Lace in Translation

The Design Center at Philadelphia University recently opened the exhibition "Lace in Translation" featuring the work of three artists inspired by the University's Quaker Lace Company archive. Many of the pieces capture the delicacy of lace by way of an industrial medium, which is especially fitting since Quaker Lace was one of the largest producers of machine-manufactured lace in the 20th century. The show runs through April 3, 2010 and also includes some amazing work by Tord Boontje.

Looking forward to seeing this in person over Thanksgiving. Above are two of my favorites: Denmark design studio Demakersvan member Joep Verhoeven's "lace" link fence (image by Kerry Polite) and a detail of one of artist/sculptor Cal Lane's pieces, a 2,000-gallon oil tank cut into lace patterns. (image by Kerry Polite)

Learn more here: http://www.laceintranslation.com