Fresh off the Press
A new address means new business cards.
These two-colour letterpress cards are printed on 130# Strathmore Premium Wove in Ultimate White by Lunar Caustic Press.
October 1, 2020
Black Bellows Now Brewing
Black Bellows opening afternoon and night January 15, 2020.
September Debt Solutions
The newest series of Credit Canada bus ads are out. There are five different versions roaming Toronto for the next while. Have you spotted any?
September 13, 2019
Strategic Design by Reactor
The Ontario Media Development Corporation, now known as Ontario Creates, tasked Reactor with designing their current strategic plan.
This lively 20-page brochure in English and French also has accessible PDF versions. Supporting web graphics and an interactive infographic were also created to promote their 5-year plan.
South Pond Farms Springs Forward
Designed for South Pond Farms by Reactor, this t-shirt features classic South Pond imagery. It’s available through South Pond Farms’ online shop or you can pick one up in-person at the farm.
March 19, 2019
R.O. Blechman in Eye Magazine 95
Eye, the international review of graphic design, a quarterly printed magazine about graphic design and visual culture features a large article on R. O. Blechman’s career and work.
January 24, 2018
Burly Knits
To promote his product line of heirloom-quality knitted goods, James Janz commissioned Reactor to develop a logo that would emblazon his handmade creations and create a web presence to connect with his customers. You can see more of James’ work here.
January 17, 2018
The lights blink on and off like the rhythm of a fish breathing underwater.
“At night the roof of the tower when lit seems to lift off and the lights blink on and off like the rhythm of a fish breathing underwater. After my meal I walked towards the building as the rain had stopped. At ground level the tower is all blocked off with barbed wire and an iron fence secures the site as foreboding. It is no longer a Pirelli building but Comune di Milano.â€
Jeff Jackson’s Ponti Milano show starts this Thursday, September 1st. The reception runs from 6pm–9pm. See you there!
Augustus Jones
33 Davies St.
Toronto, ON
M4W 2A9
Select Works With A Twist Exhibition
SELECT WORKS WITH A TWIST
January 16 – February 5, 2017
Idea Exchange Art + Design | Design at Riverside Gallery
7 Melville Street S.
Cambridge, ON
519.621.0460
Selected from the Idea Exchange Permanent Collection, nine limited edition tapestries commissioned in the 1960’s and ‘70’s by French arts impresario Marie Cuttoli by famous artists of the time. They were manufactured by the renowned weavers of Aubusson, and sold in art galleries around the world. Idea Exchange acquired them through donation and has never before exhibited them as a group.
Accompanying this collection of tapestries are 17 rugs by artists and illustrators represented by the studio, Reactor Art and Design. Starting in 1987, Reactor began creating one-of-a-kind and few-of-a-kind rugs for homes owners, architects and interior designers in Canada and the United States. The goal of Reactor’s rugs was to bring art off the walls and bring it to the “fifth wall†by exploring the visual opportunities that looking down offers. Sometimes the rugs were the result of commissions, others were the result of a personal vision. Most of the rugs were one-of-a-kind and others were done in small numbers. Jamie Bennett, Federico Botana, Steven Guarnaccia, Barbara Klunder, Jeff Jackson, James Marsh, Maurice Vellekoop, Tracey Wood, and Rene Zamic were the Reactor artists who designed Reactor rugs from 1987 to 2001.
SELECT WORKS WITH A TWIST features the work of Fernand Léger, Max Ernst, Jean (Hans) Arp, Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, Victor Vasarely, Andy Warhol, Barbara Klunder, Rene Zamic, Jeff Jackson, Maurice Vellekoop, Jamie Bennett, James Marsh, and Steven Guarnaccia.
Curated by Esther E. Shipman.
Mon – Fri 12:00 – 5:00pm
Sat 10:00am – 12:30pm, 1:00 – 5:00pm
Sun 1:00 – 5:00pm
Admission is free and all are welcome.
For more information, visit ideaexchange.org/art, call 519.621.0460 or follow on Twitter @IdeaXchngART.Idea
Exchange Art + Design presents contemporary art, architecture and design from three galleries in the City of Cambridge: Design at Riverside, Preston, and Queen’s Square.
Idea Exchange Collection Exhibition – Select Works with a Twist
‘Select Works with a Twist’ opens today at the Idea Exchange in Cambridge. The collection exhibition features 17 rugs by artists and illustrators represented by Reactor Art and Design, as well as nine limited edition tapestries designed by famous 20th century artists.
Featuring the work of Fernand Léger, Max Ernst, Jean (Hans) Arp, Joan Miro, Alexander Calder, Victor Vasarely, Andy Warhol, Barbara Klunder, Rene Zamic, Jeff Jackson, Maurice Vellekoop, Jamie Bennett, James Marsh, and Steven Guarnaccia.
Curated by Esther E. Shipman.
January 16 – February 5, 2017
Idea Exchange Art + Design | Design at Riverside Gallery
7 Melville Street S., Cambridge, ON
Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 18, 7:00pm
For more information, visit http://ideaexchange.org/art/exhibition/select-works-twist.
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