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- hiroyuki morita: pataMarch 30, 2010
lying flat
japanese designer hiroyuki morita has designed 'pata' an unconventional folding chair.
when not a chair it appears like a floor mat and can be folded into a compact bundle.
it becomes a seat the moment the connecting cord is pulled and tightened.
the chair changes shape according to the sitter's act.
pulling the connecting cord
cord pulled upwards results in the chair formation
cord is tightened to maintain the chair's shape
preliminary model - pata folded into a compact bundle
unfolded
chair formation
- House in ShimokitazawaMarch 21, 2010
via LEVEL Architects
Who: Kazuki Nakamura and Kenichi Izuhara
What: Single family residence
Where: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
When: January 2010
How: Single-story with half basement, reinforced concrete and wood frame construction
Site Area: 1,587 square feet (147.48?)
Construction Area: 784 square feet (72.88?)
Total Floor Area: 1,538 square feet (142.90?)
- Floating Boxes (KRE House)March 24, 2010
Photo © Koichi Torimura
KRE House designed by Takuya Tsuchida is located in the posh Shirokane area of Tokyo. In case you wonder who owns so many cars in the middle of Tokyo: the client of this 9 car garage house, who is in his 40s, runs a clothing and restaurant business. Cheers to the Lamborghini Countach Anniversary edition
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Photos © Koichi Torimura
Who: Takuya Tsuchida / no.555
What: Single family residence
Where: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
When: February 2008
How: Two-story with half basement, reinforced concrete and steel frame construction
Site Area: 2,108 square feet (195.84?)
Construction Area: 1,249 square feet (116.00?)
Total Floor Area: 3,560 square feet (330.73?)
Floor and Section Plans
- House in MitsugiMarch 30, 2010
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via K2?DESIGN
Who: Keisuke Kawaguchi
What: Single family residence
Where: Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture
When: 2008
How: Two-story wood frame construction
Site Area: 2,577 square feet (239.40?)
Total Floor Area: 1,176 square feet (109.26?)
More images of the house
- Sketch (via reus_achtig)March 24, 2010
- 24_7_katalog_001.jpgMarch 24, 2010
- D&AD- Orion 7 (via AnthonySmith)March 14, 2010
- WILD LIKE CHILDREN : SOFIA TORRESMarch 18, 2010
- ParticipanteMarch 18, 2010
- Plataforma Arquitectura - Jardines Flotantes – SpaWellness /...March 20, 2010
- ANG House par Chenchow Little ArchitectsMarch 17, 2010
En banlieue de Sidney, l’agence australienne Chenchow Little a réalisé l’extension de cette maison familiale. Une structure en acier, fine et légère. Un espace immaculé baigné de lumière, en porte-a-faux sur le jardin.
Photographies: John Gollings
Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site de Chenchow Little Architects.
ANG House par Chenchow Little Architects is a post from: Muuuz - Blog Architecture, Design, Tendances, Inspiration
- Le Ministère des routes à TbilissiMarch 18, 2010
En Géorgie, dans la ville de Tbilissi se dresse l’étonnant Ministère des routes et autoroutes. Une architecture spectaculaire et brute, d’un autre temps.
Photographies: Julien Donada
Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site Planches de contacts.
Le Ministère des routes à Tbilissi is a post from: Muuuz - Blog Architecture, Design, Tendances, Inspiration
- Demian Conrad Design has created a lovely project Lettera9March 17, 2010
- Mass Fantastic is a new update from VentureThree, my copy is in the postMarch 21, 2010
- Edition of 15, at a resonable priceMarch 22, 2010
- House in KatsuragiMarch 15, 2010
via Fukushi and Fukushi Archtect
Who: Yuzuru & Minako Fukushi
What: Single family residence
Where: Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
When: January 2008
How: Two-story wood frame construction
Site Area: 1,762 square feet (163.74?)
Construction Area: 590 square feet (54.84?)
Total Floor Area: 976 square feet (90.63?)
- Creative Collective Effect « Design Bureau –...March 10, 2010
- Alex MertoMarch 9, 2010
- Setagaya OMarch 8, 2010
via Studio Space Craft
Who: Keita Fukushima / Studio Space Craft
What: Single family residence
Where: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
When: December 2009
How: Three-story wood frame construction
Site Area: 698 square feet (64.82?)
Construction Area: 401 square feet (37.26?)
Total Floor Area: 1,051 square feet (97.61?)
- Demetrius MayMarch 8, 2010
- INHOUSE / +6493687388 / 4-62 Randolph Street Auckland New...March 7, 2010
- (via soviet)March 5, 2010
- PhotoMarch 7, 2010
- ridethiswavMarch 7, 2010
- QUITZOW: JUICE WATERMarch 6, 2010
Multi-instrumentalist songwriter Erica Quitzow will release her latest record, Juice Water June 1st on Young Love Records. A follow up to 2008’s critically lauded Art College, Juice Water finds Quitzow creating bubbly, effervescent pop that’s as spunky as it is carefully constructed. A similar artist I could compare her to is Little Boots and Peaches, but a little more DIY feel. Here's "The Cut", a melodic synth track that's completely dominating my iTunes right now. It's making anticipate summer just that much more.
MP3:
QUITZOW - THE CUT (YSI)And this spring, she will take her new record on the road, touring ten European countries followed by an extensive U.S. tour come summer. - 04.jpgMarch 7, 2010
- 03.jpgMarch 7, 2010
- Project - Urban condenser - Architizer - Empowering...March 7, 2010
- broken self at spencer brownstone galleryFebruary 28, 2010
- suppose design office: house in kodairaFebruary 22, 2010
'house in kodaira' in tokyo by suppose design office
all images courtesy suppose design office
japanese suppose design office have recently completed 'house in kodaira' in tokyo.
the building is half covered with tarpaulin to blur the barrier between indoors and outdoors.
bare soil is left in the living room space, to allow the owners to plant grass in the future.
a skylight is positioned at the centre of the house, above the staircase providing
daylight.
in between the first and second floor
living space
the kitchen and living space
living space - florian kallus: table and lampMarch 6, 2010
'table & lamp'
'table & lamp' by german designer florian kallus combines a drafting table and lighting
unit into one piece of furniture. the lamp fused to the leg of the drafting table conforms
to the user's needs by rotating.
'table & lamp'
'table & lamp'
'table & lamp', the design is made from ash wood, textile cable, chintz and thermo resined panels
detail of lamp head
detail of lamp head - djmascotboy:
via momi6.momi3.netMarch 6, 2010
- Michael RolphMarch 6, 2010
Love these shots by by Michael Rolph.
- Ruiz+Company: The Kitchen FilmsFebruary 18, 2010
A new project by Ruiz + Company for The Kitchen Films.
- NiceNovember 22, 2009
- More great books to buy over on counter-print.co.ukNovember 22, 2009
- studio8design.co.uk have designed a rather nice typeface.November 23, 2009
- It’s worth a clap, MusicID by Clap ClapJanuary 2, 2010
- 07 (via Nitzan/FAR)March 4, 2010
- osaka.pngMarch 4, 2010
- IMG_3478.jpgMarch 4, 2010
- tih_15.jpgMarch 4, 2010
- gototestuya.comMarch 1, 2010
- rstlne:boredoomMarch 1, 2010
- FLORIAN FUSCO: PRETTY THINGSDecember 4, 2009
Pretty Things es la manera en que Florian Fusco rinde tributo a aquellos objetos de gran tamaño, llenos de perillas y botones que hoy nos parecen obsoletos, pero que en el fondo del corazón recordamos con cariño. Sin embargo, estas figuras de papel no sólo se quedan en una oda a lo retro, también son un cuestionamiento público a los artefactos que produce nuestro ‘mundo moderno’.
Nacido en Berlin, Fusco es un diseñador gráfico de 28 años que comenzó en 2001 a hacer serigrafía de forma autodidacta para luego estudiar Textile and Surface Design en el Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee (KHB). Desde entonces ha experimentado con diversas técnicas y expuesto en muestras de arte interdisciplinario en Alemania y Latinoamérica.
Las Pretty Things de antes son muy diferentes a las actuales, por lo que Fusco busca resaltar su encanto analógico, funcional y su particular textura en esta serie. Actualmente está concentrado en crear más objetos para su próxima exposición de esculturas de papel, además de trabajar con diversos materiales, y formar parte del equipo de diseño skaters solderin. www.florianfusco.com
- Anagrama | Estudio HabitatMarch 2, 2010
- House in TomiakichoFebruary 28, 2010
A house with a nice entry in a contemporary Osaka style.
Photo © Eiji Tomita
Who: Takashi Ito / Atelier { } void set ARCHITECTS
What: Single family residence
Where: Izumi City, Osaka
When: August 2009
How: Two-story wood frame construction
Site Area: 1,397 square feet (129.76m2)
Construction Area: 610 square feet (56.70m2)
Total Floor Area:< - Community Centre de YangzhouFebruary 11, 2010
En Chine, le photographe d’architecture Iwan Baan pose son regard sur le Community Centre de Yangzhou. Une architecture de briques signée Zhang Lei Architect. Découvrez quelques uns de ses clichés.
Source: Iwan
Community Centre de Yangzhou is a post from: Muuuz - Blog Architecture, Design, Tendances, Inspiration
- Söderöra par Tham & VidegardFebruary 17, 2010
Dans l’archipel de Stockholm, Tham & Videgard Architects a imaginé cette maison d’été. Un volume recouvert de panneaux de toiture noirs, un intérieur habillé de bois blanc, au coeur de la forêt suédoise.
Au centre d’un plan carré, baigné de lumière zénithale, l’espace de vie distribue deux chambres à coucher, un salle de bain et un espace de rangement.
Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site de Tham & Videgard Architects.
Source: Design-Milk
Söderöra par Tham & Videgard is a post from: Muuuz - Blog Architecture, Design, Tendances, Inspiration
- Slanted - Typo Weblog und Magazin - TraumgedankenMarch 1, 2010
- Friends of TypeMarch 1, 2010
- kimasendorf:
Wiener Grid | Random Letters of the Vienna Tram...March 1, 2010
- HUH. ONE ZineMarch 2, 2010
HUH. ONE is a black and white zine released by HUH Magazine of an edition of one hundred. I have to say the photography featured in this zine is really awesome. Photographers include Chad Moore, Dana Goldstein, Gavin Watson, Jerry Hsu, Jonnie Craig, Kathy Lo, Lele Saveri, Patrick Griffin, Pawel Jaszczuk, Peter Sutherland, Sean Vegezzi, Bea Fremderman, Paul Herbst, Seth Fluker, Patrick Tsai and Young Kyu Yoo. Head over to their website to get a limited copy.
- paper-rad.jpgMarch 2, 2010
- PhotoMarch 2, 2010
- visual-aidsMarch 2, 2010
- ATELIER PUNKTFebruary 13, 2010
- TownShift: Suburb into City Competition Shortlist 3 – ArchDailyFebruary 13, 2010
- DRAGONAUT: dylan stanthamFebruary 28, 2010
- James AllenFebruary 28, 2010
- Maybes 2/12/10-3/7/10 : LVL3February 27, 2010
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9GAG - What The Fun!February 28, 2010
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- Motorized Lego Technic Avatar Helicopter is Grounded—For Now [Lego]February 28, 2010
Give this Lego Avatar helicopter a few aerodynamic tweaks, a slightly more powerful engine and a pilot spouting off canned, predictable dialogue, and I could easily see it taking flight, literally, to fight the Na'Vi.I mean, the rotors appear to be spinning at quite a clip in that video don't they? Enough to sting a stray finger, in any event.
Looks pretty sturdy too, which is incredibly important should the pilot happen to have a James Cameron-sized ego. [Nowhere Else via CrunchGear]
- alex dunstan & cole mohrFebruary 28, 2010
alex dunstan & cole mohr
- PhotoFebruary 24, 2010
- rstlne:February 27, 2010
- YouTube - PNAU vs Bag Raiders - Shooting Baby Stars [Diinch Bootleg]February 27, 2010
- YouTube - Kid Sister Pro Nails Rusko RemixFebruary 27, 2010
- YouTube - Starfucker - Girls just want to have funFebruary 27, 2010
- EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Pyramiddd - Medicine (Copy Remix)December 2, 2009
Portland's Pyramiddd used to go by Starfucker, which–let's be honest here–was a far more interesting name. But, what they've lost in titular intrigue, they've made up for in actual songs, and, you know, that's probably more important. In its original form, "Medicine" is gnarled, guilty pleasure dance-pop–the kind of song you'd act like this to–but this version by fellow PDX laptop heroes Copy is more amenable to folks that maybe don't want to dance so unsheepishly (aka us on a Wednesday).
- kjellgren kaminsky architecture: parkourFebruary 24, 2010
'parkour' by kjellgren kaminsky architecture
all images kjellgren kaminsky architecture
swedish firm kjellgren kaminsky architecture's 'parkour' is a proposal of a redesign
of an old mental hospital in gothenburg. here apartments will be connected by large
common areas cutting through the old building and creating social and physical links.
the structure and depth of the existing building challenged the architect's to consider
the unexpected. could people's needs and requirements for housing quality be maintained
and exceeded within the challenging framework? the apartments are divided in two parts
that complement each other and combined creates an extremely flexible apartment.
first an ultra-compact zone of installations with kitchen, shower, toilet, laundry, some
storage, ventilation, electrical installations, media outlet, sockets and switches. then
the second part is built up of super-flexible functional zones that grow, shrink, disappear
and come back due to daily needs and desires.
the existing mental hospital
behind the building will be a park
view from above
the 'parcour walk' inside building
in the common areas cutting through the building residents can borrow the cinema,
use the spa, pool or gym.
the four types of apartments
the 'new family apartment' with two bedrooms one dining room and living room
the 'urban couple apartment' with a big master bedroom, walking closet and a combined kitchen and living room
the 'collector apartment' with one bedroom and a multiroom
by sharing functions and products the otherwise individual resources are saved.
the house is fitted with solar cells, solar panels and small wind turbines to harvest
renewable energy sources. local food production on the roof reduces needs for
transportation and eutrophication. rainwater is collected to be reused for the irrigation
of the greenhouses and for flushing toilets.
the 'study apartment' consist of four smal bedrooms with combined kitchen and living room. the walls of the apartments can be moved.
project info:
project name: parkour
client: HSB
object: reconstruction of old hospital. 230 apartments
size: 10800sqm.
stage: concluded invited competition
team: joakim kaminsky, fredrik kjellgren, oscar arnklitt, corina bermudez
in collaboration with carl edman arkitekter - mario bellini architects: taipei pop music centerFebruary 24, 2010
taipei pop music center by mario bellini architects
italian firm mario bellini architects proposal for the taipei pop music center is
a single body wrapped in a plastic 'mantle plant' . the hill like structure is connected
through glass passage ways, allowing guests numerous views of the landscape
and standing out as an iconic landmark for the city.
the project aims to:
- sew into a single system environment / landscaping all areas to green spaces that
characterize the spaces adjacent.
- put in direct relation to and perception of the city and the new 'house of music' through
the definition of public open space, created by the shape of the canyon that contains
the various functions provided extending from west to east as the backbone of the entire
composition space.
- to transform the tpmc for a real urban magnet that can arise as a powerful icon, able to
attract flows of people able to generate a creative context and thus to become the architectural
ensemble dedicated to music and functions associated therewith a new cultural epicenter
of the city of taipei.
- Mitsuo Katsui:February 14, 2010Mitsuo Katsui:
- bruce la bruce high quality - grayson kathy???MySpace???|February 26, 2010
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Awesome zodiac set of 12 carved crayonsFebruary 24, 2010
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- LatochaKris_PaperFebruary 14, 2010
- Babe Rainbow SHAVED EP on WARP RECORDS OUT FEB 8/9 -...February 14, 2010
- kimasendorf:
Tape | Processing + spacefiller lib (sf2d)February 16, 2010
- Linefeed - LineRead #2February 17, 2010
- BRADFORD GREGORYFebruary 18, 2010
- An Apple a Day : VikFebruary 18, 2010
- VitraHaus / Herzog & de Meuron HdM Vitra 10-01 2721 –...February 21, 2010
- House on Tenjinzaka SlopeFebruary 26, 2010
This modern house designed by a husband and wife team of architects sits on Tenjinzaka Slope, one of the Seven Slopes in Tenn?ji, on the south side of Osaka Castle.
via monomono70
Who: Akihito & Yukie Mukai
What: Single family residence
Where: Tenn?ji-ku, Osaka
When: October 2008
How: Two-story reinforced concrete construction
Site Area: 831 square feet (77.24m2)
Construction Area: 565 square feet (52.47m2)
Total Floor Area: 1,173 square feet (108.96m2)
- DOWNLOAD: Twizzle - Skydiving (SRC Remix)February 25, 2010
And now we've got another club mantra stuck in our brains. Thanks Twizzle! At least we can make some sort of weird squeegee sound with our voices when we sing this one in the shower, subway, kitchen, whatever. "Skydiving" was produced Greenmoney, but this version is from dubstep newcomer SRC is all aflutter with chripy synths, snare cracks, and stomach-gouging bass. It sounds...stickier than the original.
- Swollen Wall par Paul CoudamyFebruary 22, 2010
Le designer Paul Coudamy nous fait découvrir sa dernière réalisation. L’aménagement d’un appartement parisien où une bibliothèque de 17 mètres long se déploie et articule les différents espaces.
Sur son projet, Paul Coudamy précise:
« Le désir du client était de pouvoir vivre avec sa collection de livre et de films dans son nouvel appartement haussmanien. Insérée le long des deux cotés des murs porteur, la bibliothèque articule les différents espace de vie. Passant au dessus des portes, elle traverse le dressing de la chambre, crée un espace d’accueil dans l’entrée, se répartie sur deux murs pour former, dans l’angle un coin bureau surélevé avec un lit pour les invités sous l’estrade.
Du sol au plafond le meuble se base sur une trame carrée de 20×20 cm. Pour ranger différentes tailles d’objets; la trame principale destinée aux folio s’agrandit de manière aléatoire dans la largeur et la longueur pour accueillir des objets plus long ou haut. Un espace est ainsi crée pour des enceintes,des parapluies, des documents A4, un vase, un grand livre… Au sein de ces alvéoles sortent des blocs de rangements fermés qui abritent un minibar, des rangements pour une imprimante, un dressing, un placard à chaussure dans l’entrée, des espaces pour les dossiers…
La bibliothèque est tantôt « amputée » tantôt gonflée par des volumes sphériques virtuels grâce à des manipulations numériques. En faisant varier la profondeur du mur de rangement, les propriétaires peuvent ranger des livres et des objets de tailles différentes, ils donnent vie au meuble en s’entourant de leurs objets personnels.
La bibliothèque engendre une paroi boursouflée, les protubérances entrent en collision avec les formes massives des rangements fermés. Les érosions sphériques viennent augmenter le mur en déformant ses contours, cette mutation génère des perspectives étranges. Ce deuxième mur dilatée s’insère dans le classicisme e l’appartement. Cet objet hybride entre en confrontation avec la symétrie et la rigueur des moulures et rosaces pour produire une réaction permanente avec les objets et les habitant qui y vivent.
Chef de projet : Elody Leroy
Merci à Antoine Depeyre et Pierre Brochot
Photographies courtesy: Benjamin Boccas »
Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site de Paul Coudamy.
Swollen Wall par Paul Coudamy is a post from: Muuuz - Blog Architecture, Design, Tendances, Inspiration
- House in Kodaira de Suppose Design OfficeFebruary 22, 2010
L’agence d’architecture japonaise Suppose Design Office a récemment achevé la construction de cette maison dans la ville de Kodaira. Côté rue, une voile opaque et translucide se tend sur la façade, donnant de l’épaisseur aux limites et protégeant les habitants du soleil et des regards.
Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site de Suppose Design Office.
House in Kodaira de Suppose Design Office is a post from: Muuuz - Blog Architecture, Design, Tendances, Inspiration
- Building With BeldingFebruary 5, 2010
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- Building SoundFebruary 4, 2010
- Peter Borg » MewFebruary 22, 2010
- Peter Borg » IcecreamFebruary 22, 2010
- Uniqlo T-shirt_Tadao AndoDecember 5, 2009
- Cube house_AR ArquitetosDecember 7, 2009
INPUT 01
House in a village in the neighborhood of Pompeia, São Paulo, Brazil.
width of the road: 2.60 m
Plot – area: 92.50 sqm; front: 6.60 m; background: 14m, twinned on both sidesINPUT 02
Residence for a couple without children;
Kitchen as the heart of the house = living and kitchen integrated;
Host friends often and wish to have a baby soon = 03 bedrooms
The couple studies and work at home = office with large library
They grow many kinds of plants = outdoor areas
Very close neighborsCONTRADICTION 01
A large house in a small plot
CONTRADICTION 02
He wants maximum privacy, she wants an open house with garden (clear and airy)
OUTPUT 01
The house was closed to the street and opened into the lot, creating a microclimate.
OUTPUT 02
Maintain the threshold of the demolished old house (+0.90 m), creating a basement, which houses the library and office with a complete bathroom, convertible to guest-room. From there, the street is seen from an unusual point of view with the sky over the desk.
VOLUME 01
A cube of about 6 X 6 X 6m placed in the center of the lot, twinned on both sides, opens onto two yards, front and back, allowing maximum use of land with preservation of outdoor areas as extensions of the house.
VOLUME 02
Another cube of 3 X 3 X 3m, uncovered, posed in the front setback, as an extrusion of the main one, completes the house volume, defining the garage void. It comprehends the front courtyard opened to the living-room and also accomodates the laundry.
RESULT 01
Once the house is opened onto both front and back yards, internal and external areas are merged, without loss of privacy. It means maximum use of the plot, providing abundant natural lighting and ventilation.
RESULT 02
Ideal distribution for intimate, social and work spaces, allowing concurrent activities without interference.
RESULT 03
A large space in a small house.
Images and Words via http://www.archdaily.com/42910/cube-house-ar-arquitetos/
- p?a?z?e?l?y - ?February 25, 2010
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- Michael Deal ? Graphic DesignFebruary 24, 2010
- id12February 25, 2010
- Static AgeFebruary 25, 2010
- CULT MIXTAPE: HOT AND HOLYFebruary 24, 2010
For the upcoming CULT party taking place at Subt this Monday, a minimix has been made.Enjoy.MP3:tracklisting:1. Fire For Effect - The Beach2. Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto)3. 504 BOYZ - I CAN TELL (YSI)4. Robyn - No Hassle (feat. Diplo)5. Paper Route - Gutter (Nick Catchdubs Remix)7. HAEZER - Smut Me8. Inner City - Good Life (Love Groove Fierceness Private Mix)And remember to join the Facebook fan page here. - Interview with Justin LuiFebruary 10, 2010
Justin Lui trained as an architect before earning an MFA degree from the UCLA Design | Media Arts in Los Angeles where i met him last Spring. He also has experience in web design, DJing and music production. He's so versatile, i wouldn't know whether i should define him as an interaction designer, media artist or architect. It probably doesn't really matter. Justin Lui is developing programmed and interactive spaces that act at the scale of the spectator's body. He is also part of Defectikons, a team of media artists with whom he has co-created media installations and music projects.When we first talked to each other he had just dismantled the amazing Superficial Superglow: OPENINGS, a storefront installation facilitated by UCLA Architecture & Urban Design plus UCLA Design | Media Arts, which was built into the wall of the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions gallery on Hollywood Blvd's 'Walk Of Fame'. The illuminated prototype glows in intensity according to the motion of passersby. On the street side, LCDs were displaying animated text remembering exhibitions culled from the 30-year history of LACE, while LCDs on the interior of the gallery showed text derived from artist Douglas McCulloh's '60,000 Photographs in Hollywood' describing characters encountered on Hollywood Blvd. Later on, when Justin told me about Animate Field, his MFA Thesis Project at UCLA Design | Media Arts, i thought it might be a good opportunity to interview him.
For your work Animate Field, a field of lights in direct contact with visitors' skin, you used fiber-optic filaments. What are the new materials and technologies that you find most exciting and with which you'd like to work if money was no obstacle?I think the first thing I would do with an expanded budget would be to expand the scale...! A project like Animate Field could really benefit from being enlarged to a more expansive field, to get closer to the infinite Ganzfeld-like spatial condition that James Turrell - for example - has in some of his work.
I'd also love to continue using the digital fabrication tools that were used in Superficial Superglow: OPENINGS, technologies such as CNC milling, vacuum-forming and 3D printing; all of which don't come cheaply. Also, I've recently begun experimenting with bend sensors, so that might come into my work at some point. The opposite of a bend sensor is arguably muscle wire (shape memory alloy), which is a material I'd also like to explore.
So if money were no object, I would essentially put the money towards making my work more immersive, more formally engaging, and more tactile.
Animate Field from Justin Lui on Vimeo.
Animate Field requires the involvement of the body far more than your other installations. Is it something you are keen to explore even further?
Did you find that the audience was comfortable with the idea of walking through hanging bits of fiber-optic filaments? Or are people still slightly repelled and worried by a direct contact with technology?Yeah, the direct bodily engagement of that piece was a bit of a left turn compared to my previous work, but I also see it as a continuation of earlier investigations. For example, Superficial Superglow: OPENINGS (and some prior projects) used bodily presence as a catalyst for interaction, but Animate Field added to that by incorporating the issue of direct contact with the body. This sense of touch is something I'd like to develop in future work, possibly with things like muscle wire and bend sensors.
About participation with Animate Field, I noticed that audiences were evenly split: older people tended to stay outside the cloud of fibers, while younger people (say, in their 20's and younger) were much more open to wading into the fibers. The choice between observing from outside the thicket of fibers and participating inside it probably wasn't about the fear vs. embrace of technology, as the fibers themselves looked more like a natural plant-like substance than something mechanical and intimidating. Instead, I just chalk it up to the participant's sense curiosity vs. personal inhibition. What happened often was that one brave soul would enter the fiber cloud, play with the fibers, then others would follow inside - like a chain reaction. Sometimes it became a shared experience between strangers. I didn't really anticipate this sort of sociability in Animate Field, but it was gratifying to see.
Another thing I observed was that the fibers would collect and stick together into branching structures after several days of having people pass through and comb them with their hands. At first I tried to 'correct' this by going in to the thicket to untangle the fibers, but I soon decided to let these forms accumulate because I realized that the installation wasn't a defined discrete form (as designers are accustomed to creating), but instead was a set of conditions for a formal structure to emerge over time. It was a 'socially generative' formal mechanism as opposed to an explicitly designed form.
Water Clouds of LightWater Clouds of Light looks like a remarkably simple installation. Some water jugs, a few light bulbs. Is the work really as straight-forward as i just made it sound?
Yes, I wanted it to have a clear and direct reading. It's an unfussy installation; simple, serene, but not static as the lights 'breathe' in and out in a way that is life-like.
Compared to my other work, I think Water Clouds of Light stands apart in a couple of ways: it has a stated allusion to the natural world, and it runs autonomously as opposed to being specifically interactive (which some people found refreshing considering the contemporary disposition for interactivity and responsiveness).
Superficial Superglow: OPENINGS
Superficial Superglow: OPENINGSMany of the works in your portfolio have been devised for safe, closed exhibition spaces. Superficial Superglow: OPENINGS, however, was built into the exterior wall of an art gallery right on the famous Hollywood Blvd. Are you more comfortable in closed exhibition spaces or do you rather welcome the challenge of installing your work in contexts where you have less control over its surrounding (light, public, weather, etc)?
I see the value in both situations. A lot of my installations are dependent on the control of environment-related factors like light levels and physical access, so I like the degree of control in a gallery. But I also find that public spaces present an opportunity to engage a larger audience; one that isn't pre-disposed to look for art, which means there's a greater potential to surprise people (provided the piece has the conceptual clarity required to connect them in a meaningful way).
Since it was a double-sided installation, OPENINGS actually addressed audiences in both types of situations; gallery visitors inside Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE gallery), and passersby on Hollywood Blvd. The materials and construction were almost identical on both sides of the glass wall, but the experience on either side was different because the LCD data content was different for each side, and the sensors of the lighting-interaction system were exclusively aimed at the street to capture the movement of pedestrians.
There were some serious physical challenges on the exterior side, as you hinted at. With the security gate that rolled down every night, it was a tight and narrow space to build in to. Also, that area of Hollywood is a little bit seedy, so vandalism was always a concern. We actually had one of our ultra-sonic sensors stolen - twice!
Superficial Superglow: OPENINGS (building process)What have you learnt from the Superficial Superglow: OPENINGS experience?
That project was a great experience for me and my partners: Andrea Boeck and Jihyun Kim. The three of us formed a well-balanced and even-tempered team. I learned several things, including the value of maintaining that balance and good temper, and the importance of visual and conceptual clarity in a publicly-sited interactive piece. That was probably the most important thing, that interactive installations generally need to be designed and calibrated to express clearly to the participants what the interaction is; what they are being prompted to do, what the rewards or results are, etc. Clear communication, essentially.
Since the project was in a public space with a constant supply of test subjects, we were able to do some on-site testing and observe passersby triggering and relating to the interaction system. Consequently, we were able to tune the sensing, lighting and display systems to try to maximize the project's ability to communicate and interact.
I also gained some valuable experience with managing and executing a fairly large interactive installation involving multiple technical systems and multiple outside parties (various UCLA departments, the gallery, suppliers, and so on).
Who are the artists or architects who inspire you today?
Creators of otherworldly atmospheres like Olafur Eliasson, James Turrell... Tara Donovan for the accumulative formal quality in her work... United Visual Artists, whose work represents to me an ideal marriage between behavioral electronics, physical space and people... realities:united, who also do great work combining electronic interaction and animation with physical architecture... Toyo Ito's dynamic installations and structures from the late 1980's and 1990's, which pioneered a lot of the qualities I see in dynamic and interactive architecture today... Toshio Iwai, Tokujin Yoshioka, Scott Snibbe, and more.
You are also part of DEFECTIKONS::, a collective creating works that blend the architecture, design, visual art and sound disciplines. Can you tell me a few words about your role in DEFECTIKONS?
The Defectikons are a group of three partners; Chris McCullough and Shaheen Seth. I was one of two DJs, and I also shared the work on installation design and assembly, graphic design and music production. What happened fairly often was that I would work iteratively, refining things towards an end while the other two partners often created great beginnings.
Our media-installation projects were really fun and great to learn from. For us, they were a happy combination of architecture with DJing and video, like humble precursors to the Daft Punk pyramid.
At this point our creative energy has been refocused into a musical band, with the addition of two other members.
Speak & Spoil: The Ambiguity of LanguageWhat have you been doing since I met you last Spring in Los Angeles?
Any project you could talk about?I graduated from UCLA Design | Media Arts a few months ago, and have been working on various endeavors: teaching graphic design, web design, and physical computing; making project submissions with my OPENINGS partners; and showing Water Clouds of Light at a couple of light-art exhibitions. Next I'll be working with Variate Labs and Miles Kemp (who co-wrote the book Interactive Architecture) to develop next-generation interfaces and interactive spatial architecture projects.
Thanks Justin!
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Let’s take it from the top…
via KodiKodi
Who: Ryoichi “Kodi” Kojima (architectural design) and Hiroshi Ono (structural design)
What: Single family residence
Where: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
When: 2006
How: Three-story wood frame (2nd, 3rd fl.) and reinforced concrete (1st fl.) construction
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- Hutong Bubble_MADFebruary 26, 2010
MAD designed and constructed this “Hutong Bubble” at one of the courtyard house in Beijing.
MAD is directed by Yansong Ma, who was a student of Zaha Hadid in Yale.
Via ArchDaily.
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- Augmented Reality instrumentsFebruary 26, 2010
An amazing project taken on by two groups/individuals which I very much revere: Champagne Valentine & Aaron Meyers (responsible for YouCube)’ latest collaborative creation uses augmented reality (and a QR code which you download and print out) to create a virtual musical instrument. The future is so promising!
- Augmented Sculpture [Inspiration]February 26, 2010
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Technical equipment by Ave
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Heater (Sultanes del Sonido Original Rework) - Samim
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Immigrant Visa (Gutter Riddim) - Poirier ft MC Zulu
Weed (Gutter Riddim) - Vybz Kartel
Mad Carnival (Gutter Riddim) - Bunji Garlin
Ah Something (Gutter Riddim) - Fay-Ann Lyons
True Lies - Fay-Ann Lyons
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Huntin - Blaxx
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Palance - J.W. & Blaze - The internet is vast. Bigger than a city, bigger than a country,...September 16, 2009
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- François Delfosse - BOOOOOOOM! - CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY *...February 25, 2010
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wasted spaces, a creative collective that searches out empty shop fronts, neglected commercial sites and other unloved buildings, and injects them with art. its edgy outdoor video installation launched earlier this month in wembley and the next couple of weeks the smile project will target streets in the area.
© wasted spaces / photo: window on wembley high road
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