The Design Blog

The Design Blog

The Design Blog featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

The Folding Boat

The Folding Boat, located along the shore of the Harlem River, is a multifunctional space serving as a rowing facility for the community college, a small library, and a museum dedicated to sport rowing. Featuring a folded metal roof, this structure defines its interior space by seamlessly blending walls into ceilings. Positioned at the convergence of historical and modern districts, the meticulous placement of elements respects programs, circulation, and the urban landscape.

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Heart Of Attraction

This work is an art work inspired by chaos. It shows the beauty and complexity of chaotic system through glass laser engraving technology. The audience is not only able to appreciate the visual charm of the work, but also can intimately interact with the concept of chaos through the gesture interactivity of the lighting. The interactive art experience takes the audience on a thoughtful journey of exploration, blending art, science and philosophy to bring visual and emotional enjoyment to the audience.

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Point Line Plane

Following TaYa's 68th Anniversary Event-Exhibition, this kinetic art installation is presented as a visual and auditory feast lasting 270 seconds, complemented by 50 lifting devices. The dynamic video design is divided into three chapters interpreting point, line and plane. The infinitely extending visual experience symbolizes Taya Group gradually and steadily sketching the blueprint of an infinite future, recording Taya's journey from birth to the present, providing over a century of stable and warm supply.

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Zeit–los

The Installation Zeit–los is a visual presence of the theme: locating time in space. Responsive Spaces created a generative light installation that fulfills several tasks in the client's workshop rooms: Recording time, background display at events, using the installation as a tool (timer, countdown or interactive hourglass) as well as individual color adjustment and an abstract display of real-time weather data for daily planning. The light installation can easily be controlled and adjusted by everybody with their mobile phone.

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Nirvana

Nirvana merges tradition and technology, featuring a matrix of motorized Wooden Fish, traditional East Asian ritual instruments. Each instrument houses an automated striker synchronized via physical computing, creating rhythmic auditory patterns. The arrangement visually captivates, blending handcrafted forms with mechanical precision, highlighting innovation through harmony between past rituals and contemporary kinetic art.

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Blossom

Blossom is an interactive video installation inspired by Eastern philosophy, emphasizing the cycle of life and the importance of being present. Through the blooming of a Hibiscus rosa sinensis, China rose, in response to the viewer's presence, the piece invites contemplation of life's transient beauty. It encourages viewers to embrace the moment, finding clarity and meaning within the perpetual rhythm of existence.

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