Posted in Bulb light,Eco / Recycled / Green,Exotic Idea,Light Art,Metal + Glass,Pendant light,Technology,TransparentMay 18, 2013No comments
Kinetic Solar-powered Chandeliers Artwork by Luke Jerram, This 5m tall chandelier containing 665 radiometers was designed and created for the Bristol and Bath Science Park, UK…
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Posted in Editor's Picks,SculptureMay 14, 2013No comments
The collection of sculptures Extra Moenia was created by the Italian sculptor Matteo Pugliese, who lives and works in Milan. The collection depicts men who give the feeling of being trapped in the wall. Their construction is primarily made of bronze…
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Posted in Editor's Picks,Installation,SculptureMay 11, 2013No comments
The work of Laura Ellen Bacon has been described as, ‘monumental’, ‘uncanny’, ‘compelling’ and ‘beautifully strange’. Laura’s contemporary sculptures were initially inspired by nests and cocoon-like forms and she has since developed her own unique language with materials – a language that communicates the properties of the materials she uses and her strong desire to turn chaotic amounts of raw materials into ‘spaces’ of some kind…
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Posted in Art Exhibition,Exotic Idea,Installation,Sculpture,Street ArtMay 10, 2013No comments
Artist Richard Jackson recently installed a 28-foot-tall sculpture of a black Labrador taking a pie int he Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) in Newport Beach, California. The installation, known simply as Bad Dog,claiming its temporary territory throughout the run of the 74-year-old artist’s first retrospective exhibit titled Richard Jackson: Ain’t Painting a Pain…
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Posted in Art in Architecture,BUILDING SYSTEMS,DAYLIGHTING,Editor's Picks,Exotic Idea,FUNCTIONAL,Green Project,Installation,INTERIORs SPACE,MASS & SHAPE,MATERIALS USED,Pavilion,Prefabricated elements,Public Facilities,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITY,WoodenMarch 16, 2013No comments
The two Danish architects Kristoffer Tejlgaard and Benny Jepsen have recently completed a deconstructed geodesic dome, commissioned by BL, the interest organization representing about 700 housing associations, which manage almost 20% of Denmark’s dwellings. The architects wanted to create a unique structure not only for the event (which was intended to discuss the future of housing), but also offer an independent piece of work that would in itself be a contribution…
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Posted in Exotic Idea,Installation,SculptureMarch 12, 2013No comments
Miami-based artist Augusto Esquivel realistically duplicates objects by suspending thousands of sewing buttons on mere strings. Each strand of his incredible sculptural pieces work with their adjacent string of buttons to create colorful replicas of everything, from a basic geometric cube to a stone fountain covered in flowers and spouting water…
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Posted in Bamboo,Exotic Idea,FACADE / SKIN,Installation,Light Art,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,MASS & SHAPE,MATERIALS USED,Pavilion,Prefabricated elements,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITY,TravelMarch 9, 2013No comments
LEAD created Golden Moon for Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival – The event, which attracted over 400,000 visitors last year, features a Giant Lantern, “Golden Moon”, with colourful LED lights and sound effects. The lantern’s design and construction is the result of a design competition organised by Hong Kong Tourism Board in conjunction with Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design, Hong Kong Designers Association and the Hong Kong Institute of Architects…
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