Future of Design

Architecture and Interior

I am a huge fan of selfsufficient housing. My main focus lays in merging nature with architecture almost seamlessly and create a visually appealing contrast. Well designed Architecture does not only apply forms of nature to fit into its environment but as well uses shape language that nature designed over millions of years for technological benefit. We already do it with planes by mimicking bird anatomy - why not look at animals when building homes?
Naturally, underwater housing that resembles jellyfish in shape and form would be exciting for me to fantasize and learn more about.
I remember having a dream about a skyscraper that grows plants vertically to safe space. Later i discovered that such technologies already where partly active or in full reasearch.
By coincidence i discovered that one architect covered all my innovative fantasies on architecture, his name: Vincent Callebaut.

When researching my interior design, I refused using pictures that you can find when googling "Sci fi Interior design" because the results that i achieved by using these key words were boring, cold, minimalistic living rooms that i couldn't imagine to live in. Therefore I combined the Architecture and Interior into one by presenting Callebaut's Interior Ideas on his innovative architectural designs.

AEQUOREA 
Vincent Callebaut Achitectures

A multi-use oceanscraper printed in 3D from the "seventh continent's" garbage.*
Location: The 5 Ocean Gyres and Rio de Jaineiro, Brazil
Program: 10 000 housing, fab labs, offices, co-working spaces, workshops, scientific basis, sea farms, organic agriculture
Building Cost: 1950 Euros per square meter.
Status: research and developement

The complex is explained in form of an open letter written by a fifteen year old that lives in the 2060s and was born under water.

My name is Océane. I'm 15 years old. I'm an aquanaut teen. I was born in immersion in 2050 in an underwater farm called "Aequorea" off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Bio-inspired, the farm draws its name from a bioluminescent, light-emitting jellyfish characterized by its articulated, webbed tentacles. These tentacles enable it to swim and ensure its stability, while producing its own energy. 

It's a genuine underwater village printed in 3D from algoplast, a composite material they invented that mixes algae with garbage from the 7th continent. *You know, the 7th continent? That infamous soup of plastics formed at the beginning of the century in the heart of the five main ocean gyres, where the Coriolis effect causes the currents to swirl. 

Read the entire letter here

FARMSCRAPERS

Fixing following problems:
- keeping ecological footprint to a minimum by reducing the means of road, rail and river transport
- the reintegration of local employment in the primary and secundary sectors
- city people increase knowledge on farming and organic products
- recycling water in short and closed loop
- reducing the deforestation outside the city
- limiting the systematic recourse to pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers
- the oxygenation of polluted city centers
- contribute to pretty skyline :)

PRODUCT

MOLEY KITCHEN

A kitchen that makes your food. Perfect for city people that don't have time to cook, learn cooking but don't want to give up on an affordable culinary experience.
It works easy: you download your todays menu onto the kitchen computer and make sure to place the right ingredients on the marked spots on the kitchen shelf. From this point the robot is good to go.

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How Recipes Are Recorded


Blue Sky Idea: SLOW GLASS

It is your and your partners first anniversary. You couldn't schedule a trip because your jobs wouldn't allow the longterm absence. However you have the possibility to stay at a hotel over the weekend that would transport you anywhere you like without having to leave your smogged city.

How does it work? The Windows in your hotelroom are made of "Slow Glass". This is glass that light takes a long time to pass through, even years, so that a pane of this glass shows a scene from the past. People buy slow glass that has been placed in picturesque scenery so that later they can enjoy the view in their homes or workplaces. The best quality slow glass is priced by its "thickness", corresponding to the number of years of scenic view contained within it.
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The idea comes from a short story called "Light Of Other Days" by Bob Shaw.

Fashion

I love prosthetics. I love that we can look like cool robots despite our handicaps. I love that missing limb isn't the end of the world anymore but gives you something to look forward to in terms of redesigning your body. Replacing your limbs with artificial ones can become a thing of normality as soon as technology evolves in a way where prosthetics lead to better results (stronger, faster, preciser, longer lasting than human limbs).
I can imagine doctors replacing their limbs for artificial ones to have a maximum level of stillness in their hands when practicing on complicated operational procedures.

PHANTOM LIMB

The Alternative Limb Project was approached by games giant Konami to create a bespoke prosthetic limb for an amputee gamer, inspired by the world of Metal Gear Solid, using cutting edge and innovative technologies.

The gamer in question was James Young, a speaker and Biological Science graduate with a passion for tech.

The Team

Bionic hand: Open Bionics (OB team: Joel Gibbard, Samantha Payne, Jonathan Raines and Olly McBride)

Production of carbon fibre arm parts: GTR (GTR team: Matt Easton and Steve Elliot)

Assistant Mechanical Engineer: Luis Garcia

Electronics: Adrian Godwin

Assistant Concept Artist: Neal Petty

3D modelling artist: Rudi Kolenc

Assistant 3D artist: Zoe O’ Shea

Harness: Shashi Chouhan

Quadcopter and bespoke controller: Ben Lyford and Charlie Robinson www.mobulair.co.uk

Spray Artist: Lawrence Manning (Kaos)

Photography: Omkaar Kotedia

Technology woven in textile can be achieved easily nowadays. Industry standard thread machines can wove this new technology into clothing - it is a matter of very little time until technology in every set of clothing becomes a standard. 

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Behind the scenes

GRAPHIC DESIGN

I am very excited about augmented reality. Graphic design to me starts with the showcase platform and in this century we are elevating visual information out of the 2D realm into the 3D world. Design becomes an experience and i am excited for the years of research and technological breakthroughs in this area to come.

TILT BRUSH

Google introduced Tilt Brush to the Art world and we embraced it with open hands.

Using it feels like drawing a sculpture and even the process of making it turns into an improvised dance performance. 

HOLOLENS

A relatively similar project is Microsoft's Holo Lens. It allows you to project your virtual work into the real world. You can work on your 3D project while having the projection on the desk, you wont need a TV with the lens, virtual games can be set in living rooms as well!

Gnomon Campus Redo

REVISION:

The only acceptable international style building that i could imagine for gnomon had to be black, entirely covered in glass and in the form of a slightly stretched cube! I like the simplicity of it very much and think it would suit the school.

Bauhaus can be cool, Bauhaus can be incredibly boring and ugly. 

I did some ideation in photoshop (first picture) and ended up really liking the rectangular mess. I wanted to see if i can actually recreate it in 3D and used sketch up to help myself. Mind you, im not 3D artist yet which means i have not used a render software to make the object look pretty.

My idea is that a house can be build "correctly" in the Bauhaus way but what if you set the pieces together completely "wrong"? I love contrast so thats what i aimed for this time as well. 

New Tiki Lounge

My Idea of a nice Art Nouveau Lounge should be facing the rules of practicality aaand comfort! So, i have decided to intruduce two levels! The lower level is filled with tables that students and teachers can use to have lunch on. The desks are made of wood and metal.

The plant wall shall be filled with real plants (wallpapers are soo 2010).

I wanted to keep the schools colors and style when redesining the lounge so i didnt intergrate the awful pastel colors that art nouveau has to offer. 

The second level can be reached by tree . haha. You take the metal steps upstairs and will be greeted by beanbags and low glass tables to rest your starbucks coffee on. 

The roof is a classic art nouveau idea, it provides plenty of sunlight which is amazing for students who spend their entire day inside the windowless building.

I do hope my idea reads well.

Now I Gotta Find A Shoe Maker

Hey Dudes and Dudettes,

I assume you payed close attention to my super inspiring and hyper self informative presentation last week- which means you probably haven't forgotten that I am the biggest sucker for contrast that you will ever find in this class. 

My favorite topic so far is the combination of chaos and geometry - also have I mentioned that I REALLY like lights especially those that come from the ground or the side of walls? Well I managed to intergrate these little features into my boot! Yey for me!

When designing MY persona shoe, showing off my feminitiy was a big bullet point on my list, hence the heels. However, I am really uncoordinated on High Heels so i decided to stick with the semi-high-heel option. Heel's a heel- there's the compromise.

Oh, OH! And my absolute favorite feature of this design iiiiiis: Invisible! No Laces or Zips that get in your way when you rush to work because you overslept again. I just put the boot on like a sock and i am good to go!

I hope you like my Baby, i am off to googling shoemakers...

REVISION

Tiana Maros Spring Term 2016 Design History

Interior Design

When considering my example pictures for Interior Design and Architecture i could have made a futuristic selection on things that i found visually pleasing but to be honest, i do not want to live in bright, big'n'empty, edgy and futuristic spaces.

My love in personal living taste lies in the rustic world of wooden pillars and floors, brick walls and giant Glass Fronts - not to mention all the plants and lights i'd decor the apartment in.

I prefer leveled floors to separate the living space over the use of walls- it gives the apartment a bigger look and invites more light into the home. Also this way you can give your place a more unified look.

Actor Gerard Butler worked with architect Alexander Gorlin and Film designer Elvis Restaino on his 3,300-square-foot loft in Manhattan. 2010

What i do not like about this apartment however is the fact that the main light sources come from the ceiling. I prefer My light to be warmer and to be installed on walls or the floor.


Donny's Bar was designed by Sydney studio Luchetti Krelle. The Bar is Located in Manly, Australia. Opened in 2014.

I find it very funny that both of my examples are designed for men. In fact, the wall paint i have used for my apartment is called "Mencave" (A very comfy brown)

Architecture

My building taste ranges from super modern cubes, fairy tale cottages to hobbit style caves. Additionally if i can build my house on a tree, i know i  would have won the jackpot. I love the contrast of sci fi with green, mossy nature! Ecologically sustainable houses are a must for me.

Untitled building by Alejandro Paz and Paz Arquitectura Studios in Santa Rosalia (Guatemala), built in 2011.

Take notice of the mix between stone plates and wooden plates on the walls. Also the entrance is on the top floor and can only be reached by a bridge (i love that concept!). Not to mention those big walls made of glass!

Example of leveled floor interior design:

I see only one downside on this concept: A vacuum cleaner on ever single floor! 

Simon Dale House by Simon Dale in Wales, completed in 2010, straw bale, wood and stone.

Simon built this house by hand with his father and also published a manual on how to do it yourself on his website http://www.simondale.net.

I simply love the concept of building a house with the help of nature only. This would be my type of weekend house to visit with my family when wanting to run away from grey city scapes.

Fashion

I like old fashioned clothing from Jane Austen times, Victorian times, even older times! I like my Vikings, my barbarians, vagabonds, gipsies, amazons, warriors from all kinds of cultures and times... Then lets take a break after the 60s to 2010 and go into concept ideas of fashion on the near or distant future which would include 3D printed clothing, ancient inspired fashion and super sci-fi trends!

Jean Paul Gaultier, Untitled, Spring Collection 2010

I would love every woman to be dressed like this because there is nothing cooler than a woman dressed like a warrior. The blue textile is a very nice contrast in terms of simple cut next to the intricate design of the armor designed jewerely.

DEMOBAZA, Cardigan Wrap Ashtar W, detailed asymmetric longsleeve hooded cardigan, no date found, Bulgaria

DEMOBAZA, Jacket Outlaw, smooth, detailed, neoprene, asymmetric jacket 

Demobaza gives Artdirectors for Post Apocalypse movies and games exactly what they want.  If i had enough money to wear this, i would (The Cardigan costs 520$).

I can also see this used for the next Star Wars Movie!

Graphic Design

Design wise i love when geometrics meet chaos. I think that this rule is bound to look esthetically pleasing to the eye no matter on what medium you apply it. Therefore i decided to use a conventional and less conventional example. Also Out Of The Box Thinking is super important for good design.


Instricate Laser Cut Black Business Card by Smriti Kariwal, India, 2014.

Tattoo by French Tattoo Artist Xoil, in France. Date Unknown. Design Constructed in Photoshop

Product Design

I never paid much attention to Product Design unless i was about to buy my next iPhone. 

So, i decided to take a look at movie props and decorative Art that i like.

Time turner (Harry Potter Movie) Design By Minalima Studios, London, Date Unknown

The time turner is simply a work of art. Every single of these golden circles is turnable. The necklace is used in the story to get the user into the past by turning the sand clock. When this happenes, the charm obviously changes its form and has this surprising effect of new beauty over and over from any perspective, every turn of the sand clock!

Georgia Heald, Scrapbook, Australia, 2014

I cant explain why an overload page with junk and colors is appealing to me. It might have to do something with the fact that ordinary objects combined in a certain manner can become art - that sounds very pro Conceptual, especially from me!