Recently designguide.tv was invited to cover the dmy berlin festival. We’d like to share the opening day impressions with you, and much more to follow the next few days.
Recently designguide.tv was invited to cover the dmy berlin festival. We’d like to share the opening day impressions with you, and much more to follow the next few days.
A rare look into the process of setting up an exhibition, something thats usually not done until a few hours before opening up to the public.
A rare look into the process of setting up an exhibition, something thats usually not done until a few hours before opening up to the public. The most spoken about exhibits of the Dutch Design Week were the design academy, Dutch invertuals and Atelierdorp. The question is, does subsidizing from the city council’s ‘culture’ budget promote mediocre work (the ones not mentioned in the list)?
text from the collective:
Atelierdorp is an unconventional and almost incidental collective of designers who feel united by design. For the second year in a row, the young designers present a group exhibition of their personal work. As they have moved their studios to a new location in the centre of Eindhoven, they invite you to have a closer look at their work and the place where it has been created. Atelierdorp opens its doors.
In their new headquarters, Atelierdorp shows how different styles can co-exist without conflict, how multiple identities grow and how a community proves its importance in a world ruled by the individual.
Formafantasma was recently commissioned by Plart, to create their own interpretation of the polymeric materials. As many of our daily objects come from oil/plastic they will remain relevant as we move forward to alternatives. Andrea and Simone take a closer look into the history of polymers which goes back centuries in the forms of resins and other methods of preserving.
Formafantasma was recently commissioned by Plart, to create their own interpretation of the polymeric materials. As many of our daily objects come from oil/plastic they will remain relevant as we move forward to alternatives. Andrea and Simone take a closer look into the history of polymers which goes back centuries in the forms of resins and other methods of preserving.
Botanica is the resulting project, the objects displayed in the collection are designed as if the oil- based era, in which we are living, never took place. The designers researched and hunted for information, digging into the 18th and 19th centuries, when scientists began experimenting draining plants and animals in search for plasticity.
With botanica, studio formafantasma offers a new perspective on plasticity, reinterpreting centuries old technology lost in mass production of oil derivatives.
more information on www.formafantasma.com
Charles Bukowski: ‘Poetry is what happens when nothing else can.’ Design as a creative discipline always floats between…
Charles Bukowski: ‘Poetry is what happens when nothing else can.’
Design as a creative discipline always floats between pure culture and an applied profession that fulfills industrial needs.
Our exhibition project emphasizes the experimental ‘making’-oriented cultural path of design. As every year, Milan is the best place to showcase these new concepts and researches. Our exhibition POETRY HAPPENS displays authentic, archetypal projects, prototypes and installations with a narrative design quality. Poetry as a headline gives every invited designer, architect and artist the freedom of his / her personal approach and interpretation of his / her work related to poetry.
Poetry transferred into the world of design can be:
The poetry of making by emphasizing the personality of the maker or the unique and individual strategy of the creator behind an object.
The poetry of collages combines readymades or parts, principles and mechanics of existing ‘everyday’-products into hybrid objects with a new life-cycle that, unlike standard industrial production, also shows signs of usage. The poetry of prototyping: process models, mock-ups and regular prototypes generate the story and evolution of creating – a narrative quality with often a bigger impact than the final product.
The poetry of materials and technology experiments is the engine of the continuous evolution of design. The history of design would be blank and just a formal discipline without the quantum leaps in materials and technologies.
The poetry of spaces and installations expands the pure object’s existence into space and environments which finally every object has to deal with.
The poetry of sustainability begins when design objects tend to achieve an archetypal long lasting quality with a maximal visual continuity: classic pieces and long runners in the market won’t absorb new resources.
text via www.poetry-happens.com
Creative director of Bocci, Omer Arbel, designed this bowl called Series 19. It’s produced by using an…
Creative director of Bocci, Omer Arbel, designed this bowl called Series 19. It’s produced by using an old technique called sand casting using recycled copper. Because it’s a quite rough method of casting metal, it creates an almost volcanic stone look to the outer edges whilst the center is carefully polished to a mirror like shine. The project launched in Milan at Rossana Orlandi.
Bocci commissioned this movie to show the making of series 19.
The other hemisphere was a great looking exhibition curated by Sarah K. The works were inspired by…
The other hemisphere was a great looking exhibition curated by Sarah K. The works were inspired by the other hemisphere theme, and to really understand the works you needed to touch, look and think, putting your mindset in another place as it were. But of course the ‘make it look pretty’ appeal is the first thing to draw you in.
We do a brief talk with Flynn Talbot who created a simple looking-glass ball of light, half in darkness. He’s actually a furniture designer turned lighting designer and is now working from Berlin. Watch the video to see what X+Y is all about.
And of course, more info on theotherhemisphere.com
The Achille is watching us exhibition, a presentation of personal objects from various international designers.
Achille is watching us is a self-initiated project brought to you by Matylda Krzykowski from the personal design blog Mat&Me and Marco Gabriele Lorusso from creative collective Made in Design Studio. The Achille is watching us exhibition, a presentation of personal objects from various international designers.
Please enjoy the video interview with the two initiators of the exhibition.
Photos by Matylda Krzykowski of matandme.net
Can craftmanship go together with design? Thats a question many have asked and this exhibition explores it…
Can craftmanship go together with design? Thats a question many have asked and this exhibition explores it by combining six international designers with Italian artisans. This limited edition of pieces took a closer look at craft traditions, materials and care of high-quality finishings combined with the talents of the designers.
Featuring work by Giorgio Biscaro, Oscar Diaz, Takuya Matsuda, Pedrita, Zaven, Matteo Zorzenoni with the artisans: Carbu, La veneta, Sartori Marmi, Vanzo Ferro Battuto, Pietro Viero.
more info on www.editionofsix.com
Dave Keune presented his Standard Primitives collection at Ventura Lambrate in Milan. The main idea behind the…
Dave Keune presented his Standard Primitives collection at Ventura Lambrate in Milan. The main idea behind the collection is that parts such as the lamp head are interchangable with other pieces of the collection. Standard Primitives brings a more personal approach to furniture while keeping its shapes strong and well, primitive.
Dave also made a wonderful newspaper to explain his new collection but unfortunately Ryan air told me it was just too heavy to bring on the plane (at least they saved a few liters on fuel).
This renaissance inspired, pendulum drawing machine was on display at Mindcraft 11, the Danish crafts exhibit at…
This renaissance inspired, pendulum drawing machine was on display at Mindcraft 11, the Danish crafts exhibit at ventura lambrate. The machine has a installation type appeal that will draw (in the right artistic hands) the most amazing rhythmic pen drawings.
Drawingmachine is a construction involving two pendulums, each suspended from a tower construction and connected through “drawing arms” and moveable joints. A ballpoint pen resting on a drawing surface covered with paper is mounted at the point where the pendulums come together. The pendulums are set in motion by hand, and their movements are represented on the paper. The movements of the pendulums affect the entire room, and the experience engages the beholder’s body. While the rhythmic repetitions cause the beholder to pause, the drawing emerges on the paper.
The technique of using weights and pendulums was invented in the Renaissance and applied in the so- called Harmonograph. Eske Rex is interested in the machine as a sculpture in space, a constantly changing mobile. In addition, the universe in the drawings is interesting by virtue of their spatial, textural, temporal qualities – a never-ending experiment where it is impossible to produce two identical drawings.
More information on the artist can be found on: www.eskerex.com
Cars served as bar tables while guests enjoyed the Duvel beer and the emotional objects on display…
Cars served as bar tables while guests enjoyed the Duvel beer and the emotional objects on display at the Achilles is watching us exhibition. A video of the story behind the exhibition will follow soon. But we thought it would be nice to share the party pics today.
more info on the exhibit: http://www.aiwu.eu
Established and Sons launch their new collection at a new space here in Milan.
Established and Sons launch their new collection at a new space here in Milan.
In a reaction to the digital landscape of our lives, Li Edelkoort curated the exhibition Talking Textiles…
In a reaction to the digital landscape of our lives, Li Edelkoort curated the exhibition Talking Textiles at the Gianfranco Ferre showroom in Milan. With works by Maarten Baas, BCXSY, BLESS, Bokja, Fernando and Humberto Campana, Nacho Carbonell, Kiki van Eijk, Ora-ïto for Stepevi, Studio Job in collaboration with the Audax Textielmuseum Tilburg,Hella Jongerius for Maharam, Claudy Jongstra, Dominique Kieffer for Rubelli, Maarten Kolk and Guus Kusters, David Lynch in collaboration with Raphael Navot, Christien Meindertsma, Ulf Moritz for Sahco, Raw Edges, Scholten & Baijings, Inga Sempé for Moustache, and Paul Smith for Maharam, among many others.
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more info on http://www.trendtablet.com/?p=4155
Named ‘Polar Bear’ after it’s muscular forms and metallic white shine, this table by Arias van Oordt…
Named ‘Polar Bear’ after it’s muscular forms and metallic white shine, this table by Arias van Oordt is the second prototype that uses his innovative forming techniques. Sheets of metal have been pressed and pulled apart to reveal bends and volume that provide strength and form. This innovative forming process results in a form and volume rarely seen before, and though unconventional, it gives fully useable results.
“My priority is to use materials in their full potential”, said Arias van Oordt. “In this case I recognized the possibilities of pulling and pressing metal, which then had to be controlled or “tamed” in order to create forms at will. By creating a structure that could pull with several tons of pressure, and after 12 prototype tests, this final working table named ‘Polar Bear’ came to be.”
The “VT PR2 Polar Bear” in its full name, is a prototype and no more like it will be produced by the designer. Instead, Arias van Oordt prefers to continue experimenting with new designs and is now looking for a company interested in producing a version of it.
Text by MH
A tour across the major creative workspaces in Eindhoven.
A tour across the major creative workspaces in Eindhoven.
We recently visited the LLove hotel in tokyo, a project created by Suzanne Oxenaar, artistic director of…
We recently visited the LLove hotel in tokyo, a project created by Suzanne Oxenaar, artistic director of the Dutch hotel LLoyd in Amsterdam. The exhibition consisted of several guest rooms created by both Dutch and Japanese designers to celebrate the 400 years of trade and cultural relations Netherlands and Japan have.
The hotel featured rooms designed by Jo Nagasaka, Richard Hutten and Pieke Bergmans amongst others, with each room having the designers signature feel added to it from the furniture to the walls. And the nice part that if you really love the room you could even book a night for it while there.
for more information take a look on llove.jp/?en
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YDN designguide talks to Polka, a Viennese design label started in 2004 by Monica Singer and Marie…
YDN designguide talks to Polka, a Viennese design label started in 2004 by Monica Singer and Marie Rahm. Matylda Kryzkowski travels with us to the studio for an interview and talks about their latest projects and products.
more info on the duo at:
www.polkaproducts.com
credits:
interview by www.matandme.net
video: designguide.tv
A quick chat with Yuri Suzuki, maker of visual sound devices. He recently exhibited several pieces together…
A quick chat with Yuri Suzuki, maker of visual sound devices. He recently exhibited several pieces together with UK designer Oscar Diaz at the Designtide exhibition in Tokyo. Yuri talks us through some of his recent projects as well as a brief history of his work process.
please take a look on his website, www.yurisuzuki.com for an extensive overview of his sound devices designs and projects. One of which is the Barcode book which can be seen here on vimeo.com/14564076
Designguide.tv makes its way down to Tokyo for the design week, on our first stop we check…
Designguide.tv makes its way down to Tokyo for the design week, on our first stop we check out the Designtide exhibition hosted at the Tokyo Midtown building. As always the quality of the works of the domestic and international designers here is outstanding, showing both prototypes as well as products open to new distribution channels. We talk with Maarten Baptist of Joine about his lucky love chair and Nosigners new material, the magnetic pearl.
This episode of designguide.tv features the works of:
Daisuke Motogi, Generate design, Yota Katuda, Maarten Baptist, Naoki KawaMoto, Kwangho Lee, Emmanuelle Moureaux, Nosigner, Live for sweets, Oscar Diaz, I2A3, Jaime Hayon, Tani Matsumura, Kamide Choemon-Gama
more info on designtide.jp
