Dinner With Larry Laslo - Viceroy Palm Springs - Nov. 10, 2011

Steven Reed Love & Larry Laslo

Larry R. Laslo is one of the design world's most fascinating personalities and is celebrated in the design world as a seasoned style-arbiter creating legendary interior landscapes for his international as well as culturally diverse clients.  Laslo draws inspiration from the world around him to transform these designs into "livable contemporary."  For Laslo, contemporary means "classic with a twist."  He is one of the foremost product designers in the world all illustrated by his new fabric collection "Larry Laslo for The Robert Allen Group" which was launched in 2007 with more than 250 fabrics and is presented through the Egg & Dart Design Center in Palm Desert.  Steven Reed Love, founder of Egg & Dart, Ltd., invited 15 of the desert's top interior designers to meet Larry Laslo at Citron in the Viceroy for a private dinner alongside an electrifying presentation of his work. The homes he has designed around the world have been published in every major interior design magazine. Recipient of the prestigious Design Icon Award, Laslo’s projects have ranged from the interiors of Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue in New York City to the design and installation of the East meets West Hanae Mori exhibit at Art Tower Mito in Japan.

Brenda Maher & Larry Laslo

Steven Reed Love, Dorothy Willetts & Brenda Maher

Table Setting

William Miller & Larry Laslo





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What Goes Into The Sculpting Process

One of our favorite manufacturers, Corbin Bronze gave us great insight into the sculpting process on their blog. Because we are so in love with their incredible creations, we had to share their creative spirit with you. It is a fascinating process with the outcome translating into beautiful creations.  Please visit Egg & Dart to see the wide variety of sculpture we have on display and ready for installation today!
With Pleasure,

Steven Reed Love

Founder

Corbin Bronze:
A sculpture will begin by any number of planned or chance circumstances. Sometimes it’s an inspiration from a trip or a photograph or nature or perhaps an idea that has intrigued the artist for years. Something they just can’t not create. The steps generally have a common thread ~ sketches and drawings focus the idea, a maquette (or study) is made, then a drawing to scale for proportions, then on to the sculpture where an armature (or framework) is constructed. But this is just a guideline, it could be that drawing upon drawing never takes on three-dimensional form. Or sometimes the artist will go straight to a full scale sculpture, throwing planning and caution aside, to express an idea.

Wire tools, carving tools, brushes and most importantly hands and fingers will be used to add clay, carve, scrape, coerse, model, shape and form the sculpted piece.

Below, an armature is made using a wooden base and plumbing pipe that is attached to the figure. Wire is shaped creating the rough form, which is covered in an oil based clay that will not dry or harden.

Rough marks are shown on the surface of the clay, using mostly fingers to shape the form.

Details begin to emerge including facial expression and clothing elements.

Below, more details, modifications on her dress (now strapless), refinements to her face and the addition of the sunflower in her hands.

More refinements, especially in the texture or sculptor’s marks that are applied to the entire surface. The bronze base is refined and squared off. A new sunflower is added, this time in wax to obtain finer detailing and structure to the delicate stem and petals.

A plumb line is hung to check the position of the body and for overall straightness in form.

The finished sculpture is photographed, documenting the sculpture from all angles before molding begins ~ which is where we’ll pick up next time.

For further information on Corbin Bronze please visit their website: www.corbinbronze.com
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