here some more pictures from the designhuis glass exhibition
in eindhoven.

guerrieres by ghislène jolivet

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before I ended up at the design in detail award I’ve visited the exhibition ‘glass’ at the designhuis in eindhoven.

the exhibition explores glass as a medium from a purely industrial approach to an autonomous design. the result is a display of beautiful pieces that range from functional objects to sculptural forms. I will show my favourites in 2 parts because they were to many.

blizzard bulbs by hella jongerius

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last thursday. design in detail, an event in eindhoven, presented by design concept brainport, platform for design and technology.

the issue: how can a city be considered a design city when it’s appearance suggests it otherwise? ambition: revitalisation of the retailarea.

marie-josée lacroix, design commissioner of the city of montreal, was giving a speech at this event. she described the dramatic improvement of montreal’s image after the city had sponsored a design award. the awards purpose was to motivate designers and the retail industry to work together to make the city of montreal appear more attractive. the resulting concept aimed at improving city life. the goal of her speech was to discuss such an award as an idea for the city of eindhoven. I don’t think that a lot of people would disagree when I say that eindhoven is probably the shabbiest city in the netherlands. so, bring it on. It can’t do any harm.

location: witte dame haal

design in detail award 2009 – will it work?

ingrid van der wacht from design connection brainport

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interim show 2009, royal college of art, london:

this is a chair, a concept of making individual chairs, by industrial design engineering student adam paterson. the rca student wants to unite the consumer into the production experience. you are allowed to mix the ingredients for your chair and to appoint the form of your own chair.

pack contents:
1 x cleat 480 gauge polythene mold
1 x chair making experience

amsterdam-based sebastian brajkovic doesn’t just make chairs – there is also a table that fits into his lathe concept.
see previous post.

from the press release of the carpenters workshop gallery, london: ‘the evocative sense of movement is conveyed in the spinning lines of the quasi vortex, offering the past impression of a moment of great movement and now stillness. Inspired originally by a child’s spinning top, whizzing around at high speed, it has the same illusion that once at its optimal speed it is no longer moving but standing up straight.’

lathe table, aluminium, edition of 8

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I am bad. yesterday I went to the exhibition called ‘feierabend’ (german word for home time) at the kate mcgarry gallery in bethnal green, london.

a nice guy from the gallery told me not to take pictures. but he said that it is okay as long as it was for non commercial use. I didn’t mean to put anything about the work of london-based designer martino gamper, his artist girlfriend francis upritchard and jewelery designer karl fritsch on my blog. but the exhibition is a beautiful collaborative installation and I couldn’t resist to publish at least 2 of the pictures I took. In hope to encourage you to see the exhibition in the tiny gallery in east london.

the gentleman by francis upritchard, sculpture, 2008

blue eared by francis upritchard and martino gamper, chair, 2009