Interactive Lightbox
Inside the light box are various shapes in different colours.
The RGB (red, green and blue) lightbox provides a playful insight into the relationships between colour, light and objects. As the light gradually changes from red to green to blue, you can see colour mixing in action. Inside the box there are only three different coloured sources of light - red, green and blue - which can be combined to generate all the colours in the visible spectrum of light.
[Design Museum]
Part of Breathing Colour by Hella Jongerius (June to Sept 2017)
Breathing Colour blurs the boundaries between art and design. Combining intriguing shapes with extensive research; this exhibition questions our preconceptions of colour and embraces its imperfection and experimentation.
The exhibition was divided into separate spaces that simulated daylight conditions at specific times of the day – morning, noon and evening. These three phases explored the impact of changing daylight on our perception of colour. Each installation included a series of three-dimensional objects as well as textiles, some of which are hand-woven while others are produced on industrial looms.
In the Design Museum.
The building, formerly the Commonwealth Institute, was built 1960-2, designed by Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and Partners. Closing in 2002, it was acquired by the Design Museum in 2008, and converted by a design team led by John Pawson.
Interactive Lightbox
Inside the light box are various shapes in different colours.
The RGB (red, green and blue) lightbox provides a playful insight into the relationships between colour, light and objects. As the light gradually changes from red to green to blue, you can see colour mixing in action. Inside the box there are only three different coloured sources of light - red, green and blue - which can be combined to generate all the colours in the visible spectrum of light.
[Design Museum]
Part of Breathing Colour by Hella Jongerius (June to Sept 2017)
Breathing Colour blurs the boundaries between art and design. Combining intriguing shapes with extensive research; this exhibition questions our preconceptions of colour and embraces its imperfection and experimentation.
The exhibition was divided into separate spaces that simulated daylight conditions at specific times of the day – morning, noon and evening. These three phases explored the impact of changing daylight on our perception of colour. Each installation included a series of three-dimensional objects as well as textiles, some of which are hand-woven while others are produced on industrial looms.
In the Design Museum.
The building, formerly the Commonwealth Institute, was built 1960-2, designed by Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and Partners. Closing in 2002, it was acquired by the Design Museum in 2008, and converted by a design team led by John Pawson.