Dirk Skreber <-- is one of the leading contemporary German artists who currently lives and works in New York. Skreber has been exhibited in museum and institutions around the world and is represented in many of the world's major collections.
Martin Böttger is a seriously talented artist based in Berlin. You can see more of Martin’s impressive work at his blog called TsaWorks. Check it out!
Gerry Judah created a 32 metre-high sculpture for Audi at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. Stunning!
Strandkanten is a new housing area just south of the Centre of Tromsø, attractively situated on a reclaimed area in the Tromsø strait. This area is an important part of the city’s development strategy, where a concentrated growth from within will strengthen the activity in the centre and reduce the need for transportation. Architects: 70ºN Arkitektur (Norway)
My dream house.
This house by Beals Arquitectos is located in a 160 x 30 meters and a height of 36 meters on the north shore of Lake Rupanco. Build two parallel volumes in a clear vegetation left open at the ends and drilled by the sides. Towards the top, a grove of myrtles and laurels. Towards the front, the view from the treetops and lake. Link here.
” Standing on the shoulders of other people’s dreams could perhaps be the most pathetic of all dreams. The intent of my work is to create something short of its outcome. My goal is to create the idea of an object that remains a dream. The objects I create are based on fictions, rather than realities. I have always been interested in the ephemeral worlds established in film, or even in popular culture. Fictions or established hearsay allow for a flawed interpretation, which leads to a flawed result. The sublime is unattainable, and not an option. I further amplify this experience by only using my memory to construct my images. Failure is imminent. I find humor allows me to enjoy this experience, and I in turn build humor into the worlds established by my work. I have chosen to depict these states with unfinished wood, and other materials which convey a sense of the temporal. I find the beauty in life lies in between moments. My work offers a sense of what could be and what could never be simultaneously. ” – Michael T. Rea
Woermann Tower in Palmas de Canaria, Spain by Abalos & Herreros. Unfortunately, the site is all in Spanish so I can’t understand much of it but the images are enough to keep me intrigued.
Blueprint was an installation by Taiwanese Ou Studio as part of the allstar exhibition during DMY Berlin Design Festival 09. Based on ‘blueprint’ technical drawings the installation consisted of a painted blue wall with perspective elements of furniture from an old house, in Taiwan. Items including the ‘one piece’ bench were constructed using bamboo paper, strong enough for visitors to sit on. each item was measured and made to scale. (via Designboom)
The concept of a delicate rippling ribbon was chosen in view of the exposed position of the staircase in the main living area of the house. The staircase is constructed from 10mm thick sheet metal. Pairs of adjoining steps connected with an oblique external side joist form a bracket anchored in the wall. Each of the brackets is constructed as a rigid frame. The higher steps bear mainly drawing forces, while pressure is transmitted through the lower steps. Link here.
