The Artisan Collection brings art off the canvas and onto the 5th Wall™. Combining exclusive, specially commissioned artwork with the award-winning Haiku fan, the Artisan Collection sets a new standard for customisation - it's art and industry, working together in an exciting new way.
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"My art is influenced by the landscapes of everyday life: the neighborhood where I live, with its bungalows and ancient crepe myrtles; the district where I work, with its warehouses and grain silos. These, like so many other scenes and settings, often go unnoticed in the daily rush."
Original Medium: Paint
Houston artist Cary Reeder earned several degrees and worked for years in the non-profit world before dedicating herself full-time to art and teaching. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings and included in many national juried exhibitions. “Dappled Dreams” is inspired by the mix of sun and shadow that plays out constantly beneath the tree limbs outside her home.
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“I grew up in the middle of nowhere and have been highly influenced by playing in the woods and seeing beautiful rocks, bones, anything that was in nature. The inspiration for the fan was an abalone shell, though it’s now gone far beyond that. I was trying to decide on a title and my son suggested “Bohemian” because he found the colors very freeing. I said, ‘OK, we’ll go with that.’”
Original Medium: Paint
Artist Angie Lister lives in Los Angeles. When she’s not in her studio or painting public murals she works as a scene painter for television and film, and pursues interests ranging from vintage cars to kung fu. It’s all a far cry from her childhood in rural Indiana, where she was inspired by the natural world outside her back door and her great-grandparents’ huge rock and shell collection. The influence of that collection can be seen in her Artisan fan, “Bohemian,” which was inspired by an abalone shell.
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“I’m an abstract painter. My work is about a feel and a color palette.”
Original Medium: Paint
A theater arts major in college, Windy O’Connor took her first painting class as a young mother and immediately became fascinated with both the act of painting and experimenting with different materials. After starting out with small shows in people’s homes, she now sells her abstract, mixed-media works in galleries throughout the South.
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“My work is rooted in a longstanding interest in ever-evolving landscapes, human interventions with the natural world, and microscopic and macroscopic intricacies.”
Original Medium: Paint
Rebecca Rothfus Harrell is a visual artist living and working in Austin, TX. She earned a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University/SMFA. Her work has been exhibited in a variety of locations including: Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Marfa, TX; Miami, FL; Philadelphia, PA; San Jose, CA; and Austin, TX. In 2011 she completed a residency at Sparkbox (Ontario, Canada) and in 2015 at The Banff Center (Alberta, Canada). In March of 2017 she will attend a residency at the Vermont Studio Center followed by a solo show at Gallery 81453 in Telluride, CO in June.
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“I happened to be watching a film wherein the central character becomes addicted to support groups. One of these fictional groups catered to amputees with phantom pains. I took the idea and ran with it, using a style I enjoy to create a one-of-a-kind piece.”
Original Medium: Paint
Caper West is a self-taught, freelance artist who has established a distinctive voice with his art that he credits to his bold, almost reckless technique, his wildly broad influences, and his often subversive, humorous content. Mostly, though, Caper simply finds his work rewarding and hopes at least a few other people out there enjoy his creations as much as he does.
“I look at nature, but I also look at modern, urban landscapes and pull ideas and images from that. The fan, to me, resembles shapes you see occurring in nature. My airfoil design is based on the idea of a more organic flower symbolism.”
Original Medium: Paint
Casey McKinney has been painting murals, graffiti art and other works for more than 20 years. As someone who treats walls as canvases, he says the concept of ceiling fans as artwork makes perfect sense. “It’s an unbelievable idea to extend art to the ceiling. It’s a huge space that people rarely consider as a palette."
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"Visual Vestige is inspired by automotive paint scallops and comic book thought bubbles, which I reference in a lot of my work. I chose the bright blue and yellow color as an homage to the original Blue Angels Corsair aircraft. The design provides a sense of speed and creates a tracer effect as the fan spins."
Original Medium: Paint
Luke Achterberg is a sculptor who draws inspiration from custom cars, hot-rods and the graffiti and street art that were touchstones of his childhood. His body of work – comprised of freestanding and wall-mounted painted steel sculptures and ceramic works – highlights the skills he honed while studying both fine arts and technical welding before earning his MFA.
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"The form of the fan, itself, is a beautiful shape. We wanted to approach it in a way that accentuated the structure and worked with the airfoil to create a coherent whole. We started by thinking about the airfoil itself. That led us to the evolution of flying machines, from the early Leonardo da Vinci drawings to hot air balloons to modern-day inventions."
Original Medium: Decal Applique
Hunter and Amelia Stamps approach everything from their joint background in ceramics — he as a professor, she as an exhibitor of functional pottery nationwide. They are excited to participate in the Artisan Collection, which bridges what they see as an unnecessary but longstanding divide between industrial design and traditional arts.
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"The piece 'Natural Expansion' is a quick glimpse at the early stages of organic life. I was inspired by nature’s ability to thrive in unlikely places, such as cracks in concrete. Nature finds a way."
Original Medium: Paint
Casey McKinney has been painting murals, graffiti art and other works for more than 20 years. As someone who treats walls as canvases, he says the concept of ceiling fans as artwork makes perfect sense. “It’s an unbelievable idea to extend art to the ceiling. It’s a huge space that people rarely consider as a palette.”
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"I have heavy ideas from time to time, but I typically keep my creative process pretty simple and spur-of-the-moment. In the case of Whale Bones, I thought the airfoil had a similar profile to a whale. I stenciled the skeleton -- as though you're looking through the whale -- and painted the nautical background."
Original Medium: Paint
Caper West is a self-taught, freelance artist who has established a distinctive voice with his art that he credits to his bold, almost reckless technique, his wildly broad influences, and his often subversive, humorous content. Mostly, though, Caper simply finds his work rewarding and hopes at least a few other people out there enjoy his creations as much as he does.
"As a kid, I used to go to car shows with my uncle, and those automotive design elements show up in a lot of the stuff I do. This design shows that influence – I think of it as black-tie meets tricked-out hot rod. The result is something you could see at one of those car shows, or on the bottom of a skateboard or snowboard. It embodies the style that I call “Super Sleek” – candy for the eye."
Original Medium: Paint
Luke Achterberg is a sculptor who draws inspiration from custom cars, hot-rods and the graffiti and street art that were touchstones of his childhood. His body of work – comprised of freestanding and wall-mounted painted steel sculptures and ceramic works – highlights the skills he honed while studying both fine arts and technical welding before earning his MFA.
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"Pelagico celebrates the deep connection that the sea makes with all inhabitants of our planet. While some may view the seas as boundaries that separate, I see connection. The water that spans the globe touches and unites all the continents. The seas are shared in common with all, connecting and sustaining all life.”
Original Medium: Paint
Italian-born Nicola Parente has lived in Houston for over 20 years. An influential member of the city’s burgeoning art scene, Parente was recently named one of Houston’s Top 10 Painters by the Houston Press. His work examines how multiculturalism, urban development and the natural world intersect through a variety of media, including painting, sculpture and textiles.
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Debra Alexander was introduced to painting by her mother at age 12. Alexander's work is distinguished by its use of solid color and symmetrical composition, and her keen eye has made her work sought after by interior designers. Her fan for the Artisan Collection, “Thinking about Picking Pink and Blue Flowers,” showcases her strengths in a work that is nostalgic and totally charming.
For over 70 years, the Los Angeles-based Exceptional Children’s Foundation has empowered children and adults with special needs. ECF’s Art Program offer adults with developmental disabilities the chance to express themselves through a variety of mediums at ECF Art Centers, where they can practice with professional instructors five days a week while receiving life skills training, case management services, and opportunities to exhibit their work. Proceeds from all art sales are shared with each Artist, creating a source of revenue and accomplishment for them. Big Ass Fans is excited to include ECF Artists in our Artisan Collection. A fan featuring this design has been donated for installation in an ECF Art Center, and we will contribute a percentage of all replica sales to the nonprofit to help further the exceptional work it does every day on behalf of children and adults with special needs.
For more information about ECF, visit www.ecf.net
Jesus Celedon usually lets his art speak for him, and what his work communicates is an enthusiasm for life and a vivid imagination. Celedon’s world is a friendly one, where everything is bathed in rich, energetic hues. His Artisan Collection piece, “Burbujas (Bubbles),” is playful and multilayered, with overlapping circles that can be interpreted in a variety of ways.
For over 70 years, the Los Angeles-based Exceptional Children’s Foundation has empowered children and adults with special needs. ECF’s Art Program offer adults with developmental disabilities the chance to express themselves through a variety of mediums at ECF Art Centers, where they can practice with professional instructors five days a week while receiving life skills training, case management services, and opportunities to exhibit their work. Proceeds from all art sales are shared with each Artist, creating a source of revenue and accomplishment for them. Big Ass Fans is excited to include ECF Artists in our Artisan Collection. A fan featuring this design has been donated for installation in an ECF Art Center, and we will contribute a percentage of all replica sales to the nonprofit to help further the exceptional work it does every day on behalf of children and adults with special needs.
For more information about ECF, visit www.ecf.net
Laksmi Camp is an artist who works quietly, methodically, and almost exclusively in acrylic paint. Her work is largely reminiscent of Australian aboriginal art, delicately and intuitively labored, featuring dots, lines, and spirals in abstract patterns. Her Artisan fan “Three Eyes” evokes primitive feelings in a timeless way.
For over 70 years, the Los Angeles-based Exceptional Children’s Foundation has empowered children and adults with special needs. ECF’s Art Program offer adults with developmental disabilities the chance to express themselves through a variety of mediums at ECF Art Centers, where they can practice with professional instructors five days a week while receiving life skills training, case management services, and opportunities to exhibit their work. Proceeds from all art sales are shared with each Artist, creating a source of revenue and accomplishment for them. Big Ass Fans is excited to include ECF Artists in our Artisan Collection. A fan featuring this design has been donated for installation in an ECF Art Center, and we will contribute a percentage of all replica sales to the nonprofit to help further the exceptional work it does every day on behalf of children and adults with special needs.
For more information about ECF, visit www.ecf.net
Each exclusive, artist-commissioned design begins with a high resolution digital scan of the original blade submitted by the artist. Colours are digitally calibrated and transferred to a film that is precisely sealed around the contours of each aerofoil. Once the film is removed, we have a long-lasting, durable production that’s a perfect match to the original design.
Every Artisan Collection fan is built with premium materials for world-class performance, efficiency and usability. Patented, hand-balanced aerofoils and a proprietary motor system ensure durability and silent operation. On-board SenseMe™ technology allows you to personalise and automate your fan and light settings through our Haiku Home app so that you can stay comfortable and save energy effortlessly.
Our custom-made LED lens offers superior light distribution. Each LED light kit comes equipped with two lens covers - white and smoky - so you can choose the perfect light for your space.
With a soft, natural 2700 K colour temperature and equivalent brightness to a 75W incandescent bulb, our fully dimmable LED offers perfect light for any occasion. Say goodbye to changing bulbs, too; our lights are rated for 50,000 hours of use, three times longer than compact fluorescent bulbs.
No clinking lightbulbs, no Victorian-style tulip shades. Our optional LED light kit seamlessly flush-mounts to your fan, keeping a low profile while providing outstanding light output.
Haiku’s airplane-inspired aerofoils feature a twisting, sculpted design that produces more air while using less energy than a typical ceiling fan. Every set of Haiku aerofoils is precision-matched for optimal balance and built with premium materials and finishes.
SenseMe™ technology allows you to personalize and automate your fan and light settings so that you can stay comfortable and save energy effortlessly. Simply set your preferences in our Haiku Home app and our products will take it from there. Click here to learn more about SenseMe™.
Haiku’s patented EC motor sets the new standard for efficiency, operates silently and is backed by our lifetime warranty.
Whether your ceiling is short or tall, flat or sloped - we have a solution to ensure we deliver our promise of powerful aeroflow and wobble-free operation.
Pull chains are a thing of the past. Every Haiku fan comes equipped with a handheld remote to ensure effortless speed and lighting settings.
The optional Haiku Wall Control allows you to adjust speed and brightness at the touch of a button. It also detects motion and can wirelessly sync multiple Haiku products for seamless operation.
Use the Haiku Home app to conveniently set and adjust your speed and lighting preferences. Once you’ve set your preferences, our fans will take it from there to maximise year-round comfort and savings.
Pull chains are a thing of the past. Every Haiku fan comes equipped with a handheld remote to ensure effortless speed and lighting settings.
The optional Haiku Wall Control allows you to adjust speed and brightness at the touch of a button. It also detects motion and can wirelessly sync multiple Haiku products for seamless operation.
Use the Haiku Home app to conveniently set and adjust your speed and lighting preferences. Once you’ve set your preferences, our fans will take it from there to maximise year-round comfort and savings.
