Lustron homes
renovated interior of home in Gastonia, NC
image from trianglemodernisthouses.com
largest collection of Lustrons at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia
image from preservationnation.org
Triangle Modernist Houses recently posted a note about a Lustron home in Nasheville, NC that was for sale and facing demolition so that the land it was on could be used as a parking lot. It mentioned that Lustron's were a prefab home produced in the 50's made of steel and porcelain coated steel. This made me curious...and so I looked into it! They were produced in response to a housing shortage after WWII and were built to be to be maintenance free and affordable (around $7,000.00).
some other sources of Lustron info.:
http://www.lustronpreservation.org/
ephemeral material (paper topic)
Second Nature exhibit by Tokujin Yoshioka
furniture and art grown from mineral solution
images from tokujin.com
Vase Made by Bees by Tomas Liberty of Studio Libertiny
image from inhabitat.com
Bun ring by Lina Peterson
image from linapeterson.com
Autarchy by Formafantasma
dinnerware baked with mostly flour mixture
image from formafantasma.com
several amazing projects from Kathy Ludwig and Florian Krautli
images and text from klfk.nl
BioCouture by Suzanne Lee
clothing grown from bacteria
image from theartinscience.blogspot.com
and biocouture.uk
Panpaati or Eating Design by Enoc Armengol
furniture made of baked bread
images from yatzer.com
Unsustainable jewelry by Greetje van Helmond
made of sugar
images from Dezeen.com
tomato grown into ring
by Hilde de Decker
image from hildededecker.com
Break Before Using table made of candy
by Ana Mir of Emiliana Design
photos from emilianadesign.com
I have been researching design that uses ephemeral materials. This can include, biodegradable, temporary, edible, and unusual materials. Material choice cannot help but inform the meaning of a final product or project. I am interested in the ways that these materials can evoke memory and how their temporary and changing properties can serve as momento mori (reminder of death). By default or on purpose these materials are exceptionally sustainable.
visit to NCMA
Gyre by Thomas Sayre
Wind Machine by Vollis Simpson
Lowes Pavilion by Mike Cindric & Vincent Petrarca
images from http://ncartmuseum.org/museum_park/art_in_the_park/
Avenues Event
photos of Cotton Museum Oak Wood Historic Oak View County Park
images from
http://www.designdimension.com/projects/cotton-museum-historic-oak-view-county-park
I was fortunate enough to have my mock interview with Mike Cindric, Project Manager at Design Dimensions. I was not previously familiar with Design Dimensions. I found out that they do custom fabrication, exhibit design, and all sorts of other special projects (like the enclosure for Watson, the computer on Jeopardy). I was excited to hear about their focus on fabrication because physically making things is important to me and is something that I hope to incorporate into my career. Mr. Cindric spoke to me about his background in art and sculpture and how it had led him to become involved with Design Dimensions through a search for studio space. I shared my background in art, also sculpture, that included my time as a student at UNC Chapel Hill where Mr. Cindric had taught art. I also found out that Mr. Cindric had partnered with Vinny Petrarca of Tonic Design on the Lowes Pavilion at the North Carolina Museum of Art. I am a fan of Tonic's work and was especially intrigued with this collaboration. I had seen the pavilion online and this meeting only increased my desire to see it in person.
sugar & iron: Loaded exhibit
photos from Inhabitat.com
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