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Monday, 16 January 2012

bow-berlin

i like this one cause it explores new ways or recycling tires and new ways of exhibiting products.

A full four tons of tires were cut, wired, screwed and nailed to fit them with LED-lighting and back-lit white glass tops to create shelves, display tables and even chandeliers. Yes, we particularly love those chandeliers.

All in all, Berlin West is turning into a cool and chic destination and not just because it is close to the known fashion addresses of Kurfürstendamm or the transportation hub of Bahnhof Zoo.

exploring line in design

simulation-center--stuttgart-germany

Friday, 23 December 2011

twentinox - architectural woven fabrics

when i think of chain mail i usually thing of medievel knight suits of armour but this is "metal mesh" as neither the knights or i have ever seen...

Twentinox is a company which manufactures metal fabrics for architecture and interior design. these metal fabrics are used for many things in diverse way, they are used for anything from façades , ceiling, wall panels,furniture,metal curtains, room dividers, elevators,rolling doors, media frames to jewellery.

metal curtains using sierra papa large
Mercedes Benz showroom

the metal fabrics/mesh are long lasting, waterproof, low maintenance and strong.
They come in a variety of finishes and u can specify what u what your metal fabric to be composed of.

one of there metal fabrics : Charlie bravo was used in Ron Arad's chairs

Ron arad creative furniture

the mesh give a hard rough material
a smooth polished finish

type of mesh....
twentinox does not produce just one type of mesh, there r 11 different mesh fabrics based on how they are connected together, metal, spaces, dimensions.... product overview n categories

two examples....

Romeo sierra small

Charlie bravo

all in all I think this a fantastic materiel as its versatile and its can be put to more imaginative uses than a suit of armour :P

werner aisslinger: hemp chair

werner working on the prototype

werner aisslinger: hemp chair: "traditionally, monobloc stackable chairs have been developed with reinforced plastics.

'hemp chair by berlin-based designer/architect werner aisslinger is the first monochair designed with a new technology

in which natural fibers like hemp that are moulded under heat with a special ecological glue resulting in

a sustainable composite material. a complete structure done in a thin layer of material is one of the most

complicated ways to design and engineer a chair. aisslinger's design which features soft curves,

along with a horizontal and vertical ring structure, is a new approach to this complex seating typology.

werner aisslinger is working in partnership with BASF acrodur on the production of the chair

the technology that has been utilized for the 'hemp chair' allows one to use 100 percent natural fibres

in combination with a water-based glue that contains no phenols or formaldehyd. this process enables low cost mass production for 3D objects with a high stability and low specific weight." - werner-aisslinger - hemp-chair

and who doesn't luv hemp ;)

glass chair

Artist		Danny Lane
Title		Stacking chair
Medium		sheet glass
Size		41 x 18 x 18 in. / 104.1 x 45.6 x 45.6 cm.
Year		1988

berlin design fair 2011

These are a couple of designs i found really interesting, some are interesting because of truth to materials others show a new way of using that material.
Others are interesting because its the form of the object, i like curves made by materials that are typically rigid.
product design inspires interior design, they work hand in hand as they can be the focal point of an interior space.
They also help us understand how design is movin forward and pastiching past eras and responding to the demands by modern society ie sustainable eco design to combat global warming.