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'furniture factory' by lucas maasen + sons 
all images and film © mike roelofs

'furniture factory' is a collection by dutch designer lucas maassen and his three sons. maassen employed his sons 
julian and maris, both age 7, and thijme, age 9, to paint the pine wood furniture built in the factory. as noted in a contract
the boys signed with their father, each son receives a stipend of 1 euro for every piece of hand-built furniture they paint 
and may only work three hours per week, as allowed by dutch child labor laws. due to the condensed time frame 
in which the brothers and father are able to create, the speed of production is a highly influential factor in the aesthetics 
of each LM+S piece. 

painters thijme, julian and maris

a work in progress

a finished shelving system by LM+S

finished mirror

completed blue chair from the collection

the contract agreed upon by lucas and his son, julian

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'capa' desk for foundry by reinhard dienes

the 'capa' desk is created by reinhard dienes for the foundry collection, crafting a work which speaks to the design ideals
of both creative entities. the sleek desk unit is called 'capa' due to the positioning of varied color and texture adjacent
to one another in the piece, as the name means 'layers' in in spanish.

alternate view

the 'capa' desk, without it's drawers

side view

close up view of the computer cord receptacle

detailed view of the legs joined to the desk body

'capa' desk prototype

conceptual drawings of the desk

'polichinelle desk' by yoann jestin and benoît pernet

french designers yoann jestin and benoît pernet with furniture company arféo have developed 'polichinelle desk'.
the plywood work surface is fashioned with the multipurpose quality necessary to home office furniture design in mind.
around the edge of the office piece, two thin steel satellite pieces a lectern and a lamp may be repositioned at will.
the compact piece provides a writing surface covered by paper which may be drawn upon and torn off the existing table top.
one end of the desk has a chest with a lid which holds the paper top in place with magnets.

digital and hand drawn rendering of the piece

with the paper table top, the user may write, draw,and tear from their work surface

alternate desk views

detailed view of the satellite pieces

conceptual drawings of the 'polichinelle desk'

'twentyeleven - project kenya' by chris idema + reinier simons, nairobi, kenya, africa
all images courtesy chris idema + reinier simons

netherland-based chris idema + reinier simons have created 'twentyeleven: project kenya', a housing development which re-imagines 

a view over the workshops

the solution?

aerial view

architectural model

plans

section

 
elevation

elevation

elevation

elevation

single unit

current conditions

'basic office' by betillon / dorval-bory architectes 
image © simon deprez

elevational view of workspace as it spans the length of the office area 
image © simon deprez

view from back of the office 
image © simon deprez

pyramidal acoustic foam on the ceiling has pendant speakers broadcasting music.
this idea was the basis for 'acoustic composition', a competition entry by the architects.
to see the designboom's coverage of the project, click here. 
image © simon deprez

open and closed storage units 
image © simon deprez

view of facade 
image © simon deprez

front of the office during construction 
image © betillon / dorval-bory architectes 

back of the office during construction 
image © betillon / dorval-bory architectes 

floor plan / level 0 

elevation 

elevation

exploded axonometric

Harbayu, Archilantis by Telkomsel

'hospital sant joan de reus' by mario corea arquitectura located in barcelona, spain
images courtesy of mario corea arquitectura

spanish practice mario corea arquitectura has completed the 'hospital sant joan de reus' for the city of reus located in barcelona, spain. 
a dominant tilted roof marks the main entrance for visitors approaching the complex. the angled form partially envelops a continuous atrium 
bordered by a glass facade.  the rambling hallway generates an innovative program arrangement to maintain a low building profile which 
conforms to the site's existing topography.  

hospital and garden

six double-story horizontal elements containing patient rooms project perpendicularly from long connecting space. hovering above administrative offices, 
these narrow volumes provide an intimate setting for visitors with outward views overlooking intermittent green roofs below. twenty four light wells pierce 
from the roof through to the ground level allowing ambient light to penetrate inner spaces. vegetated open air courtyards provide a perpetual connection 
with nature amidst the surrounding urban environment.

louvered facade

communal spaces are scattered along the atrium space as points of interest that engage a human sense scale. revealed and accessed through 
the slanted curtain wall, these amoeba contoured forms compliment the facilities established linear scheme.

entrance

entrance lobby

atrium

waiting area

light well

roof garden

aerial

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

floor plan / level 2

section

section

sketches

project info:

authors: mario corea, lluis moran, felipe pich-aguilera
chief project architect: eugenio tioni, agustin arballo
collaborators: consuelo koch, andre mota, nicolás becchis
structure: bis arquitectes
facilities: engynia / pgi group
year of the project: 2006 - 2011
year of building work: 2007 - 2010
location: reus, barcelona, españa
promoter: ajuntament de reus, servei catala de salut, innova
area: 104.910 m² (991,065 ft²)
estimate: pem 116.788.321 euros, pec 160.000.000 euros

'lux craft', a new exhibition space for lighting design at london's origin contemporary craft fair in september, will feature the works of ten designers
above, 'sonumbra de vincy', a previous installation by london-based art and design studio loop.pH, that will exhibit a similar design at this year's lux craft event

the origin contemporary craft fair in london this september will feature lux craft, a new platform for lighting installations. 
defining 'lux' as the measure of the light intensity as perceived by the human eye, the crafts council established this focused 
exhibition in response to origin's new audience of architects and interior designers in town for the london design festival.

centrally located within the origin pavilion, the micro-show will showcase the works of ten selected designers:
ontwerpduo, sarah blood, johannes hermann, jos kranen of kranen/gille, rachel wingfield of loop.pH, richard wheater, 
hsiao-chi tsai & kimiya yoshikawa, niamh barry, jeremy cole, and kirsti taivioli.

'lux craft' will be on display on old spitalfields market from september 22-28, 2011. 

'light forest' by ontwerpduo
image by joost van den burg

 
nathan wiernik and tienke beunders of eindhoven-based studio ontwerpduo will install a custom fixture composed with their 
'light forest' system. with a pipe-like structure, the design consists of various connecting parts which can be adapted to different spaces.

'object specific' (left) and 'traveling light' (right) by britain-based exhibiting artist sarah blood

storm pendant lights by johannes hermann, 'karl' (left) and 'emil' (right)

frankfurt-based designer johannes hermann will create a new series of pendant lights, titled 'nicolas'.
see designboom's previous coverage of his storm forms here.

'00:00.00', lux craft proposal by dutch designer jos kranen

dutch designer jos kranen of kranen/gille has proposed to create an installation titled '00:00.00' for lux craft.
the work features energy-saving bulbs which are cast in a fully-closed plaster spheres: these shells must be 
cracked in order for the light to be accessed, making a destructive action necessary to start each lamp's new life. 

'neon lights' by british designer richard wheater
image by david lindsay

'blooming propeller' by hsiao-chi tsai and kimiya yoshikawa
image by kimiya yoshikawa

japanese designers hsiao-chi tsai and kimiya yoshikawa have proposed a site-specific lighting sculpture based on their recent work, 
'blooming propeller'. developed for visual impact at every angle, the piece resembles an oversized flower. it is to be composed of 
intricate organic shapes, made out of contrasting shiny florescent perspex and matte neoprene, with UV paints transforming its
appearance from day to night. 

'aquatic flora' (working title), lux craft proposal by hsiao-chi tsai and kimiya yoshikawa

'fouette' by dublin-based designer niamh barry, full (left) and detail (right)

'illusia', lux craft proposal by kirsti taiviola

finnish designer kirsti taiviola will display 'illusia': this pendant lamp features a fine, almost invisible texture on a handblown glass ball 
hidden in the lampshade, which creates a blossom-shaped projection of reflections on surfaces below. with three different levels of light 
intensity, the visibility of the reflection can be adjusted so the lamp can serve both decorative and illuminating functions. 

'white flax', a ceramic suspension lamp by new zealander jeremy cole

rendering of pavilion design for the lux craft exhibition

origin pavilion floorplan