Space Saver (Elastic Living Unit)
Filmed by JEJ for FACADES
Austrian architect Angelo Roventa presented his Elastic Living Unit for the first time at the Saloni Del Mobile Expo in Rho Fiera Milan in 2013.
A Full function house with modular mobile furniture... A brilliant complete housing unite with charm.
(bathroom, bedroom, living room, kitchen/dining room, and their necesarry storage spaces)
Example-gross area: 60m2; net area: 54m2; living space: 220m2
FACADES managed to catch and interview the friendly Angelo Roventa in Milan.
(interview herewith- video 3)
Surface Installation @ Ventura Lambrate 2013Filmed by JEJ for FACADES
Ecological Chair @ Ventura Lambrate 2013Filmed by JEJ for FACADES
Installation hosted by Bamboo Studio di Milano
Interview here with...
Salone Satellite Design Winner 2013: "Beyond Object"Filmed by JEJ for FACADES
Beyond Object by Poetic Lab + Studio Shikai
Conceptual visions from the orient...
This was the selected top price winneer this year @ Salone Satellite
Art & Function in Furniture DesignFilmed by JEJ for FACADES
Work by Danish furniture designer Rasmus Baekkel Fex
Wood and Webbing produced at the Danish Art Workshops.
What happens when you create a design that has no function whatsoever- is it then art?
It certainly dwells on the borderland between the two.
When you let go of function and mass production as starting points for the creative process, new ways of thinking about design emerge.
Decadent Dogu by Ceramist- Michael GeertsenFilmed by JEJ for FACADES
The Works represent a revitalization of the ceramic figure, note the familiar rococo porcelain figure but rather the Japanese 'dogu', which has a history going back more than 10,000 years.
These are deconstructions of recognizable fragments, but they have been incorporated into an abstract form as echoes of a jar, a vase or a pot. Jars with complications, which lets the works escape the clear statement and functional purpose, and which pursues uncertainty rather than an easily decoded unambiguous element.
Splendour Lender: The Musical Cupboard Filmed by JEJ for FACADES
Designer/creator Jelle Mastenbroek wanted to explore status and how to improve the quality of life without spending money. He was reminded of the Dutch tradition of using special cabinets to display pricey porcelain as a sign of wealth.
In his vision, a coin tinkling against cups and plates creates musical notes. The coin is retrieved afterwards, making this musical experience completely free.
Textile Design on WoodFilmed by JEJ for FACADES
"Marbelous Wood" -Refraction by Textile designer Pernille Snedker Hansen
Produced at the Danish Art Workshops
The floor is the largest wooden surface in Scandinavian homes.
Marbelous Wood reinterprets this classic domestic feature with vibrating colours across its surface.
In Refraction both the form and the applied pattern are inspired by the refraction of light through a prism, a graduating colour scale from one colour to the next. Its very organic yet graphic patterning creates an optical experience as your feet move across the floor. The transparent marbling pattern merges with the wood, entering into a dialogue with the inherent ornamentation of wood.
Cookbook with a Difference 
The recipes in this uplifting book come from the women living in the war-torn countries where Women for Women International operates and also from renowned international chefs such asAlice Waters, Maggie Beer, Rene Redzepi and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and humanitarians such as Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela, Christine Amanpour, Desmond Tutu, Emma Thompson, Judi Dench, Richard Branson, Annie Lennox, Paul McCartney and Mia Farrow. The foreword was written by Meryl Streep.
100% of the publisher's profits will go to Women for Women International and help women in war-torn countries rebuild their lives. The book officially launches on 16 May 2013 but is alreadyavailable on Amazon.
