Studio Aisslinger | Network

Project details

Year: 2010
Account: Studio Aisslinger
Team: werner aisslinger, nicole losos, julene aguirre-bielschowsky, verena stella gompf, johannes becker, gabriele gebert
Partner: gerber GmbH, Plauen, Germany
Fabrics: kvadrat, Denmark

Description:

"...design evolution is always a matter of empirical experiment, materials and technology - for this exhibition we worked with a hidden traditional stitching textile technology which we transformed into a 2D-to-3D-furniture pop-up concept.."

3D pop-ups
the NETwork edition is the transformation of 2-dimensional embroidery into a pop-up furniture object.
The empirical design project is a combination of the application of new high technologies to traditional stitching techniques and a collection of edited textile objects. Since Gaetano Pesce´s UP-collection from 1969, the switch of dimensions has been a challenge for designers and design concepts.The pieces of the 'NETwork - stitching furniture' edition – armchairs, stools and lamps – are volumes carefully designed for later flattening with software support.The objects created are extremely light and transparent and they seem to flow in space as 3d textile meta-networks.

tradition & high tech
this new 3D textile pop-up technology is an empirical research-result developed with a traditional German manufacturer in Plauen, a region with a long tradition in stitching and embroidery.
The combination of experimental design with a hidden traditional production is always a challenge for designers and an exciting field for new concepts. Nowadays the know-how of specialized technologies is more often found in the supplying industries than in the design brands themselves.

designing by making
empirical experiments often are the source of new ideas. Doing things in the workshops and factories and combining the outcomes with the experience of sophisticated manufacturers is inspiring and energetic.

the process
the volumes are first translated with software into 2d projections of themselves that can be directly programmed into the machines that stitch the pattern into a carrying surface. The carrying surface is then dissolved and the embroidered 2d pattern becomes free to form a 3d object. The objects formed by the stitched honeycomb structures are fixed over a fiberglass mould and impregnated with resin in order to make them rigid and constructive.

Chris Kabatsi | Arktura | Hive Side Table

Price: $840.00
The attraction of the Hive Side Table is its intricate, algorithmically-generated cellular pattern. Dynamic and transformative, the table is shaped from bent steel and finished with a zero VOC powder coat in eight distinctly modern colors.Notes: Arktura uses a zero VOC, environmentally-friendly powder coat finish.

Boris Bally | Humanufactured Furniture

Ever wondered what happen to the scrap aluminium traffic signs which indicate us while we drive? Well, they sit in your green home. Boris Bally, using the otherwise discarded material transforms into unusual, edgy and urban furniture which makes you feel proud while your introduce these to your guests. Blurring the boundaries of art, craft and design, Boris designed unique handmade furniture pieces. It is for this reason Bally calls this furniture collection ‘humanufactured’.

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Adam Cornish | 2010 Collection

Designer Adam Cornish, showed its new collection for 2010, in the SaloneSatellite during Milan design week 2010.

Twist:

Twist is an elegant range of wire furniture harnessing the visual dynamic of twisted objects. Twist was designed to resemble a simple wire stool/table, which has been twisted by imaginary giant hands. The top and bottom rotate in opposing directions, causing them to twist throughout the length of the body, creating a simple hour glass figure. Twist's structure is in essence a 360 degree cantilever, giving the stools a cushioning spring effect, which allows them to react with the individual body of the user. Put simply, stools and tables with a twist!

Trinity:

Trinity is a series of three bowls, each utilising the same unique construction method. Each bowl is concentrically cut from a simple geometric shape, twisted and fused, to form an elegant woven structure.
The simple flat cut pattern is transformed into a beautiful swirling bowl, reminiscent of sea shell structures and is suitable as a centre piece or for holding fruit.

Flex:

The design’s simple flexible structure was largely influenced by the human spine and its unique range of motion. Designed as an innovative stylish alternative to the common cloth hammock, the wooden segments allow the hammock to flex and mould to form a wooden cocoon, which cradles the body of the individual user. Flex was designed to be manufactured from a standard sheet of plantation grown plywood, maximizing economy of material whilst minimizing the environmental foot print.

Wendell Castle| Barry Friedman, Ltd. | Sculptural Furnitures

Barry Friedman, Ltd. will present a solo exhibition of the works of American designer Wendell Castle, whose work marries sculpture with furniture. The exhibition will feature a group of 12 unique, stack-laminated wood chairs that were created post-2008. Here are a few of the pieces that will be in the exhibit.
What: Works by Wendell Castle
When: May 6, 2010 – June 26, 2010
Where: Barry Friedman Ltd., 515 West 26th Street, New York, New York 10001
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