The entry door is to the right of the table.) As I mentioned yesterday, the carpet and fake wood floor will be ripped out, and a plywood floor will run throughout. So, for the purposes of this post, the question is: What to do about replacing that light fixture?

I perused the usual suspects to figure out my options—Lumens, Ylighting, Lightology, Lamps Plus, etc., and found more ceiling lights, including an interesting option I didn’t see on the US ones (#6) on the British site Argos. (And I learned a new term in all this: linear suspension lighting.) I would love to know what kind of light you think would work best. Remember, it will be an entry space, not a dining area. Ideas please!

 

 

S H O P P I N G

1 Pinto 1 Linear Suspension by Eglo, $372 at Lumens.

2 White Birch Plywood Lamp byArtek, $995 at Hive.

3 Logico Triple Linear Suspension by Artemide, $3,115 at Lumens.

4 Hola Suspension Light by LZF, $1043 at Ylighting.

5 Prisms 3 Light Suspension by ET2, $178 at Lightology.

6 Arteriors Home Caviar Staggered Pendant, $2,760 at All Modern.

7 LED Over Light, £120 at Argos.

8 Classique Slender Rectangle by Stonegate, $1,008 at Lightology.

9 Jamaica Suspension by Foscarini, $2,738 at Switch Modern.

10 Lyra 48 Linear Suspension, $1,040 at Lightology.

11 Larmes Linear Suspension by ET2, from $318 at Lumens.

12 Silhouette Linear Suspension by Besa Lighting, $1,000 at Lightology.

13 Noto Suspension Lamp by Artemide, $2,940 at Hive.

14 Titanium Linear Suspension Light by Access, $359 at Lightology.

15 Odyssey Linear Multi-Light by Access, $333 at Lumens.

16 Sioux Suspension Lamp by LZF, $1,732 at 2Modern.

17 Zen Linear by Fredrick Ramond, $1,399 at Ylighting.

18 Mouille Style Bent Arm, $6,800 at Urban Archaeology.

19 Sonneman Puri Four Light Pendant, $990 at All Modern.

20 Cellula Swarovski Crystal Chandelier, $2,730 at DWR.

21 Helix LED Linear Suspension by ET2, $1,328 at Lumens.

22 Flexxxibile Long Suspension, $2,009 at Lightology.

23 Long & Hard Suspension by Philippe Starck for Flos, $1,895 at Hive.

24 Long Light by Marcel Wanders for Moooi, $814 at Hive.

25 I-Club Small Suspension Light by LZF, $1,713.60 at Ylighting.

26 Troag Suspension Lamp by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini, $1,488 at Hive.

27 Cirrus Linear Suspension by Hinkley Lighting, $599 at Ylighting.

28  T-2205 Series Island Light by Estiluz, $1,008.80 at All Modern.

29 Tolomeo Double Suspension by Artemide, $720 at Hive.

30 Revel Linear Suspension by Tech Lighting, $1,200 at Lightology.

31 Artcraft On the Spot 3-Light, $342.91 at Lamps Plus.

32 Forecast Alexis Nickel 3-Light Rectangle, $665.91 at Lamps Plus.

33 Scandia Three Light Oval by Artcraft, $347.43 at All Modern.

34 Louvre Suspension Light by Established & Sons, $3,020 at Unica.

 

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When choosing a light, be sure to note what kind of bulbs it requires, and if the wattage is bright enough to light your space. A guide to choosing the right GU10 LED or other similar guides light might provide helpful information.