LEO KEMPF DESIGN BLOG http://leokempf.com/blog Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en 360SEE show 2010 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=124 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=124#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:46:30 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=124 In response to the success of last year’s show, “On the wall & On the floor”, 360SEE is returning with the annual design exhibition. Each artist and designer participating has created a free standing or table top piece and a piece for the wall.

All of the pieces on display in some way embrace the sustainably-minded media-choice philosophy of the gallery showing works constructed with reclaimed, repurposed, responsibly sourced, and even living materials.

Designer Leo Kempf, an “On the wall & On the floor” veteran, has traded in his cardboard furniture designs for newly designed pieces made of FSC certified Birch and repurposed tires . Kempf created a rocking recliner upholstered with tension woven reclaimed tire strips and a wall mantle inlaid with tire treads.

Fine art, functional art, and design pieces will also be on display by gallery represented artists and designers.

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=124 Conversation Table spotted in Oryx Magazine http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=121 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=121#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:38:14 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=121 Oryx is the Infight magazine for Qatar Airways, the award-winning 5 star airline. Designed and produced to compliment the world class image of the airline, Oryx contains lifestyle and general interest features, including exclusive interviews and first-hand travel experiences from our internationally renowned writers.

Here’s the page (click to enlarge):

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=121 2010 gallery piece underway http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=110 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=110#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:07:54 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=110 I’m designing a chair for the 2010 360SEE Gallery On the Wall/Floor show this fall.  I’m covering the chair with strips of used tire material.  I’m really excited about what my first material test revealed.  The texture is great and the material is actually soft… it should help create a really comfortable chair.

strips of used tire woven to form a comfortable surface

strips of used tire woven to form a comfortable surface

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=110 CharityWorks GreenHouse Press http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=105 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=105#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:12:20 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=105 A Green Scheme

House Built and Designed With the Planet In Mind Shows ‘Eco’ Can Be Beautiful

Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Yes, the exterior siding is made from recycled materials, the roof of recycled metal and the floors of reclaimed wood. And there are dual-flush toilets (that will each save 6,000 gallons of water annually) in the five bathrooms of the CharityWorks GreenHouseopening Saturday in McLean.

Read the article >

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=105 CharityWorks GreenHouse Photos http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=96 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=96#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:39:53 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=96

Here are some photos from the event.

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=96 CharityWorks GreenHouse http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=90 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=90#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:34:54 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=90 The CharityWorks GreenHouse is being staged in the CO2FreeLiving house, a custom-built, carbon-neutral house located in McLean, Virginia. The house showcases a new approach to sustainability whereby more efficient building design, innovative technology, and a smart location are combined to reduce carbon emissions, the leading source of greenhouse gases. (via charityworksgreenhouse.com)

The Conversation Table will be integrated by designer Ernesto M. Santalla in the Spa Retreat.

The opening is October 10.  If you’re in the DC area - check it out!

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=90 360SEE Show Flyer http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=88 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=88#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 01:54:07 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=88

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=88 360SEE gallery show http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=83 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=83#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:21:09 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=83 I’m packing these up to ship to Chicago for the show.

May 8 - July 1

360SEE Gallery
1924 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
M-Sa 10-7, Su 11-5pm or By Appointment
Tel. 773.698.6340

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=83 Cardboard table update http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=76 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=76#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:55:32 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=76 I have a deadline for this project now.  I’m going to be showing a few pieces in a Chicago gallery this summer.  More details on that later - after I sign contracts and stuff.

This week’s progress: The cardboard Conversation Table is now made of cardboard (with a high recycled content) and hardboard (made from compressed secondary wood fibers - formaldehyde-free, resin free).  It’s also now sandwiched between two protective layers that have a nice textured face.  This weekend I’m making new, final master templates for jigs to finalize processes with my guys.

Here are some photos of the new little section I made tonight to test all the changes:

]]> http://leokempf.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=76 Updated Wall Shelf Prototype http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=61 http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=61#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:23:27 +0000 leokempf http://leokempf.com/blog/?p=61

I finally revisited this cardboard wall shelf.  I just simplified it - got rid of the huge middle block and updated the improved the mounting situation.

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