boys and their toys exhibition at LOT

binaural sculpture by shajay bhooshan and daniel widrig material: acrylic, 2009

boys and their toys explores the close relationship that designers have with technology. every piece constucted varies in production from digital cameras to laser cutting and cnc milling machines to subverting software programs. the show is a mixed media exhibition showing the work of emerging architects and designers from around the world, curated by nous founder melissa woolford and presented at LOT.

the show will be on view until november 8, 2009.

binaural sculpture by shajay bhooshan and daniel widrig material: acrylic, 2009

binaural is an attempt to ‘visualize’ and physically manifest, aural information. the intent was also to draw attention to opportunities that may lie within a domain of digital design.

the music file used: ‘reflection’ by jan hiddink a custom-coded ‘audio node’ enables playback of audio and extraction of audio information including frequency spectrum, amplitudes, beats etc. aural information being sharply punctuated needs some amount of ‘smoothing’ to be applicable to geometric operation. this ‘smoothing’ of frequency spectrum is achieved and visualised by storing information as colour and standard colour-interpolation methods. this ‘smoothed’ data is then used to generate / deform geometry.

binaural sculpture by shajay bhooshan and daniel widrig material: acrylic, 2009

aloe module by tronic studio material: epoxy and PU, 2009

aloe module is delicate in its form, like the lilium, its shape is derived from nature, and captures a familiar contour in its outline. it uses a language of repetition.

aloe module by tronic studio material: epoxy and PU, 2009

modular screen type 01 by dylan baker rice of affect_t studio produced by LOT

modular screen type 01: the screen was conceived as an update to the classic 1950’s modernist room divider epitomized in the designs of erwin hauer and charles and ray eames. it is a study in part-to-whole relationships. it looks at how the single piece can vary to create an impression or experience of the whole. as a panel system, the pieces fit together like a jig-saw puzzle.

modular screen type 01 by dylan baker rice of affect_t studio produced by LOT