Zaha Hadid: Dune Formations | London

Metal and resins are melted into organic ensemble of unique furniture elements.
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St. Giles Hotel - The Tuscany New York

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Folk-Pop Art: Warren Dykeman | Seattle

Warren Dykeman, "4 Tin", 2010, Mixed media on Okawara, 72 x 30 inches
Warren Dykeman, "Quadro", 2009, Acrylic and print on panel, 6 x 8 inches

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Applied Arts: Wanderlust Hotel | Singapore

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Tony Orrico: Human Spirograph | Santa Monica

"I marvel at the composition of nature and cycles. I am not versed in the convergence of art and mathematics or sciences, but find myself instinctually attracted to this relationship. I try to dilute my efforts and find an experiential point of entrance. I like to experiment with both embodied and cognitive systems that yield beauty. My favorite art is somewhat accidental and overwhelmingly concise." -Tony Orrico

Russian Constuctivist Film Poster Exhibit | New York

Revolutionary Film Posters at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Aesthetic Experiments of Russian Constructivism, 1920-33
May 6 - July 30, 2011

Mai-Thu Perret | Geneva + New York

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Seattle Met Style Council with Krista Kelly

Out of the Frame
By Laura Cassidy
Seattle Met Magazine

LONG BEFORE SHE earned her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Snohomish native Krista Kelly was getting an education in art. At age nine, she’d sneak into UW drawing classes with her mom and have professors critique her work. As the founder of Bilinear Art Consulting, she helps people and businesses acquire artwork and reimagine their visual environment.

Is outfitting a home with sculpture and video installations at all like 
accessorizing an outfit?

I’m motivated by mixing textiles, color palettes, and cuts no matter the context. I 
enjoy wearing street clothes and couture together, and I like classic fine art with custom, less inexpensive one-of-a-kind pieces.

What’s “Seattle style,” and do you have it?

A common complaint is that people here don’t dress up. When I came back from Chicago, I got nasty looks for wearing high heels and short skirts. I learned to ignore them. My style icons are female rappers like Salt-n-Pepa and Missy Elliott. They made it sexy to be assertive.

First designer clothing purchase


A Martin Margiela silver sport coat in 2006. I still love and wear it. Margiela’s fabrics are durable and cool.

First art purchase

An early 1900s pencil drawing of a young lady. I found it in an antique store in Eastern Washington when I was 15. It must have been about $30. My dad still has it.

Wearing

Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti dress and Delman heels from Butch Blum, and an H&M jean jacket that I wear with almost everything. It looks like it came from the corner of an old garage but it’s very well tailored.

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Slideshow: Bilinear Art with Krista Kelly
Taking style home and to work.
By Laura Cassidy
Seattle Met Magazine

I’ve always wanted to explode that whole take-your-daughter-to-work-day thing out a little further. Once a year, we ought to get a free pass to bring and/or tag along with friends, sig others, moms, dads, neighbors, siblings, former college roommates, and yes style counselors and check out each other’s work world.

Until such time as International Here’s What Your Friend Does at Her Office All Day Day, you’ve at least got the chance to see some of the art consultation projects completed by Style Counselor Krista Kelly;. (You’re on your own if you want to actually get inside her office at the old Rainier bottling plant.)

“I find I am excavating and interpreting my client’s style,” Kelly told me when I asked if stylish people live in stylish environments, and vice versa. “Most people have opinions on their taste and just want to be informed about their options.”

SLIDESHOW: Style Counselor Krista Kelly at work with Bilinear Art. Here, she commissioned a New York-based street artist to create work for a client’s residential game room.