Monday, 2 December 2013

U7 Situ Studio NY

The vist last week to Brooklyn based design studio SITU STUDIO was one of the highlights of the trip. Founding director Wes Rozen explained how the practice intertwines fabrication and design during a tour of the studio and Navy Yard based workshop.

Fabrication Workshop Navy Yard | Situ Studio
Prototype Workshop DUMBO | Situ Studio


U7 Project 1 Photography Session

Some U7 image tests using black velour background and simple studio lighting...

Homeless Capsule | Moulded Recycled Paper | D Little 
Temporary Capsule | Laser -cut Plywood | M Chen
Body Capsule | Filled Textile Kernels |  K Feltwell
Reading Capsule | Laminated Folded Nylon | G Lui

Thursday, 14 November 2013

Bowery Walking Tour with Eric Ferrara

U7 Guided walking tour with author of 'The Bowery: A History of Grit, Graft and Grandeur' and founder of Lower East Side History Project confirmed for November field trip.  




Situ Studio Visit Confirmed


U7 Visit to Situ Studio NY confirmed for November field trip. 
A practice that splits it's workspace evenly between a fabrication shop and design studio.

Situ Studio

Situ Studio

Judd Foundation Tour Confirmed

U7 Visit to Judd Foundation confirmed for November Field Trip. 
Serving as the New York residence and studio of Donald Judd, 101 Spring Street is considered to be the birthplace of "permanent installation," now a hallmark of contemporary art, as well as an inspiration for much of Judd's work.


Judd Foundation

Monday, 11 November 2013

Thursday, 7 November 2013

If All the Ice Melted

IF ALL THE ICE MELTED

Explore the world’s new coastlines if sea level rises 216 feet.
The maps here show the world as it is now, with only one difference: All the ice on land has melted and drained into the sea, raising it 216 feet and creating new shorelines for our continents and inland seas.

There are more than five million cubic miles of ice on Earth, and some scientists say it would take more than 5,000 years to melt it all. If we continue adding carbon to the atmosphere, we’ll very likely create an ice-free planet, with an average temperature of perhaps 80 degrees Fahrenheit instead of the current 58.


http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map
from National Geographic