Choosing Sides
Geometric shapes, smooth and textured surfaces, and clear and stained glass make this ?-length sidelight panel, designed by glass artist John Diebold and made by Bonnie Skees, a visual delight. The two are partners in six-year-old Aardvark Art Glass, 3310 Preston Hwy. (368-3993). The sidelight measures 45? inches high by 5? inches wide and is priced at $195 because of the simple straight cuts; the cost rises according to complexities in the design.
A Real Smoothie
Nesting takes on a whole new meaning with a chair shaped like an egg. Designed and manufactured by the trendsetting North Carolina furniture company Thayer Coggin, the mysteriously named "Blender" chair is three feet high, takes up a similar amount of horizontal space, and swivels 360 degrees. Covered in your choice of Ultrasuede colors, it sells for $1,989 at Kenneth Ross Interiors, 10212 Westport Road (339-9776, www.kennethrossinteriors.com).
Geometry Class
Rug manufacturer Momeni has designed a line called "New Wave," inspired by past art movements such as Art Deco and Abstract Expressionism. The resulting hand-tufted Chinese wool carpets are explosions of powerful shapes, some of which are actually "carved" in by blade-wielding craftspeople for depth and definition. The collection comes in 80 designs, including NW-32, shown here. It measures eight by 11 feet and sells for $900 at Sam Kinnaird’s Flooring (www.samkinnairdsflooring.com), with locations at 4238 Shelbyville Road (894-8100), 1200 Gardiner Lane (451-2600) and 12621 Shelbyville Road (244-8606).
The Never-Ending Story
Devoid of anything but shape and color, nonrepresentational art frees the mind to explore physical possibilities. Sculptor Paul T. Carney used that freedom to create Klein Theory, based on the famous "no inside, no outside" mathematical design called the Klein bottle. Made of Indiana limestone that rests on a steel base, the sculpture stands 16 inches high, 24 inches wide and seven inches deep and costs $1,200, with the price for all of Carney’s work ranging from $600-$6,000. Contact him directly for purchase or for commissions (419-4263).
Nesting for the Summer
Employing what he calls "strong, expressive colors usually found only in fabrics," ceramicist J.D. Schall has created a unique series of nesting-bowl sets, each punctuated with an inner gumdrop bud vase that acts, he says, "as an exclamation point." The Arts and Crafts-inspired bowls come in three-, four-, five- and six-piece sets, ranging in price from $80-$450. This "chocolate and sky" five-piece set sells for $290, with the largest bowl 17 inches in diameter. Other lead-free colors include bubble gum, siren, lemon drop, green apple, mandarin, mulberry, raspberry and dusk. Contact the artist at Schall Studio & Design, 1365 Ouerbacker Court (634-0723, www.schallstudio.com). His pottery is also available at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St. (589-0102, www.kentuckyarts.org).
Photos by Angela Shoemaker
