The Gift of Designed Objects: A holiday guide for the most discerning giver Designed Gifts and SpiritsNovember 30, 2017 at 2:00 pm by Rick Valicenti by Rick ValicentiNovember 30, 2017January 10, 2018Filed under:Designed ObjectsPage design by Rick Valicenti and Anna Mort/Thirst(Click to enlarge) Rick ValicentiRick Valicenti has led the Thirst design studio since its founding in 1989 and has established himself as one of the most visionary designers in the country, winning the 2011 National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.Related StoriesOne Recommendation for July: A Designed Life A taste of early Cold War America.Extraordinary Ordinary Objects: A Review of Jonathan Muecke at Volume Gallery An enormous rock with holes, a solid wood block, a carbon tube bench, a textile box, a flat shape.Perfect Sense: Jonathan Muecke’s Objects in Sculpture Rise Above Furniture and Architectural Design "Does color have shape? What is the texture of scale? Is it possible to eliminate surface? Can space expand?"
