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Cassiopeia by Finnish glass designer Sini Majuri is made from recycled waste glass. The sculpture is made from impure glass material that would end up as a landfill. The glass sculpture mirrors Scandinavian aesthetics through organic surfaces that mimic the nature of melting ice. The aim of the design is to create poetic interpretation of the contrast between recycled and valuable.
Continue readingToday visual effects for films are primarily created using computer technologies. Despite that, Rostrus was made as a real-life film set with an opportunity for 360 degree shooting. The team followed the traditional approach in order to avoid discordance between actors and digital environment. The model is 1:1000 scale and finely detailed, which allows to shoot from a distance of up to 2 centimeters to the surface.
Continue readingYunlai cup is a handmade product from a hot glass workshop in Guangzhou, China. Yunlai in Chinese means clouds slowly rising. The design comes from the research of combining extra-thick glass-frit and high temperature sandblasting technology with the cloud space from traditional landscape painting. The designer also considered ergonomics in streamlined design, organically combining natural contact and holding angle of palm.
Continue readingThis work was exhibited on the outlying islands of Taiwan. The design basic tells the concept of the earth, where the endless ecology multiplies. The three-dimensional weaving presents a rich underwater ecology. The colorful weaving creates the shape of coral seaweed, which is symbolized by the rhythm of light Schools of fish are constantly migrating. The rich ecology is endless.
Continue readingMincius is an ergonomic design that combines meditation and Zen with drinking experience. Its design language comes from connecting nature and daily life by simulating the shape of zen rock stacking, which has carried spiritual meaning across cultures for centuries and turned it to be a tool to expand spirit. It is made by hand-made glass blowing technology. When the liquid level is at several different heights, the rotating cup can see the naturally formed heart shape which was inspired by collecting naturally formed heart-shaped rocks in mid-latitude temperate forests.
Continue readingOne Thousand and One Nights is the idea of making wooden utensils and structures by using scraps of small to large from various trees which have beautiful natural colors and eye-catching patterns. Warm colors of woods and thousands of pieces with different shapes remind its viewer the atmosphere of Orientalist paintings and the stories of the One Thousand and One Nights. In this design, pieces of wood from hundreds of different trees that once together formed a living plant are reunited to build up a symbolic body, bearing the diversity of tree species in a forest.
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