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Manolis Anastasakis - Gold Prize at the international competition "2011 Seoul Public Design Competition"

The international Design Competition «2011 Public Design Competition” was announced by The Seoul Metropolitan Government with the support of UNESCO. The goal of the competition was to gather proposals of various public urban elements as an effort to make Seoul – an UNESCO’s City of Design - an attractive place to visit, work, live and invest.

The “leaf bench” embodies the natural (ginkgo tree) and cultural (tree of life, unity of opposites) history offering Seoul a new stylish urban unit. It becomes an element of the city’s public equipment referring allusively to the form of a ginkgo tree leaf. This connection between the form of the bench and its location make it a unique and iconic element for Seoul.

A variety of available trims highlights the fluidity of the form. The available choices of different materials of construction for different areas of the city help it blend in without losing its design identity.

Proposed construction materials, in a variety of colors, are perforated stainless steel sheets, fiber reinforced concrete, high grade polycarbonate and bamboo plywood.The proposed colors are based on the 10 Seoul Representative Colors with the addition of natural bamboo finish.

design by maad team

VHS coffee table

Many of us have tons of VHS tapes laying around the house, even today. Here’s a great project that will help you better use them. This VHS coffee table was created using 92 old VHS tapes as the table’s base.

It’s a great way to recycle all those old VHS tapes lying around. It’s not like you are ever going to watch them again anyway, since the quality is so bad. Might as well decorate with them.

Pretty neat.

Material Intelligence - Workshop Results

Material Intelligence was a one-week intensive design and prototyping workshop held in New York City during the week of August 16-20.

We're very excited to publish the results of Material Intelligence, a collaboration between Studio Mode/modeLab and Tietz-Baccon.

Workshop Result at Material Intelligence (Photo: Mode)

Brief:

The relationship between the designed object and the forces surrounding that object are always present, perceivable, and tactile. These forces span, among others, material, fabrication, economic, cultural, as well as political domains. In this manner, the object can be thought of as simultaneously existing within a charged field of pressures while adding its own charge back into the field. Contemporary tools (digital fabrication) and technology (associative environments) provide a strategic means for navigating the multitude of forces at play, while the prototype serves as the activating link between material research and design innovation.

Workshop Result at Material Intelligence (Photo: Mode)

Methodology:

This workshop progressed through a series of focused strategies beginning with material testing, followed by the development of prototypes, and arriving at aggregations of a single topological type. Each prototype was created by simple operations, undertaken through a specific disposition, and evaluated for performative potentials. All assemblies were designed in an associative environment (Grasshopper) and iteratively tested utilizing digital fabrication equipment (CNC 3-Axis Mill and CNC High-Force Cutter). The workshop concluded with a reception that exhibited design prototypes and full scale assemblies built by participants over the course of five days.