Super Fiber Revolution

SUPER FIBER REVOLUTION by Tokujin Yoshioka.

HINT: Crystallized snowscape!

"Tokujin’s approach towards structures of the future follows the the idea that, to achieve great strength small light fibers should be systematically organized. This approach differs to the common belief that hard materials should be used. the principle is similar to that of the japanese art ‘aikido’, in which strength is generated by diverting force through a circular movement. the rug design is made from weaving various transparent fibers together, the design suggests a crystalized snowscape."*

*from www.designboom.com

Tornado

TORNADO by Tokujin Yoshioka.

HINT: wading through million of straws.

"Tokujin Yoshioka's 'tornado' installation was the main event at design miami 2007. tokujin was named this year's designer of the year following previous winners marc newson and zaha hadid. yoshioka has sent us some images from the installation that consisted of millions of plastic drinking straws piled into maze-like arrangements inside miami's moore building. throughout the mounds of straws were various chair design by yoshioka, including 'honey pop', 'pane' as well as the new 'rainbow chair' and another glass chair made from the same optical glass he used for his waterfall bar."*

*from www.designboom.com

Weave mirror

WEAVE MIRROR by Daniel Rozin.

HINT: Nice effect!

"Beautifully done- the work had a really organic feeling to it despite the somewhat complex network of electronics carefully integrated into the back."*

*from www.smoothware.com/danny/

Aegis Hyposurface

AEGIS HYPOSURFACE by Mark Goulthorpe of dECOi Architects.

HINT: Interactive walls!

"interactive mechanical surface that deforms in real-time based on various environmental stimuli, including the sounds and movements of people, weather, and electronic information.

The Hyposurface is comprised by a matrix of actuators, which are given positional information via a highly efficient bus system as well as an array of electronic sensors used to trigger a variety of mathematical deployment programs."*

*from www.transmaterial.net

Fabcell

FABECELL by Dr. Akira Wakita’s Information Design Laboratory at Keio University in Japan.

HINT: Chameleonlike fabric.

"Fabcell is a flexible, nonemissive fabric made of fibers dyed with liquid-crystal ink and conductive yarns. These materials are connected to electronic components and woven into a square textile. When a low voltage is applied, the temperature of the fabric increases, changing the color of the fabric. When arranged in matrices, Fabcells can display subtle images within the curvature of flexible textiles. Clothing can also be enhanced with temporary self expression."*

*from www.transmaterial.net

Colour Lights

COLOUR LIGHTS by Maarten de Ceulaer.

HINT: Simple and unique lights!

"Series of lights containing water tinted with food colouring in Milan later this month. Called Colour Lights, the range consists of glass vessels filled with water containing non-toxic colourants. The concept is simple but unique; by adding a few drops of edible food colourants to the water inside the bottle, you can change the colour of the lamp, and the atmosphere of the space."*

*from www.dezeen.com

Reflexive Architecture machine

REFLEXIVE ARCHITECTURE MACHINE by University of Buffalo and AA London .

HINT: Arch. that transform itself in responses to changes in its environment.

"It re-imagines how we shape and assemble conventional materials, like rubber, plastic, and wood through a combination of material and computational processes to develop more complex relations between parts and wholes. This fundamentally challenges the static nature of conventional building materials and sensitizes them to the ephemeral and dynamic qualities of environmental conditions like heat, moisture, air chemistry and gravity."*

*from the the Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning.