Miami artist Michelle Weinberg uses Odabashian to manufacture her rug-art installations

Miami Beach based visual artist, Michelle Weinberg recently exhibited her custom limited-edition rug installation at Dorsch Gallery in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. This initiative is part of Odabashian’s continuing efforts to not only promote local and internationally renown artists, but also to introduce and familiarize them to using the hand-made rug as a visual art media in their installations.

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Photos by Teodora Dakova

 

From Michelle’s profile:

Michelle Weinberg lives in Miami Beach. She works primarily in paint and collage media, and her career as an artist embraces many activities, including design, public art, education, writing on art and curatorial projects. She has organized many collaborations among artists that have taken the form of group exhibitions, inter-disciplinary performances and a publication.

Her exhibitions include Anthony Spinello Gallery, Art@Work, ArtCenter/South Florida, the Wolfsonian Museum-FIU, and Casa Lin in Miami, and The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown, MA. Weinberg is the recipient of fellowships from Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain, Millay Colony, MacDowell Colony, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, a 2008 South Florida Cultural Consortium Award, an Individual Artist Fellowship from the State of Florida, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic, among others.

The rug is a limited edition (1 of 3) that are part of Michelle’s geometric exploration of color, depth and form.

Contact us Here if you are a visual artist looking to develop your work using a millenial hand-made media.

Odabashian by CENTRO- 1st hand-made rug design workshop in Latin America. April 9-13, 2012

Centro, Mexico’s premier design, architecture and film school recently invited Odabashian to:  Odabashian by CENTRO, A  Rug Design Workshop for it’s Interior Architecture students.

The first of it’s kind in Latin America, the workshop consisted of a five-day, design and process- intensive class focusing on the history, manufacturing, materials and design of hand-made and hand knotted rugs that Odabashian has been manufacturing  for over 91 years and sold in Mexico, Boca Raton, Miami and the world.

The workshop was hosted by Beata Nowicka, Director of the Interior Architecture bachelor program. Each student developed a unique design using the information provided during the initial phase of the workshop. Then, on the final day, each design was presented to a panel of selected professiors from CENTRO, professionals, designers and artists. One of the designs was selected and will be manufactured in a high-density hand-tufted quality rug made of New Zealand wool and bamboo silk.

The winning design will be on display at CENTRO at an exclusive exhibit showcasing the workshop as well as the talent of the students involved.

Odabashian and CENTRO will collaborate in this workshop each year during the Spring semester as part of CENTRO’s mission to further enrich the quality and depth of the Interior Architecture bachelor program.

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Contact us to explore how Odabashian can put our experience to work for your creative design project.

Spectacular Sunny Isles penthouse with Odabashian custom rugs.

Miami is called the Magic City for a reason. It is a place where many enjoy 300 days of sunshine, palm trees and beaches. Recently, Odabashian delivered three spectacular custom-made rugs for a newly renovated penthouse in one of the most exclusive buildings in the beautiful town of Sunny Isles, the Turnberry Ocean Colony.

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Interior architecture and design was led by Miami-based architect Christian Magaldi who also designed the round area rug in the game room.  The round rug design was inspired by and is a tribute to Otl Aicher, one of the most prominent graphic designers of the last century. The designs for the Living and dining rooms were developed by Odabashian.The impeccable selection of furniture by brands such as Poltrona Frau add to the unique and powerful combination of elements of color and textures to this space

The rugs are 100% hand made in New Zealand wool and with hand-carved silk details.

Odabashian’s custom division collaborates closely with designers and architects to give a space a unique atmosphere. Contact us to see how we can help you design and manufacture the most luxurious rugs for your home, hotel or office.

Makur – A collection of 18 unique hand-made rug designs from Mexico’s top architectural, graphic and industrial designers.

In the spring of 2011, Odabashian presented a collection of 18 original designs from Mexico’s top architectural and design talent. The first of its kind in Latin America, the exhibit opened at Mexico’s premier museum of design and applied arts, The Franz Mayer.

The following is the full collection. Available in limited edition hand-knotted tibetan quality, or high-density hand-tufted quality for wholesale.

Photos by Fernando Etulain.

“Lo que el hombre se llevó” with stool by Ariel Rojo.

“aRUGa” by La Jabonera

Cho’oh by Din Interiorismo

“Dale Cuerda” by usoarquitectura

Manuel Alvarez Fuentes – Damasco, Ciudad Revisitada

Ximena Perez Grobet’s “Entrelineas”

Paola Calzada’s – “Espuma”

FM by Emiliano Godoy

“Submarino” by Igloo

“Fragmentos” – by Joel Escalona

“Paisaje en mi dentro y fuera” by El Cejas

Libertad by Benito Cabañas

Ojo Tapatío by Adolfo González

construye tu tapete (“build your rug”)by J. Pablo Serrano

Paul Cremoux – Yuxtaposición

Productora’s – Sustracción

Sima Pashtun by Eos Mexico

Shima Pashtun’s trompe l’oeil

Tapete de Asfalto by Gonzalo Tassier

On display at the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City until May 29. 2011

Contact us if you are interested in these limited edition and one-of-a-kind hand-made rugs.

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Tapetes: Anudando historias, enlazando ideas at the Franz Mayer is open!

The exhibit opening was an incredible and resounding success in all aspects!!

Click here for a sneak peek of the vernissage:

Some facts about the attendees:

- The opening drew over 550 people from several countries.

- Over 25 media representatives attended who were interested in the collection.

CLICK HERE FOR THE COLLECTION

Press:

Rug Design 

Mugutu

Core 77

Kenan Design 

Media Collective Holland

Design Milk 

Patternpeople

San Diego Red 

Televisa

Arquine

Univision

Diario de Yucatan 

Barrio.com.mx

Yahoo

Telemundo

Contact us to find out how we can help you develop your custom design with one of these designers.

Set-up progress at the Franz Mayer is moving quickly!

The exhibit showcasing 18 original designs by Mexican architects, industrial and graphic artists opens next April 6 at the Franz Mayer museum of decorative arts in Mexico City.

This week we are completing the exhibit design installation.

It is important to note that this is the first exhibit of it’s kind in Mexico and Latin America. Furthermore, the hand-woven rug is a very clear metaphor of all the materials and  abstract ideas that come together to be manifested on to such an ancient craft. Consider all the below references, origins and concepts that are “woven” on to ONE piece of design for each rug and the location of where it will be exhibited:

• The company is originally from Mexico City
• The founder was an Armenian immigrant who grew up in Istanbul.
• The rug is woven in India by Nepalese craftsmen
• The materials are from New Zealand, Egypt and India
• The designers are from Mexico
• The technique is from Tibet, developed 3000 years ago.
• The museum houses the collection of a german immigrant

Architect Lorenzo Alvarez supervises the installation progress.

 

We look forward to sharing this unique collection to the world!

 

Save the Date! The exhibit goes live on April 6.

20 designers, 20 custom hand-made rug designs.

Come and discover the consolidated contemporary design talent that Mexico has.

Makur Project Live on Kickstarter.com – “Art your feet”

For the first time in history, anyone can not only support the upcoming design movement in Mexico and Latin America, but in exchange for this support, Odabashian will allow donors to select one of the 21 custom rugs that will be exhibited at the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City on April 6.

You can see the Kickstarter page here

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Kickstarter is an innovative platform that allows anyone to support creative projects. The idea is simple:

• Pledge the amount you are comfortable with through trusted Amazon.com payment system
• Your credit card will ONLY be charged IF, and only IF the funding objectives are met.
• You will be supporting creativity through an unprecedented event.
• You will get something in return for your pledge!

You can support the project HERE.

Check out our upcoming project launching on Kickstarter.com! Stay tuned!

We are eager to open this project to participation from everyone! Stay tuned for “Art your feet” on Kickstarter.com

The “Castillo de Chapultepec”, Mexico City’s legendary castle, trusts no one but Odabashian to maintain it’s museum-grade rugs.

In 1780 , the Viceroy Matías Gálvez started the construction of a residence at the top of Chapultepec Hill, that would later become a Military School. During the American invasion of 1847, it was one of the last bastions that resisted in Mexico City. Later, in the 1860’s, the emperor Maximilian of Hapsburg arranged this site as his residence because he was captivated by the beautiful views of the Valley of Mexico that could be appreciated from that place; he beautified the castle by adding gardens and sophisticated interior decoration and communicated Chapultepec Castle with the Historical Centre by creating a Parisian style boulevard, which is now the renowned Reforma Avenue With the passing years the Castle became the home of all of Mexico’s presidents until, in 1940, Lázaro Cárdenas donated it to the nation so it could become the National History Museum.

The National History Museum has entrusted all repair, maintenance and cleaning of it’s collection’s hand-made rugs and tapestries to Odabashian since 1935.

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If you manage a museum or a cultural institution that has antique rugs in its collection that require maintenance, cleaning or repairs, contact us for a consultation at:  info@odabashian.com