EDRA presents the WE*DO Gallery in Bangkok photo © WE*DO Gallery Predrag Pajdic interviews Francisco Polo for Yatzer.com What do you get if you cross two brains with architectural, scientific, design, art and entrepreneurship skills in a time of global austerity? Portrait of Francisco Polo, Courtesy of WE*DO Gallery The WE*DO Gallery consists of the two of you. photo © Errikos Andreou (detail), 2011 Part of THE ORACLE exhibition curated by Predrag Pajdic for WE*DO Gallery, Bangkok // 5 January – 5 April 2012 How did you come up with the concept for the WE*DO Gallery? Why did you decide on Bangkok for the place to launch the gallery? I am unashamedly, a lover of all things Asian. photo © Mustafa Sabbagh, Predrag Pajdic & Marco Brollo, 2011Part of THE ORACLE exhibition curated by Predrag Pajdic for WE*DO Gallery, Bangkok // 5 January – 5 April 2012 What kind of treasures can be found at WE*DO? For example, right now, at WE*DO there are some unique pieces designed by the Design-Duo Lotocoho (Jorge Lopez & Anna Tomich). sources:
ミライニホン | MIRAI NIHON Project 2011年3月11日、私たちの信じていた価値観が崩壊した。既存のライフラインのもろさ、今まで頼ってきた原発エネルギーの危険性。この日本の現状を変えるため、私たちは人と自然とテクノロジーの共存をテーマに、ミライに向け、新しい暮らしをデザインするプロジェクトをスタートしました。建築士やテクノロジストとコラボレーションし、自らエネルギーを生み出し、コントロールして、消費して暮らす、100%オフグリッドハウスを共同開発。 We designed a house called "MIRAI NIHON" where technology and nature coexist with people and enable a 100% off-grid life. CONTACT ADDRESS: mirainihon@tbwahakuhodo.co.jp ミライニホン™販売モデルはこちら
Axis Mundi Design | Wall Street Studios New York, New York | Axis Mundi recently completed two residences for a brother and a sister at Downtown by Philippe Starck. The brother owns an extensive collection of art work by the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami which was hung salon-style and is the main focus of the space. Other highlights include the 20' long red silk velvet covered banquette, lighting fixtures by Droog, gun lamps by Starck, and furniture by Moooi. The sister's apartment is more subdued. Most of the furniture, built-ins and silk carpets were custom designed specifically for our clients. Design Team: John Beckmann, with Richard Rosenbloom Photography: Mikiko Kikuyama © Axis Mundi Design LLC
Weird and Wacky Furniture By Straight Line Designs EmailEmail Straight Line Designs is a one-of-a-kind workshop that has been operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia for the past 25 years. In addition to installations, sculptures and private commissions, designer Judson Beaumont and his staff of eight full-time craftspeople have designed and constructed a variety of wacky cartoon-style furniture and projects for public institutions and children’s exhibitions throughout North America and abroad. Focused on quality and custom design, Judson’s studio stays far away from mass production and is as imaginative as children themselves. Website: StaightLineDesigns.com 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.Daddy Long Legs
The Hemp Chair by Werner Aisslinger Photo © Michel Bonvin Project: Hemp ChairYear: 2011Designer: Werner AisslingerMaterials: hemp, kenaf (Malvaceae), water-based thermoset binder Acrodur® Natural fiber composite meets design at Ventura Lambrate’s ‘Poetry Happens’ exhibition. Berlin-based designer/architect Werner Aisslinger, designed Hemp Chair the first monobloc chair designed using natural fibers that have been molded under heat using a special eco-friendly resin, resulting in a sustainable composite material. The project is supported and is in cooperation with the German chemical company BASF. Previewed at Milan Design Week 2011, the chair features a very complex design with soft curves and a visually captivating horizontal and vertical wing structure. While today’s consumers are striving towards a well-balanced, sustainable, and healthy lifestyle that is in harmony with the environment, they are in search of innovative eco-friendly products. sources: Werner Aisslinger
EEL Nakameguro | Schemata Architects / Jo Nagasaka EEL Nakameguro Creating a sense of ‘incompleteness’ –was the key to our design. In my mind clothes are associated with warmth of human body-sometimes that feeling gets too intense and uncomfortably hot. This is why I want to make the background as calm as possible. We intend to leave this space somewhat incomplete-and when clothes are set in place it will be complete. So our construction process was mostly ‘subtraction’-that is, dismantling, peeling, and scraping unnecessary layers-except for a few ‘additional’ elements. title : EEL Nakameguro architects：Jo Nagasaka+Tomoki Katada／Schemata Architects address：Higashiyama MeguroTokyo usage：Apparel shop construction：TANK floor area：123m² structure：RC completion ：02/2013 photo：Takumi Ota Download press data
יקרר את המחאה? מאוורר ענקי נחת לפתע בכיכר רבין תושבי תל אביב קמו הבוקר אל הפתעה משיבת רוח במרכז העיר: בשיאו של הקיץ, בטבורה של כיכר רבין העצומה ונעדרת הצל, הוצב מאוורר ענק – שישה מטרים גובהו ושלושה מטרים וחצי מוטת כנפיו. אי אפשר להתעלם ממנו. מאחורי המיצב עומדת טל טנא צ'צ'קס, מעצבת ואמנית רדי-מייד. טנא צ'צ'קס עיצבה את המאוורר לפי הדגם הקלאסי מתוצרת "סטאר" - אייקון ישראלי ששלט במרפסות המקומיות בשנות ה-60, ה-70 וה-80. היום הוא יופעל באמצעות חיבור לחשמל, אולם החל ממחר ייצר לעצמו את האנרגיה הדרושה לו בעזרת מערכת סולארית (ואז גם יוסרו החבלים ושלטי האזהרה שמקיפים אותו היום). לאחר שקיבלה אור ירוק עבדו עליו שישה אנשי מקצוע, שמתמחים בברזל, פחחות, צבע והנדסה. בעבודתה משתמשת טנא צ'צ'קס באובייקטים קיימים, תעשייתיים ומקומיים, שבהם היא עושה מניפולציה. >> לאתר של טל טנא צ'צ'קס. >> פלורנטיין הופמן זורק צעצועים ענקיים במרחב הציבורי