…Literally.
This Thurs, June 11th, the American Institute of Graphic Arts will be hosting the BoNE Show Awards Ceremony in the Bakalar Studio at Mass Art.
Every two years, AIGA Boston celebrates the finest design work of the region with the Best of New England (BoNE) Show, which includes a competition, awards ceremony, catalog, and traveling exhibit. The BoNE Show is open to all New England designers, including residents and design offices in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The Awards Ceremony consists of a gallery of all winners and top submissions, an animated light projection show, music, refreshments, and socializing with New England’s top designers.
The Art and Design aspect of the event even spans into the display of the event title, ‘AIGA BoNE Show’. 12 different designers were recruited to hand-craft each of the letters with the specific direction of using some sort of recycled material for the piece. I’m honored to be among these 12 designers, tasked with making one of the two A’s.
Just recently, I had recovered 8 sections of a fence from a nearby residence that listed the materials under the ‘free’ section on Craigslist. http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2009/05/18/recycled-fence/
The original intention was to use the materials to build a garden fence to keep out little ol’ Peter Rabbit there. Having been stumped by a few extra-large field stones, I’ve put that project on hold. In the meantime, the construction of the ‘A’ seemed like the perfect use for the materials.
Each of the 12 letters will be auctioned off to support the AIGA. I’m happy to contribute to such a great organization and I hope this piece finds a nice home in the near future.
To read the full story on the construction of this piece and to see more pictures, CLICK HERE.
