Fashion Experiment: The scarf…
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Editor in Community, Hotel
Mr. Knowles asked me to do a fashion experiment giving a “gift” to different RS employees and seeing their reactions. He set me out on an adventure to Seigo, a small Japanese tie store on the corner of 47th and 3rd, to buy a woman’s scarf. The boutique had a colorful collection of silk ties arranged beautifully on the walls, and only a few scarves for woman on the center table. With the help of a salesperson, I picked out a scarf with a small flower print.
Here are the reactions I got from the Roger Smith employees I interviewed. It’s interesting to see how different people have different ways of wearing a scarf!
Mai Yoo
Myserious gift for Phoebe
Mysterious gift for Daisy
Mysterious gift for Kelly
Abeer shows how to wrap the scarf the Arabic way
Review of the iPad by Adam Wallace
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by DanielKalmar in Community, Hotel
James Knowles (@barkingdognews) of the Roger Smith Hotel recently purchased the newly released iPad, which created a frenzy in the offices of RSH! Shortly after, Adam Wallace got his hands on it and ran away from the pack to play with it.
Here, Adam gives us a little introduction and review about this extraordinary machine, presenting some of its functions and apps. Check it out!
Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Av. (at 47th Street)
Roger Smith in Spain
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by admin in Community
The long relationship between the Roger Smith Hotel and Spain continues. Phoebe Knowles, Marlenny Paredes and Ek Wongleecharoen are now in Spain furthering new relationships and making new ones. They are now in Madrid taking part in international tourism trade fair FITUR, where the Roger Smith Hotel is represented. They will also be spending time in Barcelona connecting with past Roger Smith interns and meeting new people as well. Stay tuned for pictures and videos from their travels.
Roger Smith to Spain
1969 to 2010 and Still Building
Inspirational, Stylish, Dramatic, Progressive, Sophisticated, Artistic, Detailed.
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by AdamWallace in Arts, Community
Interview with Dave Prutting
173 Park Street, New Canaan, CT.
“Prutting & Company’s Attention to detail and budget has created excellent relations with our clients. David’s strength of character permeates through his staff; As a result, the construction process is organized, personal and clear. We can recommend Prutting & Company to our clients and fellow architects without reservation.”
- Malcolm Robertson
Robertson + Landers, New Canaan, CT
Joeb Moore + Partners Interview
“This is more than Sculpture, were interested in really thinking about architecture as a social medium, as a social art and a performative art.” -Joeb Moore
Joeb + Partners Architects, L.L.C. is a firm specializing in architecture, interiors and design. The focus of the office is to provide owners with highly personal and powerful design solutions that merge practical everyday needs with beautiful spaces and construction details.
James Knowles Sculpture Installed
It has been several months since James Knowles started working on this bronze sculpture, and today he releases it and sends it on the next leg of its life. The piece is now installed at 173 Park Street, New Canaan, CT. and is settling into its new watery home.
Living modern — Green design brings intrigue to downtown
http://www.prutting.com/
http://www.rogersmithlife.com/
FIRE: James Knowles Pouring Bronze
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by AdamWallace in Arts
Exploring the Elements. James Knowles is hard at work with Fire in the foundry. The ability to transform molten bronze in a solid sculpture. The heat from the sand-molds is released as the artist begins to break the mounds. The ground smokes. This is one piece of 19 that will become the final sculpture.
The sculpture will be installed in a fountain at 137 Park Street in New Canaan CT.
James Knowles Pouring Bronze
A note from James Knowles’ project journal:
I have had one pour. The problems I encountered, some have been addressed. There was a break in the wall of the steel container. I had to work through welding issues similar to the ones you faced the other day. I went back to the books, the Lincoln bible on welding and studied what rods are used for what. Then I stopped in to the welding supply shop on Bruckner blvd where I bought the welder for Feng. We discussed it briefly and he assured me that what he gave Feng was precisely what I should use. It was not what I had figured out in my research. Feed wires long enough. Welding rod ok. New chain fall. Let’s try a melt. I’ve not figured out the lighting of the furnace very well so when I light the thing with air blower going and Propane torch on top to ignite. A volume of gas and air accumulates in the furnace and whaaaaboooom it explodes as it lights. Not good. But it gets the thing going. So I slowly add air and then gas to bring it up to a roaring intensity pchhhhhwhhhhhhhhhhhhh kind of thing. But hot gases are flowing out through the furnace lid joint in many directions. Furry green blue flames. Losing heat and making it difficult to approach the furnace as the flames are waist high. I shut it down to consider how to resolve that. I attempted to remove the lid. Hooked up the steel jig i welded up. Took too long over the hot furnace. Removed the lid. Found the refrractory joint loose and friable. Stop consider. I need a means to apply a soft refractory mud between the Lid and the fire box. Consider: what do I have? Clay to bind and silica sand a refractory. I made up a slurry of the two and put a drooly layer on the joint and replaced to top. Seemed to sit well. Cranked up the heat. Flames look ok. Some fuzz but ok. Metal slumping as the temperature rises. Start up the second blower, add more gas. Feisty robust full bodied flame and gutteral roar. Look up. Uhoh. Looks like I wired the whole. Barn just over the furnace area. Fire and heat impinging on the cord and then zap. Blew a fuse somewhere. Consider: Shut down all breakers. Cut the wires. Re direct them around the pouring system. Devise heavy wire connectors. Isolate the joints with electricians tape. Reset all breakers. Test. OK. Now redesign the lid removal system which takes too long to remove. Consider: Pipe rigid top and bottom. Pipe sliding over the rigid pipe. Weld moving pipe to the lid (with new welding sticks) Rig up a lever and counterweight to lift the lid easily and rotate it to the side. Test it. Fix it. Test it. Fix it…….. Works. Heeehaaaa. Order metal 250 Lbs. Order castable and ramming refractories. From a good group in Lancaster pa. That is where I am. Molds ready to pour. System now redesigned. Getting closer. I have one casting In hand. 19 to go.
Giving 3D Life to the Urban Crystals
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by admin in Arts
This series of videos show three dimensional rendering of the Urban Crystal sculptures by Artist James Knowles, president and CEO of the Roger Smith Hotel.
1. The creation of these animations involve a two step process. The first step is to model the parts of the sculpture in a computer environment. The second step is its animation, showing how they are formed and placing them in their environment.
2. The building of these piece involve bending and twisting the piece, like Mr. Knowles does in stainless steel.
3. One of the most fascinating things about the Urban Crystals is their ability to interact with built environments. This animation show the formations of the pieces and their interaction with an urban environment. It is a rendered image built in a 3D modeling program.
4. This is a 3D modeling of some of Mr. Knowles scultpures. The idea is to show how it is built. It shows the movement of the peices, how they are bended and twisted, giving life to the sculpures.
Artist Interview: James Knowles
Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by admin in Arts
A look at James Knowles’ most recent work, a series of 110 stainless steel sculptures which were installed on the Roger Smith Hotel.
He calls it “a very playful symphonic series”.
The concept for these started from creating sculptures with dog food cans years ago and evolved over the years to this stainless steel series.
