Take nothing for granted
Can a stereotype
be regenerated? For example, is the lampshade really destined to
disappear along with the incandescent light bulb? Or will designers like
Daniel Michel surprise us? It would indeed appear so.
At the end of 2011, German designer Daniel Michel introduced a number of new pieces to his repertoire. His mission is to explore stereotypes in design through new processes able to renew shapes, practices and functions.
Two of these projects are called "Converted Lampshade" and "Reconnected Table", part of his graduation project "Metaform" at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf.
"Converted Lampshade" unfolds the conical form of the lampshade so it becomes a new aluminum object illuminated by 4 LEDs and covered by a thin layer of acrylic glass.
The starting point for "Reconnected Table" is the idea that today it is possible to digitalize any physical object. Daniel obtains important information on the structure and assembles a functional table.
These projects are then joined by "Google Vase" (2011). How many times have you used Google Images for inspiration? Daniel chooses 8 images of vases, whose shape and texture become 8 slices that make up a completely new vase.
Photos via daniel-michel.com
At the end of 2011, German designer Daniel Michel introduced a number of new pieces to his repertoire. His mission is to explore stereotypes in design through new processes able to renew shapes, practices and functions.
Two of these projects are called "Converted Lampshade" and "Reconnected Table", part of his graduation project "Metaform" at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf.
"Converted Lampshade" unfolds the conical form of the lampshade so it becomes a new aluminum object illuminated by 4 LEDs and covered by a thin layer of acrylic glass.
The starting point for "Reconnected Table" is the idea that today it is possible to digitalize any physical object. Daniel obtains important information on the structure and assembles a functional table.
These projects are then joined by "Google Vase" (2011). How many times have you used Google Images for inspiration? Daniel chooses 8 images of vases, whose shape and texture become 8 slices that make up a completely new vase.
Photos via daniel-michel.com
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