tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42113169462061512262024-03-13T03:37:46.181+01:00Design Organicoperchè la perfezione si può trovare solamente in natura...Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-41218186641703745062009-06-07T18:47:00.006+02:002009-06-07T19:14:01.403+02:00Fuorisalone 2009 - TORART e il Design Organico<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpozZLonNU5mwmqLKEowUpvm2Z-576iUbiuAtDNiG7souEy7H9vwaqKTsEmDojrw-Kk556G_qhINmYURlwaumrN4Tyq5oPMxCjH96gzR6_vJHOwMGXMnTpbfgGKpYz_1uFm2ODwVKBNtX8/s1600-h/Torart_Mouth.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344632548408055218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpozZLonNU5mwmqLKEowUpvm2Z-576iUbiuAtDNiG7souEy7H9vwaqKTsEmDojrw-Kk556G_qhINmYURlwaumrN4Tyq5oPMxCjH96gzR6_vJHOwMGXMnTpbfgGKpYz_1uFm2ODwVKBNtX8/s400/Torart_Mouth.jpg" border="0" /></a>Mouth - Design Filippo Tincolini<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi658uXHdYOlfq5hh13dz4Bzg9aJe7R4jJUUAjgLbS-R2HR-TOtsF8veEBted7dLMQtfLcyQFG0cU8kw60yShXldG02nYz9LojHHwXqQzz1l5xlQGX6OAAdDNbj_DkZ3ZOHpl6pCz-BfM/s1600-h/Quark_30_designBabled_Prod_TorArt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344632484182357042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi658uXHdYOlfq5hh13dz4Bzg9aJe7R4jJUUAjgLbS-R2HR-TOtsF8veEBted7dLMQtfLcyQFG0cU8kw60yShXldG02nYz9LojHHwXqQzz1l5xlQGX6OAAdDNbj_DkZ3ZOHpl6pCz-BfM/s400/Quark_30_designBabled_Prod_TorArt.jpg" border="0" /></a> Quark - Design Emmanuel Babled<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsEC2y-mmh00Ghs1Wo2ElN0y4umiTpHCLHnnOkrXjTqSDiXvO3PAOAafPh6YH-updgdEefW8edwALKgcRqQlHogUPpq8jyhI0cIJFlZGTHUBOjqSKj4HLUkaPGAhDA1PsZq4cXWl2M8Z2/s1600-h/Torart_Animable.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344632391212002818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsEC2y-mmh00Ghs1Wo2ElN0y4umiTpHCLHnnOkrXjTqSDiXvO3PAOAafPh6YH-updgdEefW8edwALKgcRqQlHogUPpq8jyhI0cIJFlZGTHUBOjqSKj4HLUkaPGAhDA1PsZq4cXWl2M8Z2/s400/Torart_Animable.jpg" border="0" /></a> Animable - Design Emiliano Moretti<br /><br /><br /><div align="justify">L'azienda Torart, specializzata nella lavorazione del marmo tramite robot antropomorfi a 6 assi, presenta al Fuorisalone 2009 alcuni prodotti in tiratura limitata dal design ricercato ed organico. I prodotti sono firmati da diversi designer quali Emiliano Moretti, Filippo Tincolini e Emmanuel Babled. Le potenzialità di questa tecnologia sono interessantissime, per la vastità di forme realizzabili atte a valorizzare l'essenza organica della pietra. Di contro i costi per le lavorazioni richieste sono molto elevati e non permettono certo produzioni in grande serie. Si tratta tuttavia, a mio avviso, di uno stimolo molto interessante.</div></div><div align="center">***</div><div align="justify"><em>The company Torart , which is specializes in working marble with anthropomorphic robot with 6 axes, presented in the Fuorisalone 2009 some limited edition products witn an interesting and organic. The products are designed by different designers such as Emiliano Moretti, Filippo Tincolini and Emmanuel Babled. The potential of this technology is interesting because of the vastness of shapes feasible to exploit the essence of organic stone. By contrast the cost for this machining are very high and not allow certain products in large series. It is, however, in my opinion, a very attractive incentive.</em> </div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-54328901820060983072009-05-26T18:50:00.005+02:002009-05-26T19:24:43.935+02:00Euroluce 2009 - "Malik" by Guido Vrola<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21j0flNSsp45iKKC69Q52XE6kVysC4F-ElNG1wXee80h2ylTylb4ndFgAiPEUKfZD0SMmKxQ0KXclZdp_hQ_5KyTZ9tancI016ctzFMAlBzr39_bDMUEh4zG5lN_-QmVKec-byQ9Eo6Is/s1600-h/Malik+p_500.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340177700137159122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21j0flNSsp45iKKC69Q52XE6kVysC4F-ElNG1wXee80h2ylTylb4ndFgAiPEUKfZD0SMmKxQ0KXclZdp_hQ_5KyTZ9tancI016ctzFMAlBzr39_bDMUEh4zG5lN_-QmVKec-byQ9Eo6Is/s400/Malik+p_500.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9p8HrjNaK2qj5g96W623Iic3bdSy9UAumHyRDxVIr1zYewPIjdQ9DoxB67UYbhtE_jBJIXHU74ll0gz4Dj-NUrZyURja4IbsX1yGooyiC3pConmhkETpevwzFEyfiig2GIPMaQhWlpIag/s1600-h/Malik+pl_500.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340177577450121442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9p8HrjNaK2qj5g96W623Iic3bdSy9UAumHyRDxVIr1zYewPIjdQ9DoxB67UYbhtE_jBJIXHU74ll0gz4Dj-NUrZyURja4IbsX1yGooyiC3pConmhkETpevwzFEyfiig2GIPMaQhWlpIag/s400/Malik+pl_500.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify">Vorrei mostrare, a chi non avesse avuto modo di vederla dal vivo, un' altra mia lampada presentata all' <strong>Euroluce 2009</strong>. Si chiama "<strong>Malik</strong>" ed è realizzata per lo storico marchio <strong>Aureliano Toso</strong> del gruppo <strong>Firme di Vetro</strong>. Il suo <em>design</em>, come è evidente, non è organico. D'altro canto non ho la pretesesa di voler fare un <em>design </em>100% organico. Ve la mostro, però, in questa sede perchè penso che risponda alla stessa aspirazione di cui ho sempre parlato riferendomi al <em>design</em> organico. L'aspirazione è quella di voler fare, in qualche modo, un <em>design</em> "eterno". So che è un'aspettativa forse esagerata ma essendo una "aspirazione" penso possa essere giustificata. Questa lampada è stata definita "<strong>neominimalista</strong>", termine che, peraltro, fino ad ora ha significato molto poco. Però penso che questo modo di disegnare forme minimaliste possa essere, nel suo piccolo, uno stile. Quello cui cerco di aspirare, parallelamente al design organico, è un "minimalismo addolcito", potremmo dire anche "femminile". Le geometrie sono elementari, ma non rudi e pungenti come quelle minimaliste appunto. Tutti gli spigoli sono arrotondati per renderla amichevole alla vista e al tatto e la fenditura centrale è un piccolo vezzo per rendere il prodotto distintivo e non freddo ed impersonale. La sua collocazione non è un ambiente asetticco, bensì giovane e colorato. Mi piacerebbe avere un vostro parere in merito, al di là del "mi piace" o "non mi piace", perchè questo blog è per me una fucina di idee e vorrei che lo fosse anche per chi legge. Fatemi sapere...<br /></div><div align="center">***</div><div align="justify"><em>I would like to show to those who had not had the opportunity to see her live, an other lamp I made, presented at <strong>Euroluce 2009</strong>. It is called "<strong>Malik</strong>" and is made for the historic mark of <strong>Aureliano Toso</strong> of <strong>Firme di Vetro Group</strong>. Its design, as is obvious, is not organic. On the other hand I do not pretend to do a 100% organic design. I show it to you here because I think that responds to the aspiration of which I have spoken with reference to the organic design. The aspiration is to want to do, somehow, a design "eternal". I know it is an expectation perhaps exaggerated but being an "aspiration" I think it can be justified. This lamp was described as "neominimalist" a term which, however, up to now has meant very little. But I think that this way of designing minimalist forms may be, in his small, a style. That which I aspire to, in parallel with organic design, is a "softened minimalism", we could also say "female". The geometries are elementary, but not harsh and pungent as those minimalist. All edges are rounded to make it friendly to the eye and the touch and the central slit is a little habit to make the product distinctive and not cold and impersonal. Its location is not a aseptic, but young and colorful. I would like to have your opinion on this, different from "I like it" or "I do not like it" because this blog is for me a source of ideas and would like it to be even for the reader. Let me know ...</em><br /><br /></div><div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-51710258215810389302009-05-02T12:06:00.008+02:002009-05-02T20:26:08.755+02:00SALONE SATELLITE - Jang Won Yoon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUHYrDduBpwicLIXgfYPl6zpUxnGgI5cbBJpcwNtxPC2Gtn9kaLon9xZzKgHypozojsZQ9SqKNNXcQaJ-U8YelPtZbSaanIaY_OrCLbw0e6Drj1SyM5e9sgQHMbBRbgIrWs9_u-AAbBwN/s1600-h/Blade.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331169414518440242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUHYrDduBpwicLIXgfYPl6zpUxnGgI5cbBJpcwNtxPC2Gtn9kaLon9xZzKgHypozojsZQ9SqKNNXcQaJ-U8YelPtZbSaanIaY_OrCLbw0e6Drj1SyM5e9sgQHMbBRbgIrWs9_u-AAbBwN/s400/Blade.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55EBkpy7C3plS1UgVBY0gmfn5Pax-jxuwuoprTGIcrTvwoItyBLSezdCROSekJXbr-SsUUSoRWe_wCu_liFG0Zzae-fm53lpUDhQ1KP4yuAQQ99W2oeyZcxxBcZe4sTxSG9aDmGTYfdFC/s1600-h/Jang_Won_Yoon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331169271788112610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55EBkpy7C3plS1UgVBY0gmfn5Pax-jxuwuoprTGIcrTvwoItyBLSezdCROSekJXbr-SsUUSoRWe_wCu_liFG0Zzae-fm53lpUDhQ1KP4yuAQQ99W2oeyZcxxBcZe4sTxSG9aDmGTYfdFC/s400/Jang_Won_Yoon.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div align="justify">Inizio questa mia carrellata relativa al Salone del Mobile 2009 partendo dal Salone Satellite e, in particolare, da quello che ritengo uno dei più interessanti tra i designer emergenti. Si tratta di Jang Won Yoon, designer di origine coreana che attualmente vive e lavora a Los Angeles. Tra le sue creazioni sedie e sgabelli dal design raffinato caratterizzate da linee spigolose e da una uniformità organica che le fa assomigliare a delle ossature robotiche. Apprezzabili in particolare gli sgabelli Blade e Sprint e la sedia Janus.<br /></div><div><div align="center">***</div><div align="justify"><em>I start my series on the Salone del Mobile in 2009 from the Salone Satellite, and in particular, from what I consider one of the most interesting among the emerging designers. He is Jang Won Yoon, designer of Korean origin who now lives and works in Los Angeles. Among his creations from chairs and stools feature elegant design with spicules lines and an organic uniformity that makes them look like robotic bones. I particularly appreciate the "Blade" and "Sprint" stools and "Janus" chair.</em></div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-66541081477163048702009-04-28T18:18:00.004+02:002009-04-28T18:38:08.158+02:00Di ritorno dal Salone del Mobile - Returning from Salone del Mobile<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqK1auFSZKFlz3799lagAiJcQTFadDxquXAc9M6KSLjhfYo_Cm-uYtRlGeN_s-UzCgFfvBmItD1BJE1-1uEau9wKD0j1L19ZqVaTbj_TtbLpo0RKii7UfNw5cj5pjuGb3SGKVQmLPDH7Dc/s1600-h/logo_iSaloni_rosso_500.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329781354538027730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqK1auFSZKFlz3799lagAiJcQTFadDxquXAc9M6KSLjhfYo_Cm-uYtRlGeN_s-UzCgFfvBmItD1BJE1-1uEau9wKD0j1L19ZqVaTbj_TtbLpo0RKii7UfNw5cj5pjuGb3SGKVQmLPDH7Dc/s400/logo_iSaloni_rosso_500.gif" border="0" /></a> Sono appena tornato da sei intensi ed interessantissimi giorni trascorsi al 48° Salone del Mobile di Milano. Come previsto le novità interessanti incontrate al Salone, nei padiglioni di Euroluce, al Salone Satellite e a Zona Tortona sono state moltissime. Nei prossimi giorni vi parlerò di alcune di queste novità e vi presenterò anche dei miei prodotti che non avevo potuto mostrarvi in anteprima. Passate a trovarmi...<br /><div align="center">***</div><em>I am just returned from six intense and interesting days at 48 ° Salone del Mobile in Milan. As expected the interesting news encounter at the Salon, in the halls of Euroluce, at the Salone Satellite and Zona Tortona were many. In the coming days I will speak of some of these and I will present to you some of my new products that I had not presented you on preview. Return to find me ...</em><br /><br /></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-24917371120602302362009-04-21T11:23:00.004+02:002009-04-21T11:38:13.069+02:00PREVIEW Euroluce 2009 – Ross Lovegrove<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fRZPzl8sodaRHINBueG0hgmZO6QZ1fY3FSyT1h8Igf2gWQvbZ8D3tsL0D7XRCyaJ-jb3Mb6I22_3JzqU5rG35aJvdq9lA37PLapB2DZGnpRXwpFA_widnOw5mtrs0RtWY-ITXpEmpeky/s1600-h/150_artemide_lovegrove.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327074767885058114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fRZPzl8sodaRHINBueG0hgmZO6QZ1fY3FSyT1h8Igf2gWQvbZ8D3tsL0D7XRCyaJ-jb3Mb6I22_3JzqU5rG35aJvdq9lA37PLapB2DZGnpRXwpFA_widnOw5mtrs0RtWY-ITXpEmpeky/s400/150_artemide_lovegrove.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Ross Lovegrove è un designer che ho sempre particolarmente ammirato. Il suo stile è quello che più si avvicina alla mia idea di design organico. In occasione del prossimo Euroluce, Lovegrove presenta "Cosmic Leafe", realizzata per Artemide, una lampada come sempre molto particolare. Il design è shoccante, le tecnologie utilizzate molto avanzate, la forma è, senza dubbio, organica. Il diffusore è un foglio di metacrilato trasparente texturizzato sostenuto da una struttura in acciaio cromato. Il corpo illuminante è in metallo stampato e verniciato.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center">***</div><div align="justify">R<em>oss Lovegrove is a designer I have always particularly admired. His style is the one that comes closest to my idea of organic design. At the next Euroluce, Lovegrove presents "Cosmic Leafe", achieved for Artemide, a lamp, as always, very special. The design is shocking, the technology advanced, the shape is, no doubt, organic. The diffuser is a sheet of transparent textured methacrylate supported by a chromed steel structure. The luminaire is printed and painted metal.</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-80555659898525230892009-04-11T09:06:00.002+02:002009-04-11T09:14:20.966+02:00PREVIEW Euroluce 2009 – “OVO” by Guido Vrola<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUWXJJgjzGCAdsNdeyoQyb489BAhJ0GHQ2y515GI1I7vV5YdWwlveOqOI_E59S01jXO77eUp2y5yN6GlFvCmDaDMfYkzJ1JcMwTyawFKIiJCevmPFoyjF_IPAreJyDB6kCWs15n_tp5mC/s1600-h/Lumi_Ovo_Render.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323327750374379490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUWXJJgjzGCAdsNdeyoQyb489BAhJ0GHQ2y515GI1I7vV5YdWwlveOqOI_E59S01jXO77eUp2y5yN6GlFvCmDaDMfYkzJ1JcMwTyawFKIiJCevmPFoyjF_IPAreJyDB6kCWs15n_tp5mC/s400/Lumi_Ovo_Render.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />In occasione della pasqua vi presento in anteprima questo mio progetto, realizzato in collaborazione con Selene Illuminazione, che sarà presentato a Milano al prossimo Euroluce. Il soggetto è l'uovo, l'origine di tutto, la massima espressione della natura ed essenza del design organico. Prima che ogni altra forma si sviluppi vi è l'uovo. Cosa vi sia al suo interno ve lo sveliamo sezionandolo su due lati. Le lampade della serie OVO, disponibili in diverse misure, sono in vetro soffiato incamiciato proposto internamente nei colori ambra, arancio o verde ed all’esterno sempre bianco.<br /><div align="center">***</div><div align="justify"><em>In occasion of the Easter i present to you a preview of a my project, realized in collaboration with Selene Illuminazione, which will be presented in Milan in the next Euroluce. The subject is the egg, the origin of all, the ultimate expression of the nature and essence of the organic design. Before any other form develops there is the egg. What there is in it I reveal by sections on both sides. Lamps OVO series, available in various sizes, are blown glass proposed internally in colors of amber, orange or green and white outside.</em></div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-60382186837775186802009-04-07T12:10:00.003+02:002009-04-07T12:15:27.344+02:00PREVIEW Euroluce 2009 – Karim Rashid<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UKPstjdgZwcNXXyfkvwgPszTig6fP-ZTmt0lFT7Twcly5jHJvJlwChSXVx8S5uI0Kj8gogbOExB-Mluoc5gto23kcsg_U9ytbmlj-io2l6aI_XKGvo8-4FMZZcNth5d0ajrwgb3RoQGB/s1600-h/150_artemide_rashid.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321890088887399138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UKPstjdgZwcNXXyfkvwgPszTig6fP-ZTmt0lFT7Twcly5jHJvJlwChSXVx8S5uI0Kj8gogbOExB-Mluoc5gto23kcsg_U9ytbmlj-io2l6aI_XKGvo8-4FMZZcNth5d0ajrwgb3RoQGB/s400/150_artemide_rashid.jpg" border="0" /></a> Questa lampada è “la realizzazione di un sogno” - afferma Karim Rashid - che la disegnò a soli 19 anni, quando era ancora uno studente universitario. Fonte d’ispirazione la foglia, leggero elemento naturale che si muove al delicato soffio del vento e che viene qui interpretata come il prolungamento di un sottile ramo curvilineo. La sua silhouette è come un leggero tratto di penna, una fluida onda verticale, una forma zoomorfica che Rashid ama definire digital nature. Karim Rashid al prossimo salone di Milano propone qualcosa di diverso per Artemide e lo fa presentando un progetto tirato fuori da un cassetto. Quali altre sorprese ci riserverà l'eccentrico designer?</div><div align="center">***</div><div align="justify"><em>This lamp is the "realization of a dream" - says Karim Rashid - that drew it when he was just 19 years old, when he was still a university student. Source of inspiration the leaf, light natural element that moves to the gentle breath of wind and is interpreted here as an extension of a thin curved branch. Its silhouette is like a light stroke of a pen, a fluid wave vertical, a zoomorphic forms that define digital Rashid loves nature. Karim Rashid at the next exhibition in Milan offers something different for Artemide and makes it presenting a project pulled out of a drawer. What other surprises we reserve the eccentric designer?</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-27779849241636796072008-09-18T11:48:00.004+02:002009-04-04T12:44:00.257+02:00Design Innovativo, materiale tradizionale - Innovative design, traditional material<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNJU0KJu14nsIAqFFyWPB4_TFCAehOX2CCidtmMqrupLXWxU9oL8lfP4iqjdTKPm6mmdJMakhnQfeitic-3F_n3bq1TZiSl1cGQek_L7CN6I9fZvl_FYwZzQtiMj1rTxpbFyVZNTVJIYA/s1600-h/fabio_novembre_void_flaminia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247302117923036578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNJU0KJu14nsIAqFFyWPB4_TFCAehOX2CCidtmMqrupLXWxU9oL8lfP4iqjdTKPm6mmdJMakhnQfeitic-3F_n3bq1TZiSl1cGQek_L7CN6I9fZvl_FYwZzQtiMj1rTxpbFyVZNTVJIYA/s400/fabio_novembre_void_flaminia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtC7QnasgOVQ3y4Jr4KgG_IU4BUHIMfmlKzWlbIXuJ274curxMoy3OOGMc_TbKWuzQ510f9nOc4app-goG4SijgLFxZhg2S6aEQ40003UBqXX_opkS8vLb8UKmKbxk4MRm-LRcmpTKbq5/s1600-h/ceramica-flaminia-void-washbasin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247302031727868194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtC7QnasgOVQ3y4Jr4KgG_IU4BUHIMfmlKzWlbIXuJ274curxMoy3OOGMc_TbKWuzQ510f9nOc4app-goG4SijgLFxZhg2S6aEQ40003UBqXX_opkS8vLb8UKmKbxk4MRm-LRcmpTKbq5/s400/ceramica-flaminia-void-washbasin.jpg" border="0" /></a>La storica azienda Ceramica Flaminia presenta al Salone del Mobile di Milano la collezione VOID dal design innovativo e organico. VOID è una serie di lavabi, vasi e bidet nata in collaborazione con l'eccentrico designer Fabio Novembre. Lo stesso designer descrive il suo prodotto così: <div align="justify"><em>"L'acqua disegna la materia con un'armonia alla quale qualsiasi designer aspira. Chiamato in causa sulla tipologia che più di tutte ha a che fare con lo scorrimento dell'acqua, ho cercato di fare un passo indietro, lasciando che gli oggetti si disegnassero da soli. Come sassi di un fiume levigati dal tempo, che si lasciano attraversare dai flussi interni ed esterni che scorrono nella nostra vita."</em> </div><div align="justify">L'intento è chiaro, è chiara la filosofia che lo spinge e che è la stessa che io ho sempre cercato di condividere. Il materiale utilizzato è la tradizionale ceramica e non il tanto inflazionato quanto poco sapientemente utilizzato Corian, di cui era pieno il Salone del Bagno.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center">***</div><div align="justify"><em>The historic company Ceramica Flaminia present to the Milan Furniture Fair the collection VOID, with an innovative and organic design. VOID is a series of wash basins, jars and bidet born in collaboration with the eccentric designer Fabio Novembre. The designer describes its product as follows:<br />"The water draws the matter with a harmony to which any designer aspires. Called into question on the type that over all has to do with the water flow, I tried to take a step back, leaving the objects design itself alone. As a river of stones polished by the time you leave cross flows from internal and external flowing in our lives. "<br />The intention is clear, is clear the philosophy that pushes him and that is the same that I have always tried to share. The material used is the traditional ceramic and not the much-inflated and little wisely used Corian, which was full the Salon of Bath.</em></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-5951600983164047722008-04-10T16:59:00.008+02:002008-04-10T17:19:28.448+02:00Design Organico: Ispirazione - Organic Design: Inspiration [2]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAY-ZaGW86Tgv4B_8fexz9LoNj2IuZIGvcsDCyzFww9cNVaCI1N-c41Kd-Q4oRwDszU2B3J4cSMbBnMNgMSte2Jalu1-HZrBSs1WfRDXZ9H2bkBvGPxWXHRaFrY0Fn9IohivB72C35cdy4/s1600-h/Insp_Org_2_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187633375130140962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAY-ZaGW86Tgv4B_8fexz9LoNj2IuZIGvcsDCyzFww9cNVaCI1N-c41Kd-Q4oRwDszU2B3J4cSMbBnMNgMSte2Jalu1-HZrBSs1WfRDXZ9H2bkBvGPxWXHRaFrY0Fn9IohivB72C35cdy4/s400/Insp_Org_2_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLJiyEFqqV1A4u_JxCnseZWttbUfNVHSmu3jNu4LuZrh-maUzsbV1BxnuK7evpy0UGmuUTuS2K_HNtWlgCE-Qk8YcAF_hx3xuqGm34uLKRca7n6ryivK_Q_JmzOanWuXwEqnItvFNYHVQ/s1600-h/Insp_Org_2_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187632559086354690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLJiyEFqqV1A4u_JxCnseZWttbUfNVHSmu3jNu4LuZrh-maUzsbV1BxnuK7evpy0UGmuUTuS2K_HNtWlgCE-Qk8YcAF_hx3xuqGm34uLKRca7n6ryivK_Q_JmzOanWuXwEqnItvFNYHVQ/s400/Insp_Org_2_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOINNDnTaQBB4mQ9ZsGPmNFEqs-vXatkaVW612_hVvFizLfJ9FoNyOlweO5UsZ08zQxhlHZe7tmE6L2SxCPrgcA8yZHB4EA4V_WZFHN4YNc74GmRXvYJahXtWXptNJm-GYDp-qEwQpV5f/s1600-h/Insp_Org_2_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187632421647401202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOINNDnTaQBB4mQ9ZsGPmNFEqs-vXatkaVW612_hVvFizLfJ9FoNyOlweO5UsZ08zQxhlHZe7tmE6L2SxCPrgcA8yZHB4EA4V_WZFHN4YNc74GmRXvYJahXtWXptNJm-GYDp-qEwQpV5f/s400/Insp_Org_2_3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Inserisco nuovamente delle immagini al microscopio che ritengo molto interessanti come fonte di ispirazione. Cosa esse rappresentino ovviamente non ha importanza (ed oltretutto forse è meglio non saperlo), si tratta tuttavia di strutture organiche caratterizzate da intrecci di tessuti ramificati. Penso che vi siano molte possibili applicazioni di questo genere di forme nel design industriale, soprattuto se scegliamo di ottenerle con le materie plastiche. Sarei molto curioso di sapere voi cosa ci vedete in queste immagini...</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center">-----</div><div align="justify"><br /><em>I post again some images taken under the microscope that I retain very interesting as a source of inspiration. What they represent obviously is not important (and perhaps above all, do not know it is better), they are organic structures characterized by branched interweaving of forms. I think that there are many possible applications of this kind of forms in industrial design, especially if we choose to get them with plastics. I would be very curious to know what you see in these pictures ...</em></div></div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-44377805989592672482008-04-02T15:47:00.002+02:002008-04-02T16:17:10.710+02:00Un lavabo Organico - An Organic washbasin<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7khj39G28YOczU9LqP64ZluirJl-8En36R0Tl0_q-dvk1u9G2gKe5avLH9BtRLS0tRbb8L5Eu9Ux5DlXnUXi85EfmMnUGn3cMWWRRoTK9O3agBs75dihFI3le8KRrYRGexojterwvzL-/s1600-h/Lavandino_Orca.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184646845580125954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7khj39G28YOczU9LqP64ZluirJl-8En36R0Tl0_q-dvk1u9G2gKe5avLH9BtRLS0tRbb8L5Eu9Ux5DlXnUXi85EfmMnUGn3cMWWRRoTK9O3agBs75dihFI3le8KRrYRGexojterwvzL-/s400/Lavandino_Orca.jpg" border="0" /></a>E' straordinario per molti aspetti il lavabo <strong>Orca</strong> firmato da <strong>Thomas Sandell</strong> per <strong>Rapsel</strong>. E' straordianario innanzi tutto per il suo <strong>design</strong> così <strong>organico</strong>, sfacciatamente <strong>organico</strong> oserei dire. In secondo luogo è straordinario per il geniale utilizzo del <strong>Corian </strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>®</strong> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">(materiale di per se stesso straordinario). Il bagno è il posto dove si ritrova la natura in casa, dove deve essere valorizzato l’elemento acqua e le sue forme, il suo movimento. Questo lavabo senza dubbio centra l'obbiettivo.</span></div><div align="center">-----</div><div align="justify">It is extraordinary in many ways the washbasin <strong>Orca</strong> signed by <strong>Thomas Sandell</strong> for <strong>Rapsel</strong>. It is extraordinary first of all for its <strong>organic design</strong>, blatantly <strong>organic</strong> dare I say. In second place is extraordinary for the ingenious use of <strong>Corian <span style="font-size:85%;">®</span></strong><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span>(material extraordinary for himself ). The bathroom is the place where nature is found in home, must be enhanced the water element and its forms, his movement. This washbasin, without doubt, centres the goal.</div><div align="center"> </div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-60316556964316159072008-03-31T16:30:00.003+02:002008-03-31T16:45:44.015+02:00Salone Internazionale del mobile 2008 - International Furnishing Accessories Exhibtion 2008<div align="justify">Ora dirò una cosa che potrebbe sembrare banale. O meglio, non è banale ma potrebbe sembrare banale che io abbia un'aspettativa del genere. Io sono convinto (e ci metterei la mano sul fuoco) che al Salone Internazionale del mobile di Milano, quest'anno, il Design Organico la farà da padrone. Questa cosa la si vede già da molte anteprime. Non mi riferisco, però, ai soliti Ron Arad e Ross Lovegrove, lo faranno anche altri, designer meno famosi per aziende meno conosciute. Questa cosa la dico ora per non correre il rischio di dirla dopo, quando il salone ormai è finito e cioè quando lo diranno tutti. A quel punto potrò dire: "io l'avevo già detto da un po'..."</div><div align="center">------</div><div align="justify"><em>Now I will say one thing that might seem trivial. Or rather, it is not trivial but may seem trivial that I expected a thing of this kind. I am convinced (and I put my hand on the fire) that at the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibtion in Milan this year, the Organic Design will be the master. This is what you can see already by many previews. I do not mean, however, the usual Ron Arad and Ross Lovegrove, but also others, less famous designer for lesser known companies. This what I say now it would be put it later, but when the exhibition will be over that is what everyone everyone can tell. At that point I will say: "I had already said..."</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-51590038579996759492008-03-13T16:10:00.005+01:002008-03-13T19:02:23.502+01:00Orologio FrO-clock - FrO-clock watch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn8BAiDMS31E4OYPdoV6gWnvG5XTC0Z4uVoDf9DIlWFvY7kZSLVx5Uitli3T_8IARggCq1ueZjuw0f2dDXLxI1VLvAHW0pF058QZmY3Dz_UYrxPYNdAjGTMfMNbmQK1CxL58mjNz7whs4/s1600-h/Presentazione_Fro-clock_1_Sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177246290279392082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn8BAiDMS31E4OYPdoV6gWnvG5XTC0Z4uVoDf9DIlWFvY7kZSLVx5Uitli3T_8IARggCq1ueZjuw0f2dDXLxI1VLvAHW0pF058QZmY3Dz_UYrxPYNdAjGTMfMNbmQK1CxL58mjNz7whs4/s400/Presentazione_Fro-clock_1_Sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177246182905209666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOF-xhlay8_SroqCseHSBU7DOJoCuzGwY13WUljnw7P6UypvLmSY54URsNmWIKuV6OAMvq7e3St73ntYV6ouVGK8GD3jkR4jbT69j2TVCBdtgBM215rLAseEpJ9pL0lpNdlc5be1oYn56I/s400/Presentazione_Fro-clock_2_Sm.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu794ANZaWtaq7GZLwe-PCV9zYtbRVVVqBk4yroh8n5hRIxxnD4lyqFKtxpdpo_fOJLg2UA6e1LzE4ebG4l_wKXsjSLRFraK_PpW7kF4sNnlMMLtrkqRGh7xI3fLVC3Kw2an0jyYAlyhUr/s1600-h/Presentazione_Fro-clock_3_Sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177246036876321586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu794ANZaWtaq7GZLwe-PCV9zYtbRVVVqBk4yroh8n5hRIxxnD4lyqFKtxpdpo_fOJLg2UA6e1LzE4ebG4l_wKXsjSLRFraK_PpW7kF4sNnlMMLtrkqRGh7xI3fLVC3Kw2an0jyYAlyhUr/s400/Presentazione_Fro-clock_3_Sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Oggi presento un mio progetto, al fine di supportare con un esempio il mio (personale) modo di intendere il <strong>Design Organico</strong>. Si tratta di un orologio da tavolo dal <strong>Design Organico</strong> pensato per i 75 anni dell'azienda <strong>Lorenz</strong>. Nel creare l'orologio <strong>FrO-clock</strong> ho pensato alla rana, non tanto per ispirarmi alle sue forme, quanto ragionando su come l'evoluzione abbia portato degli esseri acquatici a diventare anfibi prima, e a conquistare la terra poi. In questo modo la rana da anfibio si evolve in orologio, in oggetto di design e segnatempo, conquistando la terra. Il risultato è un oggetto che di fatto non ha nulla a che vedere con una rana ma che di certo è in tutto e per tutto organico.</div><div align="center">-----</div><div align="justify"><em>Today I am presenting a my project to help you, with an example, to understand my personal way to view <strong>Organic Design</strong>. This is a table clock with an <strong>Organic Design</strong> thought for 75 years of <strong>Lorenz</strong> company. In creating the clock <strong>FrO-clock</strong> I thought the frog, not so much to inspire its forms, but thinking about how evolution has brought water beings to become firstly amphibians and then to conquer the earth. In this way the frog from amphibious evolves in clock, in design object and timepiece, conquering the land. The result is an object that actually has nothing to do with a frog but that certainly is fully organic.</em></div><div align="center"></div></div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-20895042703061568182008-01-31T11:48:00.000+01:002008-01-31T12:24:06.783+01:00Il vetro, materiale organico - Glass, organic material<div align="justify">Il vetro è senza dubbio un materiale <strong>organico</strong>, forse il più organico di tutti. E' <strong>organico</strong> per composizione e per processo di lavorazione. Il vetro è liscio, lucido, trasparente, continuo. Può essere sottilissimo o molto consistente. Può inglobare nella sua massa bolle d'aria o colori vivacissimi, si può plasmare a proprio piacimento in infinite forme e variazioni. E noi ci siamo sempre preoccupati di limitarlo, di contenerlo, di imprigionarlo in stampi quadrati che lo rendessero più geometrico, di spalmarlo in lastre da poter tagliare e lavorare. Io sono dell'idea che il vetro si debba lasciarlo libero, come l'acqua, plasmarlo con strumenti che gli suggeriscano in che direzione andare, senza forzarlo, come facevano i maestri di <strong>Murano</strong>. Quanto bel <strong>Design Organico</strong> si potrebbe fare con questo nobilissimo materiale.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161597244446953570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_SsjF4j0sKCKTuhbt6voPJb9xC5wd9iCMdoveNJW53ffCv47VUYe2L5LetBjsBkKeMdzljaNfjEn2E-KM40ptnQn-57SpwV034ZI7MscqFy_k6EmemNjgjW3EYc66T1NOne29kHdkP9q/s400/fiola_t_tobia_scarpa_leucos.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><strong>Fiola T</strong> by <strong>Tobia Scarpa</strong> per <strong>Leucos </strong><strong></p></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161596522892447826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9GVzKB3HG9nGoNyiUYZIEVC31_443YNAVT1oLDZ4ztb9t9dplgikVt5MoY33GkYJ0ZWXBVfOXKYd4mUQ4dwwXyFG73FTQDZe_aezOYJNoeS9JZ1YD48nT5FpJqZgVnFhk037K0ztLeT6/s400/drops-noir_salviati_sm.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><strong>Drops</strong> by <strong>Renzo Stellon</strong> per <strong>Salviati</strong></p><p align="center">--------</p><p align="justify"><em>The glass is undoubtedly an organic material, perhaps the more <strong>organic</strong> of all. It is <strong>organic</strong> for composition and production process. The glass is smooth, shiny, transparent, continuous. It can be thin or very consistent. It can incorporate in its mass air bubbles or lively colors, we can shape it in endless forms and variations. And we are always anxious to limit it, to fit, imprisoning him in square molds that makes it more geometric, smearing it in slabs that we can cut and work. I am convinced that the glass we should leave it free, like water, shape it with tools that suggest what direction to go, without force, as were the masters of <strong>Murano</strong>. How beautiful <strong>Organic Design</strong> could be done with this noble material.</em></p>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-29682742967692460932008-01-22T10:59:00.000+01:002008-01-22T11:30:21.020+01:00Toyo Ito: architetto e designer - Toyo Ito: architect and designer<div align="justify">Tra i nomi da tenere sotto stretta osservazione, se il nostro interesse si rivolge al <strong>Design Organico</strong>, c'è sicuramente quello di <strong>Toyo Ito</strong>, straordinario e innovativo architetto nipponico. Pur non volendomi addentrare nei territori dell'architettura, riconosco che si tratta, sicuramente, di uno dei più grandi architetti viventi. La sua architettura è organica e spesso va oltre il concetto stesso di modo fisico per approdare su forme estreme e assolutamente metafisiche. Il suo <strong>design</strong> è più composto, più naturale e sicuramente sempre elegante e raffinato. Grande attenzione è posta dal <strong>designer </strong>ai materiali utilizzati e al perfetto connubbio tra questi e la forma dell'oggetto. </div><div align="justify"><strong>Toyo Ito</strong> nasce nel 1941 a Seoul, si laurea in architettura a <strong>Tokyo</strong> nel 1965 e nel 1971 fonda il suo studio.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158243175627671874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtmTWltzXUSkKbGRrTDr3DALateI6joq_6fZJ4P1pPCNxuZZyHg5TAtbeEqDBcWo6n9KZRhxGGGUesRaEET5IhxVd0FX8oSGWrPdlp8LYhw5qSfySwRf1Q7X94exD270Ko8laSp1PGtdv/s400/Toyo_Ito_Mayuhana.jpg" border="0" /><strong>Toyo Ito</strong> - Lampada <strong>Mayuhana</strong> per <strong>Yamagiwa</strong>, 2007</div><div align="center"> </div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158243295886756178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLRT77fmo6vOyUvYONmFPBGTARICVSrt7oVBToA0pSiFI2ti4LS7SVmQZHXR0NOwIGwf0t3dC1dXbiQK5gKYQvFIZLHShyphenhyphenwRbknqwoom8aHDAhuf6rUnM5VgAtSamHM-_ubwn91MI3JHb/s400/Toyo_Ito_Sendai_ct.jpg" border="0" /><strong>Toyo Ito</strong> - Libreria <strong>Sendai</strong> per <strong>Horm</strong>, 2005</p><p align="center">--------</p><p align="justify"><em>Among the names to kept under close observation, if our interest is aimed at <strong>Organic Design</strong>, is surely the one of <strong>Toyo Ito</strong>, extraordinary and innovative Japanese architect. While i do not want to enter the territories of architecture, I acknowledge that this is certainly one of the greatest living architects. Its architecture is organic and often goes beyond the notion of physics on extreme and absolutely metaphysical forms. Its <strong>design</strong> is more composed, more natural and certainly always elegant and refined. Great attention is paid by the designer to materials used in perfect armonia between them and the shape of the object. </em><em><strong>Toyo Ito</strong> was born in 1941 in Seoul, he graduated in architecture in <strong>Tokyo</strong> in 1965 and in 1971 founded his own studio.</em></p>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-66145725556350428752008-01-17T10:17:00.000+01:002008-01-17T10:21:43.204+01:00Design Organico: Ispirazione - Organic Design: Inspiration [1]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarCGkai4lilMwPCLFLhjX9tS3dsfHzugYBdjc7JdwSSXzzkea_mChMn3XhyphenhyphenIggJ2MuSPTR3AYg04tKJg4t7HGGTCukdDx1_jLDFC0p57FW97EbGzZFy86imIsi3rEV53zRlolPsI9O1MQ/s1600-h/Insp_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156372730255165746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarCGkai4lilMwPCLFLhjX9tS3dsfHzugYBdjc7JdwSSXzzkea_mChMn3XhyphenhyphenIggJ2MuSPTR3AYg04tKJg4t7HGGTCukdDx1_jLDFC0p57FW97EbGzZFy86imIsi3rEV53zRlolPsI9O1MQ/s400/Insp_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4Fe9iVzHt5ZIMQObA0VBdv5hIrHf48hLOjmo2W3YdTXQmKYAI6ovrMBSuH4eB1pxWVDxGBCXyW5RF1SuKkvBD83lDgrFLjaVDToSqsHoSq08VcdLimvTNYObIjZ7alpri8TNa5bwyK0O/s1600-h/Insp_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156372644355819810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4Fe9iVzHt5ZIMQObA0VBdv5hIrHf48hLOjmo2W3YdTXQmKYAI6ovrMBSuH4eB1pxWVDxGBCXyW5RF1SuKkvBD83lDgrFLjaVDToSqsHoSq08VcdLimvTNYObIjZ7alpri8TNa5bwyK0O/s400/Insp_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156372562751441170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mjLPiWyau5_GX_dQszbnnhvtPXnQdEQY0hcT8PNpe4-qkduUYExptoaTAVMwE0XlkrDaoGnAlNgwEbMiUgXb2bUuWZEOBgJ99NpAnPeJ7fOKlOWj7ndlfb_Ua5MycaS40A4tdMjo3v_V/s400/Insp_2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyzxthkWACUhZKJpjHYuW4ghXp5sI9C9sjhkpIJh7tNExj1aTiudkHtXgkvqmU3AMVzUfltoMXCHgjAdVAIPx23u-Ej9g5J6kACsG65WGHgmrvKYn6u6iCZYg8HBn6St_T2UjDh_0_7L1/s1600-h/Insp_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156372481147062530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyzxthkWACUhZKJpjHYuW4ghXp5sI9C9sjhkpIJh7tNExj1aTiudkHtXgkvqmU3AMVzUfltoMXCHgjAdVAIPx23u-Ej9g5J6kACsG65WGHgmrvKYn6u6iCZYg8HBn6St_T2UjDh_0_7L1/s400/Insp_3.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-85308339015719058632008-01-16T10:03:00.000+01:002008-01-16T10:17:51.348+01:00Design Organico anni '60 - Sixties Organic Design<div align="center">Alcuni celebri esempi - <em>Some famous examples </em></div><div align="center"><em><br /></div></em><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYslWmVqb4aegU3OpB0miZAVtrqGFDdrv-8X3NgMrU0y8rkXxzRQfLLcRGutZkXgunn0cawYLc5YX8PbCQAKAZXSC3ABh1QuJFOpmNUGTatqqGsQPX9dPJp2hBwWVawhDvzigNnDN0Qiu/s1600-h/Laverne_Tulip_1960.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155997942818982002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYslWmVqb4aegU3OpB0miZAVtrqGFDdrv-8X3NgMrU0y8rkXxzRQfLLcRGutZkXgunn0cawYLc5YX8PbCQAKAZXSC3ABh1QuJFOpmNUGTatqqGsQPX9dPJp2hBwWVawhDvzigNnDN0Qiu/s400/Laverne_Tulip_1960.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> "Tulip"</strong> by <strong>Erwine & Estelle Laverne</strong>, <em>Laverne International</em>, 1960<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155998720208062594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4amIdzWlVQdpFWfr0fi5Bxqg66fjqtiwwvbrZDdtZe10QU3vVgMexZML_9VykaRyhKn6SMJ7vywXdCXgFVItAJQEB5rqZGXv6fuv1NOoAfRPHM06vIuQKi_YZ76fqqWi2ZR7R4FNVQts/s400/Paulin_Tongue_1967.jpg" border="0" /><strong>"Tongue"</strong> by <strong>Pierre Paulin</strong>, <em>Artifort</em>, 1967</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155999239899105426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilr9BoHKAX4MWBEfyJ4m0frMPIj0YTwFTJKHrBKu5B4tbiwkrr4fy8gy_bFE77R9VGz99QiCfKQWRXCeWW6WTjaqm774an749be5IbbQwsb2BXhvv0XmPKlT0r-LNPVHOjajCy-aKqEdId/s400/beltzig_floris_1967.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>"Floris"</strong> by <strong>Gunter Beltzig</strong>, <em>Wuppertal</em>, 1967 </div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156000283576158386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE6GxZHxy5SO27Vi4pTYMyNIwlakNBAJf2oAN-9ns2USpdPhjjVh_-rXUiLKZu8UCLv3w-PcBywyA3AAPL1XSaOhkAf2qkSNxk8Ib-T6NbYr-UKsIR_ZKF41tf_Lbo3phUIVflx44VLZ2/s400/bellini_teneride_1968.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><strong>"Teneride"</strong> (Miniature) by <strong>Mario Bellini</strong>, <em>Prototype</em>, 1968 </p>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-71758170454694267042008-01-11T16:18:00.000+01:002008-01-11T21:23:33.591+01:00Auto da Formula Uno Organiche - Organic Formula One Cars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8O3eAj6maB4b7EUFzsAq9dniAUoDhkrmKIwOS3jgIAJS1umqierxh5-msEbcmq1lZ0uxTi0YiH0Ki5OQKg8XSWPu7niq1qpH04v-QlEZEZFulEnt9A6UtKEQ2Y8k9hEe0_ZXVQCNUCoKz/s1600-h/F1_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154245248269863010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8O3eAj6maB4b7EUFzsAq9dniAUoDhkrmKIwOS3jgIAJS1umqierxh5-msEbcmq1lZ0uxTi0YiH0Ki5OQKg8XSWPu7niq1qpH04v-QlEZEZFulEnt9A6UtKEQ2Y8k9hEe0_ZXVQCNUCoKz/s320/F1_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnL_eLvi4G2DAnZdfN4Tr3pKWryIe-vOPEHFDhiXmHr7Jh9e8ScoCTd2mz5nhPs6DjZRKhRP4Mey3AwLXU0-_RuLeo06WtH2q9UvwDwwwJLtsitFiAd4RDI_bbcH2912bMeejCm8Aplfe/s1600-h/F1_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154245179550386258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnL_eLvi4G2DAnZdfN4Tr3pKWryIe-vOPEHFDhiXmHr7Jh9e8ScoCTd2mz5nhPs6DjZRKhRP4Mey3AwLXU0-_RuLeo06WtH2q9UvwDwwwJLtsitFiAd4RDI_bbcH2912bMeejCm8Aplfe/s320/F1_5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Xqf_F6EDxmkz34lSfpAQ0oEi7TuWrvTRpTCuXPmr705BQxNcrxCNsEhWie0VijBw_R97YEXactOuDU7HWcgoxmZzZl95UktkW6JrFfbm0AwS14oB_4S_e1dGX5AAxhyMM4VheB2iHM2t/s1600-h/F1_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154245110830909506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Xqf_F6EDxmkz34lSfpAQ0oEi7TuWrvTRpTCuXPmr705BQxNcrxCNsEhWie0VijBw_R97YEXactOuDU7HWcgoxmZzZl95UktkW6JrFfbm0AwS14oB_4S_e1dGX5AAxhyMM4VheB2iHM2t/s320/F1_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIc81WNuUR9qcOapN3GYR8cMk17tTlRZwyLlKvF2HLKZbbw4a_xc-J-LdyKRsBiEXMIoCQfeQ-o22T7JGisG-kU8UPbQtHkCOhvoo1HHy14PhFpOxlDpjUVxj95WWZg3ZAAxu_yVyQtGGB/s1600-h/F1_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154245033521498162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIc81WNuUR9qcOapN3GYR8cMk17tTlRZwyLlKvF2HLKZbbw4a_xc-J-LdyKRsBiEXMIoCQfeQ-o22T7JGisG-kU8UPbQtHkCOhvoo1HHy14PhFpOxlDpjUVxj95WWZg3ZAAxu_yVyQtGGB/s320/F1_1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Seguendo l'evoluzione delle auto di <strong>Formula Uno</strong>, mi rendo conto che ogni nuovo modello che esce, ad inizio stagione, ha un <strong>design</strong> sempre più <strong>organico</strong>. E parlare di <strong>design </strong>riguardo alle auto di <strong>Formula Uno</strong>, per quanto belle possano essere, è paradossale. Non vi è scelta estetica che non sia dettata da esigenze aereodinamiche, testata al computer o in galleria del vento. Ogni curva è disegnata seguendo le indicazioni della resistenza dell'aria e della portanza. Questo significa che il designer che sta modellando, anno dopo anno in maniera sempre più organica, le carrozzerie di queste auto, è la fluidodinamica dell'aria, ossia la <strong>Natura</strong> stessa.<br /><div><div><div><div align="center">--------</div><div align="justify"><em>Following the development of the <strong>Formula One</strong> cars, I realize that every new model that comes up, at the beginning of the season, has a more <strong>Organic Design.</strong> And talk about the design of <strong>Formula One</strong> cars, as beautiful as they can be, it is paradoxical. There is not an aesthetic choice that is not dictated by aereodinamical needs tested with a computer or in the wind tunnel. Each curve is drawn following signs of resistance and lift. This means that the designer who is modeling, year after year increasing organicity, the body of these cars is the fluid dynamics of the air, that means <strong>Nature</strong> itself.</em> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-65980506954160408012008-01-10T10:25:00.000+01:002008-01-10T13:20:38.975+01:00Il Design Organico di domani - Organic Design of tomorrow<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5cgukfGlMD8I9qUxzyWC9xSZ_6bxniuRiO82HzrnjJn99XuJPzW4wAGnobKvqmzoS8oD4EhJB6btznfVlXNcyCkvAcbbhp-0jzzicUhlH88DG2qbswoQg1uNgICeXDxDsu7Bw5qaFFNv/s1600-h/Go_chairs_silver_Sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153780631592683474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5cgukfGlMD8I9qUxzyWC9xSZ_6bxniuRiO82HzrnjJn99XuJPzW4wAGnobKvqmzoS8oD4EhJB6btznfVlXNcyCkvAcbbhp-0jzzicUhlH88DG2qbswoQg1uNgICeXDxDsu7Bw5qaFFNv/s400/Go_chairs_silver_Sm.jpg" border="0" /></a>L'oggetto moderno che, secondo me, rappresenta al meglio la direzione che il <strong>Design Organico</strong> dovrebbe prendere in futuro è questa sedia, la sedia <strong>Go</strong> disegnata da <strong>Ross Lovegrove</strong> per <strong>Danerka</strong>. Una sedia dalla linea straordinaria, realizzata in leggerissimo magnesio con una tecnologia avveniristica. La continuità delle linee è perfetta e non vi è materiale in eccesso al di fuori di quello strettamente strutturale. Un gioiello!</div><div align="center">--------</div><div align="justify"><em>The modern object that, for me, represent the best direction that the <strong>Organic Design</strong> should take in the future is this chair, the chair <strong>Go</strong> designed by <strong>Ross Lovegrove</strong> for <strong>Danerka</strong>. A chair with an extraordinary line, made in lightweight magnesium with a futuristic technology. The continuity of the lines is perfect and there is no excess material beyond what is strictly structural. A jewel!</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-55603390344887578392008-01-05T17:07:00.000+01:002008-01-05T17:58:55.246+01:00Una splendida lampada - A beautiful lamp<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHjUcWS3QQrKwefbCpv_yoSZL4ReYyjtmbT_YoSp6Hda8jnPMAOtp1_ASv2z0OOD7SS4KmBcvfDJHzhFMDNl9SDmgsnwvRq7kkFvz2uM8ahGQWfV8HYJfVPmZPyh0QfUvrwyG0fRtkfin/s1600-h/Isao_Hosoe_Heron.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152027559086442386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHjUcWS3QQrKwefbCpv_yoSZL4ReYyjtmbT_YoSp6Hda8jnPMAOtp1_ASv2z0OOD7SS4KmBcvfDJHzhFMDNl9SDmgsnwvRq7kkFvz2uM8ahGQWfV8HYJfVPmZPyh0QfUvrwyG0fRtkfin/s400/Isao_Hosoe_Heron.gif" border="0" /></a>Indubbiamente una splendida lampada, concepita da un grande maestro del <strong>Design Organico</strong>. Mi riferisco alla lampada <strong>Heron</strong>, creata per <strong>Luxo Italiana</strong> da <strong>Isao Hosoe</strong> nel 1994. Si tratta di un oggetto dal design inconfondibile, di grande eleganza formale, stilisticamente semplice, in grado di combinare magicamente estetica e funzionalità. La lampada rappresenta inequivocabilmente un airone, ed infatti lo dice il nome stesso. Tuttavia, ritengo che il processo di stilizzazione e semplificazione dell'animale, l'airone appunto, abbia fatto si che il risultato del processo creativo sia, in ultimo, al di fuori di ciò che viene chiamato <strong>Design Organico</strong>. Il <strong>Design Organico</strong> deve avere come risultante un oggetto le cui forme siano tali da ritenere che si sia prodotto per accrescimento, e non tramite lavorazione meccanica ed assemblaggio. In altre parole direi che la lampada <strong>Heron</strong> è sì ispirata alla natura, ma allo stesso modo in cui l'elicottero si ispira alla libellula, ossia si tratta di una robotizzazione del elemento di partenza ed io non ritengo appropriato che questo venga definito <strong>Design Organico</strong>. Mi piacerebbe sentire il parere di <strong>Isao Hosoe</strong> in merito...</div><div align="center">--------</div><div align="justify"><em>Undoubtedly a beautiful lamp, designed by a great master of the <strong>Organic Design</strong>. I refer to the lamp <strong>Heron</strong>, created by <strong>Isao Hosoe</strong> for <strong>Luxo Italiana</strong> in 1994. This is a design object with a great elegance, stylistically simple, that magically combine aesthetics and functionality. The lamp is unequivocally a heron, and in fact says the same its name. However, I believe that the process of stylisation and simplification of the animal, the heron precisely, has been that the result of the creative process been, at the end, outside of what is called <strong>Organic Design</strong>. <strong>Organic Design</strong> must show an object whose shapes are such as, to believe that it is produced by growth, and not by machining and assembly. In other words I would say that <strong>Heron</strong> lamp is yes inspired by nature, but in the same way in which the helicopter is inspired by the dragonfly. This is a robotization of the initial element and I do not think that it is appropriate to define it <strong>Organic Design</strong>. I would like to hear the opinion of <strong>Isao Hosoe</strong> ...</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-54689137120198941692008-01-03T16:09:00.000+01:002008-01-04T12:28:34.376+01:00Una sedia è per sempre - One chair is forever<div align="justify">Soltano una sedia, solo una è per sempre. Solo una è così organicamente perfetta, equilibrata, fuori da ogni corrente, fuori dalla spazio e dal tempo da poter essere considerata eterna. Una sedia che dovrebbe essere considerata, da ogni <strong>designer organico</strong>, come una reliquia. Mi riferisco alla sedia "<strong>Stacking</strong>" di <strong>Verner Panton</strong> del 1960, la "<strong>Panton Chair</strong>".</div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151270145898760066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iXAm7jTbPgqDgDXiBOcYghD8ZLaGQhDg2TxUzq3kLeZkmaLd0-OELQga4cRPot0SP2lC1JPGidFDh2hQxos8DYf2pUnpUuxkvMnS-MKJbOpPvmXcmUMk_r-JLuIvaI7Q-dAPSfCPG1dX/s400/panton_chair_2.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="justify"></div><p align="justify"><strong>Verner Panton</strong> non è certo ricordato come come un <strong>designer organico</strong>, però ritengo che il <strong>design</strong> di questa sedia sia <strong>organico</strong> in assoluto. La sinuosità, la continuità, la leggerezza di questa seduta la rendono, a mio avviso, ciò verso cui il <strong>Design Organico</strong> dovrebbe sempre tendere. Il suo equilibrio stilistico la rende un complemento che potrebbe essere inserito in un'abitazione anche tra mille anni, comunque dovesse essere il mondo tra mille anni. </p><p align="center">--------</p><p align="justify"><em>Only a chair, only one is forever. Only one is so organically perfect, balanced, far from any style, out of the space and time can be seen as eternal. A chair that should be considered by every <strong>organic designer</strong>, as a relic. I refer to the chair "<strong>Stacking</strong>" by <strong>Verner Panton</strong>, 1960, the "<strong>Panton Chair</strong>." <strong>Verner Panton</strong> is not remembered as an <strong>organic designer</strong>, but I think that the design of this chair is absolutely organic. The sinuosity, continuity, the lightness of this chair make, in my view, that to which <strong>Organic Design</strong> should always strive. Its stylistic balance makes it a complement that could be included in an house even a thousand years in the future, however were to be the world in a thousand years.</em></p>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-91010471703012969292008-01-03T10:11:00.000+01:002008-01-04T11:38:42.284+01:00Il Design Organico moderno - The modern Organic Design<div align="justify">Al di là di quanto detto circa le origini preistoriche del <strong>Design Organico</strong>, direi che la nascita del <strong>Design Organico</strong> moderno, ossia come oggi lo intendiamo, risale al decennio tra il 1930 e il 1940. In particolare possiamo fissare la data del 1940 riferendoci al già citato concorso "<strong>Organic design in home furnishing</strong>" indetto in quell'anno dal <strong>MOMA</strong> di New York.<br />Se ci riferiamo a quel concorso, però, dobbiamo fare anche nomi e cognomi ed, in particolare, i nomi da fare sono quelli di <strong>Charles Eames</strong> e <strong>Eero Saarinen</strong> che vi parteciparono congiuntamente e che aprirono la strada a nuove esplorazioni artistiche. Il prodotto che presentarono fu questo, la "<strong>Organic Chair</strong>":</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151203891733251874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgOUcmex1UP-4X9jBKMtfXNyKs-Xwt0wRbh0ihXDsmWMjCvZ4ReM1ZHByvpvoHW46qNcs69D2DvRVxKZYdEs_WkgZri45GdHxoCRJ0om33ulO17oV5ySU_AXlmuYIE72cG_x2qD0CbSxO/s320/Eames_Saarinen_MOMA.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="justify">Questi stessi due designers, a mio avviso, crearono, per proprio conto, prodotti ancor più significativi negli anni a venire. Mi riferisco, in particolare, alla chaise longue "<strong>La Chaise</strong>" di <strong>Charles e Ray Eames</strong> del 1948</p><p align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151207482325911346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9Ns4s0CZkYYoTbKSapePSGvJaMcWNqdtZcMTJjoZSyTJNfxba_oqnLhuzn9AnFLDm6GxwevBKmXPcG4ECOO4dyRrVSILhlNvKG6B7XKA9jorHL0fskLDKm1BWbU_LdOI6EoEradOAyC0/s320/Charles+Ray_Eames_chaise_1948_2.jpg" border="0" />e alla sedia "<strong>Tulip</strong>" (che non ha la forma di un tulipano!) di <strong>Eero Saarinen</strong> del 1956.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151208577542571842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPrVvf2ZrWVC6Qfb4Z7j_-bm2452fJTeRaeyX4OmzR2YezNVV05FuVcrDfpvRnHl1EXYjJ3PY5X_MQ3FlXNpF2k_68dw1ojJOkjHambhfOT0xnz39XxgdZyaOVSZtr7n4SBcFYxZTrWP7/s320/Eero-Saarinen-Tulip-Chair.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="justify">Doveroso mi sembra, poi, ricordare un altro oggetto, antecedente a tutti quelli presentati, concepito dalla geniale mente di un altro famoso designer scandinavo dell'epoca, con chiara ispirazione organica. Mi riferisco al vaso "<strong>Savoy</strong>" di <strong>Alvar Aalto</strong> del 1936.</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151209870327727954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNq9lx67Dw5rWvr6Cz8zJazhYOPCuHnRLn_g5y8jrMU1aAFEDsQJsv9WklALXnkWSBPl39WFS8VbwgSaytCfmJSPV3kRbgjs5TDCDLj_qxiKgFE04oMN_W7n9p3MnXo8TCH2LQwgBtz68T/s320/Aalto2.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">--------</p><p align="justify"><em>Beyond what I said about the prehistoric origins of <strong>Organic Design</strong>, I would say that the birth of modern <strong>Organic Design</strong>, which like today understand it, goes back to the decade between 1930 and 1940. In particular, we can fix the date of 1940 referring to the above-mentioned competition "<strong>Organic Design in home furnishing</strong>", held that year by <strong>MOMA</strong> in New York. If we refer to that competition, however, we must do also names and surnames and, in particular, the names are to be done are those of <strong>Charles Eames</strong> and <strong>Eero Saarinen</strong> who participated jointly and that opened the way for new artistic explorations. The product presented was the "<strong>Organic Chair</strong>." These same two designers, in my opinion, have created for their own account, even more significant products in the years to come. I refer, in particular, the chaise longue "<strong>Chaise</strong>" by <strong>Charles and Ray Eames</strong> in 1948, and to chair "<strong>Tulip</strong>" (which does not have the shape of a tulip!) of <strong>Eero Saarinen</strong>, 1956. Due seems, then, to recall another object, created before all those submitted, designed by the brilliant mind of another famous Scandinavian designer of the period, with clear organic inspiration. I am referring to the vase "<strong>Savoy</strong>" by <strong>Alvar Aalto</strong>, 1936.</em></p>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-1011119782626397942007-12-29T23:40:00.000+01:002008-01-04T13:39:35.700+01:00Non è forse Design Organico questo? - Is this not Organic Design?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8IyHObBbAMZjE_tkqCIu5bDedIyl9RjrWhd5xsIB4P-2WWrshMF2yehbGiN-EoObMeZKF3AlV9ro4sVR0-gR1uxdR5R8OpooKQCMPRHpReY1lR1dL2owh836Xx2Iv78XY77BahGGu6Pp/s1600-h/wolk450.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149540038582650626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8IyHObBbAMZjE_tkqCIu5bDedIyl9RjrWhd5xsIB4P-2WWrshMF2yehbGiN-EoObMeZKF3AlV9ro4sVR0-gR1uxdR5R8OpooKQCMPRHpReY1lR1dL2owh836Xx2Iv78XY77BahGGu6Pp/s200/wolk450.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloWKij1LQUrm04pMIQzXNlXHjqUxBbQGx3TQRS6xwhSh8PBhKQxjK0kC2ZT8Bz_-PL0t6bfjY5ao-Hq4Awbd6HFkQ0gt2gAS-KDyLMojpFSZTv0sJOLMZVEpmySjFyWFu06JUGv5Pls5O/s1600-h/galle_R.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149538900416317170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloWKij1LQUrm04pMIQzXNlXHjqUxBbQGx3TQRS6xwhSh8PBhKQxjK0kC2ZT8Bz_-PL0t6bfjY5ao-Hq4Awbd6HFkQ0gt2gAS-KDyLMojpFSZTv0sJOLMZVEpmySjFyWFu06JUGv5Pls5O/s200/galle_R.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBsvWf5PAWq0s6Dzsu-HZuft0CKmsoT2D8PdJm1Wpok-wCocEID6ro7J_hBnjBNFuCz9HIdBra0HsiylZpCKeUTktLp2BEIp-G8F6x3MRjKwSA5jOY_duN32jTcUkZdWQYFQpKyiUwNv0/s1600-h/eugnegaillardarmoirewoodfromfr_R.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149538324890699474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBsvWf5PAWq0s6Dzsu-HZuft0CKmsoT2D8PdJm1Wpok-wCocEID6ro7J_hBnjBNFuCz9HIdBra0HsiylZpCKeUTktLp2BEIp-G8F6x3MRjKwSA5jOY_duN32jTcUkZdWQYFQpKyiUwNv0/s200/eugnegaillardarmoirewoodfromfr_R.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSV2fJIl1j0JS-7yrMwFE18p8syGEFu-PfjtnLKUlDvBOIVYQyocByMI_gY9KoZH06JeWSyCsEXOwSUhUrj9s7_xYKAv0eGKiOtv9m711mIj07M58cMNyGC08euI0omj_gSwjPr2tmvg8B/s1600-h/Serrurier-Bovy_1899-tm_R.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149538715732723426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSV2fJIl1j0JS-7yrMwFE18p8syGEFu-PfjtnLKUlDvBOIVYQyocByMI_gY9KoZH06JeWSyCsEXOwSUhUrj9s7_xYKAv0eGKiOtv9m711mIj07M58cMNyGC08euI0omj_gSwjPr2tmvg8B/s200/Serrurier-Bovy_1899-tm_R.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzFJr9Rrb5Kgoo4OPkrk7gAXTUNPiIWuDumfqD3WK0jLbuhxfmQ6VLOIdKMrDoJvzh3Gamkp32tD2awAN1KrDvAl1DX8xKPj0YKPp215vwVRfTEpmxY0fy5sXz55VbKOrmTCpZx1-CtJg/s1600-h/art_nouveau_pewter_R.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149535563226728098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzFJr9Rrb5Kgoo4OPkrk7gAXTUNPiIWuDumfqD3WK0jLbuhxfmQ6VLOIdKMrDoJvzh3Gamkp32tD2awAN1KrDvAl1DX8xKPj0YKPp215vwVRfTEpmxY0fy5sXz55VbKOrmTCpZx1-CtJg/s200/art_nouveau_pewter_R.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWx5rRIO7AhFm5p7hKs2KDuZkjElCIF_qqX5lWxUtJC1EtE-bm9WUVgjAa6A-lZy3QRvqNFvk1mbq50FVAGPAAtOCWFIQANJ73n9AQZYGlYbohNGsETc6373ghhZGTexX7uVBouvImteK/s1600-h/79_R.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149535215334377090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWx5rRIO7AhFm5p7hKs2KDuZkjElCIF_qqX5lWxUtJC1EtE-bm9WUVgjAa6A-lZy3QRvqNFvk1mbq50FVAGPAAtOCWFIQANJ73n9AQZYGlYbohNGsETc6373ghhZGTexX7uVBouvImteK/s200/79_R.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3uJj0LCt8LntVmM_DsUe0nRlepAgx99xb0m_1AbGqGzwoL6IOLoxFlzbhhpgsvilZv1EFGptp4OCvKCR4UW7JdGCEGZGBogcVh3KDElbIbS1o57A1YVQc5I6iPJrV_OaWtx915q8T7L0/s1600-h/71099_R.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149535747910321842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3uJj0LCt8LntVmM_DsUe0nRlepAgx99xb0m_1AbGqGzwoL6IOLoxFlzbhhpgsvilZv1EFGptp4OCvKCR4UW7JdGCEGZGBogcVh3KDElbIbS1o57A1YVQc5I6iPJrV_OaWtx915q8T7L0/s200/71099_R.jpg" border="0" /></a>Non sono forse oggetti della fine dell'800 degli splendidi esempi di <strong>Design Organico</strong>? Non è forse <strong>Design Organico</strong> il nome giusto con cui chiamare lo stile elaborato di questi pregiati articoli di design?<br />Qualcuno potrebbe dirmi che no, il nome giusto di questo stile è <strong>Art Nouveau</strong>, che questo non è <strong>Design Organico</strong> e che il <strong>Design Organico</strong> a quel tempo non era ancora nato. E questo lo so. Più difficile, però ritengo, sarebbe dimostrarmi il perchè non si possa parlare di <strong>Design Organico</strong> di fronte a questi oggetti d'arredo.</div><div align="center">--------</div><div align="justify"><em>Are not these objects of the late 800's splendid examples of <strong>Organic Design</strong>? Is it not <strong>Organic Design</strong> the right name to call the style developed by these precious design articles? Someone could tell me that, no, the correct name of this style is <strong>Art Nouveau</strong>, that this is not <strong>Organic Design</strong> and that <strong>Organic Design</strong> at the time was not yet born. And this I know. More difficult, I believe, would show me why we can not talk about <strong>Organic Design</strong> in front of these home objects.</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-56401787506846085652007-12-29T10:12:00.000+01:002008-01-04T10:54:22.836+01:00Quando è nato il Design Organico? - When Organic Design was born?<div align="justify">I più ritengono che il <strong>Design Organico</strong>, sperimentato per la prima volta in architettura, sia nato intorno alla fine del XIX secolo per mano di <strong>Charles Mackintosh</strong> e <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright.</strong> Alcuni dicono che, beh, ufficialmente il <strong>Design Organico</strong> come corrente artistica è stato riconosciuto nel 1940 al MOMA di New York quando venne organizzato l'<strong>"Organic design in home furnishing", </strong>concorso di design atto a promuovere questa nuova corrente. Se posticipiamo a tale data la nascita di questo stile, allora i suoi padri dovrebbero essere <strong>Eero Saarineen</strong> e <strong>Charles Eames </strong>che a quel concorso si presentarono con un prodotto rivoluzionaro che è ancora oggi oggetto di culto.</div><div align="justify">Io, con molta umiltà, mi permetto di dissentire da queste teorie, ritenendo che il <strong>Design Organico</strong>, inteso come spinta ispiratrice, sia nato leggermente prima. </div><div align="justify">Non è forse questo uno splendido esempio di <strong>Design Organico</strong> applicato all'arte orafa?</div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCi6DWtZb5aYSz7t5QkxVj_vvnWRg8Cp6svXsA0xljlUecdJy-hNw9piI5zxHaRElQVxK8squKXP1jWpih-2E1baJoWhP3s5UtK9bhOKp4hm0JlS1-ebHy6WPYwPBnw3g3Rp8rLN2gI9K/s1600-h/bracciale_assiro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149323189978842530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCi6DWtZb5aYSz7t5QkxVj_vvnWRg8Cp6svXsA0xljlUecdJy-hNw9piI5zxHaRElQVxK8squKXP1jWpih-2E1baJoWhP3s5UtK9bhOKp4hm0JlS1-ebHy6WPYwPBnw3g3Rp8rLN2gI9K/s320/bracciale_assiro.jpg" border="0" /></a>Questo splendido braccialetto assiro, di che periodo potrebbe essere, 700 a.C.? Potrei trovare anche esempi molto precedenti, ma sarebbe del tutto inutile stare qui a cercare di definire l'istante esatto in cui il primo barlume di ispirazione organica abbia illuminato la mente di un preistorico designer.</div><div align="center">--------</div><div align="justify"><em>Most believe that <strong>Organic Design</strong>, tested for the first time in architecture, was born around the end of the nineteenth century at the hands of <strong>Charles Mackintosh</strong> and <strong>Frank Lloyd Wright</strong>. Someone says that, officially, <strong>Organic Design</strong> as artistic current was recognized in 1940 at <strong>MOMA</strong> in New York when was organized the "<strong>Organic Design in home furnishing</strong>", a design competition to promote this new outlet. If we move on that date the birth of this style, then its fathers should be <strong>Eero Saarineen</strong> and <strong>Charles Eames</strong> that, at that competition, presented a revolutionary product which is still today a subject of worship. I, with great humility, would disagree with these theories, believing that <strong>Organic Design</strong>, seen as an inspirational boost, it came slightly earlier. Is this not a wonderful example of <strong>Organic Design</strong> applied ti goldsmith art? This beautiful Assyrian bracelet, of what period could be, 700 BC? I could also find examples much earlier, but it would be totally useless stand here and try to define the exact moment when the first glimmer of organic inspiration has illuminated the mind of a prehistoric designer.</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-14113806033539656322007-12-28T12:13:00.000+01:002008-01-05T18:39:01.826+01:00Cosa non è il Design Organico - What is not Organic Design<div align="justify">Il <strong>Design Organico</strong> non è fare una poltrona a forma di fiore, o un posacenere a forma di gatto. Non è fare un menage a forma di frutta o un mouse per computer a forma di topo. Il <strong>Design Organico</strong> non è fare oggetti di dubbio gusto impossibili da inserire in qualunque ambiente. </div><div align="justify">Il <strong>Design Organico</strong> non è nemmeno fare divani imbottiti coi cartocci delle pannocchie e rivestiti con foglie di palma. Non è fare vassoi con la corteccia degli alberi o portacandele con i ricci delle castagne. Il <strong>Design Organico</strong> è qualcosa di più, molto di più ...</div><div align="center">--------</div><div align="justify"><em><strong>Organic Design</strong> is not doing an armchair shaped as a flower, or an ashtray in the shape of a cat. It is not doing a menage shaped as a fruit or a computer mouse shaped as a mice. <strong>Organic Design</strong> is not making objects of dubious taste impossible to be included in any environment. <strong>Organic Design</strong> is not even doing sofas upholstered the leaves of the cobs and covered with palm leaves. It is not doing trays with the bark of trees or holders with urchins of chestnuts. <strong>Organic Design</strong> is something more, much more ...</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211316946206151226.post-38665307252977395942007-12-27T16:46:00.001+01:002008-01-04T10:19:36.990+01:00Il più grande designer del nostro mondo - The greatest designer of the world<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">L'uomo si crede unico, essere speciale e perfetto. Si crede al di sopra di tutto, sovrano assoluto del pianeta che abita. Ritiene che progresso e tecnologia siano frutto esclusivo del proprio ingegno. Noi uomini, che ci crediamo così grandi, che il nostro pianeta lo stiamo distruggendo, altro non siamo che un piccolo prodotto del più grande e ispirato designer, che è la <strong>Natura</strong>. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">La <strong>Natura</strong> plasma la materia da milioni di anni, la sua esperienza è immensa, la sua conoscenza dei materiali e dei processi è assoluta. Il suo stile è classico ed è moderno, essa ricerca la semplicità e l'equilibrio, sperimenta la cangiante ed effimera leggerezza ma anche l'immobile e austera pesantezza. Lo fa con mano sicura, con quella coerenza unica, di cui solo essa è capace. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:verdana;">E noi, architetti ed ingegneri umani, ci crediamo così bravi e così grandi da ritenere di non aver bisogno di ispirarci a lei ... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">--------</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="justify"><em>The man belives himself unique, special and perfect. He believes himself to be above all, absolute ruler of the planet that<br />he is living in. He thinks that progress and technology are the result of his unique talent. We men, which believe as so<br />great, that are destroying our planet, we are only a small product of the largest and inspired designers, which is Nature. Nature shapes the field by millions of years, his experience is immense, his knowledge of materials and processes is<br />absolute. His style is classic and modern, she seeks the simplicity and balance, experiences the changing and ephemeral light but also the property and austere heaviness. She does this with safe hands, with the only consistency, which alone<br />is capable. And we, human architects and engineers, we believe that we are so good and so big that we do not need Nature to inspire as ...</em></div>Guido Vrolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338797506087879758noreply@blogger.com0