THE SEASON’S PROGRAMME
"Let's Play"
and use this spirit as the basis for the display of our trends spaces,
exhibitions and events of the next Playtime series.
Please, step into the game !
SPECIAL EVENTS
KID’S WEARS XXL chess game
Kid’s Wear and the brand Happyeti invite you this season to a game of chess in XXL size.
You can be a king, a queen or a bishop… it’s up to you!
> www.kidswear-magazine.com
> www.happyeti.com
Our seasonal illustrator
Check out the beautiful winter illustrations created by Belgian designer Oréli featured on all Playtime NY’s communication materials, as well as for all Playtime Shows in Paris and Tokyo.
> www.oreli.be
And for the coming summer and winter seasons we are happy to announce our future collaboration with American illustrator Patrick Hruby.
> www.patrickdrawsthings.com
New ! A Playtime Pop-up Boutique
Thanks to the enthusiastic reception of our illustrations created by Oréli (www.oreli.be),
Playtime has asked this season some artists and designers to recreate
a few of the enchanting personages who people these illustrations...
The resulting collectable objects, in limited editions,
will be available in our Pop-up Boutique.
Purocorazon
This brand was created in 2005 by the Colombian/Belgian couple, Jean-Edouard Tromme and Carolina Restrepo. They enthusiastically and poetically link modernity and the ethnic tradition by their sensitive use of Peruvian artisan savoir-faire.
Cushions and Good Luck key rings have been specially designed and hand made for Playtime.
> www.mipurocorazon.com
Ana Maria Fuensalida
Following a training course at the Bellas Artes in Santiago de Chile, Ana Maria took a further course in textile design in New York.
Living in the luxuriant region of Perche, she is inspired by the lush countryside that surrounds her, its animals and the stories heard in childhood – all go towards the creation of her textiles, with simplicity alongside sophistication. We shall come across her personal touch on organic cotton cushions hand painted especially for Playtime.
Marianne Batlle
Trained in artistic embroidery at Francois Lesage, in 1998 this designer launched a line of embroidered flower jewellery. Then she created what she calls “her little family”, a brooch collection, representing people in the Fashion industry, the Art world, the Cinema…
Some members of the Playtime illustrations will, come to enlarge this “little family”!
> http://mariannebatlleatelier.blogspot.com/
The Decision-maker .. will decide for you…
A Wheel of fortune in Playtime colors will answer all your questions, even the most far out.
Here is this season’s amusing and compulsive must-have toy!
> www.cricprint.com
TREND SPACES & EXHIBITION
Trend Spaces
Danielle Ash
> "Gods of the stadium" Theme
Danielle Ash received her MFA in experimental animation at CalArts in 2008 and BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1999. Her stop-motion animated films have screened in festivals and received several awards. Additionally Danielle has exhibited moving toy installation sculptures in New York and LA. Currently teaching and working in animation in NY, Danielle enjoys contemplating the universe while playing her saw.
In her piece for Playtime NY, Danielle explores the theme of sports as activities where we come together to play.
> www.danielleash.com
Ritsuko Hirai
> "Mix and don’t match" Theme
Born in Tokyo (Japan) and raised in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Bangkok (Thailand), Ritsuko Hirai mastered her skills in Printmaking and Textiles at the Rhode Island School of Design.
For Playtime NY, Hirai creates a playful space with her hand drawn patterns and cut out birds, a wonderfully whimsical chaos of “Mix and Don’t Match”!
> www.ritsukohirai.com
Lulaland
> “Wool games” Theme
Lula Aldunate was born in Buenos Aires/Argentina where she studied marketing and graphic design. In 2008 she moved to NY to persue more of her creative dreams... Lulaland then was born as a way to share the vision of her world, offering, with her recognizable aesthetic and sensibility, services as a photo-stylist, interior and set decorator.
Lula is an artist, crafter and a lover of flea markets, quirky details, colors and prints. At Playtime NY she presents a landscape of crochet cakes, a dream playground for anyone !
> www.lulaland.net
Exhibition
Born in Paris, Judith Fourny has lived in NY for over a decade. This is her third edition with Playtime NY as a curator. This season she will also show some of her artwork pictures printed on silk, contemplating the world of children playing. Fourny has always been inspired by the beauty in human relationships, and uses art as a medium to reveal their hidden brilliance. Discover her work at the restaurant space.
> www.judithfourny.com
Enjoy Playtime !
