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April 29, 2010
Floating wall lights
[posted by Benz Roos]
The Conqu by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
The French design brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have a new exhibition at Galerie Kreo in Paris. Le Conque is a glossy black wall light. The extremely glossy black shell is meant to reflect the light to the utmost. source: dezeen
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January 14, 2010
Typeface Architecture
[posted by Benz Roos]
At the ‘A Foundation’ in London is curently a new show called: ‘if you could collaborate’. The show is a collaboration project between graphic designers Praline and modelmakers of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Architects. This collaboration has led to the creation of a font entitled Floorplay. The floorplan of buildings have been translated to find the form of individual characters, which in turn have been turned into models of buildings by the model shop. The aesthetic qualities of the model were the key factor in the design of the font and models, this is an ethos which both Praline and The Model Shop share and it has resulted in a communicative exhibit that highlights the tensions that exist when appropriating language for architecture. The model shop have created four physical interpretations of characters spelling out the word ‘Avec’ (French for ‘with’). Photographs of the model will show the different aspects of the collaboration accompanying the entire laser-cut alphabet and physical model. source: Blueprint
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October 24, 2009
Design real at the Serpentine gallery
[posted by Benz Roos]
Yang by Artimide
One of my idols and favorite designers Konstantin Grcic will curate an exhibition about design in the serpentine gallery, London. The focus of the exhibition is on ‘real’ items – products which are currently in production, that have a practical function in everyday life and are available
to a mass audience. a range of objects by international designers and manufacturers, from furniture and household products to technical and industrial innovations will be presented. Looking forward to see this show, it should be interesting! source: designboomDesign real curated by Konstantin Grcic
serpentine gallery, London
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October 21, 2009
David Chipperfield exhibition in the Design Museum
[posted by Benz Roos]
Facade of the library in daytime
Facade of the libray in the evening
This evening I went to see the new exhibition of David Chipperfield, is the most European architect of Britain, in the Design Museum in London. is comprehensive overview will look at key moments in his development as well as at major recent projects including the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach, Germany, the America’s Cup Building in Valencia, Spain, the newly completed Neues Museum in Berlin and the Hepworth Museum in Wakefield, Yorkshire. If you’re in London have look in the museum, it’s interesting exhibition! Unfortunately there are no images of chipperfiled’s architecture during the nighttime, which of course would be interesting for lighting designers.