Formlabs has created the first affordable 3D printer that meets the quality standards of the professional designer.
Branca is inspired by wooden branches that turn, twist, meet and branch off. It is made by highly sophisticated robots and hand, using processes that combine the craftsman and the machine.
This project is about concealing valuables, secrets, bad habits and personal information in our workplaces. Here, hidden spaces / messages were created within 8 general objects such as wood boards, lamps and disposable coffee cups.
MARGARET HOWELL / THE RIVER LEA
In support of Open House London Weekend, Margaret Howell, contemporary British clothing designer, and archtect William Mann discover a walk along the River Lea which ends in South London and joins onto the River Thames.
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY / RETAIL FACILITY
Retail Facility makes available the designs of Industrial Facility, some for the first time, and many of which were previously only sold in certain countries. Industrial Facility has become well known for its design of relevant and progressive projects.
We witness the fraught encounter between a group of strangers, all of whom are dissatisfied with life and looking for someone to blame. They choose to take their frustration out on someone who is different. But all is not what it seems.
Tuvalu is one of the smallest and most remote countries on earth. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it can barely be seen on most maps. The country is in danger to disappear beneath the waves. Not an Atlantis myth but the reality of this century. Plans for evacuation are being made right now.
© 2013 Juriaan Booij