Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Party Wall - nARCHITECTS
This interactive installation at the SoHo gallery Artists Space, created a variable boundary in the gallery, dividing visitors into different sides of the room. Party Wall allowed "neighbors" to dynamically modulate the thermal, acoustic and spatial qualities of a simple screen made with 2" thick bands of foam. In this initial prototype, proximity sensors embedded in the foam detected the presence of "neighbors" and triggered tiny servo motors. The motors exeredt tension on synchromesh pulley cables attached to the foam layers, causing variable compression and expansion, and resulting in varying apertures and densities of foam. Beyond raising issues of property and ownership in the gallery context, future iterations of Party Wall could respond to light, heat or sound, and correspondingly modulate optical, thermal or acoustic attributes of a wall. Design/Fabrication by nARCHITECTS: Eric Bunge, Mimi Hoang (principals); Nicolas Salto Del Giorgio (project architect); Jorge Pereira, Takuya Shinoda (design team); interactive consultant: Parul Vora and Jeff Weber. Partially funded by Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown. Exhibition: March 9 th - April 23 rd, 2005.
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Cracked Glass - Younghyun Chung
Inspired by the “Quantum Cloud” series by British sculptor Antony Gormley. I made two simple rules. 1. One click makes four cracks on the screen, like cracks on glass. 2. A new crack is limited by existing cracks. Audience made their own pictures within this framework.
Monday, 5 December 2011
We wanted to bring to the world the simplest espresso coffee maker. Espresso has been around for nearly a century and requires two very important things to extract a great drink. Pressure and water that is around 90 degrees centigrade. If the water is boiling then the coffee will taste bitter.
Stove top coffee makers are really simple but do not fulfill these 2 requirements. We figured what could be more simple than using hot water from your existing kettle and using mechanical leverage to provide pressure.
Stove top coffee makers are really simple but do not fulfill these 2 requirements. We figured what could be more simple than using hot water from your existing kettle and using mechanical leverage to provide pressure.
We made lots of prototypes and got to a solution which delivers a great cup of coffee really simply. Oh, another part of our strategy is to bring back a bit of ritual to coffee making. With presso you really get involved, like playing a musical instrument.
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Parc Folding Chair - Habitat
Outdoor folding chair with lacquered beech slats on galvanised steel frame. Suitable for occasional outdoor use.
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Purl London - Fluid Movement
Fluid Movement are a collective of mixologists, who share a passion for creating great drinking experiences.
The teams interest in delving into the heritage and provenance of drinks, and presenting them with a theatrical and interactive flourish, allows us to be directional in the future of bartending.
Seasonally inspired drinks are showcased at our first bar, Purl London, in the heart of Marylebone. Here, we create multi-sensory experiences, that excite and captivate. By experimenting with foams, fog, homemade caviar and liquid nitrogen, we aim to rediscover lost classic cocktails and re-invent the rule book.
The teams interest in delving into the heritage and provenance of drinks, and presenting them with a theatrical and interactive flourish, allows us to be directional in the future of bartending.
Seasonally inspired drinks are showcased at our first bar, Purl London, in the heart of Marylebone. Here, we create multi-sensory experiences, that excite and captivate. By experimenting with foams, fog, homemade caviar and liquid nitrogen, we aim to rediscover lost classic cocktails and re-invent the rule book.
Electric Ladyland - Amaterdam
The only Museum of it'd kind in the world, "Electric Ladyland - the First Museum of Fluorescent Art" houses a large
room-sized Fluorescent Environment that the visitor enters, becomes a part of the piece of Art, and then experiences
"Participatory Art."
"Participatory Art" is where the visitors take place in the creation of a piece of Art and are, for the duration of their visit,
a part of the piece of Art. This is vastly different from most forms of conventional contemporary Art where the visitor
is traditionally merely a viewer and, as such, has no part in the creative process involved in the piece of Art.
room-sized Fluorescent Environment that the visitor enters, becomes a part of the piece of Art, and then experiences
"Participatory Art."
"Participatory Art" is where the visitors take place in the creation of a piece of Art and are, for the duration of their visit,
a part of the piece of Art. This is vastly different from most forms of conventional contemporary Art where the visitor
is traditionally merely a viewer and, as such, has no part in the creative process involved in the piece of Art.
McNally Jackson Cafe - Front Studio Architects
The owner of McNally Jackson Books, one of the largest independent booksellers in downtown Manhattan, wished to re-conceptualize the café and seating area as a place evocative of literature. The newly realized space creates visceral connections to the act of reading in each programmatic function.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Passing Cloud - Tiago Barros
This project envisions a distinct approach towards moving around the United States being also a revival of the act of traveling. Why traveling at high speed? Why having the final destiny always defined? And why always departing and arriving on a tight schedule? Nowadays, everything is set and everyone is always running around. It is time to reconsider the act of traveling and start enjoying it accordingly.
The Passing Cloud is an innovative and environmentally friendly method of transportation that doesn’t require expensive steel tracks or concrete highways. It is made of a series of spherical balloons that form the shape of a cloud. Its inner stainless steel structure is covered with heavy weight tensile nylon fabric. During the journey, It moves according to prevailing winds speed and direction at the time of travel. Since it moves with the wind, no wind is ever felt during the trip, offering the passengers a full “floating sensation”.
It’s an unique journey. The feeling of floating in the atmosphere – on top of a cloud – with an open schedule and unknown final destiny. All National Ground would be potentially covered at virtually no cost and the help of the wind. The journey becomes your destiny.
ERCO
ERCO specialises in producing engineering hardware and software for architectural lighting. First and foremost, we see ourselves as selling light, not luminaires. This approach has been the trademark of our work for many years. That's why we call ourselves: ERCO, the Light Factory. ERCO's indoor luminaires, outdoor luminaires and lighting control systems constitute an extensive range of lighting equipment for general, comprehensive, architectural lighting solutions.
Our slogan "tune the light" describes our guiding principle: optimum solutions for architectural lighting - when creating, directing and controlling light, for efficient visual comfort and scenographic design dimensions. Innovation is the key to realising this optimum at an everhigher level. ERCO lighting tools encourage a transformation of technology into culture. This approach results in lighting tools for the user that satisfy all the technical and economical requirements of lighting practice, while at the same time opening up the whole fascination and magic of that "immaterial material" known as light.
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Stewart Hearn London Glassworks
Stewart Hearn is a highly respected London based glassmaker and designer. He has established a professional practice of over twenty years, developed during his experience of working with some of Britain’s best master glassmakers. In 2002, he co-founded and is now sole owner and Director of London Glassworks
Using an accumulation of specialist knowledge, creative passion and a philosophy that celebrates the value of traditional glassmaking skills in quality products; the company has been successfully operating as a highly skilled glassmaking service to a variety of clients
London Glassworks is also able to act as a consultant for associated skills, knowledge and individuals pertinent to glass manufacture both as a production and bespoke commissioning service.
Zumtobel
We want to use light to create worlds of experience, make work easier and improve communications and safety while remaining fully aware of our responsibility to the environment.
This is the vision Zumtobel, a Zumtobel Group company, has been following for more than 50 years, developing innovative and individual lighting solutions that fulfil every requirement as regards ergonomics, economic efficiency and environmental compatibility and create added value in terms of aesthetics. With company-owned sales organisations and commercial agencies in more than 70 countries, Zumtobel shows international presence at the customer’s site. The company, whose roots are in Vorarlberg, sets great store by international contacts to establish a worldwide network of experts and design partners within the lighting industry.
Monday, 14 November 2011
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Concrete Blond
Concrete Blond is a specialist architectural design company, Founded in 2001 by designer Eric Barrett in order to satisfy his passion for creating original contemporary designs, Using an unconventional material concrete. A material that is normally used in construction and hidden away from public view. Barrett has now combined art, technology, design and manufacturing skills to create the new Concrete Blond collection of definitive concrete products, which can be utilised in interior or exterior environments.
For walls, floors and work surfaces Eric Barrett has created the Concrete Blond Walled-Paper and Textural-Walled-Paper collection.
Walled-Paper is a well mastered technique of fine-casting concrete that captures the same graphic detail and visual appeal of patterned wallpaper. Walled-Paper has all the advantages that traditional concrete offers: Durability, thermal and sound insulation, fire resistance, corrosion resistance and waterproofing. Walled-Paper can be fixed to existing walls i.e. plaster, brick or wood...
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Alessia Giardino - concrete
Alessia Giardino is a textile and surface designer. Her understanding for the contemporary social aspects of design, always approached with an experimental and innovative mindset, constantly pushes her to challenge boundaries of established design cliche'.
Graduated from Central Saint Martins (London), with an MA in Design for Textile Future, she especially foregrounds innovation and materials, highlighting their sensorial and aesthetic features. Her recent project has been selected and is permanently showcased in the Inspiration Centre of Materia. Travelling from Netherlands to Canada, it has been furthermore exhibited within Nissan Design Europe and Salone del Mobile in Milan..
Zaragora Bridge Pavillion - Zaha Hadid
Our first completed bridge project, the Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion is one of few in the world to merge two building typologies, combining engineering infrastructure with architectural elements.
It is built diagonally over the River Ebro, smoothly and continuously connecting the main boulevard in the Delicias Intermodal Station to the Expo site, passing over a small isle.
With a surface area of approximately 6,500 metres and a length of 280 metres, the Bridge Pavilion is the only inhabited bridge in Spain – constituting the most daring building and the biggest construction challenge of the entire Expo, with its 68.5 metre foundations the deepest ever built in the country.
The structure’s intersecting ‘pods’ allow its weight to be distributed across the four diagrid trusses, instead of a singular element, leading to a reduction in the size of load-bearing members needed to span its 155m and 125m sections...
Armourcoat Surface Finishes
Armourcoat celebrates 25 years of creative excellence in 2011, from its beginning in racket sport impact plasters to luxurious polished and textured plaster wall finishes. From the manufacture and specification of these specialist products, the company has a wealth of experience and technical expertise in the supply of high performance wall finishes.
As a leading manufacturer of decorative plaster, innovative surface finishes and sculptural effects, Armourcoat has become an integral part of some of the world’s most prestigious architectural interiors. Our finishes have created stunning interiors for the country’s leading architects and designers; including luxury hotels and resorts, boutique retail, large-scale commercial and high-end residential clients in an extensive project list. Recent projects include the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, the Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa in the Middle East, and the unique Darwin Cocoon at London’s Natural History Museum.
As a leading manufacturer of decorative plaster, innovative surface finishes and sculptural effects, Armourcoat has become an integral part of some of the world’s most prestigious architectural interiors. Our finishes have created stunning interiors for the country’s leading architects and designers; including luxury hotels and resorts, boutique retail, large-scale commercial and high-end residential clients in an extensive project list. Recent projects include the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, the Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa in the Middle East, and the unique Darwin Cocoon at London’s Natural History Museum.
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