Behind & beyond everyday objects.
Ever wonder what cement is really made out of ?? From limestone harvesting through controlled explosion displacing 80000 tonnes of rock at once, eating and melting compounds via locally product alternative fuel made out of residual waste, to fine pure cement bags, follow the incredible process behind a product that literally surrounds us ( concrete). ( bridges, buildings, skate parks etc..) .Platin works factory tour.
Read MoreMax Lamb Design Miami/Basel 2008 Solids of Revolution Solids of Revolution are two collections of stools in concrete and wool felt formed using rotational cutting processes. Two inherently disparate materials unified by property and by process. Hard, heavy concrete becomes lightweight and malleable. Soft, supple wool becomes rigid and strong. The convergence of two polar opposites at a state of physical property where the same processes apply. Both collections are made from preformed objects designed for industrial applications, offering primary function to otherwise secondary articles. The humble concrete block used…
Read MoreCastable and malleable materials (e.g. concrete, plaster, rockite and etc..) deserve a renewed consideration in architectural design due to their connection historically to the craftsman role and embodiment of tacit knowledge that extends beyond what is explicitly gained to contemporary digital fabrication and design. Castable material in the contemporary discourse of architecture has faded mainly in response to two conditions, one to the rise of digital fabrication, the usability and feasibility of standardized sheet material such as plywood boards. Second is the incapacity for architecture to engage inexact materials to…
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