Materials: Basalt
Basalt: igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava. /6 /1 ‘Kitchen rocks’ by Or Hezroni & Roy Yahalomi. Modern/prehistorical kitchen tools. /2 ‘Form follows sound’ by Or Hezroni & Roy Yahalomi. New basalt instruments. /3 – /6 ‘De natura fossilium’ by FormaFantasma for Gallery Libby Sellers. A family of objects exploring the potential of lava...
Innomatnet event: ‘Smart Materials into Action’
Keywords: materials, innovation, design, technology, engineering, trends, future products Within the framework of the European project INNOMATNET, Cetemmsa Technological Centre organises a Conference workshop and Summer School on finding smart solutions for novel and smart materials. Clèries Studio is helping organise this event, taking place at Tecnocampus Mataró (Barcelona), on the 8th and 9th of May. Students...
Book list: SPACESUIT: Fashioning Apollo
“SPACESUIT: Fashioning Apollo” ; author: Nicholas De Monchaux. Edited by: Massachussets Institute of Technology (MIT) Press. 2011. http://fashioningapollo.com/ En 1969, Neil Armstrong y Buzz Aldrin pisaron la luna llevando trajes espaciales hechos por Playtex: 21 capas de tela, cada una con una función determinada, y confeccionada a medida por costureras habituadas a trabajar con...
colour & materials: steampunk
nostalgy for mechanic and steam-powered systems mechanical artifacts and cogs machinery hypertextured leather-like materials polished brass, iron and wood /1 Givenchy Spring Couture Collection 2012 /2 Linotype machine. own picture. CCCB Barcelona /3 Steampunk USB
fair & market research: TOP TEN HIGHLIGHTS- LONDON 100% DESIGN & TENT 2011
1. exhibitions 1.1.MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING-illustrated living Opened in early september and and up until 25th October 2011, The museum of everything is both a shop and an exhibition space located at Selfridges, London.The exhibition #4 hosts a bunch of international illustrators and artists holding a common manifesto: ask visitors and shoppers to allow them to tell stories, to be...
fair & market research: LONDON 100% DESIGN & TENT 2011
this weekend finished the 2 biggest fairs happening during the LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL, 100%DESIGN (including 100% MATERIALS) and TENT LONDON (including ORIGIN fair). agilitieBUREAU was there to record the atmosphere and keep track of latest developments in materials, interiors, home textiles and pattern. Follow our next posts for our top ten highlights. some key words: lux craft [re] design...
materials: upcycling
Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value. repair & improve design mindset better than new/ personalise/ rescue/ save money turn discarded into renewed / 1 sugru material /2 Newspaper wood by Mieke Meijer for Vij5 studio– cabinet designed by Breg Hanssen /3 Woolfiller repairing...
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