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Top Design Premiers

In the battle for a chance to start their own design firm and a spot in one of New York's finest designer showcases, twelve interior designers, artists and architects compete weekly in the extreme design challenges for the Top Design. One by one, the contestants are sent home, but not without due praise and criticism, compliments of judges Jonathan Adler, Margaret Russell and Kelly Wearstler.

Hosted by Todd Oldham, Top Design takes a behind the scenes look at the interior design business at the most competitive level.

PRISMNATION.COM has just launched. Basic at the moment but this will be the new portal for all things PRISM. You can expect to see pictures from each week in the PRISM PEOPLE section as well as DJ mixes, reviews by Nick, top 10 tracks by me and a blog that will keep you informed up to the minute about every aspect of the party.

Chandelier Funhouse Four

If the oragami theatrics of this weeks Dior couture show weren't enough fashion for you addicts... you should have seen Jared Gold singing lead vocals for the Misfit Toys at the opening of his newest Black Chandelier Funhouse Flagship Store. The three tiered rasberry (?) marzipan cake, complete with a chocolate dipped chandelier up top was a reminder of how sweet the success of this local fashion genie has become. Every store has a different look and feel so make sure you discover this one some time soon.

Location:
Fashion Place Mall (view photo gallery)
6191 S Sate, Murray UT 84107
Phone: 801-268-0439

I'm sorry, but this is too brilliant... Johnny Weir is set to take the ice on Saturday night at the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with a long program free skate routine set to "Child of Nazareth" by Maxime Rodriguez, in which the flamboyant skater will tell the story of Jesus. [Via: Towleroad]

Black Chandelier Opens New Location

Chanel Develops Durable, Low-Cost Perfume For Third World. [Via: TMN]

Plaid Compose Manga OST

Plaid has released new music in the form of an official soundtrack to a feature-length adaptation of a manga (comic book) called Tekkon Kinkreet by Taiyō Matsumoto. The film is directed by an American named Michael Arias who says he's a "huge fan of Plaid", going on to say “I started listening to their music years ago, and they’ve always been part of Tekkon in my mind,” he continued. “They’ve done an incredible job–something really cinematic. I think the soundtrack is their best work to date.” [Via: Psylight]

Shooting Galleries

A collage of pictures I snapped last Friday night from the monthly Gallery Stroll. The 111 ladders installation by New York City artist David Hochbaum at James Anthony Gallery was really cool. Next door at Slowtrain Records the young set were flirting around bright screen printed posters by Nick & Aaron Potter. And, I was happy to finally make it to The Pickle Company to see the installations there including Stephanie Leitch's suspended honey sculpture, Todd Christensen's book jackets collage and David Ruhlman's Aerial show. It was an all around enjoyable night being the first Friday in years I was free to do what ever I wanted. That's when we decided (naturally) to go to the Red Door and finish off a bottle of Maker's Mark. Good times!

I came across some pics of Nick and me spinning at the Sundance Opening Gala at WireImage. Unfortunatey they are really tiny unless you have a password. Anyways, it was really fun, mostly because we brough our own DJ groupies Carly and Mr. ThirtyTwo but also we randomly met designer Todd Oldham who was the party decorating committee chairman. He loved the PRISM logo and flyer design... how cool is that?!

Men's Fall 2007

Jewltones, metallics and shades of grey have all come to a head at the Men's runway shows for Fall 2007 on view at Men.Style.com. [Shown clockwise: Bottega Veneta, Missoni, Burberry Prorsum & Alexander McQueen]

Alix Alvarez DJ Mix

Alix Alvarez (SOLE Channel Music, NY) joins Raul Campos as a guest DJ on KCRW's Nocturna.

Orange Bar

Orange is a new private club "for artists, art lovers, intellectuals, free spirits and friendly souls" located at 533 South & 500 West in Salt Lake City. An industrial warehouse that briefly housed a soul food restaurant in recent years, Orange is a little out of the way but makes for a nice diversion once you discover they have a small plates menu. A lot of hype surrounds the phenomenon of petits plats but the menu here is concise and the prices reasonable, a plus when your looking for something to fill up on while getting tanked.

Lance Edwards is an artist who changed career paths along with some friends who used to tend bar at the venerable Spencer's Steak House to pursue their dream of opening Orange. His work is displayed throughout the space and he plans to have more artists showing in the near future. The old building is in promising shape after this latest redux/remodel and while some of the design choices aren't quite in keeping with it's rustic interior (a corian bar counter top, beige armchairs, odd paint colors), there is plenty of time and space to broaden their brush strokes. We wish them the best of success.

Orange is officially open to the public starting this weekend Friday January 19th. Check it out!

[Thanks for the tip Molly]

Friday Gallery Stroll Suggestions

James Anthony Gallery presents "111 Ladders", the work of David Hochbaum (NYC). Featuring an original score by Carlos D (of the band Interpol). January 19th, 2007- March 1st, 2007

This exhibition highlights past works of highly acclaimed New York photographer and painter David Hochbaum as well as a gallery installation entitled '111 Ladders'.

An opening reception for the artist will be held Friday January 19th, 2007 from 6-9 PM. This even coincides with the monthly downtown gallery stroll, and is a public reception. Libations to be served.

A preview of the upcoming men's and women's screen printed clothing line, 'Lost Girls' by Colin Burns, will be available for purchase during the reception.

241 East Broadway  Downtown Salt Lake City
www.davidhochbaum.com
www.myspace.com/jamesanthonyc
JamesAnthonyc@gmail.com

The Pickle Company announces the opening of a group show featuring new work presented by Guest Curator, Kenny Riches of Kayo Gallery. Gallery Stroll Opening Reception Friday, January 19th, 6 - 9pm.

• Stephanie Leitch, recent intermedia sculpture graduate from the University of Utah, creates a suspended installation consisting of 60 pounds of honey and 110 glass chemistry funnels.

• Visiting professor at New Mexico Highlands University, Todd Christensen presents hundreds of small collage works created from book jackets and other mixed media, along with bronze and found object sculptures.

• Nolan Baumgartner, an instructor at the University of Utah, creates large figurative sculptures using spray foam insulation and other mixed media.

January 19 – February 9, 2007
at the Pickle Company
741 S. 400 W. SLC, UT 84101
www.thepicklecompany.org

Three NEW exhibitions at the Salt Lake Art Center including:

• New Narrative: Warhol, Stella, Marden, Fitzpatrick, a series of prints by these American artists.
• Bill Viola: Ascension, internationally recognized video installation.
• Post-modern Utah, works by Utah based artists.

Salt Lake Art Center
20 S. West Temple; 328-4201

More info on all of these at GalleryStroll.org

New Mark Grant Chicago Mix

There's a hot new Mark Grant DJ mix from December 23rd at GrooveParlor.com (audio section) today. Mark is one of our favorite DJ's/producers and may be visiting PRISM in the coming year. Check it out!

More info at djMarkGrant.com.