/ 1 Online-Offline by Imke de Jongh
ONLINE / OFFLINE is a table about the modern communication flows. By turning on the tabletop one can choose to be online or offline, on analog or digital.
materials: American and European poplar and felt, handmade.
/ 2 ‘Just about now‘, by Maarten Baas / Laikingland
‘Just About Now’ is a sand timer that indicates the passing of time with the sounding of a gong.
/ 3 ‘The sabbatical cabinet‘, by Elliot Groham and Matthew Little @ Noddyboffin
The ‘Sabbatical Cabinet’ is a small lockable cabinet, made in rock maple, laminam, and a mechanical clokwork. Made in response to a modern lifestyle in which we are constantly connected to the Internet, social media and all other forms of digital communication, its purpose is to provide some time away from technological addiction, disallowing any access to those objects until the timer runs out.
“the feeling of getting a good text message or email on your phone is a little like the “hit” of ecstasy that a gambler gets when they hit. It’s the good feeling that causes some people to keep going – no matter how often they lose or how much spam they get and time they waste – until they get that good feeling again”. David Greenfield (Internet-related behaviors expert and a psychologist)
“As 90%+ of the world’s population own mobile phones, the problem of balancing a healthy lifestyle is large and getting larger with every new gadget and gizmo. Our solution is as simple as locking it away.” Elliot Groham.
/ 4 and /6 The Cold Press, studio and gallery
The Cold Press is an print making studio based in North Norfolk. Artists-makers are provided with time and space to develop projects, the works are later published and sold at their The Cold Press Gallery.
Shown in pictures: wood cups by TAKAHASHI KOUGEI, vessels by TIM WILLEY and paintings by KAI SAMUELS-DAVIS. Wood table and stools by KARIN EKWALL
/ 5 The Silence Room @ Selfridges
As part of the No-Noise campaign by Selfridges, The Silence Room, first created by the store’s visionary founder, Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1909, is a fresh take on the original aim: provide an oasis of quiet for those eager to take a moment to pause and switch off, encouraging a mental detox. Visitors are asked to leave shoes, mobile phones and 21st century distractions at the door.
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Key messages:
- slow: time, horology
- detox: online-offline, analog-digital
- new luxe: new craftmanship, maker-artists
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