February 2012
14 posts
CIRCLE bangle
The first in our wood bangle series. Circle first. Just enough accessory.
Oak
Walnut
handmade collaboration by Rowena Sartin + WAKA WAKA
Available in-store and HERE: http://store.ikoikospace.com/Circle-Bangle-p230.html
WILDER QUARTERLY now available!
New reading addition that we are VERY excited about. A wonderful read that will make you want to surround yourself in plants and eat lots of vegetables.
Available in-store & HERE: http://store.ikoikospace.com/READING/WILDER-QUARTERLY-c108/
New Ben Fiess Jars
More large BEN FIESS porcelain jars now available.
Just as lovely as the first batch.
Porcelain bodies, glazed interiors (can hold solids and liquids) and colorful outsides with rubber band closure system.
6 1/2” H
Call 323.719.1079 or email info@ikoikospace.com for more info.
Embellished Circles by Patricia Hill
New one-off necklace pieces
by
PATRICIA HILL
Hammered and aged brass with the circle as the protagonist.
HERE: http://store.ikoikospace.com/NEW-ARRIVALS-c91/
White Zinfandel #2
White Zinfandel, #2: TV Dinners
A biannual publication by W/—Projects in collaboration with Leong Leong Architecture, White Zinfandel is devoted to the visual manifestation of food and culture produced within the lives of creative individuals. The second issue of White Zinf, as its editors have come to call it, brings together a mostly-new cast of characters who have devoted their...
Letter Series by Ben Medansky
Letter Series
by
BEN MEDANSKY
N- porcelain
U- porcelain
I- porcelain
R- stoneware
All letters in one- terracotta
Behaving or misbehaving with gravity in a grayscale. Effective as single units or in pairs.
Email info@ikoikospace.com or call 323.719.1079 for more info / pricing.
You would love some new earrings
Some new HANNAH KEEFE earrings available in-store and online:
http://store.ikoikospace.com/NEW-ARRIVALS-c91/
WAKA WAKA shaped bookends
First grouping of new bookends by WAKA WAKA.
Shaped shapes in Baltic birch plywood
Triangles in blue/yellow: 9” x 9”
Cutout squares in black/off white: 8” x 8”
In-store and HERE: http://store.ikoikospace.com/Shaped-Bookends-p223.html
NEW CALIFORNIA TABLES: ZACHARY LEENER + WAKA WAKA
New California Tables:
A collaboration by
Zachary Leener
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WAKA WAKA
Stoneware tops, stained Baltic birch plywood
Tables that play with their identity as a table. The wood structure in conversation with the ceramic form.
For more information / pricing, email: info@ikoikospace.com / call: 323.719.1079
Zachary Leener + WAKA WAKA
Two very wonderful people combining their talents.
Hope you can make it if you’re around.
Photos and statement forthcoming.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 7-9 pm
931 n. fairfax ave. (between Romaine and Willoughby)
BLEACHED BLEACHED, NO. 3
Issue 3 of BLEACHED BLEACHED presents a grouping of poems by Stephanie Rioux. Poetry may not be a regular encounter, but it can softly raise a voice that might have been too soft to hear from the start. It can be a surprise, an exclamation! and a strangely familiar embrace. Poetry’s many costumes secure the possibility of how words can stretch and reach. Some of these pieces touch on love,...
Ben Medansky
Containers for putting things
by
BEN MEDANSKY
> speckled buff clay with glossy acrylic inlay
> exterior texture from tree bark
> cup, small low dish, large low dish, tall bowl
For more info, email info@ikoikospace.com / call 323.719.1079
Apartamento
Ay carumba.
APARTAMENTO, Issue No. 8
Nathalie Du Pasquier!!!!, bread sculpture, eggplant recipes, some super inspiring interiors, and an intro by the very talented David John
Finally in-store and online: http://store.ikoikospace.com/NEW-ARRIVALS/Apartamento-p106.html
Multi-purpose rocks
Door stopper, paperweight, shelf ornament…
We love a rock and these are some pretty special specimens of red jasper.
January 2012
10 posts
More reading...
ON ACID: A Field Guide to Altered States
William Rauscher and John Moeller
On Acid presents a radically subjective re-edit of the history of drug experience, following the emergence of drugs as a technology and modernity’s conflicted obsessions with altered states. Tracing a path beginning with philosopher Benjamin Blood’s 1874 pamphlet ‘The Anesthetic Revelation and the Gist of...
der:die:das:
New Issue of der:die:das
Issue f like “Fernglas” (binoculars)
What do you see?
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Available in-store as well as back issues on the themes: Corduroy, Can, and Ice!
BEN FIESS
JAR series CS:VN:QU
by
BEN FIESS
The choice to be an object or a functional object. Works selected from Ben Fiess’ segmented jar series. Each jar breaks apart into container, strainer, lid and cap, all in a edible palette. Can hold liquids, solids or just air.
Small— 5 1/4” H
Large— 6 1/2” H
porcelain, cork, rubberband
Available...
Kaleidoscope Magazine
New reading and we like this one a lot…
KALEIDOSCOPE
At the core of a platform that includes an exhibition space and an independent publishing house, Kaleidoscope is an international quarterly of contemporary art and culture founded in 2009 in Milan. Distributed worldwide on a seasonal basis, it has gained widespread recognition as a trusted and timely guide to the present...
Moon Ware by April Napier
Moonscapes
by
APRIL NAPIER
Delicate bowl and plate forms with photographic imagery of the moon inspiring the exterior glazework.
Stoneware
Bowl sizes range from 2 1/2” H to 4 1/2” H
Platters are 9 x 11”
ISSUE no.2 BLEACHED BLEACHED: Ethan Cook
ISSUE NO. 2 of BLEACHED BLEACHED introduces a selection of work by New York based painter Ethan Cook. With pushes and pulls of color stains, creased absences, sporadic metallic piles and fades, process is pointing to process here. A texture of addition and subtraction shows how the canvas is something he’s working with rather than on—what kind of...
Weekend Schedule
Family Birthday Obligations in Texas, so the hours for January 6-9 are as follows:
closed: FRIDAY, JANUARY 6
closed: SATURDAY, JANUARY 7
closed: SUNDAY, JANUARY 8
closed: MONDAY, JANUARY 9
OPEN: TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 with normal hours (12-7 pm)
WAKA WAKA leather stool
Leather cut-out stool
by
WAKA WAKA
Birch plywood, black leather seat
Wide seating area, lightweight, dowel “spot” detailing
Available in-store
WAKA WAKA triangle bookends
Triangle Bookends
by
WAKA WAKA
A custom piece but we’ll have more available in-store soon.
Douglas fir plywood with painted faces and metal component
Happy 2012!
Our version of the shimenawa and shide for good blessings.
Wishing everyone a very excellent year!
December 2011
23 posts
HOLIDAY HOURS
Warm holiday wishes for you and yours. Thanks for all the support and for making us love what we do.
Schedule for the holidays:
extended hours DECEMBER 23: 11-8
closed DECEMBER 24 - 28
open DECEMBER 29, 30 for you guys visiting family in LA or just looking for stuff to look at
closed DECEMBER 31 - JANUARY 2
open JANUARY 3 with normal business hours (tues-sat 12-7, sun 12-5)
Almost to the finish line
There are some beautiful and special stoneware pieces recently arrived.
MERKELWARE striped knee bowls and double shins...
Bread holder, fruit container, you name it.
In the Beginning...
Happy to have this new read in-store (online soon). What a ceramic candyland.
In the Beginning it Was Humid
Bastien Aubry, Dimitri Broquard (Zurich, Switzerland)
“Since a few years, Bastien Aubry and Dimitri Broquard do artistical work inspired by outsider art or the applied arts like handcrafts or ceramics. It appears as if they both don’t think much of rules and that they just...
Scarf thoughts
Easy solutions.
Long and wrap-able: Crinkled blue/white pinstripe cotton w/chambray border.
Q scarf— a circle with a tail: Silk with dots and Crinkled blue/white pinstripe cotton
HERE: http://store.ikoikospace.com/NEW-ARRIVALS/Borderline-Scarf-p203.html
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http://store.ikoikospace.com/NEW-ARRIVALS/Q-Dot-Scarf-p61.html
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Jewelry needs
Some holiday jewelry needs:
by HANNAH KEEFE
ombre chain and solder series in necklace, earring and bracelet form.
In-store
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select offering HERE: http://store.ikoikospace.com/ACCESSORIES/JEWELRY/HANNAH-KEEFE-c10/
Rowena Sartin Work Aprons
The foundation pieces for our new work wear project
by
ROWENA SARTIN
Criss Cross Rectangle— a more stylized apron concept but still with functional elements…pocket, easy on-and-off.
Half Rectangle— ties at waist with side drape for a towel effect
HERE:
http://store.ikoikospace.com/CLOTHING/WOMEN/ROWENA-SARTIN/Work-Smock-p219.html
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Symbolize it
Symbols Necklace Series
by
WB / RS
(Win Bowers + Rowena Sartin collaboration)
Win Bowers’ custom fine jewelry designs draw from a rich history of traditional fine jewelry, sculpture and decorative arts.
14K gold chain, freshwater pearls
Hangs 8 1/2” L
Square: 1/2” W x 1/2” H
Ellipse: 1/2” W x 1/2” H
V: 3/4” W x 1/2” H
...
Ceramic Dripper + Carafe
PLUS
EQUALS
A new MERKELWARE set:
Ceramic Coffee Dripper + Carafe
White stoneware
Elegant and useful for the coffee drinker you know. In-store NOW!
MAPLE boards
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New Thought Bubble Cutting Boards
by WAKA WAKA
now in MAPLE
3 sizes….
Medium (11 5/8 x 9 1/4)
Medium-Long (16 x 5 3/8)
Long (31 1/4 x...
Whoof Meow
Help our pawed friends! We are contributing to the Directors Bureau Pet Drive. Donate any new dog or cat toys, towels, sealed food, blankets, pet shampoo, leashes and collars. All donations will be gifted to the North Center Animal Shelter. Many thanks!
Make this yours from Japan
A recently arrived selection of beautiful vintage Japanese boro and kasuri pieces. A mix of kasuri, indigo, handwoven cotton stripes in traditional workwear shapes—vests, jackets and mompe style pants.
We’re posting them in groups online and they are of course available in-store.
From Northern Japan, Meiji / Taisho period.
Also, slipping in some silk tabi socks. ...
Zachary Leener for Rowena Sartin
Donut Bangles
by
ZACHARY LEENER for Rowena Sartin
A decorative collaboration with artist Zachary Leener. Stoneware with some moody, fabric-mimicking glazework.
Available in-store and HERE:
http://store.ikoikospace.com/NEW-ARRIVALS/ZL-RS-Donut-Bangle-p57.html
WAKA WAKA Zig Zag Tables
Modular Zig Zag Tables
by WAKA WAKA
Reclaimed douglas fir. Available for special order.
New Merkelware
Perfect timing for some new MERKELWARE pieces.
Mini bottles: stoneware, 6 1/2” tall + artisan cork
Everyday bowl: stoneware, 6 1/2” wide x 4 1/2” tall
New Reading on the Rack
POP AFRICANA
Stunning. Amazing palette. Intriguing spreads and content.
Latest issue of EIN MAGAZIN UBER ORTE (a magazine about places):
Issue No. 9 offers different perspectives on Berlin. Love this magazine for real.
Gifting Series
Plates and bowls and dishes
Some easy picks for your gifting list.
New to the IKO IKO family is the work of Paula Greif. More striped vessels are on the way.
Look at her pinstripe porcelain bowl (pictured above) HERE: http://store.ikoikospace.com/NEW-ARRIVALS/Pinstripe-Bowl-p74.html
Nabeshiki (trivet). Beautifully made and useful for hot stuff on a table. An ongoing item by popular...
White Winter Bags
Love to have a white bag throughout the year. We have two for you now:
ANVE’s white SACO DE PAPEL. The paper sack purse in white leather.
HERE: http://store.ikoikospace.com/ACCESSORIES/BAGS/ANVE/Saco-de-Papel-Bag-p33.html
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ROWENA SARTIN’s not-a-rectangle handle tote in a washed and dried and crinkled like paper leather.
HERE: ...
Way to go Merkel-Hess!
(above: Matt Merkel-Hess knee bowls at IKO IKO)
Go see his Bucketry show at Acme thru Dec. 21.
&
read this: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/seeing-things-matthias-merkel-hess/?hpw
Say hello to BLEACHED BLEACHED
Excited to share a new element of our IKO IKO website… BLEACHED BLEACHED As a way to join the spirit behind IKO IKO with work by artists we admire, we have created an online journal called BLEACHED BLEACHED. It is a light catalog of images by an individual artist presented monthly on our website and as a downloadable pdf. To bleach = to remove the color, to alter the fiber, to change what...
IKO IKO @ Remodelista HOLIDAY MARKET
(above: WAKA WAKA leather cutout stools)
Those of you in LA or nearby, come see us at the Remodelista Holiday Market this Saturday, December 10, from 10 am - 4 pm.
It’s free admission and there’s plenty of parking.
We’ll have a selection of pieces for the holiday gifting and thereafter—some of our ongoing custom IKO IKO interior ware with work by a few other...
A COLLECTION OF
Thank you, Ward for the conversation on A COLLECTION OF !
Check it out:
http://www.collectionof.org/2011/12/05/kristindickson/
Window Shopping
Getting HAPPY for the holidays.
We are starting to pull out some handsome Japan treasures which we’ll post throughout the coming weeks.
The window is full of a selection of HAGI YAKI (Hagi ware) from the Yamaguchi prefecture.
The tradition of Hagi pottery is said to have originated during the 16th century as various Japanese military campaigns forced skilled Korean ceramic...
Jonathan Mess
We are happy to present a grouping of sculptures
by
JONATHAN MESS
from his Landfill Series
Beautifully physical forms that undoubtedly point to geology, geography and time. A combination of clay bodies, glazes and stains.
For dimensions and more details call 323.719.1079 or email info@ikoikospace.com
PIN them UP!
MATT MERKEL-HESS, shin bowl and knee bowl, 2011
ZACHARY LEENER, L-box with leg planter, 2011
WAKA WAKA, cheese slice table, 2010 (image #9)
PIN-UP’s ISSUE 11, Fall / Winter:
Happy to announce some featured artists in this issue.
MATT MERKEL-HESS shin and knee bowl and ZACHARY LEENER ceramic sculpture-planter (or fruit container).
Both pieces are available at IKO IKO now,...
November 2011
9 posts
IKO IKO + YHBHS
Thank you, David for the chance to be part of your always inspiring site—a perfect balance of interviews, art and design features and intelligent wanderings:
You Have Been Here Sometime
Read it HERE: http://youhavebeenheresometime.blogspot.com/2011/11/conversation-with-iko-iko-kristin.html
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing everyone a feeling of good and plenty this Thanksgiving.
Our hours for the holiday:
CLOSED thursday, nov. 26 - monday, nov. 28.
OPEN tuesday, nov. 29