'Aluminati' in Reykjavik
Constructed by BAM and designed in collaboration with Martha Schwartz as part of the Reykjavik Experiment Marathon, the Aluminati Installation was conceived as a charged political statement intended to expose and address the current crisis of the Icelandic landscape.
Aluminum-encrusted portals allow daylight to pour into the dark hallways
The 500 sq m black box set within the courtyard of Kjarvalsstadir Museum is penetrated by aluminum-encrusted portals that allow daylight to pour into the dark hallways. The use of aluminum as a primary material exposes Iceland’s struggle to define the sacred role that nature plays in its national identity. Geothermal heat sources throughout Iceland have been tapped by foreign companies to smelt aluminum, posing a threat to the pristine landscape. Burdens of a struggling economy, however, have created a dilemma for an Icelandic Government benefitting from foreign interests in aluminum.
'Aluminat' is part of the Reykjavik Experiment Marathon
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'Spin' by Tomoko Azumi
At last year’s 100%Design London the young label Mark launched its first collection with some remarkable works of well-known designers. One of them is Tomoko Azumi, who held a studio together with Shin Azumi until 2005. She designed this basic side table which is composed of oak legs and shelves of powder-coated sheet metal in matt traffic white. Other colours are available on special order.
'Spin' by Tomoko Azumi for Mark
'Spin' by Tomoko Azumi for Mark
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'FFAT' by Arquitectos Anonimos
The Portoguese Arcquitectos Anonimos (anonym architects) – they primarly chose this name as an over reaction against exaggerated authorship weight in Portoguese contemporary architecture – created this private villa in Vila Nova Gaia, Portugal. Remarkable is the contrast between the quiet shielded black façade and the bright and open interior of the building.
'FFAT' by Arquitectos Anonimos
Here is what the architects say:
Two criterea lead to the final solution: 1st, geometric: using the urban plan rules to stablish the perimeter and roof level; 2nd, manipulate the interior space in relation with the neighbour buildings and the terrace that allows a view of the sea. Our goal was maximize the exterior space, building a compact volume in 3 floor plans. The interior organization is generated around a central comunication corridor, to liberate space to the compartments. The dark phenolic plywood of the facade served as a ‘spacesuite’ that protects against the ‘radiation’ of reality, its context and its territory.
'FFAT' by Arquitectos Anonimos, Photo by Abel Andrade
The white inside
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'Cart' by Luca Nichetto for Bonaldo
In Milan the Italian manufacturer Bonaldo presented this multi-purpose chair designed by the young and extremely active designer Luca Nichetto. ‘Cart’ is composed of a thick ergonomic polyurethane shell and a metal base and available in grey, white, red, anthracite and ivory.
“I wanted a product that got noticed, where design was based on functionality. Cart has a rather ‘50s design and very special shapes, especially when viewed from the back. It is also extremely functional: it can be stacked with a mechanism like that used for supermarket trolleys – the shopping carts from which this product takes its name”, says Luca Nichetto.
Stackable: 'Cart' by Luca Nichetto
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