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FIELD TRIP #1: Pics from our first trip and a handout PDF
Our recent first Field Trip was amazingly fun. We visited 1000 Van Ness, former site of Don Lee’s Cadillac Showroom, today home to an AMC multiplex and twelve beautiful escalators. Inside, Carrie Hott narrated the interesting history of escalators (both word and object) while riding the six flights of escalators to the top floor. Backwards. Quite ...
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Copies of Stairs: New work by Margo Woloweic
Bay Area artist Margo Woloweic is working on an exciting new project that features stair-related pieces made out of sewn tissue paper. Woloweic’s “copies” of entranceways and front porches of homes are created by using Google street view to approximate the ratios of stair structures in other cities, rather than through direct on-site observation. The resulting floor ...
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FIELD TRIP #1: Sign up now!
Our inaugural Field Trip is quickly approaching and there’s still room for you! On Sunday, April 22, Stairwell’s will guide a group though an exciting indoor stairway structure in San Francisco. We can’t give away the precise location of this site, but it is accessible by public transit and we estimate the adventure will last ...
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World’s Coolest Staircases
Is everyone thinking about stairs right now? We’ve tapped into some sort of zeitgeist, that’s for sure. An article in last month’s Travel + Leisure magazine showcased the “World’s Coolest Staircases.” I quote: While staircases are fundamentally a means to get from one point to another, they become cool—and worth seeking out—when the form is ...
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Architectural LOLCATS <3 Stairs & Ramps!
Created by UC Berkeley Architecture students on spring break, these Architectural LOLCATS I just read about on the Archinect blog are great on so many levels (pun intended). Here’s a few examples of what happens when they embark on the circular ramps that comprise the interior of the Guggenheim (“The Purrrgenheim”) or some of Escher’s ...
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Pictures from DEEP DOWN AND BUILDING UP
If you couldn’t make it out to the Noonan Building, you missed a great show! Thankfully Carrie Hott, Elizabeth Bernstein, and Carey Lin snapped some great photos of the reception and installation. Enjoy!
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SAVE THE DATE: First Field Trip on April 22
On the heels of our first exhibition, we’re hard at work planning our first Field Trip for April 22. Mark your calendars now and we’ll have more information on how you can join in the near future. The Field Trip location will remain secret until partipants arrive at the destination. Don’t try to ask us, ...
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NOW AVAILABLE: Stairwell’s Takeaway Issue 1 PDF
Thanks to everyone who came out to our first opening last weekend (photos from the reception coming soon!). In case you didn’t have a chance to stop by and pick up a hard copy of our first takeaway publication, we have formatted a PDF version that you can electronically peruse to your heart’s content. [CL] Issue ...
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OPENING TONIGHT: Directions to our inaugural exhibition
We are very very excited to present our inaugural exhibition tonight from 6-8pm (and this weekend from 12-5pm). If you’ve never been to Pier 70, there is a really wonderful website that outlines its history, buildings, and current uses. Start here if you want to find out more. How to get to the Noonan Building: ...
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THIS WEEKEND: Free Stairwell’s takeway publication
Pick up a free copy of our first takeaway publication at the opening reception for DEEP DOWN AND BUILDING UP this Friday, March 23 (copies will also be available during gallery hours March 24-25). Featuring contributions from Aaron Harbour and Jackie Im, an Interview with Stairwell’s, and an Incomplete Guide to Inhabitants and Visitors of ...
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Work-in-progress: DEEP DOWN AND BUILDING UP opens in 1 week!
We are getting excited about our first exhibition, which opens in just 1 short week–so much to do between now and then! In the meantime, take a look at some of what Carrie Hott is making for the show and start getting excited too. [CL]
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Stairs in film: A Matter of Life and Death/Stairway to Heaven
I recently stumbled upon an amazing romantic fantasy film from 1946 called Stairway to Heaven (also known by its original title: A Matter of Life and Death) at the Castro Theatre. The plot follows a RAF pilot during World War II who jumps from his plane without a parachute and miraculously survives the fall, waking ...