180b. A Camera and Housing Project for the Handicapped (dedicated to Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor)
atelier ying, nyc.
I have a particular interest in the life of the Duke of Windsor.
In 1941 a custom, one-off Cadillac was built entirely by hand for the couple, which was way ahead of its time as much of its design was introduced in later model Cadillacs. I fitted my design as an accessory to this limousine, called "The Duchess".
The automobile's styling and details are replicated and echoed throughout the camera.
The camera is made of clear and red lucite with a walnut finish throughout. It has three rotating segments that allow it to be studied as an architectural model for a housing design I will have in my book. The pinhole compartment of walnut finish is located in the middle segment. The film holder is fashioned as a dark slide controlled by a brass radio knob adapted from the automobile as well as the bottom segments which look like a pair of game hunting cartridges which holds the Duke's pipe tobacco (just as the auto whose interior carries his pipes, tobacco and the Duchess's jewelry) and a film magazine of 9 slides. Extra "cartridges" are carried in the suit pocket in the hunting style.
Please see the study model for this camera in the photo below.
Please visit the following link to a wonderful page about the limousine's renovation:
www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1063841
Design, model, text are copyright 2014 by David Lo.
180b. A Camera and Housing Project for the Handicapped (dedicated to Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor)
atelier ying, nyc.
I have a particular interest in the life of the Duke of Windsor.
In 1941 a custom, one-off Cadillac was built entirely by hand for the couple, which was way ahead of its time as much of its design was introduced in later model Cadillacs. I fitted my design as an accessory to this limousine, called "The Duchess".
The automobile's styling and details are replicated and echoed throughout the camera.
The camera is made of clear and red lucite with a walnut finish throughout. It has three rotating segments that allow it to be studied as an architectural model for a housing design I will have in my book. The pinhole compartment of walnut finish is located in the middle segment. The film holder is fashioned as a dark slide controlled by a brass radio knob adapted from the automobile as well as the bottom segments which look like a pair of game hunting cartridges which holds the Duke's pipe tobacco (just as the auto whose interior carries his pipes, tobacco and the Duchess's jewelry) and a film magazine of 9 slides. Extra "cartridges" are carried in the suit pocket in the hunting style.
Please see the study model for this camera in the photo below.
Please visit the following link to a wonderful page about the limousine's renovation:
www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1063841
Design, model, text are copyright 2014 by David Lo.