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flexibility - mirror-blind by bertjan pot
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june 29 - october12
http://www.torinoworlddesigncapital.it
'flexibility - design in a fast-changing society' is one of the many events taking place in turin this year in
conjunction with the city being named the 'design world capital 2008'. the show consists of nine
projects by international designers installed at a former prison, ex carceri 'le nuove'.
the perspective...
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moooi, pallucco, domestic, van vilt, silvera and goods bertjan pot explores the skin of products, - sometimes the
skin is the whole product, sometimes it’s just something that covers up something else.
http://www.bertjanpot.nl
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see the nine installations:
 renewable clothing by fernando brízio |
 instant rooms by matali crasset |
 liquid memory by ross lovegrove |
 chasen by patricia urquiola |
 mirror-blind by bertjan pot |
 flexible bench by giulio iacchetti |
 domestic sandbags by antenna design |
 jailbreak (vendôme series) by kram/weisshaar |
 my treasures trash by emiliana design studio |
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'flexibility' introduction
flexibility - introduction
bertjan pot: heracleum for moooi
drawing its form from the heracleum plant, the lamp features white leaves / lenses that ramify off branches, resulting in a design that is both technical and natural in aesthetic.
bertjan pot: holes for arturo alvarez
the lighting object made-up of 20 triangles of Tyvek® features a structural composition consisting of 30 bars and 12 connectors. 57 holes have been punched through its skin, allowing beams of light to escape from t...
bertjan pot: cluster lights
the light shades are made by sucking a circular knitted textile around resin a cluster of balloons.
thomas eurlings: gradient wallpaper + mirror
the products use gradients of colors and shades, fading in and out, to manipulate the space in which they are installed.
anika engelbrecht: bent mirror
a mirror-polished stainless steel surface curves to create a seamless shelf.
david derksen and lex pott: transience mirror
the process of oxidization is used to create different colors and tone variations on the geometric reflective surfaces.
kastiel: uganda glass cabinet
taking form from old world voyage boxes, this glass cabinet maintains the shape and sense of personal storage with modern objec...
arhimetrics: rosa shop
BIG architects kimball art cen
the new facility is designed to balance the neutrality of an exhibition space with the distinctiveness of a building in park c...
takashi murakami: ego exhibiti
the interactive installation features circus tents, indoor cinemas, paintings, multimedia displays and statues, including a six...
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