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ACME Studio, an international product design company, has developed several new pen making techniques, which allows the designer to create new shapes, and new pen technology, using a variety of materials, such acid etched brass, lathe spun celluloid, lacquers and various other metals and materials. All are done with an original approach and design philosophy of using artists, architects, designers, and the works in Museum collections.
COLLINS AVENUE:
Alberto Berga-Perales was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1933. He has been a practicing architect since 1962, and has a Masters in Interior Design. He has also been a noted Professor of Architectonic Design, Project Manager and specialist in architecture and design for international hotels. Since 1969, he has been involved with, and in many cases has directed Architectural Conferences, and has instigated various projects for the investigation of the applications of design and architecture. He has received many national and international awards for his architecture and design, and has been published in many international publications. He has also designed and directed numerous constructions of both public buildings and private homes throughout South America. He has designed hotel projects for Sheraton, Marriott, and Hilton throughout Argentina. And of course, he has been designing for ACME since 2002.
BLUEPRINT:
Constantin Boym, was born in Moscow, Russia in 1955, where he graduated from Moscow Architectural Institute. In 1984-85, he earned a Master’s degree in design from Domus Academy in Milan. In 1986, he established Boym Design Studio in New York City. His studio’s designs include tableware for Alessi and Authentics, watches for Swatch, and exhibition installations for many American museums, including Cooper-Hewitt, and National Design Museum in New York. In 1998, Boym Design Studio started a three-year-long catalogue project “Souvenirs for the End of the Century”, to be culminated in the end of the year 2000. Boym teaches at Parsons School of Design in New York, where he is a coordinator of the Product Design department.
ROSES:
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born in Dennistoun, Glasgow in 1868. He attended evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art from 1883 to 1894 and this undoubtedly had a stimulating effect on him, with the influence of fellow apprentice James Herbert MacNair. In 1896, Rennie won the competition to design a new Glasgow School of Art, and this building is still acclaimed as one of the most significant buildings of the past century. Which was just one of the buildings won him enthusiastic acclaim in the U.K. as a pioneer of modern architecture. His furniture designs are recognized internationally as “Design Classics”, and his architecture is now considered extremely influential in the context of architectural history.
GENIE:
Born in London in 1963, Debora Jedwab graduated in Three Dimensional Design from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1985. She then freelanced before setting up Jedwab Design in 1995 as a specialist consultancy in three dimensional design and surface pattern - for mass production. Her work is in increasingly hot demand worldwide, with commissions from such illustrious clients as Villeroy and Boch, Ritzenhoff and Rosenthal. She is also a Senior Associate Lecturer in Product Design at Middlesex University, London’s largest University. Debora avoids ‘static’ design at all costs! Her forms are always dynamic statements and her surface pattern work is characterised by a strong graphic style, enormous versatility, meticulous attention to detail and energetic lines that leap off the page.
COLLAGE
DOTS
DOTS GREY
EAMES CHAIRS:
Charles and Ray Eames are ranked among the finest American designers of the twentieth century. They are best known for their ground-breaking contributions to architecture, furniture design (the Eames Chair), industrial design and manufacturing, and the photographic arts. The legacy of this husband and wife team includes more than 100 films that reflect the breadth and depth of their interests and the integrity of their vision. Theirs was a design collaboration in the deepest sense, and all their work, whether graphics, film or furniture was a product of their collective design process and philosophy. These products are approved and certified by the Eames Office, which is dedicated to communicating, preserving, and extending the work of Charles and Ray Eames.
PETAL:
Gabrielle Lewin is an Industrial Designer in New York City where she has lived all her life. She has worked for leading design studios, specializing in product development, industrial design and home product design. Lewin’s designs have been shown in the United States and Europe in a number of exhibitions and galleries. In 2003, she exhibited a collection of home furnishing design at the Salone de Mobile during the Milan Furniture Fair. Her work reflects her commitment to creating utilitarian and egalitarian objects that are adaptable to many environments, from youthful apartments to high-end residences. Various companies are producing her designs. Her work has been published in magazines and books, including Wallpaper, Blueprint, Surface, The New York Times, and the International Design Yearbook. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design where she now teaches.
GM HORIZONTAL:
After graduating from Parson's School of Design, Gene Meyer worked for Donna Karan at Anne Klein Studio designing accessories. He then became Geoffery Beene's design assistant, working closely with Mr. Beene for over ten years. While at Beene, he designed women's ready to wear as well as women's shoes. Gene started his own women's made to order clothing business in 1989, and then branched out into women's accessories. He added men's neckwear to the mix in 1991. His neckwear earned him his first CFDA award (American Fashion Award) in 1994. By 1994, Gene was designing a complete menswear collection under his own label. In 1996 Gene received his second CFDA award for his menswear collection. Currently, Gene is developing his home licensing area which will include textiles, table settings, bed, bath, and beyond. Gene is also working with ACME Studios on a line of pens, watches and card cases.
READING
WRITING:
A native of Los Angeles, Jerry Leibowitz is the creator and executive producer of the critically acclaimed animated series, “The Mouse and The Monster.” His production company, fine mess is developing product for television, theatrical, print and the internet. Leibowitz is an award winning artist/designer and copy-writer. Among honors accorded Leibowitz are the prestigious International Broadcast Award and the “Best of Competition” award presented by the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles for his graphic design work. Leibowitz’s prints, paintings and sculptures have been exhibited nationally and his cartoon art has found its way onto the pages of popular magazines as well as subversive, underground comics. Oh, the horror.
FINGERPRINTS:
James Wines is founder and president of SITE, an internationally known architecture and environmental arts organization chartered in New York City in 1970. He is also head of the School of Architecture at Pennsylvania State University. Wines is the designer of more than 200 architecture, interior design, public space, and landscape architecture projects, including clients like PepsiCo, General Mills, Swatch, MCA, Universal, MTV, McDonald's, and Disney. He is the former Chairman of Environmental Design at Parsons School of Design where he developed a graduate program in architecture. Among his most recent projects, he designed the USA Pavilion for Expo 2000 in Germany. He lives and works in New York City, exhibits with the Max Protetch Gallery, and continues to write for international art and architecture publications.
CRYSTAL
COLORI:
Marcel Wanders was born in Boxtel, south of Amsterdam in 1963, Wanders studied at the Academie voor Industriele Vormgeving in Eindhoven (1981-82), the Academie voor Toegepaste kunsten in Maastricht (1982-85), the Academie voor Schone kunsten in Hasselt, Belgium (1983-85), and the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnhem (1985-88). He was a founder member of WAAC Design and Consult in Rotterdam in 1988. He opened his own studio, Wanders Wonders, in Amsterdam in 1995. He founded the Marcel Wanders Studio in 2001. His clients have included British Airways, Droog Design, Flos, Habitat, Mandarina Duck, Rosenthal, Swatch and Virgin Atlantic Airways.
CATS
DOGS:
Nancy Wolff's signature designs and illustrations have been featured on fabrics, apparel, home furnishings, stationery, tableware, packaging, paper products (and virtually every other imaginable surface). She has been a featured artist at the contemporary Textile Design Show at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York. She lives and works in New York City.
ALPHABET:
Rod Dyer, has been honored by many of the top awards presented in the fields of advertising and design, including the Art Director’s clubs of New York and Los Angeles, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the International Annual of Letterhead design, the Society of Publication Designers, the ONE Show in New York, Communications Arts Magazine, and the Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards. Rod is also responsible for some of the most recognizable logos and symbols, such as the Disney Channel, Entertainment Tonight, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Heaven, MCA, Gramercy Pictures, Surround Sound, and graphics for Guess Jeans, just to name a few.
HAPPY:
Thom Reaves is an accomplished artist and designer who lives and works in Trenton, NJ. He graduated from Pratt Institute in 1988 with a B.F.A. in Communications Design. Among his roles as a cover illustrator for New Jersey’s Celebrations Magazine and creator of Roebling: the Official Teddy bear of New Jersey’s Capital City, Thom’s most noted artistic works are his poster-style paintings, reminiscent of vintage posters and advertisements. His ongoing Trento Manufacturing Co. poster series and Vanity Brands commissioned portrait paintings have continued to delight and humor their viewers since he began them in 2001. Thom’s most recent work mixes disciplines and venues: He’s collaborated with the hip & exclusive home furnishings company Joy & Jake - painting a series of accessory cases for their ‘Funky Deco’ line. Thom designed a room at the trendy, 50’s-era art hotel The Creek in Miami Beach and has recently been chosen to design items for Ritzenhoff Collections of Germany. Thom is writing and illustrating a series of children’s books and is the creator and illustrator of his own comic strip, The Fahg Files for Out In Jersey Magazine.
PLAYHOUSE
IMPERIAL
BRICK
ROBIE HOUSE
HOME & STUDIO
BILTMORE:
Born in Wisconsin, USA, in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright grew up to be America’s greatest and most innovative Architect. His legacy is one of America’s foremost cultural treasures. In 1940, he established The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to protect, preserve and administer his life’s work. In 1991, Architectural Record magazine published a list of the 100 most significant buildings in the world - 11 were by Frank Lloyd Wright.
TAEGUK II
TAEGUK:
Young Se Kim was born in Seoul in 1950. He received a BFA in Industrial Design from Seoul National University. He also recieved an MFA in Industrial Design from University of Illinois at Chicago. Young Se Kim founded INNODESIGN, Inc. of Palo Alto, Ca. in 1985 and INNODESIGN Korea of Seoul in 1999. Since the inception of the company he has been active in running the business as well as designing numerous products. The company has grown to a multinational design consulting organization. He was rewarded the Gold/ Silver/Bronze prize at the IDEA (Industrial Design Excellence Award) and his works were twice chosen by Business Week as the”Best Product of the Year”. He was also rewarded the Grand Prix at Korea Industrial Design Awards and won many more worldly renowned prizes. Through this, he was able to promote to the world the potentials of Korean design. He also launched the designer brand, by INNO, and he is actively developing this design collection as a brand which the majority of people can easily enjoy and become friendly with.
CAPITAL:
Eva Zeisel was born in 1906 in Budapest. She was apprenticed to a ceramist and soon became one of the first female journeyman potters, holding positions at the Kispester factory, and for Christian Carstens Kommerz. In 1938, she immigrated to the United States where she designed giftware for the Bay Ridge Specialty Company. When she started teaching at Pratt in 1939, a position she held until 1953, she arranged an apprenticeship for students through Bay Ridge, offering an opportunity to gain professional experience. She received great acclaim for the system. In 1942, the Castleton company asked Zeisel to create a series that would define a new era of modern china, and her 1946 series was unveiled at a solo show called “Modern China by Eva Zeisel.” She followed this high profile line with the colorful, and playful, 1946 “Town and Country” dinnerware for Red Wing Pottery. The popular series, recently reissued, featured bulbous, cartoon-like handles and bases.
CHARACTERS:
Design: Gary Panter
Released: August 2004
Edition Finished: June 2008
CROSSROADS:
Design: John 'Crash' Matos
Released: 2001
Edition Finished: Jan 2008
DE STIJL:
John Van Hamersveld, born in 1941 in Baltimore, was schooled from and taught at Art Center College of Design and California Institute of the Arts. With a background which includes rock concert promoting and work at SURFER Magazine and Capitol Records, John's experience encompasses album cover, poster, magazine and book design. One of these achievements was the 360° mural at the Los Angeles Coliseum, executed for the 1984 Olympic Games which won him national recognition by the American Institute of Architects. He is also well known for his poster design for the movie, "The Endless Summer", which is one of the most popular and recognizable poster images of all time. He has also designed over 300 album covers for groups like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and many others.
DESIGN:
Design: Jon Otis
Released: 2002
HALF TONE:
Todd Falkowsky grew up in Canada – After university he chased a career in rally car racing – A year later he was left badly injured and dreaming of a softer career – The next step was enrollment into Canada’s premier Industrial Design program at Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design in Vancouver - After three years he moved to Holland to complete an architecture degree - In Holland he started the skateboard company Rues Skateboarden and had his first design go into light production (a chair for Spin Industries) - In his grad year, he went to New York to work at Karim Rashid Inc. – Then moved to Milan, pursuing post graduate studies at the Domus academy (including projects for Andrea Branzi, Microsoft and Ikea) – In Italy, he worked as a senior designer at Jerszy Seymour Design Inc. in Milan – His work is in collections in Holland and in private collections in the USA, Italy, UK and Canada. Todd has recently relocated to Toronto, Canada and is also a Professor at OCAD.
HORIZONTAL BARS:
Cesar Pelli, born and educated in Argentina, earned a degree in architecture from the University of Tucumán and went on to receive his masters from the University of Illinois. He was project designer for the TWA terminal at JFK airport from 1964-1968, and was director of design at DMJM in Los Angeles, Pelli has received several design awards, including an award for designing the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. In 1977, he became dean at Yale School of Architecture. Resigning in 1984 to pursue a full-time practice at his own firm, Pelli designed the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. He is the subject of many published and exhibited works. His most recent accomplishment was the completion of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur, Malyasia, which have the status of the world’s tallest buildings.
LIME
ORANGE:
Karim Rashid is a leading figure in the fields of product, furniture and interior design and is largely credited for bringing exceptional, affordable design to the masses via iconic products like the Oh Chair and Garbo Trashcan. His perspective and clients are global and he considers himself a cultural shaper doing projects ranging from products, interiors, fashion, furniture, lighting, to art and music. His clients include Umbra, Nambe, Magis, Prada, Mikasa, Target, Issey Miyake, Copco and Alessi, among others . He designed the Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia , Semiramis hotel in Athens and Nooch in NYC. Presently he is working in 23 countries. He has won numerous awards and his work is in the permanent collection of 14 Museums including MoMA and SFMoMA . In 2006 Karim received Honorary Doctorates from the Ontario College of Art and Design and Corcoran College . He exhibits art at Sandra Gering and Deitch Projects in New York . Karim has just published his guide to living "Design Your Self' from Regan Books, 'Digipop' a digital exploration of computer graphics (Taschen 2005), a portfolio book published by Chronicle books (2004), as well two monographs titled 'Evolution' (Universe, 2004) and 'I Want to Change the World'(Rizzoli, 2001). He edited the International Design Yearbook 18 for Calmann and King 2003 and released two CD's available on Seattle boutique label, Neverstop.
LUAU NIGHTS:
Design: Josh 'Shag' Agle
Released: 2002
Edition Finished: Jan 2008
Shag, (a name which comes from the last two letters of his first name and the first two letters of his last name: Josh Agle) is a product of the sprawling suburbs of Los Angeles. Shag is intrigued with the slick commercial art and advertising of the late 50's and early 60's and he strives for a tight, clean and well crafted appearance to his work. Though he considers himself more an illustrator than a "fine artist," galleries in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Japan have hosted solo exhibitions of his work. Shag's recent ventures in merchandise and prints have been equally successful. Signed, limited edition products ranging from handbags to tiki mugs have created some desperation for collectors of his work, who are eager to get everything before the editions sell out, or suffer the consequences of paying up to five times the original value on eBay.
METAMORPH:
Asymptote, Hani Rashid and parter Lisa Ann Couture’s design, architecture and research practice based in New York, has produced a number of key works in recent years that involve the use of digital tools and technologies in their inception and outcome. Amongst the most important is the 3DTF, a virtual reality trading floor designed for the New York Stock Exchange. This project is the first large scale VR environment commissioned and used for business purposes. Another project of equal importance is the Guggenheim Virtual Museum, a project commissioned by the R. Solomon Guggenheim Museum to incorporate and house their digital and internet related art collections. The project exists solely on the internet as a “digitally” accessible museum that uses architecture and other spatial paradigms as its basis for design and experience. Most recently Asymptote has completed the construction of HydraPier, a permanent building housing technology and art in Holland near Schipol airport and a new line of office furniture for Knoll International.
MOSAIC:
Antoni Gaudi, (1852-1926) born in Reus, Spain, is considered one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. His collaborations with local artisans produced some of the most experimental and visually striking structures in Spain. His overtly unorthodox homes, churches, furniture and interiors reveal his intricate ability to utilize a wide variety of materials - most notably his colorful use of ceramic mosaic tiling. Some of his greatest accomplishments included: Casa Milá (1906-1910) - an artificial yet natural building which can be seen as a summary of all the forms he has become famous for. Güell Park (1900-1914), a massive recreational area in Barcelona, draws its forms from natural elements, creating impressive structures which often mimic the organic. Sagrada Familia (1883), is a church reminiscent of the Gothic tradition, but the ornate use of sculpture and mosaic tiling is unmistakably Gaudi. This was his final, and most important project.
MULTIFORM:
Alexander Girard (1907 - 1993) is one of the greatest colorists, pattern makers, and environmental and exhibition designers of the 20th century. Hired by Herman Miller in 1952, Girard led the company's textile division where he brought color and life to the modern furniture creations of George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames. Using folk art as his inspiration, Girard created whimsical and sophisticated designs that have urged us toward a more playful and expressive way of life. His vision extended beyond Herman Miller to include many independent projects such as the La Fonda del Sol Restaurant in New York's Time Life Building, and the complete redesign of Braniff Airlines in 1965.
PROSPECT GARDEN:
Michael Graves, FAIA, has been at the forefront of architecture and design since he founded his practice in Princeton , New Jersey in 1964. Cited by Paul Goldberger, former New York Times critic, as “the most truly original voice American architecture has produced in some time,” Graves has received many prestigious awards, including the 1999 National Medal of Arts and the 2001 Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects. He is the Robert Schirmer Professor of Architecture, Emeritus, at Princeton University where he taught for nearly 40 years. Among his completed projects are the Walt Disney Swan, Dolphin Hotels and the Walt Disney Corporate Headquarters in Burbank. He began designing for ACME in 1995.
PUNCTUATION:
Harry Allen is an award-winning interior and industrial designer. Born in 1964 in New Jersey, he has always lived in the New York metropolitan area. Currently his studio is located in New York City. As an interior designer Mr. Allen achieved prominence in 1994 for his interior design of Moss, a design gallery in New York. A more recent design for Hushush, a Japanese clothing retailer, has expanded to a chain of more than 100 stores. As a product designer he has worked for a very impressive group of clients including Warner Bros, Umbra, Magis, Aveda, Ikea and Steuben. Mr. Allen has received numerous awards and his work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Denver Museum of Art. Harry Allen tries not to underestimate his audience. His long-standing interest in art, new materials, a systematic design process, and innovation have lead to some of the most intelligent products and interiors in the world today.
QUOTE:
Laurinda Spear graduated from Brown University in 1972, and received her Master of Architecture from Columbia University in 1975. Since 1975, she has received numerous awards for architectural design both domestic and international. She has exhibited her work with universities and galleries from Rome to San Diego. From 1977-79, she was faculty member for the University of Miami in charge of Engineering and Environmental design. As a co-founder and principal of Architectonica, her International Architectural firm is responsible for the Miami skyline we know today made popular by the TV series Miami Vice.
SHORTHAND:
Tassilo Von Grolman was Born 1942 in Iserlohn, Germany. He currently works as a designer in Frankfurt. Tassilo initially trained as an engine fitter and then studied mechanical engineering. Best known for his high-tech designs, such as his ›2 LAB‹ teapot for Mono. Von Grolman is a generalist. After completing his studies, he worked for various architecture offices and advertising agencies in order to gain experience in different fields. Since 1975, he has had his own design studio, working not only on product design but also on the creation of corporate identities, graphic design and exhibition planning for clients such as Mono and Alfi. His designs have brought him countless exhibitions and awards, such as the Industrie Forum Design in Hannover, the Design Center NRW and even from the East Friesian Tea Museum in Norden. In 1989, acting on his motto, “innovative ideas, professionally carried out,” he gained the gratitude of the inadequately organized German design scene by founding the German Designer’s Club. The Designer’s Club is the design counterpart of the more famous Art Directors Clubs, which up until then were the exclusive clubs for the advertising scene.
SYMBOL:
Seth Long Keaveny was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1975. He received a BA in psychology from Tulane University, and continued his education at the Savannah College of Art and Design to receive a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Furniture Design. In May of 2002, he established his design / studio art firm, Keaveny LLC. Maintaining a modernistic approach along with formalistic beliefs, his company focuses its attention on furniture and small product designs for manufacturers both domestically and internationally. Dubbed one of the ten most “Avant-Guard” designers practicing in the United States, he continually focuses strict adherence to visual balance, composition, and structural integrity in an attempt to successfully unite the qualities of utility within functional design.
TYPOLOGY:
Even while studying architecture,Dieter Sieger, the founder of Sieger Design, started to realize his own projects. He built entire estates in Germany and other countries in between - this was his first career as an architect. The second - as a shipbuilder - followed when the passionate sailor started to fit out yachts, both sailing and motor yachts. His love of detail established his third career as industrial designer in the 80’s when he modernized the bathroom facilities on the boats. Sieger Design, located at castle Harkotten in Germany and run by sons Christian and Michael (shown above), is today one of the most famous design offices of Europe. The team of 30 employees works together with over 300 designers worldwide. Brand names like Ritzenhoff, Dornbracht, Kaldewei, fittings, fair stands and even cups with Mickey Mouse and Snoopy etc. were created at Sieger Design. From the initial idea to the marketing strategy, from the design to product development right up to and including packaging.
WRITE:
Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck are product designers. In 2002, their collaboration on the design of a concept interior for Renault led to the creation of their studio Birsel + Seck in New York. Bibi Seck was lead designer at Renault for 12 years, bringing Scénic I and II, Twingo II and Trafic to market. Ayse is the designer of the zoë Washlet, for the Japanese manufacturer TOTO, unofficially coined the world’s most comfortable toilet seat. She is also the designer of the Resolve office system for Herman Miller, which is in MoMA’s permanent collection. Fueled by curiosity, disrespect for existing solutions and a love for drawing as a way to think, they design products for Herman Miller, Hewlett Packard, HBF, Merati, Target and ACME.
ZERO ZERO ONE:
Design: Plastic Buddha
Released: 2004
Edition Finished: March 2008
SUPERHERO:
Ben Hall was born in 1963 in Leicester, UK. He studied fine art painting and animation at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Graduated in 1986 with an honors degree. In 1986 Ben moved to Manchester where he worked for various design and advertising agencies. During 1990-1997, focusing on painting and illustration, he had works selected for IMAGES, the annual UK Association of Illustrator Best of British Illustration Exhibition. For the past 10 years, Ben has worked almost exclusively for UK magazines on a wide variety of subjects. His clients have included GQ, Cosmopolitan, The Radio Times, ES Magazine, Woman & Home, Health & Fitness, and Essentials Magazine. In 1997, he was commissioned by Sieger Design in Germany to produce a limited edition milk glass for Ritzenhoff Glassware. Hall was among some of the world's best known artists, designers and architects to participate in this project.
NOTE: Includes one rollerball refill
DIMENSIONS:
ROUNDED BODY: CAPPED 5 3/8" POSTED 5 11/16" DIAMETER 1/2"
CYLINDRICAL BODY: CAPPED 5 1/4" POSTED 5 7/8"
DIAMETER 1/2"
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ACME Rollerball Pen
ACME Rollerball Pen
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