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.
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Pilotis Vase – First Article
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Sketching China
ECAL exhibitions
SKETCHING CHINA
Product Design MasterDecember 13, 2014 – Réunion, Zurich
Isch Mir Ecal / Made in China2nd 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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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.
Here we are visiting Scott HQ, learning about bicycles.
Ladies version
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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 SubjectivityBernd 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 ProgrammeeA. 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___
Chuck Close —>Squares
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Pixels 1965
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G. Richter 1974___
K. Knowlton & L. Harmon – Deborah Hay 1966, MOMA
G. Richter – Stained Glass
Andy Warhol – Digital Paintings 1985
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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.
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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
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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 -
Adjustable Stool/Table
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Appartement 50 – Kitchen Panorama
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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.
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Master Design Produit
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A Few Textures Observed at the Unité d’Habitation
Taken during visit in September of 2014