Tickets available at Design Is Human launch party, online at www.modern-atlanta.org, and at select MA ticket outlets beginning Friday, 20 April 2011.

MODERN ATLANTA HOME TOUR LAUNCH CELEBRATION (Part of Design Is Human Open Night Kickoff)
7 June 2011
Two Peachtree Pointe 1555 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta , Georgia 30309


2011 MODERN ATLANTA HOME TOUR
Saturday & Sunday, 11-12 June 2010
10:30am - 4:00pm
Tickets are only $35.00 for both Saturday & Sunday and includes our well-designed MA10 DESIGN IS HUMAN publication/program/guidebook and entry to Design Is Human Opening Kickoff Party with Exhibitions.

Lavorgna Residence, Dencity

2011 MODERN ATLANTA HOME TOUR

How Do You Define Your Personal Space?

Since 2007, Modern Atlanta Home Tour has inspired, entertained, and educated thousands of fans and an admiring public in love with contemporary architecture and design. The highly sought tour is also a shining example of Atlanta unleashing its creative powers for a new language of bold urbanism to the rest of the nation. Modern Atlanta Home Tour examines the full vernacular of modern residential design currently seen in Atlanta, from the cutting-edge with the use of new sustainable materials and digital technology, all the way back to the post-modern era when architecture was inspired by the works of Frank Lloyd Wright and Charles & Ray Eames. You will also witness how thoughtful architects are bringing their passion for contemporary excellence into the interiors of more traditional homes with some amazing results, and fine examples of cool conversion-projects, like that of shipping containers and barns, where both exterior and interior are interpreted to the relevant concerns and needs of today.

Perkins+Will Studio
A new addition to this year’s touring circuit, MA is excited to include commercial architecture in the mix with a tour of the very cool and newly renovated Perkins+Will studio located at 1315 Peachtree Street with breathtaking views of Atlanta High Museum of Art and the Midtown skyline. 1315 is an outstanding example of architecture for the people and represents P+W strong commitment to bold sustainable design, putting Atlanta on a clear path to zero carbon emissions.

There is plenty to be excited about for 2011 and our knowledgeable MA volunteers are at your disposal to help guide you and answer questions. On behalf of our proud sponsors, we look forward to seeing you in June!


Lavorgna Residence; Architecture, Dencity-2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour


Houser Residence, Architecture: Houser Walker Architecture,
Hank Houser and Jamie O’Kelley- 2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour

The tour is a “call to action”, celebrating modern urban culture and each year attracts thousands of like-minded visitors from all over the Southeast, appreciative of the benefits of contemporary living at its finest and in search of powerful ideas that will help better define their own personal space and lifestyle. Each home selected for this year’s tour has its own unique stories and victories related to contemporary architecture & design, interiors, sustainability, technology, and most importantly, humanity.


La France Residence; Architecture: West Architecture Studio
2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour


Flanagan Residence; Architecture: Studio One Architecture, Inc.
2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour
Rion Rizzo / © Creative Sources Photography (same for background image)


Allen Road House; Architecture: TaC Studios- 2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour

For 2011, we are excited to feature beautiful contemporary homes and interiors designed by Altlanta’s leading contemporary studios including Cablik Enterprise, Dencity, Houser Walker Architecture, Lightroom, Perkins+Will, Jean Philippe Saldana Architect, Smith Dalia Architects, Studio One Architecture, TaC Studios, West Architecture Studio, just to name a few. Come see the latest trends in contemporary architecture and design in Atlanta on this self-guided tour of modern homes. Addresses and general map will be provided in the MA Event Guide. Cost for tour tickets: only $35 for both Saturday and Sunday tours which includes entrance to the MA11-Design Is Human Opening Night Kickoff Party and Exhibitions.


Chapman-Palmer Residence; Architecture: Lightroom- 2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour


Confederate Avenue; Architecture: Jean Philippe Saldana Architect- 2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour


Perkins+Will Studio; Architecture: Perkins+Will- 2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour


Container House #2; Firm: Francis Kirkpatrick- 2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour


White Provision; Architecture: Smith Dalia Architects- 2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour


Cablik Residence; Renovation: Cablik Enterprise- 2011 Modern Atlanta Home Tour

Tickets available at Design Is Human launch party, online at www.modern-atlanta.org, and at these MA ticket outlet locations.

Octane Coffee Bar & Lounge
1009 Marietta Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-815-9886
Monday - Thursday 7am - Midnight
Friday 7am -1am
Saturday 8am - 1am
Sunday 8am - 10pm
Octane accepts Cash & Credit Cards Only

(context)
75 John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-477-3301
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Cash and Check Only

Room & Board
1170 Howell Mill Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 682-5900
Open Weekdays 11am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm
Cash and Check Only


Pedini of Atlanta
800 Peachtree Street NE, Unit C
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: 404.817.3313
Open Weekdays Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Cash and Check Only

This is Atlanta’s exciting design fundraiser and a unique creative collaboration unlike any other in support of CARE who places special focus on working alongside women and children in need, because equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.


A Sudanese woman holds her infant while resting at the Mosay Internally Displaced Persons camp near Nyala in the Darfur region of Sudan. CARE is assisting some 400,000 IDPs throughout Sudan. Proceeds from MA’ology Africa benefit CARE.


MA’frique Milan showcased some of Africa’s top architecture and design talent at Palazzo Clerici as part the International Salone del Mobile design week in Milan, Italy.

MA’ology AFRICA is a continuation of MA’frique Milan, a celebration of contemporary Africa that took place in April as part of 2011 Salone del Mobile week of design in Milan, Italy.

For more on MA’frique Milan, click here. (coming soon)
MA’frique Milan on Flickr, click here.

2011 MA’ology Africa

MA’ology Africa’s impressive lineup also includes…

Monique Pean, Eco Jewelry Designer

Monique Pean finds inspiration from her travels. Selected as one of the 2009 CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund (CVFF) winners. The CVFF is the most prestigious competition in fashion for designers with less than 10 years in business. Tiffany & Co. CEO Michael Kowalski became a mentor to Pean as part of the CVFF award. In addition, Monique Pean Fine Jewelry was the recipient of the Ecco Domani 2009 Fashion Foundation award for accessories.


Monique Pean Spring/Summer 2011 Collection sponsored by W Hotels

Monique Pean founded The Vanessa Pean Foundation in her sister’s memory to raise funds to provide scholarships to underprivileged students in Haiti. Further, she is involved in several leadership activities to mentor post-MBA minorities at the Yale School School of Management. Monique Pean Fine Jewelry is available at Jeffrey Atlanta.
www.moniquepean.com

J. ‘Quazi’ King (Quazimotto.On.Wax)

MA’ology Africa welcomes to Atlanta, photographer J. “Quazi” King.
Originally from the West African nation of Equatorial Guinea, Quazi moved to the US for college in 1999. After graduating in 2003 from La Roche College (Pittsburgh, PA) with a BS in Information Technology and Management, he moved to New York City where he worked in Retail Management for many years.


Photography by Quazimotto.On.Wax

Talking about or critiquing Art is something that always came easy to Quazi but he had no idea he posses the ability to create Art. King is a self taught Photographer, “Photography was like a screaming voice in my throat ready to burst out” After loosing the job he held for 6 years, he spent a long time soul searching for clarity and answers about how to apply the concept of loving what you do and getting paid for it.



All that changed when he picked up a DSLR camera to photograph an event and later posted the photos so that everyone in the event could see them. “I’m a young work in progress, follow my journey”.
www.quazimottoonwax.com/

Presscott McDonald

MA’ology Africa delights in welcoming acclaimed fashion and celebrity photographer Presscott McDonald. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Presscott now lives and raises his family in Miami, Florida. After attending the Savannah College of Art & Design, he was offered an internship with renowned photographer, Annie Leibovitz. 



Naomi Campbell, Photography by Presscott McDonald

While working in New York City, he instantly began to feed off of it’s hustle and bustling energy. His love for the Big Apple inspired him to shoot fashion and many celebrity icons for various publications. Known for being quite personable, lighting tech savvy and easy to work with, he has always gotten the job done.


Jolie Magazine editorial, Photography by Presscott McDonald

His client list is impressive and includes Coca-Cola, NIKE, Vibe, 50 Cent, Kimora Lee Simmons, and the cast of HBO’s acclaimed show “The Wire” to name a few.

Presscott McDonald’s Documentary Work in Africa and Project “Exposed


African, Photography by Presscott McDonald

The direction of Presscott’s new personal work leads him to explore the forgotten and unrecognized of modern society. He will present “Nigeria’s Lost Boys” project, a documentary work featured at MA’ology Africa and later in the coming year. The show is strikingly curated by the talented Donnamarie Baptiste, an independent curator that works predominantly in the contemporary art world.

The images depict the commonalities all Nigerians share with the young boys detained in juvenile detention centers such as the Brostal Remand Centre. Brostal is one of three facilities in Nigeria that house its under age law breakers and abandoned boys. The facilities lack both the proper personal health and educational needs to reform the misguided adolescence.


African, Photography by Presscott McDonald

Commissioned by the non profit organization,Global Network for Humanity, Presscott closely documented their efforts to determine, address, and fix pressing issues that threaten Nigerian’s family structure. The G.N.F.H. plans to help by creating a better health system in Nigeria’s rural areas where many of these boys come from. Creating clean water options, more job opportunities, and true education for the children’s futures are only a few of the goals they seek.

Donnamarie Baptiste
Donnamarie Baptiste is a contemporary art professional based in Miami, FL. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, she considers home the Virgin Islands, New York City and Florida. Passionate about art, she is the Events/Production Manager for Art Basel Miami Beach. As an independent curator, Donnamarie organizes cutting edge exhibitions and events bringing together art, music,video and performance. Besides art, her interests include music of various genres, fashion, animals and vegetarian cooking.

Exposed

Project Exposed

Mah Jong sectional, 1973, Roche Bobois

ROCHE BOBOIS

Roche Bobois is a global leader in design and distribution of home furnishings while retaining the unique position of molding its furniture designs. Each piece created is the result of close collaboration between designers, manufacturers, and Roche Bobois. This collaboration is the foundation of Roche Bobois strength and originality. Attentive and proactive, Roche Bobois introduces a new exclusive collection every six months. Today, Roche Bobois is among the most internationally renowned and exclusive brands in home furnishings.

Support. The best in the business got MA’ology Africa’s back…

Backstage with Authentic Beauty at 2010 MA’ology Paris that featured Lanvin’s Spring/Summer collection

Authentic Beauty

Catwalk Productions

PRG

PRG is the official lighting and audio sponsor for MA’ology Africa.
PRG is the world’s leading supplier of entertainment technology, including lighting, audio, video, scenery, rigging and automation systems. PRG serves a wide range of markets, including theatre productions, concert tours, trade shows, corporate and special events, television and film productions, and themed environments. PRG provides its services worldwide through more than 19 offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

MA-ology Africa and CARE Fundraiser

Tickets Details

Tickets to the MA’ology “Africa” & CARE Fundraiser are $30 online and $35.00 at the door and available at Design Is Human launch party, online at www.modern-atlanta.org, and at these MA ticket outlet locations.

Octane Coffee Bar & Lounge
1009 Marietta Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-815-9886
Monday - Thursday 7am - Midnight
Friday 7am -1am
Saturday 8am - 1am
Sunday 8am - 10pm
Octane accepts Cash & Credit Cards Only

(context)
75 John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-477-3301
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Cash and Check Only

Room & Board
1170 Howell Mill Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 682-5900
Open Weekdays 11am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm
Cash and Check Only


Pedini of Atlanta
800 Peachtree Street NE, Unit C
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: 404.817.3313
Open Weekdays Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Cash and Check Only


Complimentary wine will be served.

Attendees and guests wanting to give more will find CARE representatives and a donation station at the event. Students with ID receive half price tickets.

MA’ology Africa Sponsors

MA’frique Milan Sponsors and links

Back View, Korean Pavilion designed by New York-based Manifesto Architecture

Designed by New York City based architecture firm, Manifesto Architecture, the Korean Pavilion for Modern Atlanta’s 2011 Design is Human Week event is an architectural celebration of Korean culture and design. The firm’s two principals, Jeeyong An and Sang Hwa Lee analyzed the high level of science and structural logic behind the design of the Korean alphabet, which consists of vowels and consonants that interdepend on each other in a very structural and tectonic manner.


Korean Pavilion concept is based on the Korean alphabet

The designers symbolically translated this logical system into a pure and symbolic installation where a field of simple and scientific structures take on various functions and nuances depending on the orientation and perspective of the viewer, just like the Korean alphabet.



The pavilion will not only be an attraction in itself, but it is also the venue in which Modern Atlanta’s exhibition on exceptional modern Korean architecture will be held. The exhibition features many projects that were selected through the “Architecture by/for/of Korea” competition, which was an open call for young and talented designers to submit work that were related to Korea in various ways. The projects were all carefully hand-picked by a prestigious international jury of practicing architects and scholars.



The pavilion is made of materials from the Lucent and Marmo line of HI-MACS® Acrylic Solid Surface which works with a high capacity material for its inherent combination of light and the unique thermoformable properties, sponsored by LG Hausys.

HI-MACS by LG Hausys

More on the Korean Pavilion Concept

World Design Capital and Seoul, Korea

In 2010, Seoul was designated as World Design Capital (WDC) by International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid). Since Seoul has prepared various design projects for urban development ranging from education to industries, policies, facilities, and the designing of the city itself.

Manifesto Architecture

Manifesto Architecture is an award-winning, licensed architectural design firm that provides a full range of architecture, planning and interior services. Based in New York, Manifesto has experience in local and international projects of all scales. In response to unprecedented challenges that architects face today the designers of MANIFESTO Architecture strive to produce designs that innovatively bridge gaps between different cultural sensibilities, typologies and material qualities.
www.mfarch.com


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Korean Pavilion Design Architect


Korean Pavilion Materials Sponsor


Korean Pavilion Media Supporter



Credits
Design Architect: MANIFESTO Architecture P.C.
Executive Architect: Anonymous Studio
Fabrication Facility: SMFD (Skylar Morgan Furniture + Design)
Logistical Support and Volunteers: School of Architecture at Southern Polytechnic State University and Lightroom

High Museum of Art
June 4 – August 21, 2011

Since its inception in 1929, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, (MoMA) has been at the forefront of recognizing radical changes in twentieth-century design through its exhibition and collection program. The High will present a selection of works chronicling three key moments in MoMA’s design collection and exhibition history—“Machine Art” (1934); “Organic Design in Home Furnishings” (1941)/”Good Design” (1950-1952); and “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” (1972)—that heralded groundbreaking aesthetic movements and intellectual considerations.


Anywhere Lamp by Greta Von Nessen, Image courtesy MoMA

Nearly 150 objects created by over 120 of the most influential artists and designers of the twentieth century will be included. A companion installation, “High Design,” will incorporate 20 works from the High’s growing collection of contemporary design. “Modern by Design” continues a multi-year, multi-exhibition collaboration between the High and the Museum of Modern Art, NY.


Outboard Propeller by Aluminum Company of America, Before 1934, image courtesy MoMA

About Atlanta High Museum of Art
From a stately home on Peachtree Street to its current award-winning buildings in a spectacular setting, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta has grown to become the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States with its renowned collection of classic and contemporary art and renowned architecture by Richard Meier and Renzo Piano.

Want more High Museum, click here.

Some of the most transformative and enduring art works are the ones that take you by surprise, that you stumble across in a strange city or encounter when art is the furthest thing from your mind.

Brooklyn-based sound artist and musician Roberto Carlos Lange’s Sounding Up There is one such project. It is created with the intent of slyly creeping up on passerby as they go about their day, entering or exiting the 1180 Peachtree building’s elegant lobby, accessed at 14th street. Sounding Up There is stealth in many regards, composed of four sets of milky white meteorological balloons floating like an aggregate of atoms or cell clusters above two serene reflection pools in the building’s lobby. Attached to each cluster of balloons are speakers with sound compositions Lange has created to complement and reflect the space they float within. The balloons amplify the lobby’s height and regal ambiance but add something uniquely ethereal, a sense of magic within the business-like surroundings.

Juxtaposed next to the 25-foot bamboo trees and soaring 40-foot glass walls that bathe the space in diffused sunlight, the balloons create a whimsical tableaux of the outdoors moved indoors, like a city park transformed into a minimalist theater set. In this case it is the theatre of ordinary life that Lange presents his audience with—but ordinary life intensified and made dramatic, reverberating around the lobby’s landscape.

Because lobbies are transitional spaces, passed through going from once place to another, Lange’s soundscape features the rhythmic beat of people on the move. In Lange’s stolen moments he captures the shuffling gaits, coughs and hiccups and overheard conversations that define these spaces where people are unguarded and unaware they are being aurally observed. Lange culls his sound from the serendipitous musical happenstance of city life and turns it into an orchestrated work, with sequences of found sound arranged alongside Lange’s almost musical, rhythmic compositions interspersed with yawning expanses of silence. “It turns into a symphony of the human voice” says Lange.


Roberto Lange

Lange’s interest in music originated in the festive cacophony of the Latin American community in South Florida where he grew up surrounded by a vibrant acoustic tapestry. He describes the experience of drifting off to sleep to the sound of music and voices and auditory clatter at the all-night parties, “penas,” arranged on the weekends by his father. “It’s like I went to sleep when I was eight with a party starting and woke up when I was twelve,” recalls Lange of his childhood bathed in a wall of sound. Studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Lange discovered conceptual approaches to music like musique concrète and avant-garde composers which “kicked down the door of the basic rules,” says Lange, and influenced the conceptual direction of his own work.

The inspiration for Sounding Up There was a conversation between Lange and his artist wife in which they wondered, if some disaster befell their Brooklyn neighborhood, what would be their best escape plan? A hot air balloon of course, “there was always this nice thing about being able to float away.”

Lange’s talents are diverse: singer/songwriter in the band Helado Negro alongside former Atlantan Mario Schambon and a frequent collaborator with artists including David Ellis, Nene Humphrey, Brian Alfred, Eve Sussman and music producer Guillermo Scott Herren.



Lange appears at MA11 Design Is Human Week via the Atlanta-based Flux Projects. Flux Projects’ mission is to bring art into unexpected places and to encourage Atlanta’s development as a creative city. The nonprofit has commissioned the dance company gloATL to perform at Lenox Square Mall and artist Gyun Hur to create an installation Spring Hiatus on the mall’s lower level this spring. This October, Flux Projects will again stage their one-night only event Flux, incorporating performance, installation, film and art on the streets, walls and vacant store fronts of Castleberry Hill to engage Atlanta with the infinite possibilities of art in creating a dynamic public space.