by Michele Adriaens, 31 Mar 2008 |
THE DESIGN
Chairs are absolutely covetable, when they look as good as the Hage chair, designed by Puah Kim Sing. The chair was shown at the 2008 Furniture Design Awards (FDA) exhibit, where it received a Young Designer Merit Award.
“The Hage chair is practically unbreakable even though there is tension when one sits on it. It is formed from a single rectangular piece of plywood with the letter H cut out from it. The plywood cut-out is then molded into the Hage chair. Through moulding the plywood, the structure acquires strength that makes it safe for use. Yet, it retains a buoyant effect, similar to that of a spring, when sat on. Natural beauty and strength are key qualities of this molded plywood piece.”
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by Michele Adriaens, 30 Mar 2008 |
Stunning work by Slovakia-born model turned fashion photographer Robert Jaso.
by Michele Adriaens, 30 Mar 2008 |
Sanithna Phansavanh’s urban coloring book and sticker kit integrates black and white photographs of city scenes, then lays over black outlines, that you can decorate yourself.
by Michele Adriaens, 29 Mar 2008 |
THE ART
Dawn Tan creates fun and fancy children’s illustrations in watercolors.
“Because of global warming, most of our beloved animal species don’t get to live on forever. And that’s really a horrible thought! I See You is a self portrait done for a children’s book, which I wrote about a year ago. At that time, there was a lot of talk about global warming and endangered animal species. So I decided to do my part as an artist, by coming up with a picture book on how climate change affects the animals, and it’s titled ‘The Big Move’. My art has always been happy and cheerful. I know it’s a big ambition, but hopefully my optimism in my art will create an awareness and make an impact one day.”
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by Michele Adriaens, 28 Mar 2008 |
Marc Johns makes humorous drawings on 3×3 post-it notes.
by Michele Adriaens, 28 Mar 2008 |
The leitmotif of books was used for creating this design. The nightstand looks like a pile of randomly superimposed books. There are four drawers.
by Michele Adriaens, 27 Mar 2008 |
THE DESIGN
Wirawan Hasbi Suryanto’s Adam and Eve Love Chair was one of my favorite designs at this year’s Furniture Design Awards (FDA) exhibit, which took place at The Singapore Expo from 9 till 12 March. The theme for FDA 2008 encouraged participants in the Student and Young Designer categories to explore the element of “Tension”.
“Tension can be defined as a balanced relation between strongly opposing elements. I relate this definition to a relationship between couples. When an argument arises, both parties shout out loud about their point of reasoning, which creates a balancing act of tension force. Adam & Eve is love furniture that reacts and changes trough this balancing force, using black to represent Adam and white to represent Eve. Inspired by the beauty of a swan, Adam & Eve took the elegance of its smooth body curvatures and surface indentation. Each form is represented equally, proud and strong. Despite these characteristics, they are physically weak. When you try to sit, Adam & Eve will give a great deal of instability. Without each others support, Adam & Eve will not be functional and become a sculpture piece. A scar line is created in each of them as a representation of a lifetime bond, a scar line that is responsible for the connectivity between Adam and Eve. This scar line creates a need of dependency and a tied knot between Adam & Eve. They may be a strong representative of their own, but their weakness is obvious when they choose not to depend on each other. When users understand the need of existence for Adam & Eve, they will be reminded of the importance of a loved one.”
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by Michele Adriaens, 26 Mar 2008 |
Get your portrait drawn in 10-15mins at the OIC Portrait Day. 4 Apr, 2pm-7pm at MAAD.
