rare device will have a table set up where artists from the book will be participating in a live drawing session, and will also be available to sign books as well. we can watch along as artists draw and then pass the drawing to the next artist, and so on down a long chain. Finished artwork will be hung on rare device’s project wall. libations and snacks will be served!

if you have yet to hear about the Exquisite Book, it’s a collaborative effort between 100 artists, all contained in one beautiful book, with each artist contributing one page. The book is by Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski and Matt Lamothe of also, and published by Chronicle Books in September, with an illustrated foreword by Dave Eggers.

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Confirmed artists attending the Exquisite Book event tonight at rare device are: Julia Rothman, Caitlin Keegan, Lisa Congdon, Eunice Moyle of Hello! Lucky, Tom Neely, Kelly Lynn Jones, Susie Ghahremani, Lorena Siminovich.

rare device
october 14, from 7 to 9pm
1845 market street @ guerrero
san francisco • 94103

there’s a brand new show opening tonight, thursday, september 2nd at rare device’s gallery with new work from mati rose McDonough and jennifer judd-mcgee, entitled spin – A New Twist on Vintage Board Games.

if you’re a san francisco local, i hope you can make it to the opening party tonight at rare device. but if you’re not in the vicinity, never fear, the spin work is available online at rare device, as well.

rare device
1845 market street
san francisco • 94103
opening: sept. 2, 7-9 pm
show runs: september 2nd -28th

As pin it forward winds down we thought it would be fun to celebrate by throwing the first ever sfgirlbybay & Pinterest meetup!  Paul and Ben from Pinterest, and I will be at RARE DEVICE on Friday, July 9th from 7 – 9 pm, so come by and enjoy a glass of wine on us.
We’re super excited to meet lots of the readers and contributors following pin it forward, and pinning away on pinterest. There’s also a great art opening at RARE DEVICE that evening featuring amazing new work from artist Leah Giberson! Hope to see you there!

When: Friday, July 9th from 7 to 9pm

Where: RARE DEVICE 1845 Market Street • San Francisco

oh, this is going to be good!! one of my favorite artists, and all round great guy matte stephens has new work being shown at rare device, with an opening reception this friday, may 7th in the San Francisco design store’s lovely gallery.

Rare Device is proud to present Matte Stephen’s new work: I Wish I was on Holiday. Inspired by the fine art of living, Matte Stephens paints with gouache his happy visions of today’s optimistic friends and families with a refined twist.

MATTE’S work will be exhibited at the Rare Device gallery FROM May 7 THROUGH June 1, 2010, just in case you can’t make the opening show, this friday, may 7th from 7 to 9pm.

this friday night, if you’re in san francisco, you’re in for double the fun at rare device! rare device is hosting not one, but two events friday, march 19th, from 7 to 9pm. first on the agenda, is the opening for Andrea Heimer’s FIGHT! show. and, if you can’t make the show, all the work from andrea heimer’s show is for sale here, and her paintings will be on display in the Rare Device Gallery through March 28, 2010.

next up for the very same evening, is the launch of rare device’s new project space with this amazing show, Fault Lines. Fault Lines is the first show in the new project space within Rare Device, which compliments their gallery space. this area has been created to allow designers to explore different concepts in design and craft.

Fault Lines will feature new work by Amy Tavern, Molly McGrath of Molly M Designs, Martha McQuade of Uniform Natural, and Carol Gilbert of Yorktown Road. This work will also occupy the Rare Device project space from March 19 – May 2, 2010. But head on down to Rare Device on friday, march 19th and don’t miss these two great shows!

if you’re in the bay area this friday evening (november 6th), be sure to stop by rare device for an amazing new show from artists Amy Ruppel and Lisa Congdon, Gently by the horns. Lisa and Amy have put together a show paying homage to one of their favorite animal groups: the cloven hoofed, horned, furry creatures that belong to the family Bovidae. They each chose five different Bovids to render in their own own style, including the Yak, Duiker, Bongo and Chamois. The installation will also include horns and antlers from our collections and a fake fur chandelier.

Rare Device
Friday, November 6th, 7-9 pm
1845 Market Street
San Francisco 94103
415.863.3969

[ Lisa Congdon ]

[ Amy Ruppel ]

Rare Device is one of my favorite stores and galleries in San Francisco, that features functional experiments and original ideas in art, design, craft and fabrication. Owners Rena Tom and Lisa Congdon constantly seek out objects that are beautiful, evocative, well constructed and thoughtful. And this week Rare Device is excited to share with you a new show: Binding Constant: New Work by Diem Chau, Marina Luz and Lisa Solomon. The work will appear in the Rare Device gallery from October 2 – November 1, with an opening party this Friday, October 2nd.

A reception for the artists will be held at Rare Device Friday, October 2 from 7 – 9 pm, with all three artists present for the opening. In Binding Constant artists Diem Chau, Marina Luz and Lisa Solomon explore the visible and invisible bonds we share based on relationship or causal connection. Hope to see you there!

the opening party of ‘Buddy System‘, a new show curated by Kelly Lynn Jones and co-curated by Jess Wheaton of Little Paper Planes, opens tonight, at Rare Device! The work will be up in the Rare Device gallery until August 30, so if you can’t make it this evening, be sure and drop on by another day. the reception for the artists will be held Thursday, July 16 from 7 – 9 pm. ‘Buddy System‘ will feature artists Aline Cautis, Caitlin Gallupe, Claire Grill, Matt Momchilov, Bridget Moser, Nathaniel Russell, David Wilson, and Jess Wheaton.

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Rare Device
1845 Market Street
San Francisco • 94103
415.863.3969