December 24, 2014
Citizens of Humanity has just released their article on The Haas Brothers, which you can click here to read. It’s the last published article on Niki and Simon for the year 2014. However, don’t fret, because I promise it will be up in the new year for your reading pleasure.
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December 19, 2014
What an eventful and crazy year for The Haas Brothers! The cherry on top: Artsy has named them one of the top 9 designers of 2014. What a fantastic way to bid adieu to this year. So excited to see what 2015 has in store! Check out The Haas Brothers and the other top 8 […]
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November 18, 2014
There is no stopping the Haas Brothers. Once they have an idea conceived in their brain jelly, it ends up months later completely executed (usually hexed, bronzed, furred or painted) and on full frontal display within gallery walls. Carol Kino chatted with Niki and Simon about their processes, their past and their current solo show […]
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November 11, 2014
Guild, Africa’s international design fair, is returning at the beginning of next year and the Haas Brothers are working on an exciting collaboration called ‘Afreaks.’ It’s a Haas Brothers collaboration with South Africa’s master beading company Monkeybiz and Bronze Age Foundry. As I type these words, our dynamic duo are in Cape Town, working away on […]
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November 7, 2014
The 1992 film flop “Cool World” inspired the eponym for the Haas Brothers’ solo exhibition in New York. It’s currently on display in all of its anthropomorphic awesomeness at R and Company. However, unlike the Ralph Bakshi directed/Kim Basinger starred bomb, the new “Cool World” is a hit! The blog Dangerous Minds wrote a feature […]
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November 5, 2014
It’s a star studded event at R and Company these days. So many famous names ostentatiously grabbing for the limelight. Competition is usually ugly, but never before has it looked so stunning. It’s like the Oscars on acid! Meryl Sheep, Christo-fur Walken, Halle Hairy and Michelle Pfeif-fur are only a few of the famous fur-niture that […]
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November 5, 2014
California Dreaming wakes up east in the Big Apple! (A delicious apple can cure a serious case of the munchies plus it’s healthy, but I digress.) W Magazine did a write up about The Haas Brothers’ California coolness currently on exhibition at R and Company Gallery. Want to read what they had to say? Don’t fret, […]
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November 5, 2014
It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! (photos by Joe Kramm)
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October 30, 2014
“What’s in a name?” – Bill Shakespeare The beasts of the “Beast Feast” series are known for their gorgeous flocculent fur and shiny cast bronze appendages, as they are for their unique fun names. Hairy J. Blige, Debbie Hairy, Hairy-Kate Olsen are a few of the “pun-tastic” names that the beasts are given. Curbed.com agreed with this, […]
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October 23, 2014
It’s happening. It is really really TRULY happening. Saturday, October 25th. 3pm to 7pm. MOCA on Grand. The Haas Brothers’ book release party, including an open bar (say whaaaat?!), a DJ set by Devendra Banhart (hold up??! Really?!), book signing and Q & A to follow (I die!) Yup, it’s happening. Cool Hunting did a […]
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October 17, 2014
Flashback Friday. Simon made his acting debut three years ago in a short film titled “Coulrophobia: Or The Greatest Dinner Party On Earth.” He plays Jerry. Starring the hilarious Nadya Ginsburg, written by Chris Coats and Johnny Smith and directed by Chris Coats. Coulrophobia or The Greatest Dinner Party on Earth from Chris Coats on […]
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October 15, 2014
The date: September 12, 2014. The setting: New York City. The time: Nighttime. The celebration: Niki and Simon’s 30th. The host: Zehra Ahmed. The photographer: Alessio Boni. The debauchery: On a different website that requires you to be 18 or older and pay a monthly fee of $19.99 from a major credit card company. However, check […]
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September 26, 2014
The Elder Statesman interviewed Niki and Simon and got some very honest, real and candid answers from the duo…probably their most honest, real and candid answers to date! Read, read, read, read, read….them….right…here.
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September 5, 2014
Niki and Simon’s first American solo show “Cool World” is just months away from making its debut at R and Company in New York City. The studio is excitedly composing the pieces together as I type these words. If you would like to be ahead of the art world game…the cool art world game, check […]
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September 4, 2014
Dolph and Grace, two superstars of the Haas Brothers’ beast feast series, are now on display at the Kasher Potamkin gallery in Chelsea, NY. The grand opening isn’t until Saturday, but you can read about it right here, right now. Also, check out their website. And congratulations to friends and collaborators of the Haas Brothers, Steven Kasher and Andi Potamkin, […]
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August 18, 2014
Ugly is the NEW pretty. Pretty is OUT and Ugly is IN. If you don’t believe me, check out this article in Canada’s The Globe and Mail, where writer Ellen Himelfarb dissects the new trends of unattractive. Good to know the Haas Brothers are ahead of the trend, with their “gritty design” aesthetic. Making the […]
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August 1, 2014
Billionaire.com posted an article today about the Haas Brothers, being “among the more exotic inhabitants of Los Angeles.” Also shared in the post are their most recent stint in Basel, Switzerland, what motivates their design aesthetic, and their reasoning for why Los Angeles towers in comparison with other cities to live in. “I escaped New York because […]
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July 24, 2014
The Collective Team at Collective 2 Design Fair picked their favorite pieces, and Kulapat Yantrasast chose the haunting beauty of Hairy J. Blige to share with everyone! Read about their picks, “What I Saw on my Summer Vacation”, here!
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July 8, 2014
Purple Diary posted some photos from the Sex Room Installation at Design/Miami in Basel. All photos were taken by Marta Galli and can be viewed by clicking here. Don’t be shy…go nuts!
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July 7, 2014
Artnet posted an interview with Niki and Simon, discussing their solo show “Feinstein” at Galerie Gmurzynska last month. In addition to “Feinstein” being their first solo expedition, it was also their largest produced stone collection. Read all about it right here.
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