s m a r t d e s i g n. Who sets the trends within the design industry? Instantaneously you might be screaming a few well known names at your computer screen, but think again. Design, Fabrication, Transportation; everything has an effect on the design process and organicMobb has found an individual that is willing to put it all on the line and flip the way 99% of this industry does business.
The late architect and furniture designer Jean Prouve was quoted for having once said, “ never design anything that cannot be made – “. Invaluable to Prouve was the idea of material practice and the life of an object within the context of the real world. Lina Fedirko hasa few things to say about the current design and production processes within today’s fashion industry. The implementation of total design thinking; creatively designing the entire life of a product encompassing all areas associated with it’s being is no longer only reserved for the companies on top such as Apple. A new generation of designer is here and Lina Fedirko is leading the march toward ecologically conscious design. organicMobb catches up with Ms. Fedirko for coffee and a chat about where the fashion industry falls short.
[ Seamless Aim collection, look five + neckpiece from look four ]
organicMobb met Cucampre at the 2010 ICFF in New York City. There is something to say about good design. As Dieter Rams, former Design Director for Braun once said, “…the user reacts positively when things are clear and understandable.“
Cucampre has done just that. They have offered a new intuitive solution for putting away one’s keys. The lines within the piece act as miniature armatures accommodating all of those small tools we use everyday- our keys.
One might say that the key hook is a place to just stash your keys- Cucampre have turned that into an experience. Check out what Olavo Machado Neto has to say as we caught up with him at ICFF.
[ key holder(s), large size with laser cut images]
Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers. I interviewed Valentina at the 2010 ICFF this past month and heard some interesting things about her bright pink and green chairs, The Prickly Pair Chairs. There’s a bit more than meets the eye as we chat about the core of her design thinking. Definitely worth the read, check it out.
Jeff Staple. If you are in any creative field chances are you know the name. Check out this great two part interview with the man that created The Reed Space, and re-ignited sneaker culture in the 21st century Jeff Staple
Two weeks ago at ICFF [May 15-18] organicMobb caught up with several designers from around the world. Sung Kug Kim is the first of five designers interviewed during the event. Enjoy.
Aldrin Valdez works within a primal expression that he articulates with remarkable precision. Enjoy.
I feel that I’ve always been aware of my sexuality, even as a child. I’m focusing on that through this body of patterns – trying to embody memory, its specifics, its rhymes. I’m physically piecing together images that are mediated; I’m feeling, through memory, some narrative both spoken and pre-verbal.
[ a leap or a fall, 11 x 15, Ink, colored pencil and collage on paper, 2010]
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e c o n o m y o f d e s i g n _ Anthony Caradonna is a designer and architect that has ran the gauntlet. Designing complex building proposals to revitalize the economy torn city of Detroit while displaying an acute sensitivity within lighting design, he flexes his design prowess at all scales. I met Anthony over two years ago at Pratt Institute where he is an associate professor. His work emanates his simplistic dogma; ” It’s aboutdoing more with less” , as he says. He goes on to say, ” It all begins with the a sketch and then goes from there”. The Mobb caught up with Caradonna in New York to ask him some important questions about his practice O P U S X LLC, check it out.
[ proposal for Detroit Cadillac Center, rendering by 3digraphics ]
Ann Liu has been writing for The Cornell Daily Sun for over two years. Currently studying in Cornell University’s Rome Program, Ann and myself met over the not so infrequent Pratt-Cornell gatherings at Bar San Calisto here in Rome. In her article intitled, A House Divided: Bridging Architecture’s Culture War, Ann begins to open up the obvious ‘factions’ within architectural academia. Continue Reading »
Contributors:Antonio Agresti, Jessica Becker, Michael R.V. Cabrera, Evan Cronly, Dave Irwin, Fabio Maiolin, Simone Orso, Marta Rodrigues + NEXT Architetti (Roma)
Creative Discipline: Architecture
Location: ( Mattatoio )Roma, Italia
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A one week charette forces you to act quickly and precisely. This past week Pratt Institute and Roma Tre teamed up in an International Design Workshop to design a pedestrian footbridge to span the Tibre River. Students from Pratt Institute and Rome Tre worked together within 3 separate groups designing a temporary pedestrian bridge incorporating the ruin of the Ponte Rotto. The three main goals within this coupling of academic methodologies were design, context and engineering. The short time frame presented quite a challenge. Here is one of the 3 groups that participated. Three internal proposals were considered and one was decided upon and presented as the final proposal. Each speaks about a different concept within the site.
