Saturday, December 04, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Artengagé by L'ILE AUX ASHBY
Artengagé
Drawing inspiration from a vast array of sources, including the intrinsic beauty of natural materials to the derelict architecture of East London's urban landscape, L’ILE AUX ASHBY’s accessories is about challenging boundaries and celebrating the subtleties of beauty and contrast. Nature and science seem to be both at war – and peace. Juxtaposes of the rigid geometry, conflates hard and soft into a perfect harmony.
L'ILE AUX ASHBY
Credit: Campaign Illustration | Natalia Nazimek (NTHLEE)
Artengagé
Drawing inspiration from a vast array of sources, including the intrinsic beauty of natural materials to the derelict architecture of East London's urban landscape, L’ILE AUX ASHBY’s accessories is about challenging boundaries and celebrating the subtleties of beauty and contrast. Nature and science seem to be both at war – and peace. Juxtaposes of the rigid geometry, conflates hard and soft into a perfect harmony.
L'ILE AUX ASHBY
Credit: Campaign Illustration | Natalia Nazimek (NTHLEE)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Z-MODE
Launching in London Fashion Week this September!
Date: 17th September
Time: 7.30 PM
Charing Cross Hotel
The Strand
London
WC2N 5HX
Press/buyers please contact: theresa@lagenevenorth.co.uk
For more details follow our tweets or visit our blog: www.zmodefashion.blogspot.com
Date: 17th September
Time: 7.30 PM
Charing Cross Hotel
The Strand
London
WC2N 5HX
Press/buyers please contact: theresa@lagenevenorth.co.uk
For more details follow our tweets or visit our blog: www.zmodefashion.blogspot.com
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
FESTIVE OPENING KAREL APPEL HOUSE
Sunday the 25th of April 2010 the Karel Appel house was officially opened by COBRA artist Jan Sierhuis and Joop Appel, the brother of the late artist Karel Appel. The Karel Appel House which is located in the ‘Dapperbuurt’ honours Karel Appel, the famous artist who grew up in this Amsterdam neighbourhood.
The Karel Appel House is a short stay apartment facility for artist of the Rijksakademie and a yearly ‘minimuseum’ in collaboration with the renowned COBRA museum. DUS architects designed the interior for client De Key/Principaal. DUS was inspired by the working method of Appel, which is characterized by his phrase: I start from my matter – the paint and the canvas’. In a similar intuitive way, DUS designed an interior with 15 mm thin coloured steel walls. This resulted in a layered three-dimensional colour scheme, where there’s optimal room for living and exhibiting: A House of Canvas.
On April 25, 26 and 27 there are special tours through the Karel Appel House. The COBRA museum presents an exhibition on the life of Karel Appel. One can register for guided tours at: www.karelappelhuis.nl
Location: Dapperstraat 7 Amsterdam, NL
Completion: April 2010
Projectteam: Hedwig Heinsman, Hans Vermeulen, Martine de Wit, Maja Gesar
Contractor: DUS architects / Fiction factory
photography: Theo Krijgsman
SPONTANEOUSLY BUILT BUCKY BAR LEADS TO LARGE PUBLIC STREET PARTY
Visitors were asked to gather Friday night at 10 PM at a junction at Witte de With / Schiedamsevest and bring an umbrella to personally contribute to the spontaneous building. Exactly at 10 the party started in full swing, and old and young, architects and coincidental visitors danced together despite the cold. Umbrellas were attached to each other into one big shelter, so even a bit of rain didn't kill the party.
A spontaneous street party in winter? Last Friday evening Feb. 19th The Bucky Bar opened, a temporary public building designed by DUS architects. The dome-bar, entirely made of umbrella's, appeared seemingly suddenly out of nowhere on the street around a lamppost in the centre of Rotterdam. The fully equipped bar, complete with DJ and drinks, was directly built on site. Approximately 300 visitors danced under the umbrella roof, until at 2:00 AM the police ended the party, as there was no permit.
The Bucky Bar is part of a series of 5 unsolicited positive advises for the city, that DUS architects in a collaboration with SUA (Studio for Unsolicited Architecture) pasted onto billboards of existing building signs in the centre of Rotterdam.
The Bucky Bar was first in the series and realized on 19 February 2010. A spontaneous public building made from the most common of materials: an umbrella. As Buckminster Fuller showed us how minimal energy domes could open a way to a more environmentally sustainable future, could an umbrella dome lead the way to a more socially sustainable future? The Bucky Bar is a full-scale model of such a future. It shows the power of space for spontaneous gathering, for improvised shelters to host conversations, debates, games or even parties. Quote of the night: "when is the next party?!".
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