Fragile Future

source: lubimyjdomru
В этом проекте дизайнеры стремились показать возможность единения природы и технического прогресса. Головки одуванчика – бессмертные и эфемерные одновременно – напоминают нам о скоротечности и мимолетности жизни и, в то же время, о ее бесконечности. В таком контексте эти привычные каждому растения, на которые мы почти не обращаем внимания в обыденной жизни, смотрятся совершенно по-новому, заставляют нас увидеть всю их красоту и необыкновенные свойства.

Свет здесь является не вспомогательным звеном, а используется в качестве материала, он не подсветка, а сам предмет созерцания.

Остается, правда, совершенно непонятным и загадочным не только то, каким образом создателям необычных светильников удалось вживить светодиоды в одуванчики, не повредив хрупкие «кроны», но и то, насколько эти произведения практичны и долговечны.

Все композиции состоят из небольших модулей, которые легко соединяются между собой. Таким образом, можно составить предмет интерьера самой замысловатой формы, включающий в себя до 500 таких модулей.

Однако не думаю, что удивительные светильники из одуванчиков предназначены для освещения обычных жилых помещений. Скорее это – нечто декоративное, достойное самого экстравагантного интерьера или же выставочного салона. Кстати, проект Fragile Future получил несколько наград на международных выставках дизайна.
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source: cid-grand-hornube
En 1969, le single de David Bowie Space Oddity le propulse au sommet des hit-parades. Le clip vidéo original porte l’empreinte d’une époque abasourdie par les expéditions de l’homme dans l’espace, les premiers pas sur la lune, l’évolution des sciences, des techniques et des formes. L’exposition démarre par un clin d’œil au space age, âge d’or d’un design inspiré par la conquête spatiale. Passé ce premier sas, le visiteur est propulsé dans une autre époque : la sienne. La science-fiction repose sur deux composantes essentielles : la connaissance scientifique et le pouvoir de l’imaginaire. Le premier volet fait appel à la toute-puissance de l’imagination. Le terme oddity, emprunté au titre de Bowie, se traduit par la bizarrerie, l’étrangeté. Les pièces sélectionnées interprètent cette étrangeté à travers les thèmes qui traversent la littérature SF : l’espace, l’alien, l’anticipation, l’utopie, l’apocalypse… La seconde partie spécule sur les pratiques et techniques les plus récentes dont se servent les designers. Des programmes informatiques à l’impression 3D, ces technologies nous projettent dans le futur… mais décrivent avant tout tellement notre présent. Avec une valeur ajoutée humaine. Quelque chose de l’ordre de la poésie.
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source: spokitvnetlv
Studio Drift – uzņēmums, kas ar pārsteidzošiem un negaidītiem paņēmieniem apvieno dabu un modernās tehnoloģijas. Viņu darbi atgādina cilvēkiem par tām mazajām lietām, ko viņi parasti uzskatām par pašsaprotamām, vai pat aizmirst par tām.

Sērija Fragile Future – tās ir lustras, kas izveidota no bronzas, LED, un īstām pienenēm. Pieneņu galviņas atrodas uz bronzas struktūras, līdzīgas montāžas plāksnei, kas rada iespaidu, it kā maigās pienenes maģiski peld gaisā.
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source: studiodrift
With Fragile Future III, Studio Drift fuses nature and technology into a multidisciplinary light sculpture. The project can be seen as a critical yet utopian vision on the future of our planet, where two seemingly opposite evolutions have made a pact to survive.

The sculpture consists of three-dimensional bronze electrical circuits connected to light emitting dandelions. It contains real dandelion seeds, that were picked by hand, and glued seed by seed to LED lights. This labour-intensive process is a clear statement against mass production and throwaway culture. Are the rapid technological developments of our age really more advanced than the evolution of nature, of which the dandelion is such a transient and symbolic example? And how could those two evolve together?

Studio Drift proposes a vision of that future in her own signature aesthetics; a distinct mix between high-tech and poetic imagery in which light functions as a symbolic and emotional ingredient. Fragile Future III is about conveying emotion and at the same time refers to the fact that light lies at the basis of all life.
Studio Drift is an Amsterdam (NL) based studio, which creates site-specific installations and interactive sculptures that deal with space and light, by playing with existing and new relationships between nature, technology and mankind. At first glance, the works seem to refer to familiar situations, but on further investigation these references are brought into question. This places the viewer in an interesting position, reshaping how we relate to our environment and stimulating new ways of thinking.

Studio Drift uses advanced technology and fine craftsmanship. Each new work attempts to make some kind of future prediction. This entails a struggle within the limits of what is considered possible, ultimately pushing back the boundaries each time. Since research is an important part of Drift’s work process, the studio frequently collaborates with scientists, university departments and research facilities, computer programmers and engineers.

Studio Drift is founded in 2007 by Lonneke Gordijn (1980 Alkmaar, NL) and Ralph Nauta (1978 Swindon, GB). Since then they have produced multi-disciplinary installations, sculptures, objects and films.

Work by Studio Drift is acquired by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Musuem Voorlinden. Recently, Drift’s Shylight installation at the Rijksmuseum was nominated for the Dutch Design Awards 2015.

Their work has been exhibited worldwide at leading museums, fairs and institutes such as the Victoria & Albert Museum (UK), World Expo Shanghai (CN), Design Miami Basel (US, CH), Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam (NL), M.A.D. New York (US), The Israel Museum (IL) and La Biennale di Venezia (IT), Biennale de São Paolo (Brazil).

Studio Drift has been awarded several times for its creations, such as ‘The Moet Hennessy – Pavilion of Art and Design London Prize’ in 2010 for their Fragile Future Concrete Chandelier, and ‘The best piece of Arte Laguna’ for our Flylight during the Arsenale 2014 in Venice. Also in 2014, together with a creative team, Drift has won a competition to create one of the largest interactive permanent light installations in the world on Switzerland’s most important landmark; the Kapellbrücke in Lucerne.
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source: mymodernmet
Entitled Fragile Future III, these highly sculptural light fixtures are made of bronze, LED’s and real dandelion seeds that were meticulously picked by hand and then connected one by one to the lights. The Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta of Studio Drift strive to promote critical engagement through their conceptual work and the use of this labor-intensive process is a clear statement against mass production and throwaway culture.

Founded in 2006, Studio Drift mixes dreamy and poetic visuals with hi-tech design to explore the relationship between nature, technology and mankind. They have collaborated with scientists, university departments, research facilities, programmers and engineers in order to produce their innovative projects that are both technically advanced and aesthetically beautiful.