Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Federico Babina's Gallery #1: Archiquote
Working in reverse (see in this blog on January 23), Italian architect Federico Babina’s latest set of illustrations deconstructs the stylistic forms of famous architects into a series of abstract compositions that embody the essence of each architect’s style. This “process,” as Babina says, aims to reveal the “ideal connection between architecture itself as a form of representation and the representation used in its design.”
“The architecture is a set of shapes that draw volumes and voids which sequence generates functions and meanings. These illustrations are one of the possible ways to watch, observe and describe architecture… In these pictures you can read architectural references or simply let your mind get lost between the lines and colors for more imaginative interpretations.”
“The architecture is a set of shapes that draw volumes and voids which sequence generates functions and meanings. These illustrations are one of the possible ways to watch, observe and describe architecture… In these pictures you can read architectural references or simply let your mind get lost between the lines and colors for more imaginative interpretations.”
Courtesy: www.federicobabina.com
Monday, January 26, 2015
Ora-Ïto's Nikeames shoe is an "homage to Charles and Ray"
French designer Ora-Ïto has developed a conceptual trainer with curved veneer sections to reference the work of Modernist furniture designers Charles and Ray Eames.
Ora-Ïto pays tribute to the late American couple with the Nikeames shoe design, which he imagines could be produced by sports brand Nike.
The wooden sections designed to wrap around the shoe take influence from the moulded plywood shell of the Eames Lounge 670 armchair, designed for Herman Miller in 1956.
"It's an an homage to Charles and Ray Eames' Lounge chair – the most famous one with the wooden shell," Ïto told.
"The idea was to make a Nike Eames, like the Nike Air but playing with the Eames, translating the language and the forms and the aesthetic of the Eames armchair into a trainer."
The shoe would be formed from two layers, with the dark wooden panels on the base, upper and heel curving around a black Goretex slipper. Rubber would form a thin sole on the bottom.
The colours would echo the original rosewood veneer and leather of the original chair, which is formed from three plywood shells and modelled on an English club chair.
"Eames' work is still very modern," Ïto said. "I was at [Milan's] Salone Internazionale del Mobile [in April 2014] because I present furniture there every year, and it was the year of Charles and Ray Eames – they were everywhere."
"Even if they're dead, they're still the most productive designers, which is quite funny," he added.
Although Ïto has only created a quick render to demonstrate the idea, he believes that it is enough to spark discussion and possibly provoke Nike into producing the shoe.
Via Dezeen.com at
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/08/21/ora-ito-nikeames-shoe-concept-charles-ray-eames/
Ora-Ïto pays tribute to the late American couple with the Nikeames shoe design, which he imagines could be produced by sports brand Nike.
The wooden sections designed to wrap around the shoe take influence from the moulded plywood shell of the Eames Lounge 670 armchair, designed for Herman Miller in 1956.
"It's an an homage to Charles and Ray Eames' Lounge chair – the most famous one with the wooden shell," Ïto told.
"The idea was to make a Nike Eames, like the Nike Air but playing with the Eames, translating the language and the forms and the aesthetic of the Eames armchair into a trainer."
The shoe would be formed from two layers, with the dark wooden panels on the base, upper and heel curving around a black Goretex slipper. Rubber would form a thin sole on the bottom.
The colours would echo the original rosewood veneer and leather of the original chair, which is formed from three plywood shells and modelled on an English club chair.
"Eames' work is still very modern," Ïto said. "I was at [Milan's] Salone Internazionale del Mobile [in April 2014] because I present furniture there every year, and it was the year of Charles and Ray Eames – they were everywhere."
"Even if they're dead, they're still the most productive designers, which is quite funny," he added.
Although Ïto has only created a quick render to demonstrate the idea, he believes that it is enough to spark discussion and possibly provoke Nike into producing the shoe.
Via Dezeen.com at
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/08/21/ora-ito-nikeames-shoe-concept-charles-ray-eames/
Friday, January 23, 2015
A new portrait by Federico Babina
This is the new architect’s portraits by Federico Babina: Charles Eames. The iconic Eames bird, Hang-it-All coat rack, and other playful accessories compose the designer and architect’s face.
Courtesy Dwell Magazine
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
News from "The Architectural Review"
From The Architectural Review, 1 January 2015, by Catherine Slessor:
/.../ As America’s mid-century modern sweethearts, Charles and Ray Eames covered the waterfront. Over time, the gravitational pull of their binary star sucked in everything, from cushion covers to the cosmos, transmuting and regurgitating it in a spirit of optimistic possibility. A curious mixture of obsession and whimsy, the Eameses rethought the relationship between design and society and in doing so changed the way we see the world /.../
Read more at:
http://www.architectural-review.com/reviews/reputations/charles-and-ray-eames/8674319.article
Illustrator: Sara Andreasson
/.../ As America’s mid-century modern sweethearts, Charles and Ray Eames covered the waterfront. Over time, the gravitational pull of their binary star sucked in everything, from cushion covers to the cosmos, transmuting and regurgitating it in a spirit of optimistic possibility. A curious mixture of obsession and whimsy, the Eameses rethought the relationship between design and society and in doing so changed the way we see the world /.../
Read more at:
http://www.architectural-review.com/reviews/reputations/charles-and-ray-eames/8674319.article
Illustrator: Sara Andreasson
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Keith Yamashita tip #8
Eighth tip from Keith Yamashita, "Fifteen Things Charles and Ray Teach Us", december 1999.
Previous tips in this blog: Tuesday, December 02 2014, Tuesday, December 09, 2014, Tuesday December 16, 2014, Tuesday, December 23, 2014, Tuesday, December 30, 2014, Tuesday January 6, 2015, Tuesday January 13.
Previous tips in this blog: Tuesday, December 02 2014, Tuesday, December 09, 2014, Tuesday December 16, 2014, Tuesday, December 23, 2014, Tuesday, December 30, 2014, Tuesday January 6, 2015, Tuesday January 13.
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