Craftdesign & K.I.S.
Craftdesign exhibition with selected furniture and objects from the academy exhibitions 1997 in the Netherlands and the UK, organized by Gallery K.I.S.
Posted in Events on October 13th, 1997 | No Comments »
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Academy exhibition 1997
Academy exhibition and graduation of my experimental post graduate year interior architecture at CHK Constantijn Huygens (art academy) in Kampen, 1997.
This year had an overall theme: nursing homes. I took the liberty to slightly bend the assignment; instead of designing solutions for the inhabitants of nursing homes, I designed furniture that needs care itself, because it has typical human illnesses and disabilities, both physical and mental.
I designed several pieces of furniture in which I translated my view on the main characteristics of a certain illness or disability. The ones I eventually produced are ‘Dementiestoel’ and ‘Dwarsleasietafel’. This furniture seems to have the ability to create some degree of awareness, because it forces the observer to take a fresh look at the implications of a specific illness or disability.
I presented this furniture and a large (A0) drawing of all the designs, in a space defined by a suspended curtain rail.
Posted in Art, Design, Events on July 30th, 1997 | No Comments »
Dwarsleasietafel
Dwarsleasietafel (Dwarsleasie table) is a table with a completely paralysed body. The body is made of polyurethane, a flexible rubberlike material. The only way it is still able to stand up straight and carry its own bodyweight, is with the aid of an exoskeleton (made of steel).
Dwarsleasietafel is now on sale: 1750 euro 300 euro.
Posted in Art, Design on July 29th, 1997 | No Comments »
Dementiestoel
Dementiestoel (Alzheimer Chair) is a visual representation of Alzheimer, translated into a chair. The chair misses a piece of vital information to function correctly, in this case a leg. It tries to cope (and initially deny) this loss, by fabricating alternate structures. Although the chair might think that his problem is now no longer visible to the outside world (and therefore fixed), it is clear to all healthy chairs that the new structure does not resemble the missing leg.
Dementiestoel is now on sale: 490 euro 100 euro.
Posted in Art, Design on July 28th, 1997 | No Comments »
Beth Gali workshop
In my post graduate year (interior) architecture at CHK Constantijn Huygens (art academy) in Kampen (1997), I attended a 9 day workshop by Beth Gali in Barcelona.
This also gave me a chance to experience Barcelona from a completely different, non-touristic point of view. Great city! I completed two architectural assignments at Beth Gali’s office and benefited from her insights while I was there.
This trip to Barcelona was also my first introduction to the work of Lebbeus Woods (found one of his books in a bookstore). His work felt like coming home to me. He succeeded in what I was trying to do with my mutating spaces.
Posted in Design, Other news on February 11th, 1997 | No Comments »
