Chromointerference Mécanique

October 14th, 2008

‘Chromointerference Mécanique’, a light installation by Carlos Cruz-Díez.
Photos by Hanneorla.

Chromointerference Mécanique by Carlos Cruz-Díez

Chromointerference Mécanique by Carlos Cruz-Díez

Chromointerference Mécanique by Carlos Cruz-Díez

Chromointerference Mécanique by Carlos Cruz-Díez

Chromointerference Mécanique by Carlos Cruz-Díez

found at FFFFOUND!

Vicki DaSilva

October 9th, 2008

Vicki DaSilva does light graffiti. Her style is quite different than the other ones, no funny characters but huge geometrical shapes.

Vicki Dasilva

Vicki Dasilva

Vicki Dasilva

Flake

October 8th, 2008

I really like styrofoam as a material, well actually it is Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam. This lamp called Flake was designed by Anne Boenisch.
This lamp is part of the DMY Asia Exhibition Tour 2008. So if you are in Taiwan, Taipei, Tokyo or Seoul in the coming weeks, you should go and see the work of 18 Berlin based designers.

Flake by Anne Boenisch

Flake by Anne Boenisch

Don’t Think Twice II

October 2nd, 2008

‘Don’t Think Twice II’ by Doug Aitken. Make sure to watch this video of this installation.

Don't Think Twice II by Doug Aitken

found at FFFFOUND!

Cluster

October 1st, 2008

‘Cluster’, a hand-blown table light by Lindsey Adelman.

Cluster by Lindsey Adelman

found at hoping for happy accidents

Augmented Space

September 29th, 2008

Last weekend was TodaysArt Festival in The Hague (The Netherlands). The festival is all about creativity and audiovisual experiences. Pablo Valbuena was one of the artists who presented his work, he is known for his video projections on 3D objects. In The Hague he showed this projection called ‘Augmented Space’ on the city hall. As always the visual experience is amazing, just watch these 2 videos.

both video by Ri Ra Robbie

Augmented Space by Pablo Valbuena

Augmented Space by Pablo Valbuena

photos by Wilbert Baan

La Placette

September 23rd, 2008

La Placette‘ is a showcase in Lausane, Switzerland. Each month an artist is invited to do something based on the previous work displayed. I really like this concept to present art.

La Placette

found at manystuff.org

Design Auction

September 18th, 2008

Philips de Pury & Company is holding a design auction next week. Here is my wish list:

Left: Prototype ‘Sketch Chair’, by Front Design, ESTIMATE £20,000-30,000.
Right: Prototype ‘Light Frame’ ceiling light, Stephen Burks, ESTIMATE £2,000-3,000.
Prototype ‘Sketch Chair’, by Front DesignPrototype ‘Light Frame’ ceiling light, Stephen Burks

Left: Unique ‘Fractal Cloud’ ceiling light, by Arik Levy, ESTIMATE £5,000-8,000.
Right: ‘Talpo’ ceiling light, by Paolo Venini, ESTIMATE £4,000-6,000.
Unique \'Fractal Cloud\' ceiling light, Arik Levy‘Talpo’ ceiling light, Paolo Venini

Left: Early and rare ‘Barcelona’ stool, c. 1929, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, ESTIMATE £7,000-10,000.
Right: ‘Infinito in Scatola’ or ‘Conversazione ‘Aleph’ table lamp, Xavier David in collaboration with Dante Bandini, ESTIMATE £5,000-7,000.
Early and rare ‘Barcelona’ stool, c. 1929, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe‘Infinito in Scatola’ or ‘Conversazione ‘Aleph\' table lamp, Xavier David in collaboration with Dante Bandini

Polygon Playground

September 16th, 2008

Polygon Playground‘ is an interactive video installation / lounge object, developed by the WHITEvoid.

The “Polygon Playground” is a large scale interactive lounge object. It offers room for up to 40 persons at a time to walk, sit and explore its multifaceted surfaces. Gradient ramps guide to the top plateau or offer space to sit and rest. The installation features a software aided 3D surface projection system to cover the object with a seamless 360 degree projection mapping. An additional sensory system detects peoples positions and proximity.

The visual appearance of the “Polygon Playground” changes continously with the presence, movements and touches of its visitors. The object detects the positions and directions of people and reacts with evolving visual moods and graphic styles.

If you like this, you’ll probably also want to see Pablo Valbuena’s work, without the interactive part though.
found at MAKE Blog

Greta Magnusson Grossman

September 4th, 2008

These 2 table lamps were designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman, almost 60 years ago. I would take both right away. You can see more of her designs here.

table lamp by Greta Magnusson Grossmantable lamp by Greta Magnusson Grossman

found at hoping for happy accidents