Design Biennial Boston 2010
Our ninjas over at the PINKCOMMAGALLERY are looking for entries of "design works that represent creative approaches and solutions to issues in contemporary design" for the first ever Design Biennial Boston 2010 exhibit.
A jury will be selecting works that they feel represent "the most significant emerging voices among Greater Boston's early- career design talent (including practices working in architecture, landscape architecture, graphic design, industrial design, and interior design)" for an exhibition opening late this Spring.
Applicants must practice in Greater Boston [so non-Beantown ninjas need not apply, sorry], must have graduated from a design or architecture program, must be presenting work that was completed independently, and must have been independently practicing for fewer than 10 years or 45 years old or younger. Applicants can be a team if they all meet these requirements.
The jury will include:
Mark Pasnik, Chris Grimley and Michael Kubo, pinkcomma gallery
Stefane Barbeau, Vessel Inc.
Beate Becker, DIGMA
Eric Howeler, Howeler + Yoon Architecture
Fritz Klatke, Visual Dialogue
Dennis Kois, Director, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Amanda Lawrence, PRAXIS and Northeastern
Beth Whittaker, MERGE Architects
Submissions must be received by 4 p.m. at the gallery on 12 March 2010.
If you think you’ve got the stuff, get some work together and submit [download PDF of guidelines and submittal forms here]! I look forward to seeing the results - and hope to feature some examples of the works chosen here on AMNP later this Spring.
.:Design Biennial Boston 2010->
Posted: March 2nd, 2010
at 10:00am by orangemenace
Tagged with design, architecture, Boston, competition
Categories: architecture,design,competitions
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‘Pole Dance’ by SO-IL Wins P.S.1 Comp
The P.S.1 installation competition seems to be an increasingly popular, creative, and fun way for architects / designers to express themselves simply for architecture’s sake - while creating an interesting space to be used, seemingly, as a kind of rallying point for architecture and design related events in NYC. With a new year comes a new installation, adding to a growing list of impressive work by up-and-coming designers.
Sure not to disappoint, this year Brooklyn based SO-IL [for Solid Objectives - Idenburg Liu] has been named winner of the competition, for an entry entitled ‘Pole Dance’.
"What we wanted to do is propose a structure that was constantly trying to find its balance as it was influenced by people and outside forces. It’s a take on the wider world, where we’re always trying to find balance in our lives and in everything around us."
The installation will lay out a 12′ grid of 2 inch thick, 25 feet tall fiberglass poles - which, due to these dimensions, etc, will be quite flexible. A roughly 9,000 square foot stretchy net will be suspended - the form of which will be dynamically altered as the poles sway. Lastly, a number of brightly colored balls will be bouncing around on this netting, allowing visitors to ‘play’ with the installation.
Sounds, and looks, pretty dope.
SO-IL PS1 Pole Dance from SO-IL on Vimeo.
.:via->The Architect’s Newspaper
Posted: February 22nd, 2010
at 5:00am by orangemenace
Tagged with architecture, New York, P.S.1, competition
Categories: youtube,architecture,design
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