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  • Pilotis Vase – First Article

    This was the first piece I received back from the ceramicist Peter Fink of Potsfink.
    Peter helped to create the molds from the positive wooden forms I made and he slip cast all of the Pilotis Vases for our project with Apparament 50.

    Pilotis Vase w Flowers - Thomas Elliott Burns

    December 14, 2014
  • Sketching China

    ECAL exhibitions
    SKETCHING CHINA
    Product Design Master

    December 13, 2014 – Réunion, Zurich
    Isch Mir Ecal / Made in China

    2nd Exhibition of sketches and photography by Master Product Design students, made during a study trip to China and Hong Kong in February 2014

    The gallery exhibited sketches made by our master class on our trip to China, with photos taken during the trip by Philippe Fragniere and also some remnants taken from our factory tours.

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    December 11, 2014
  • Scott Bicycle x ECAL Process Photos

    In 2014 ECAL’s Master of Product Design class teamed up with Scott to develop a commuter bicycle.

    Here are a few process photos for our group’s development.
    Our team was comprised of Thomas Burns, Kasia Kempa, and Lucas Frank.

    This project was led by Philippe Albert Lefebvre and assisted by Stephane Halmai-Voisard.

    ECAL x SCOTT - T Burns K Kempa L Frank

    Here we are visiting Scott HQ, learning about bicycles.
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    ECAL x SCOTT - T Burns K Kempa L Frank
    Ladies version

    ECAL x SCOTT - T Burns K Kempa L Frank
    Presenting to Scott Bicycles

    ECAL x SCOTT - T Burns K Kempa L Frank

    ECAL x SCOTT - T Burns K Kempa L Frank

    December 11, 2014
  • Early Computer Art

    John Cage
    ‘Computer to turn us into artists’

    Conceptual Art:
    John Baldessari – Back of All Trucks…
    Idea > Result
    Analytical
    Systematical Removal of Subjectivity

    Bernd and Hilla Becher – Kalkofen

    Sol Le Witt- Brick Wall
    Art as an Idea
    Idea > Result
    Schematic Drawing for Incomplete Open Cubes
    [Manfred Mohr p181, 1976]

    1956 IBM Sage Computer – Pin Up Girl

    “Computer Graphics”
    Une Esthetique Programmee

    A. Michael Noll – 3-D Projection of Rotating 4 Dimensional Hyper Cube, 1962
    (Engineer for Bell Labs)

    Georg Nees – Generative Computergrafik

    *Lack of Interest?

    H. Higgins & D. Kahn – Mainframe Experimentalism 2012
    Book on Computer Generated Stuff


    Mel Bochner – 36 Photos and 12 Diagrams 1966/2012
    Roll, 1968

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    Chuck Close —>Squares
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    Pixels 1965
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    G. Richter 1974

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    K. Knowlton & L. Harmon – Deborah Hay 1966, MOMA

    G. Richter – Stained Glass

    Andy Warhol – Digital Paintings 1985

    December 3, 2014
  • Exquisite Corpses from Junior Design Research

    During the 2015 Junior Design Research conference in Lucern, Switzerland I gave a talk about The Fear of the New and in the afternoon I led a workshop called “What’s Next to My Design?”

    The workshop went over simple methods of researching that can lead you down new paths.   We closed out the research workshop by drawings some exquisite corpses.  This is the collection.

     

    Exquisite Corpses from Junior Design Research Workshop 2015

    November 25, 2014
  • Lecture: Roland Früh

    REF: Caro Diario Nanni Moretti 1993
    Lucius Burckhardt 1925-2003 (about the small things)
    Norman Potter (Dont Think)

    R. Früh’s Projects
    Max Bill, 1908-1994
    Providurium.org
    easy-lessoning.com

    November 19, 2014
  • Lecture: Joel Vacheron

    Michel De Certeau – The Practice of Everyday Life
    Albert Camus
    Boris Vian
    Howard Becker – Outsiders
    Dick Hebdige – Subculture: The Meaning of Style
    Roland Barthes – Mythologies
    Stuart Hall – Resistance Through Rituals
    Vibrations Magazine
    Paul Gilroy

    November 14, 2014
  • Adjustable Stool/Table

     

    Thomas Elliott Burns - Adjustable Table-Stool Thomas Elliott Burns - Adjustable Table-Stool

    October 15, 2014
  • Appartement 50 – Kitchen Panorama

    Panorama in Kitchen of Appartament 50, Thomas Elliott Burns

    September 21, 2014
  • Together / Apart

    In 2014, as a one day workshop led by Bethan Wood and Tomas Alonso, Roosa Ryhänen and I made this bench.  Our brief was to create a seating for two which would encourage some type of interaction.

     

    September 19, 2014
  • Master Design Produit

    Master of Product Design Classroom - ECAL 2014, Thomas Elliott Burns

    September 15, 2014
  • A Few Textures Observed at the Unité d’Habitation

    Taken during visit in September of 2014

                  

    September 9, 2014
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