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Eames Elephants at Aluminium Opening

Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 8:34PM / Standard Entry / Hong Kong / Members only
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Today I went w/ T down to the new 'Aluminum Urban Living' shop on Lyndhurst Terrace.

As you saw in my previous blog and Andrew's blog, alivenotdead.com participated in a fundraiser art event for the 'Ambassadors of Design' industry group here in HK.

They had 10 artists decorate elephant stools originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames. (who as you can see from that Wikipedia page, were super famous in the mid-20ths century design world).

This is the piece:

or rather a mini-version of it.

They're going to auction off the artist's work online at detour.hk til Dec. 18th if you see one you really really like. ;-)

Here's a few shots i took of some of the pieces -

Michael Young's. which is made up of folded newspaper origami on the ears. must have taken a lot of time!

Andre Fu's elephant. much more practical, he has a pocket and a cushion (is it a saddle?)

This one is screaming 'Asterialand' to me, because of course I recognize it as Alice Chan's work. (it was the eyes that gave it away!) ;-)

Four of the pieces were done by design students.

this is my favorite. Very Hong Kong... can anyone identify what its supposed to be?

Our friends at Shyalala made one too. Theirs is definitely the most huggable.

Our contribution. (that's me and Trina and Yeelin from Shyalala who helped us get involved) Since Andrew is in China for work, we had to represent the work as alivenotdead.com.

Terence luckily was available so he did an interview with Apple Daily about the event and our participation in it.

Since Andrew did all the actual painting (after we agreed on the concept, etc), T had to study up on the details of his work before the interview so the reporter couldn't stump him with a random technical question about the paint used, etc. :-D

Thanks to David Chiu at Aluminium for hosting us and thanks to Vitamin Water for the free drinks. ;-)

I hope there are more events like this in the future.

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zuzu
posted on Sunday, Dec 6, 2009 11:41PM [Report]

来年はゾウ年？=^・ω・^=
Etchy
posted on Sunday, Dec 6, 2009 10:37PM

FYI all - yes, its supposed to be a roast pig, HK style!
55Gordon
posted on Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 5:10AM [Report]

I like Andrew's best.
55Gordon
posted on Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 5:08AM [Report]

No way lion. Definitely roast pig complete with foil to catch the dripping.
55Gordon
posted on Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 5:03AM [Report]

Must be popular with little girls.
55Gordon
posted on Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 5:01AM [Report]

Good idea. I like it.
55Gordon
posted on Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 5:01AM [Report]

This will look good in any office's front reception foyer.
JoanneSanderson
posted on Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 8:20PM [Report]

All are quite impressive, a lot of work has gone into them. I like this one .
Martin Ksohoh
posted on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 6:19PM [Report]

VERY NICE^^
Junichi Kajioka
posted on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 5:10PM [Report]

I love the fluffy one!
Desmond So
posted on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 10:04AM [Report]

Roast pig at wedding banquet.
JRS
posted on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 7:45AM [Report]

Nice pic! Yeah, Andrew's elephant! =D
JRS
posted on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 7:44AM [Report]

Oh, this one is really cute!!!! =D
radwynn
posted on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 7:35AM [Report]

Oh, it's cute!
janechu
posted on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 2:20AM [Report]

very cool!!!! =)
Flagday
posted on Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 11:20PM [Report]

A true friend is one who reps his friend`s and his company`s work with intelligence and preparation. Andrew must have been grateful to have Terence as the spokesperson.
Flagday
posted on Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 11:16PM [Report]

Nice work by Andrew and interesting concept.
Flagday
posted on Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 11:16PM [Report]

I immediately thought of a lion in the lion dances - they always wear undersized hats. This elephant is a lion dancer wannabe. Final answer.
MissScarlett
posted on Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 10:47PM [Report]

Is it breathing fire?
Dreamy
posted on Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 10:40PM [Report]

roast pig?