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simon hasan: industrial makeshift


'industrial makeshift'


UK designer simon hasan project 'industrial makeshift' was conceived in response to an
invitation by the northhampton blink festival to create a  site-specific installation in the town's
700 year-old market square. like many market towns, northampton has witnessed the growth
of high street chains that are part of an automated system of global manufacturing,
supply and consumption.



'industrial makeshift' group of a plate, tin can, cola bottle...


'industrial makeshift' explores this evolution through themes of commerce, craft and industry,
questioning the role of the handmade within the modern production system. the overall project
alludes to william morris' 1894 lambaste of unsatisfactory mass produced goods,
although in his iteration, hasan's hand-made pieces are the ones that become makeshifts
of the ubiquitous engineered products they are formed on.



line-up of coca-cola bottles


working with the medieval leather-working technique of cuir bouilli, hasan has produced over
400 hand-crafted objects, which can be purchased from a coin-operated, customized
vending machine. each of the pieces are being sold for only 3 GPD, and are molded archetypes
of such mass produced objects as coca-cola bottles or anonymous pound-shop plastic objects.
they are rendered in hardened leather, becoming symbols of globalized industry as well as
curious artefacts with an almost archaeological quality. each object is made from boiled leather,
polyurethane resin, steel / brass / linen thread.



stack of plates



tin cans



up close of tin cans



cups



the pieces will be available to purchase from a coin-operated customized vending machine


the installation opening times during the festival are:
july 23rd and 24th - 10am - 5pm
july 30th and 31st - 10am - 5pm
august 1st - 12pm - 5pm



up close of 'industrial makeshift' products in the vending machine



detail
andrea db
07.16.10  
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Beyond the good looking retro appearance, these objects must have an incredible texture.
Nanoverso   07.17.10
That vending machine will be utter chaos at 10am on July 23rd!
Glynn   07.19.10
Would anyone consider sending one of these pieces to me in the US if I paid for the shipping costs, alternatively, I have relatives in Ireland that it could be posted to. Maybe that would go against the whole idea behind these pieces, but they are beautiful and I would really like to have one. Please email if you could. Kind regards.
jbenton _at_ emich _dot_ edu
Jason   07.21.10
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