20 September 2010

19 September 2010

Grupo Bondi - concrete ottoman chair

This piece is exhibited at the London Design festival this year, 2010.


The Argentine pavilion at 100% Design will showcase the work of eight designers, including Grupo Bondi’s Concrete bench – a cast concrete ottoman, for indoor or outdoor use.

 Gruop Bondi also have some other interesting pieces that look like fluffy cushions however they are all made of concrete. Great concepts of garden furniture.


Links:
http://www.grupobondi.com.ar/
http://www.londondesignfestival.com/

Zaha Hadid - Urban Nebula

This piece was one of the artworks at the London Design Festival in 2007.


"Manufactured by Aggregate Industries, Zaha Hadid's Urban Nebula explored the plastic quality of pre-cast concrete and its potential as a medium for repetitive and fluid form.

The work, weighing 28 tonnes, was composed of 150 unique blocks of highly polished black pre-cast concrete bolted together to form a perforated wall. For many people it transformed their view of concrete.




Urban Nebula was exhibited at the Southbank Centre for a month from mid September 2007 where it was viewed by over one million people and attracted extensive press coverage — not just in the trade press but across national newspapers, monthly magazines and international publications.

Ben Evans, London Design Festival Director remembers the work being installed on the South Bank. 'Zaha chose to go with highly polished black concrete. And she created a form that was 150 concrete blocks that had near zero tolerance. Which meant that if one of them was 5mm to the left the whole thing didn't fit together. It was a challenge to install this but it was a very, very beautiful piece of work."


Some pictures from ZH blog about the manufacturing process




 Source:
http://www.londondesignfestival.com/page/size-matter-2007-zaha-hadid
http://zahahadidblog.com/projects/2007/08/17/urban-nebula

16 September 2010

Anna Baroti

These concrete and glass sculptures were made by Anna Baroti. The title was "Herpes" and was created as a graduate work.


Ildiko Eros

Pair in the water on the beach is created in Pecs, Institute of Arts last year as a graduate work by Ildiko Eros.

04 September 2010

Melinda Horvath - Concrete Veil

This was a final piece for a diploma exhibition last year from Melinda Horvath (at University of Pecs, Institue of Visual Arts, Pecs, Hungary).

The experiment of molding involved one simple drapery folded over a piece of wood. The fresh and soft concrete got into every hidden corner of the sheet and dried there. The piece reviles the texture and details  of the drapery used.

This is definitely a welcoming piece to touch!
(This is what i personally love about concrete sculptures. you can interact with it and no human touch will ever destroy it.)

Links: http://erasmus.pte.hu/study_guide_2010/mk.html

Hadash Shaham - concrete jewellery (again)

It seems that creating concrete accessories is not that rare as I tought before. The material is ideal for wearing it all the time due to its durable and strong qualities.

In only two weeks time this is the second link I bump into that features designer rings, necklaces all made of concrete.

Hadash Shaham  designs pieces of contemporary jewelry formed by simple geometric shapes. The  2008 concrete collection is reflective of Hadas' personal style and environmental space combining elements from new and old worlds.

"The concrete collection is based on the combination of old and new, gentle and harsh, hollow and full. It is about opposites and using them to create a whole object, just like dealing with real life. Formally, the collection is inspired by architectural elements around her, created with many items, each used in different subject which she found interesting."

The objects are created with the use of concrete combined with silver or gold and sometimes leather.

Earrings made of concrete - I was just wondering about their weight... but possibly i would risk this for a couple of hours because they look simply gorgeous.

The pieces are not all grey at all. Green, black and white coloured concrete is used widely and also simple (grey) material is combined with gold and silver  which creates a tasteful and fine finish.

Sources:
http://designbreak.strawberrypixel.com/?s=concrete&x=0&y=0
http://www.hadas-shaham.com

Umamy - Concrete office accessories

Umamy design studio created these office accessories to keep you desk tidy.
They are made of concrete and rubber - nothing else.


Link: http://www.umamy.com/main/home_accesories/concrete.html

"UMAMY Design Group was founded in order to implement new ideas and formulate unique approaches in design.
UMAMY designs and creates products in cooperation with local and international manufacturers and entrepreneurs, and specializes in designing house ware items.
Using humor, innovative thinking and creative brainstorming, UMAMY Design Group explores our society and our habits and challenges us with ingenious and original concepts, creating unique objects. Objects that hit a hidden cord at people hart and  make them desired."