shadows to blinds...

Now I'm making linen blinds with shadow casters attached behind. Trying to sort out the sustainability of linen...so far I think it's pretty good...apart from the bleaching...but I want it white! Thinking thinking.

Brave Space - Light Blocks

Brave Space have done something very like what I'm doing but using wood and eco resin. I like the surprise of a shadow behind wood...you never think you'd see through wood. But I feel somehow it could be more exciting...

Out There - cuac

Manantial

Solar Pavilion

colour changing building facade

Viriato 20

translucency and light

http://www.cuac.eu/

I can't seem to find out much about these projects and I don't exactly understand them but I like them and they use light and shadow to great effect. Other project I couldn't find pictures of - Mirror Suit - buildings talking to each other with flashing mirrors,

From Now to Eternity

Plastic Nostalgia by Raw Edges

Plastic Fandangoes by Committee

Exhibition about plastic - pros and cons. Some designers celebrating plastics versatility and others highlighting it's drawbacks. It was interesting. For some stuff we really need plastic. But it is misused alot too. And it is hard to recycle. I've been talking to a guy at an acrylic company and while they recycle everything internally, there is no system to collect acrylic from outside because if it contaminated with other plastics it will degrade the recycled product. I'm really mixed up over whether I should use acrylic or not...

100% Design - Highlights

ZNP Creative - Lots of delicious contrasting. Like these bright smooth wood with natural tree trunk! http://znpcreative.com/

Take a Luxe - http://www.takealuxe.com/

Ulrika Jarl. http://www.ulrikajarl.com/

Freedom of Creation Lamp based on Fibonacci sequence. Pretty! http://freedomofcreation.com/

Pooroni Rhee's graphicy illustrations <3 http://www.pooroni.com/

Kate Goldsworthys Multisheers, decorative entirely polyester textiles - single materials are easier to recycle. http://kategoldsworthy.squarespace.com/

Heather Smith decorates hard materials using the weather :) Metal nails in wood with rusting! http://www.heathersmithcollection.com/

Giles Miller

Previously I posted about Greypants cardboard lampshades...then Stephanie showed me Giles Miller's cardboard work which takes it alittle furthur - working in floral designs. It's lovely but so expensive! I guess it must be alot of work. I'd like to have a go though :) Work in some sillhouettes! Giles Miller is part of Farm...so that's where you can see all his stuff and other lovely stuff.

Jean Nouvel

I LOVE this! I wish I had done it...beautiful translucent lit up kitchen storage sillhouetting the contents :D lovely lovely lovely. It is by Jean Nouvel for the Corian Nouvel Lumières project. Now i'm looking at this Corian, it's so nice! Some kind of acrylic mix with minerals or something...with lovely translucency. I need to get hold of some...