ROLLOUT and QRious Wallpaper Highlighted in the Style Section of The Globe and Mail
As mentioned in our July e-paper, Bent Out of Shape, the current exhibition on at the Design Exchange (DX) in Toronto, was curated and assembled in order to celebrate Canada's rich industrial design history from 1945 to present day. ROLLOUT was invited to participate in Bent out of Shape and soon after, our interactive wallpaper that includes the use of QR codes, was introduced to the public. This month, Amy Verner at The Globe and Mail commended our deliberate crossover of art and science with this unique and groundbreaking approach to wallpaper.
Click here to read the feature.
HGTV Article Includes Worth Wallpaper in Kitchen Redesign
While casually perusing the market for a property to buy as a rental investment in Saint John, New Brunswick, Judith Mackin and Robert Moore chanced upon an immense heritage home which later (eight months of gut-renovations later, to be exact) became their current single-family dwelling. When it came down to the interior design, Judith contacted ROLLOUT to provide Worth wallpaper as a creative flourish in the newly constructed kitchen area. The collective results in this home are first-rate - so much so, that they were recently featured by HGTV on their Original Home Tour.
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ROLLOUT Celebrated in the 2010 Western Living Designers of the Year Shortlist
Now in it's third year, this annual event serves to celebrate excellence in Canadian West Coast design. With the success of previous year's events, much anticipation has surrounded the 2010 shortlist, which includes categories that play host to a bevy of regional talent in Interiors, Architecture, Eco/Green, Fashion/Jewelry, Furniture, Industrial, and Landscape.
Western Living has announced ROLLOUT as featured design leaders in the Industrial category along with Adrian van Wijk of JDi Design Inc; Alykhan Velji; Andrew von Rosen of Andrew von Rosen Creative; Contexture Design; James Ducommun of Toolbox Design; and Kate Sidi of Haute Note. Canadian Architect and Designer Omer Arbel, Designer Geoff Lilge, and Honourary Chair Douglas Coupland, will preside over the final decision-making for this category, and the winners will be announced this September. Stay tuned!
Click here to view the 2010 shortlist.
One Way Or Another, a Play on the Personal Nature of the Skateboard
ROLLOUT has been selected to contribute their visual prowess to One Way Or Another, a joint effort by Society6.com and Club Mumble.com in support of Contributor, an organization that provides skateboards to Canadian youth and at risk children.
Forty artists/collectives from around the world were chosen from an open call for submissions, with each available to produce original works of art on ten blank maple skate decks. What makes this project unique, is that rather than people buying a completed piece of artwork, their online purchase will serve as a commission for their chosen artist/studio to make a board especially for them. With this set up, when your board arrives, it's an unexpected surprise!
Sale of the decks is currently on and runs until August 15th, 2010, with all proceeds from the sales going directly back to those in need. To view a full listing of artists available, visit wearecontributors.com.
ROLLOUT'S new interactive wallpaper to be featured in Bent Out Of Shape
The Design Exchange (DX) & ROLLOUT are re-envisioning the experience of museum visitors through the integration of media-rich technology alongside the upcoming exhibit Bent Out of Shape: Canadian Design 1945-Present. QR codes, commonly implemented in newspapers, magazines and billboards, will be used to create stunning, floor-to-ceiling wallpaper that will surround part of the exhibit walls.
July 15, 2010
5:30pm Exhibition Tour with ROLLOUT
6-9pm Opening Party
234 Bay Street, Toronto
RSVP to: rsvp@dx.org
Roll out ROLLOUT'S new interactive wallpaper press release.
Globe and Mail
"Cool furniture, North American style" by Tim McKeough
Click here to read the article.
Parlour
It was with kindergarten like glee that ROLLOUT stepped away from our keyboards and got out our scissors and glue sticks to create a super fun diorama of ourselves for Parlour magazine's profile of us in their upcoming May issue. We really do dress and behave like this all the time. Honest.
Click here to see an advanced copy of the article.
Metropolis
As ROLLOUT is feverishly preparing to attend our fourth consecutive ICFF conference in NYC we were pleased by the symmetry of being mentioned in Metropolis Magazine's ICFF Preview. The spread of design previews includes many internationally respected designers and features Sonja Schneider's new paper from her upcoming collection.
Paralympics Unleashed
It was a great pleasure to work once again with our good friend Dan Planko, Art Director of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, for the "Unleashed" segment of the Opening Ceremonies. We had a chance to see our graphics rock out with the help of Sean Nieuwenhuis and Sensory Overload Productions.
Exhibition: Radiant Dark 2010: Assets & Values
Radiant Dark 2010: Assets & Values – An exhibition of Modern Canadian Design. If you are in Toronto please check out another of one of our collaborative works in this exhibition; this one an art-print wallpaper hybrid created with David Palmer. We’ll have more about our work with David in next month’s e-paper.
January 20th – 24th
Commerce Court West, Ground Floor Lobby
199 Bay St Toronto ON
Thursday to Saturday 11am-7pm, Sunday 11am-6pm
Anita Speaks at : Organized Type - Letterpress Workshop
Friday, January 15: 2-5 & 7-9 PM
Letterpress Studio 2nd Floor
112 – West Hastings
Anita will be discussing her artistic inspirations and design experiences and how they translate to work for ROLLOUT’s clients at Organized Type - Letterpress Workshop on Friday January 15th. The letterpress lab is a community access training lab for local residents interested in printmaking and graphic arts and using those disciplines to explore and affect their lives in a creative way.
Photograph courtesy of Kris Krug.
Applied Arts
Canada’s premier magazine of visual communications launch their re-designed website and new look magazine this January and ROLLOUT is very happy to be a small part of that as our Killed Bill paper is featured in an article by Pamela Young.
ROLLOUT bedecks the cover of Vancouver’s WESTENDER newspaper
ROLLOUT’S scrapbook got a lovely new page as Editor Michael White asked us to be on the cover of the WestEnder’s ‘Made In Vancouver’ Issue. We sincerely appreciate Michael’s commitment to Vancouver’s ’ creativity and entrepreneurial spirit ’ and we were proud to be one of ten companies representing our city.
Download PDF here.
Azure October 09
We were well chuffed to be on the same page as Finnish textile and clothing design company Marimekko in the October edition of Azure magazine with an article on our prototype Parrot Fly tile produced in partnership with Interstyle. Azure says we have ‘broached new territory as a studio’ by putting our patterns to ‘unexpected and elegant uses’. Why thank you Azure.
Extreme Makeover-Home Edition: Montgomery Family
As we mentioned in our October e-paper ROLLOUT was again commissioned to work with Ty Pennington on Extreme Makeover – Home Edition. ROLLOUT’s ‘Uncoated’ paper was a main feature of the master bedroom designed by Ty. Design blog Maxx Silly kindly said: " My favorite part of the reveal was the wallpaper in the master bedroom – AMAZING! The walls look like they are covered in Pantone color sheets. It created beautiful movement and really brought a lot of happiness into the room."
Photograph courtesy of EMHE.
Interview by Ehren Seeland on Ava Living
Please have a look at ROLLOUT’s interview by Ehren Seeland of Ava Living. Ava Living is ‘The World’s First Stop for Interior Design’ and our wide ranging discussion with Ehren and her thoughtful questions made us think a lot about what it is we do as a company and how we can keep improving our design intelligence. Keep the conversation flowing.
Read it here.
National Post's Posted Homes
We were thrilled to have Arren Williams, a respected freelance stylist, editor and trend reporter, write an article on ROLLOUT at ICFF.
Please have a look.
Georgia Straight - “Design duo is on a roll with rockin’ wallpaper”
Although ROLLOUT is usually a bit shy, we have to admit it has been great this month to have so many friends and strangers approach us and tell us about seeing us in Vancouver’s venerable weekly newspaper Georgia Straight. Many thanks to Janet Smith for such a well written and complimentary article. Photo: Rob Gilbert
Read the interview here.
Anita Modha in U Magazine
ROLLLOUT’s Anita Modha was honoured to be profiled in the spring edition of the University of Calgary’s alumni magazine U. One for the parent’s scrapbook! Photo: Ken Bendiktsen / U Magazine
Read the interview here.
Affective Design
We were recently interviewed by Trevor van Gorp of affectivedesign.org - a site dedicated to exploring and understanding the “heart” of design; the effects of design on the emotional affect created by people’s interaction with products, brands and services. Affective Design is widely recognized as one of the top blogs on the topic of design and emotion. Every month, they are visited by folks working in small design shops, agencies, universities, and leading companies in marketing, software, telecommunications and product manufacturing. They all have at least one one thing in common. They want to learn more about designing for emotion.
Click here to read the interview.
How Magazine
ROLLOUT was showcased in the ‘Look’ section of the business focused design touchstone How magazine. The article titled ‘Wallpaper 2.0’ encourages readers to check out the ‘variety of striking stock wallpapers from Artists Series collection’.
Time Out
Lee Hutzulak's "Infidel's Pantry" is one of Time Out NY’s fav artist designed wallpapers.
Published in Rotovision’s “Communicating With Signs & Symbols”
We were recently honoured to have four ROLLOUT designs featured in Rotovision’s “Communicating With Signs & Symbols”. Rotovision’s publications on design, photography, and the performing arts have long been a source of inspiration for us and we aspire to their level of art excellence. Congratulations designers: Trent Good, Chloe Perron, Sean Orr & Anita Modha.
ROLLOUT’s Street Laboratory At Pecha Kucha Night
ROLLOUT was proud to be one of twelve speakers selected by Cause+Affect to present at the Vancouver version of design salon Pecha Kucha Night which is now held in 242 cities worldwide. Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Each presenter is limited to twenty slides of their choice with twenty seconds to talk about each slide with a total time of 6 minutes 40 seconds in which to convey your ideas. Our theme was ‘The Street As Laboratory’ and we showed works by local artists such as street artist Cameraman and photographer Sean Orr as well as pieces by international art stars like Banksy and Alexander Orion. We wanted to talk about how our design process is powered by both the experiments of street art and the simple exposure to hidden beauty to be found by wandering Vancouver’s lanes and alleys. The event was a huge success and was attended by over 500 design aficionados. Local photographer Maurice Li, who snapped the shots above of the event, said “I really enjoyed the ROLLOUT presentation as well – perfect blend of showcase for your work and your inspirations!” Cheers Maurice and a big thank you to Jane and Steven for asking us to get involved!
Have a look at ROLLOUT’s twenty slides here.
Extreme Makeover – Home Edition: Montgomery Family
Sunday, October 25, 8/7c (check your local listings)
"The team rebuilds the house of a man who gave up a lucrative engineering career to start a charity that feeds hungry people in his community."
ROLLOUT was pleased to once again work with Ty Pennington on Extreme Makeover – Home Edition. Our paper is featured in the master bedroom that Ty himself designed and we can’t wait to see how it looks on camera. Pictures in next month's e-paper.
The Art of Wallpaper at Cambridge Gallery
ROLLOUT took part in the group show The Art of Wallpaper at Cambridge gallery in Ontario. Esther Shipman, Curator of Architecture and Design, chose two of our Artist Series Papers, ‘Sultry Hair’ & ‘Words Spoken Quieter Than Action’, as well as our collaborative piece with Bandit, ‘Killed Bill’. The show was yet another indication of wallpaper’s changing role and heightened profile in the design world as it celebrated the “…current exploration of new materials and subject matter, and the impact of digital technology on wallpaper design and production.” The show has been embraced by academics and designers alike with one gallery goer being heard to observe: “I’m looking at wallpaper with new eyes.”
ROLLOUT at New York Fashion Week Spring 2010
This September ROLLOUT returns to New York Fashion Week for its sophomore year as designers. Last year we were asked by Eric Villency, of renowned New York design company Maurice Villency, to create a custom wall-covering for the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge. We had to work quickly and to a very high creative standard. The resulting design was praised by the likes of Timeout NY, who enthused ”...it’s gorgeous prints like these that make us sad we don’t have bigger walls in these NYC apartments.”
So we are thrilled to be asked to again rise to the challenge of creating a new custom paper for the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge. This year ROLLOUT was an integral part of the entire design process right from the beginning, which allowed us to embrace more complex themes in a more immersive space. We were asked for a piece which blended the elegant motion of a Mercedes convertible moving through the landscape, with the blur and bustle of fashion week’s human energy. We wanted to create a sense of being transported, within an environment which reflected the contours, textures and details of a Mercedes-Benz interior, to the regal environs of Bryant park. We wanted to bring the changing planetrees and turning leaves of an NYC autumn inside and, as this will be the last Fashion Week in Bryant Square, to bid a fond farewell.
Considering that the likes of Heidi Klum and Anna Wintour were photographed drinking champagne in front of our paper last year, we can’t wait to see who will be lounging in front of our latest custom design this year.
ROLLOUT at Pecha Kucha Vancouver Vol. 7
Pecha Kucha Vancouver Vol. 7
September 17th, 2009
Vancouver Convention Center (Canada Place)
Doors open at 6:00. Event starts at 7:30.
Pecha Kucha is a mix of show-and-tell, open mike night and happy hour. It has become the forum for ideas on design, creativity and a lot else that has swept the world and is now taking place in over 225 cities globally.
Jonathan and Anita from ROLLOUT will be presenting 20 slides based around the theme of "streets as laboratory."
Click on the image above to view the flyer or for more info: www.causeandaffect.com/pechakucha or www.idswest.com
Cambridge Galleries Opening - The Art of Wallpaper
The Art of Wallpaper (September 01 – October 18, 2009)
Opening reception Saturday September 12, 2:30pm
Cambridge Galleries Design at Riverside
ROLLOUT will be showing multiple papers in the show ranging from fashion focussed and playful to more pieces reflecting more serious social commentary. In many ways the description of the Cambridge gallery show sums up our philosophy as a company and as designers:
“Wallpaper emerges from the background to the forefront of new design. The Art of Wallpaper celebrates the art behind the popular, yet often maligned decorative device, and its recent revival. From early 20th century hand painted samples by Europe’s top studios, The Art of Wallpaper fast forwards to today’s bespoke, limited edition, and designer production lines that serve as a unique creative outlet for artists and designers from around the world.”
ROLLOUT Stays Up Past It's Bedtime at ICFF
ROLLOUT has just returned wide-eyed and breathless from the incredible experience of displaying its wares (alongside many fellow Canadian designers) at the International Contemporary Furniture Festival in New York City. The ICFF, held in the gargantuan Javits Center (see above), is North America’s ‘singular showcase for contemporary design’ and we were in some pretty excellent company. As always the festival was a hugely inspiring opportunity to connect with fellow designers and potential clients and we plan to turn all that energy into some fantastic new projects and products in the near future. Thank you so much to those of you who dropped by to say hello and pick up a set of our custom one inch buttons.
New Studio
We bid a fond farewell to our old studio and hello to our bigger, better and brighter new space. Look for photos of our new digs in our May e-paper or on our website soon.
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NY 2009
Champagne flute still in hand, ROLLOUT has returned from the marvelous madness of NY Fashion week where we debuted a ROLLOUT paper in the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge. The lounge and ROLLOUT's paper were covered by various media including Timeout NY, who raved "...it's gorgeous prints like these that make us sad we don't have bigger walls in these NYC apartments." This season the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge was designed by Eric Villency, president of Maurice Villency. Speaking about the lounge, Eric enthused "...there are different focal points in the room, but the overall focus definitely has to be the wallpaper and it's a very dynamic design statement, it's a very bold colour, the unifying motif is hopefulness, we wanted to have a positive energy, the idea of an oasis". Watch it here. We like that this ROLLOUT covered oasis features the likes of Heidi Klum and Kimora Lee Simons chilling out in it. See it here. Photograph compliments of the Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge.
ROLLOUT'S Wallpaper Adorns Star Lounge at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NY 2009
ROLLOUT was asked by Eric Villency, of Manhattan's Maurice Villency Inc, to create a striking and unique paper for the Star Lounge at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week.
Photos will be up soon.
Spaces
Complex
Elemente
Material Connexion
ROLLOUT is committed to creating a sustainable business practice and is therefore very proud to have had designs added to Material ConneXion’s Materials Libraries in NY, Bangkok, Cologne, Dong-gu Daegu and Milan, that each have over 4,500 of the most advanced and innovative materials in the world.
Custom kid's paper featured on the Today Show
Fri. Oct 24
Check your local listings for channels and times.
Rollout on Urban Rush
Shaw: Channel 4 in Vancouver
Thu. Oct 24 at 5, 7, 11 PM & 1 AM PT
Fri. Oct 25 at noon
Shaw: Channel 10 in Calgary
Thu. Oct 24 at 8 PM
Fri. Oct 25 at 9 AMn
Rollout on Extreme Makeover - Home Edition: Akers Family
The team helps a family with two daughters diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Channel: E!
BC: Ch. 6
Sun. Oct 5, 8:00 PM PT
Duration: 60 min.
Part of Rollout’s ethos is to haul design and beauty out of the showroom and into the real world and into real peoples lives. Rollout is proud to have been asked to design a custom room for an upcoming episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. This was a very special commission for us and creating papers for the Akers family, and their daughters, was a truly humbling and rewarding experience. We don’t want to give away too much before it airs but we’re truly stoked to see it! Check it out.
Globe & Mail
CMYK
Architecture Plus
Glamour Italy
New Design Canada at ICFF
Rollout was very happy to reconnect with good Canadians doing great things. Check out www.newdesigncanada.com for more.
Wry & Ginger by Azure
Azure and Design Within Reach host a party on Sunday, May 18th, featuring new products by 14 spirited Canadian designers (including Douglas Coupland) and asking the New Design Canada participants to be in attendance.
2008 International Contemporary Furniture Fair
Rollout heads back to ICFF in New York this May as an exhibitor in the New Design Canada booth #2524.
ROLLOUT chosen as one of HOW magazine's "Top 10 Sites to See" in May
We are honoured to be featured alongside such great company. Click here for more.
Western Living
Ion Magazine
Wish Magazine
Chocolat
Flare
CBC's Living Vancouver
Anita was recently interviewed for an episode of Living Vancouver.
Made Design's "Radiant Dark: An Exhibition of Modern
Canadian Design"
The art show we were a part of is on the move. Cities it will be shown in are soon to be announced. More information can be found here: www.madedesign.ca/radiantdark