66. Marcel Proust + The Lomography "Belair" Beach Front Cottage by the Sea
atelier ying, nyc.
I'm so happy to have a design for Lomography!
Being totally relying on his memory and intuition, The novelist Marcel Proust would profit greatly from the use this very impressionistic, plastic Toy Camera with its high end accessories.
The name of this special camera, Belair, comes from the French meaning "fresh air". That provided the architecturally-inspired parti for this design.
For Marcel Proust was an asthmatic all his life. This is the prime reason why he was bedridden and the main impetus for him late in his life to rely entirely upon his memory to create the single work that would bring him everlasting fame.
Therefore "Bel Air" is the perfect and perhaps the only suitable name for a homage to him. What would give him more pleasure and fresh air than a beach front house built upon a cliff by the sea? The little white structure is set at a slight angle and rises out of the bellows of the camera and functions as the viewfinder for a digitally modified Belair. It is the perfect visual representation of the viewfinder for a digital conversion of an analogue camera because it would give the impression of an extra long focal length. Like a penthouse apartment, it appears to survey everything below from an exclusive position. To further the luxury and folly, a second opening from the bellows extends out into the imaginary sea via zig zagging stairs down to a long cantilevered terrace over a little private beach in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright.
The existing external viewfinder of the Belair is not coupled to the camera. Therefore, the experience I propose is not to be the typical interior views I have employed in my other viewfinder designs but a different approach is done here, to tilt and adjust the viewfinder on its own swivel and change its lens so that it points to and focuses upon only the roof view of and from the Beach house as yet another idyllic impression that its owner can remember. A second modified viewfinder on the side allows yet another voyeuristic view of the structure. Little plastic figurines are provided for fantasy placement all along the camera.
Digitizing this plastic lens camera would be a treat.
The wobbly lens board now becomes an asset with the more flexible untethered bellows (the cantilever walk is supported by piers with springs on a faux beach) allows a modest tilt, shift and swing.
Also, true vintage large format lenses can be fitted on now expanding the look of the photographs.
The Lumix GF1 is almost 20-30% smaller than the Belair and is nicely scaled down behind it.
One technical note: when drilling the hole for the lens, it is advisable to use safety goggles and a drill press, and to go at it in pulses rather than bore straight through as the fragile lomography camera body would easily shatter.
To complement the additional features, a crafted anthracite gray crocodile skin embossed leather is offered for this design. It is the perfect background skin for the stucco white penthouse structure and the inlayed marquetry of various woods for the terrace and stairs
Design Drawing is copyright 2013 by David Lo
66. Marcel Proust + The Lomography "Belair" Beach Front Cottage by the Sea
atelier ying, nyc.
I'm so happy to have a design for Lomography!
Being totally relying on his memory and intuition, The novelist Marcel Proust would profit greatly from the use this very impressionistic, plastic Toy Camera with its high end accessories.
The name of this special camera, Belair, comes from the French meaning "fresh air". That provided the architecturally-inspired parti for this design.
For Marcel Proust was an asthmatic all his life. This is the prime reason why he was bedridden and the main impetus for him late in his life to rely entirely upon his memory to create the single work that would bring him everlasting fame.
Therefore "Bel Air" is the perfect and perhaps the only suitable name for a homage to him. What would give him more pleasure and fresh air than a beach front house built upon a cliff by the sea? The little white structure is set at a slight angle and rises out of the bellows of the camera and functions as the viewfinder for a digitally modified Belair. It is the perfect visual representation of the viewfinder for a digital conversion of an analogue camera because it would give the impression of an extra long focal length. Like a penthouse apartment, it appears to survey everything below from an exclusive position. To further the luxury and folly, a second opening from the bellows extends out into the imaginary sea via zig zagging stairs down to a long cantilevered terrace over a little private beach in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright.
The existing external viewfinder of the Belair is not coupled to the camera. Therefore, the experience I propose is not to be the typical interior views I have employed in my other viewfinder designs but a different approach is done here, to tilt and adjust the viewfinder on its own swivel and change its lens so that it points to and focuses upon only the roof view of and from the Beach house as yet another idyllic impression that its owner can remember. A second modified viewfinder on the side allows yet another voyeuristic view of the structure. Little plastic figurines are provided for fantasy placement all along the camera.
Digitizing this plastic lens camera would be a treat.
The wobbly lens board now becomes an asset with the more flexible untethered bellows (the cantilever walk is supported by piers with springs on a faux beach) allows a modest tilt, shift and swing.
Also, true vintage large format lenses can be fitted on now expanding the look of the photographs.
The Lumix GF1 is almost 20-30% smaller than the Belair and is nicely scaled down behind it.
One technical note: when drilling the hole for the lens, it is advisable to use safety goggles and a drill press, and to go at it in pulses rather than bore straight through as the fragile lomography camera body would easily shatter.
To complement the additional features, a crafted anthracite gray crocodile skin embossed leather is offered for this design. It is the perfect background skin for the stucco white penthouse structure and the inlayed marquetry of various woods for the terrace and stairs
Design Drawing is copyright 2013 by David Lo