sugarfish succulents

Boxes of succulents adorn the entry gate to the new Sugarfish in Santa Monica. The latest outpost of the Sushi Nozawa brand replaces Taka Sushi and was designed by Dex Studio (also responsible for Sugarfish Downtown, Sugarfish Brentwood, and the venerable Venice Beechwood.)

Low Flow

The Flow bench is produced in an eco-composite soy based urethane by LA based Arktura. The firm which specializes in high tech fabrication is producing graphic panels for the new Santa Monica public beach restrooms currently under construction as well as the the Bruce Mau designed Big Blue Bus Shelters, 365 of which will soon be coming to the city.

Pixels for Everyone

From the de Young Museum to your place! Pixels is a new product introduced by USG. Custom perforated graphics can be applied to metal ceiling or wall panels. The surfaces can be backlit or treated with acoustical insulation to achieve NRCs up to .70.

Ribbons

The texture in this surface in this storefront display is composed of ribbons of craft paper pinned back to the wall surface.

Glow Redux

Shades of Santa Monica's biannual Glow festival appeared on the 3rd Street Promenade this week in the form of a glowing wireframe model of a new Land Rover Car. The installation coincides with hanging of this year's Christmas lights which can be seen in the background.

Luminous Passage

Luminous Passage is a 200' long construction designed by Hadrian Predock &n John Frane as part of the Glow, the biennial, all night event that trasforms Santa Monica Beach into a playground for temporary nocturnal art. Consisting of a cable system supporting electroluminescent wire, the installation creates a porous bridge from the Bay Street boardwalk extending to the edge of the shore.

Uplight

A superorder column clad in cast in ribbed cast in place concrete marks the entrance to the Santa Monica Public Library, designed by Moore Ruble Yudell. The column is uplit from landscape lighting below, creating a dramatic effect against the night sky.