The outer rough surface is mirrored by the polished inner one.
A gold version of it (wedding ring) is currently being produced. The outer surface will be tarnished, adding contrast to the matt roughness of the surface. The longer the person wares the object, the shinier the product gets.
Months ago I got an idea for a chair. I made a fast sketch, and left it at that. The main idea was to experiment with laminating materials so that the seating support and frame would be one.
I looked at beautiful Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin bottles in my kitchen and thought “perhaps I can make something out of them?” so I started to peel the labels, and rolled off the foil.. amazingly two of the smaller labels came off in one piece.. the wire crown reminded me of chair legs.. my previous idea of laminated chair and “playing around” with leftovers resulted in this model.
Its made from four pieces – two wire crowns and two bottle labels. No additional glue is used, the wire is laminated (sandwiched) between the two sticky labels.
A few years ago I started collecting data to make a visual overview of design history. The “problem” I stumbled upon was how to arrange the information. Soon I realised that an interactive computer based environment (Flash) would fit the project much more. Time could be presented 2D (left to right or up and down) where the user could zoom-in and pan the time-line or as 3D where time would be run in the background.
Software called Gapminder presents time in 3D. If you explore the site you will find this google tool link where you can play around and see different data change over time.
Prof. Hans Rosling uses software from Gapminder to talk about the “developing” world at TED.
Public toilet sign.
A Shinkansen rail (at the exit door).