http://www.la-blackbox.com blackbox Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:39:10 +0000 http://www.la-blackbox.com en http://la-blackbox.com/Jornalero http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/Jornalero Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:39:10 +0000 blackbox 2032411 click on image to access jornalero <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/2032411/jornaleroSm.gif" border="0" width="350" height="127" width_o="350" height_o="127" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/2032411/jornaleroSm_o.gif" align="left" /> Jornalero is spanglish for day laborer. A day laborer waits in the street and is hired on an hour basis. They perform a variety of jobs that include, plumbing, painting, construction, etc. Employment, as life in America is uncertain for a jornalero. With no papers they lack any type of individual right in this country; a country that attracted them with the promise of a better life. All of them have a fascinating story of their odyssey, leaving loved ones behind and stumbling upon dangers to make it across the border. Here, they wait. This project will employ jornaleros in the creation of contemporary craft. It will require from them a display of creativity and patience. They will be employed under the norm that currently exists. The intervened objects will testify their existence, their illegality and their current status quo. Why? Because I am also a jornalero. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- español Jornalero es una palabra en spanglish que se refiere al migrante que espera por empleo en la calle. Son contratados por hora y realizan diferentes trabajos: desde plomería, pintura, construcción, etc. La vida, así como el trabajo, es incierto para el Jornalero. Sin papeles, no cuentan con ninguna garantía individual en los Estados Unidos, un país que los atrajo por su promesa de una mejor vida. Han pasado por toda una odisea para estar en este país, dejando atrás a su familia y enfrentandose a muchas y diversas dificultades. Aquí, ellos esperan. Este proyecto busca emplear a los jornaleros en la creación de artesanía contemporánea. Va a requerir mucha paciencia y creatividad de su parte. Se emplearan de acuerdo a la norma que existe actualmente. Los objetos intervenidos testificaran su existencia, su ilegalidad y su status quo. ¿Por qué? Porque yo también soy un Jornalero. http://la-blackbox.com/on-sale http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/on-sale Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:36:54 +0000 blackbox 1835182 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/10left3.png" border="0" width="144" height="145" width_o="144" height_o="145" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/10left3_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/le2.png" border="0" width="121" height="120" width_o="121" height_o="120" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/le2_o.png" align="left" /> Lamp post screen print 36" x 24" (2 ink, huge screen print on kraft paper, signed and numbered) ONLY 10 LEFT! $42 USD / Includes shipping and handling inside the US Outside the US please email us to estimate your shipping. Please help support blackbox :) Thank You <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/v1_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1436" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/v1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/lp1_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="878" width_o="984" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/lp1_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/v2_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="380" width_o="1000" height_o="594" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/v2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/DSC07619_640.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="380" width_o="1000" height_o="594" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/DSC07619_o.JPG" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/nn_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="946" width_o="1871" height_o="2767" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1835182/nn_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://la-blackbox.com/Untitled-project http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/Untitled-project Sat, 09 Jul 2011 07:18:09 +0000 blackbox 1701524 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1701524/wel6.gif" border="0" width="640" height="126" width_o="640" height_o="126" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1701524/wel6_o.gif" align="left" /> http://la-blackbox.com/Lamp-Post-Print http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/Lamp-Post-Print Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:33:15 +0000 blackbox 1698402 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1698402/L1100598_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="871" width_o="800" height_o="1089" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1698402/L1100598_o.png" align="left" /> Lamp Post Screen Print We developed different print material using handcrafted paper made from local fibers. This paper was developed in collaboration with the paper factory in Etla, Oaxaca; a project founded my the artist Francisco Toledo. The paper for these prints was developed in collaboration with local handcrafters The designs were inspired from the streets of Oaxaca. http://la-blackbox.com/MDF-Chair http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/MDF-Chair Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:33:14 +0000 blackbox 1694001 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/Sillamdf1_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="456" width_o="800" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/Sillamdf1_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf2_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="456" width_o="800" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf2_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf3_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="456" width_o="800" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf3_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf4_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="456" width_o="800" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf4_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf5_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="456" width_o="800" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf5_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf6_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="456" width_o="800" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/sillamdf6_o.png" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/L1100716_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="456" width_o="800" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694001/L1100716_o.png" align="left" /> MDF Chair Conceptualized after playing with a 3d puzzle and thinking of producing it with a CNC router we designed the pieces of the chair in a modular material saving way, this process resulted in the chairs final form. A transportable chair conceived to use less material. The chair is collapsible, it includes screws and screwdriver and you can assemble it in less than five minutes. When collapsed it fits in a box that is allowed on an airplane. http://la-blackbox.com/Shadow-Rug http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/Shadow-Rug Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:22:53 +0000 blackbox 1698476 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1698476/Tapete1_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="456" width_o="800" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1698476/Tapete1_o.png" align="left" /> Shadow Rug We traced the contour of a tree shadow from the archeological site of Monte Alban. The basic concept is to create, inside your room, the sensation of being out through the perception of a tree shadow. Hand weaved in Teotitlan del Valle by artisan Sergio Lazo using organic wool. http://la-blackbox.com/manifest http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/manifest Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:05:57 +0000 blackbox 1698078 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1698078/manifestT2_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="764" width_o="670" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1698078/manifestT2_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1698078/manifiesto_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="764" width_o="670" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1698078/manifiesto_o.jpg" align="left" /> http://la-blackbox.com/news http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/news Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:06:15 +0000 blackbox 1695641 NEWS /// <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1695641/Invitacion2.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="640" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1695641/Invitacion2_o.jpg" align="left" /> July 2011 /// blackbox featured in dwell.com dwell "Hecho en Oaxaca" By: Jamie Gross / Photos: Romina Hierro July 2011 /// blackbox featured in dwell magazine April 2011 /// blackbox featured in dwell.com American Craft Magazine By: Judy Arginteanu / Photos: Peter Adams, Corbis http://la-blackbox.com/Hexagon-Rug http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/Hexagon-Rug Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:11:40 +0000 blackbox 1694053 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694053/Hex1_640.png" border="0" width="640" height="599" width_o="800" height_o="749" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1694053/Hex1_o.png" align="left" /> Hexagon Rug This piece was developed thinking of modular growth. The module is an hexagon that is hand-woven. The artisan, Sergio Lazo, developed a special knot technique to enable the shape. We decided on the palette of colors. The green color was inspired by fluorescent posters found in the Oaxacan markets. Modular growth The rugs are sold separately. http://la-blackbox.com/Morral-Woven-Bag http://la-blackbox.com/following/la-blackbox.com/Morral-Woven-Bag Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:27:29 +0000 blackbox 1693961 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1693961/BLACK BOX 3M_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="885" width_o="1575" height_o="2179" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1693961/BLACK BOX 3M_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1693961/BLACK BOX 7_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="963" width_o="1575" height_o="2372" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/127661/1693961/BLACK BOX 7_o.jpg" align="left" /> Morral / Woven Bag We traced the contour of a tree shadow from the archeological site of Monte Alban. Hand weaved in Teotitlan del Valle by artisan Sergio Lazo using organic wool. Using a tree and lamp posts shadows we created a line of bags hand-woven with wool by Sergio Lazo. This bags are still in production. More than a hundred pieces have been sold.