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12 Interlocking Wrinkled Pentagonally Distorted Dipoles 60 units 3-fold view.
Back in May of 2017, I used some leftover paper to make a model I referred to as "4 Interlocking Wrinkled Diminished Tetragonal Dipoles." This is the dodecahedral equivalent of that model. The weaving pattern is extremely simple, and I imagine that the series can be expanded to include not only the remaining Platonic solids, but most other solids as well, including Archimedian and possibly Johnson Solids. The assembly can be slightly challenging, depending upon the paper used. "Diminished" for me now connotes the implication of edge removal rather than edge transformation, and consequently, I have stricken this word from the naming of this model, as opposed to the original. The frames are a little bit loose, so I may refold this with superior quality paper in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
6 Interlocking Irregular Hyperboloidal Gyrobifastigia 84 units
2-fold view. Here is the finalized version of this compound. I dropped the paper width from 1.0” to 0.875”. The center edges of each gyrobifastigium form a standard compound of “6 squares”, but since the structure has tetrahedral symmetry, the “squares” are actually distorted to rhombi. Thus assembling this involves a bit more than simply tacking on half of a triangular prism to each side of a compound of 6 squares. I’m sure there are other compounds with wider proportions, but I was specifically looking for a compound that was not “too tetrahedral” in shape, and had some interesting weaving interactions (which is not so easy to do these days with only 84 units to work with). These days, I consciously try to incorporate “pseudo-axes”, though I have not had the time (or likely the skill) to develop an algorithm for their specific inclusion in edge interactions. I can easily imagine other compounds of 3, 12, 15, 24, and 30 gyrobifastigia, but the central four unit intersections are a real killer- compounds relying on central stability would not lend themselves easily to gyrobifastigia, as the locks at such intersections are either weak or difficult to assemble. This model could use a refold with slightly thinner proportions, which I might do at some point in the near future.
Designed by me. Folded out of Cordenons’ Stardream paper (I haven’t folded anything out this paper in a while now!). (8 different proportions)
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our fourth class, they previewed what their city looks like when we bring all their futuristic homes together, then designed the city they envision for this project. They have chosen to create a floating city that they see as a vacation resort for rich old snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids and aliens.
This week, they kept refining their characters and wonderboxes with art supplies and everyday objects -- and many students added lights and motors to bring them to life. When they return from spring break, they will form teams to start building some of the public spaces they have in mind: a space elevator to the moon, a tropical beach and underwater scene.
Through this course, students are developing a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
View more photos of our Maker Art course at the Lycée:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157662999871980
Here is our design plan for their City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
12 Interlocking Wrinkled Pentagonally Distorted Dipoles 60 units 2-fold view.
Back in May of 2017, I used some leftover paper to make a model I referred to as "4 Interlocking Wrinkled Diminished Tetragonal Dipoles." This is the dodecahedral equivalent of that model. The weaving pattern is extremely simple, and I imagine that the series can be expanded to include not only the remaining Platonic solids, but most other solids as well, including Archimedian and possibly Johnson Solids. The assembly can be slightly challenging, depending upon the paper used. "Diminished" for me now connotes the implication of edge removal rather than edge transformation, and consequently, I have stricken this word from the naming of this model, as opposed to the original. The frames are a little bit loose, so I may refold this with superior quality paper in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
The Pontiac Cirrus was one of the stars at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, but at that time it was called the non marque-specific “GM-X.”
Passengers entered through a rear hatch and passed between the aircraft-style bucket seats. Once inside, the driver was treated to an aircraft-style steering controls, which featured thumb buttons to activate the horn and turn signals. A total of 31 indicator lights, 29 toggle switches and 4 control levers were distributed between the dash and overhead console. Its overall effect was a bit overwhelming, though very much in keeping with the show-biz nature of GM’s Dream Cars. If James Bond were ever to turn in his Aston Martin on something a bit more high-tech, the GM-X would no doubt have been at the top of his short list.
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years. They are creating a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment.
In our fourth class, children created some of the first inhabitants of their city, including alien visitors, mutant sharks, rich old snobs and robot maids. They designed their characters, made bodies and stands, then decorated them. Some added a motor to make their characters move, turning them on and off with a switch. And they learned to use glue guns to art up their creations.
Students are making good progress with their city, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
Maserati doesn’t change. Maserati is always Maserati.
Maserati unveiled the Alfieri, a 2+2 concept car to celebrate the brand's centenary at the Geneva Palexpo today. The Alfieri is an exciting but realistic and 100% functional prototype that says much about the design DNA of future Maseratis. In fact, the Alfieri could well be a door to the future of Maserati.
The striking new concept bears the name of Alfieri, the most prominent of the Maserati brothers, and the engineering genius who founded "Officine Alfieri Maserati" in Bologna a century ago. The Alfieri was created at the Maserati Centro Stile in Turin by a small group of talented young designers led by Marco Tencone. The project was masterminded by Lorenzo Ramaciotti.
In this, its 100th year, the Maserati Company is in fine health. An ambitious plan that took off in 2013 with the presentation of the Quattroporte and Ghibli models is transforming the Italian manufacturer into a serious player in the premium sports car segment. In just one year, from 2012 to 2013, sales increased by 150%, from 6,200 to 15,400 cars.
Today Maserati is a global automotive player with a complete model range made up of two four-door saloons, two GT sports cars, four engines (a V8, a V6 Twin Turbo, a V8 NA and a turbo Diesel), and two different architectures (AWD & RWD). And there's an SUV coming soon!
The Maserati Alfieri Concept
Design concepts
The Alfieri is being unveiled at just the right time to re-establish Maserati's true orientation in terms of design and production. If the new Quattroporte and Ghibli gave the impression that Maserati was becoming oriented towards sporty, upper class four door saloons, this new concept is striking back and reminding everybody that the brand has a remarkable racing heritage and a unique tradition in exotic GT cars.
There is no doubt that the Alfieri concept represents the true essence of the Maserati brand. It is a sleek, Italian style 2+2 like the 1957 3500 GT, the 1959 5000 GT and the 1969 Indy before it, and clearly affirms Maserati's racing DNA. Sportier in character than the GranTurismo, the Alfieri boasts proportions that might well be archetypal for a future true sport car and certainly hint at the brand's stylistic intentions for the near future. "Maserati doesn't change. Maserati is always Maserati", as Ramaciotti puts it.
As with all concept cars, there is a strong desire to turn the Alfieri into reality. Though not yet at the final prototype stage like tomorrow's grand touring, it has nevertheless been conceived, designed and created in an approach aimed at 100% realism.
According to Lorenzo Ramaciotti, "The Alfieri is a transition point between 100 glorious years of history and the future that is opening up before us. I sincerely can't say that we'll see this car in production in two years-time, but I'm certain we'll see something very similar."
The development process kicked off last summer. Designers were asked to start from a blank sheet to create a concept for Maserati's centenary. The sketches that would lead to what is now the Alfieri emerged among various other proposals.
One of the most fascinating cars of all times, the Maserati A6 GCS-53 designed by Pininfarina in 1954, proved a valuable source of inspiration for the designers. Far more than a rare racing machine for gentlemen drivers, the A6 GCS-53 was a masterpiece of design. It was also the last car that Pininfarina designed on a Maserati model before making a comeback in the first decade of the 21st century with the Quattroporte and the GranTurismo. The A6 GCS-53 was an iconic piece of automotive technology and simply breathtaking for its proportions and design features: a diminutive cabin positioned almost over the rear wheels, a seemingly endless bonnet and long, sinuous wings stretching nearly to the rear wheels.
The Alfieri is obviously much more than a futuristic interpretation of the A6 GCS-53. Maserati has a diversified design history that encourages designers to look forward rather than back: "We wanted the Alfieri to test future design paths," Ramaciotti explains. "The car is very aggressive but still sober in style, forceful but understated."
The acronym A6 GCS stood for Alfieri 6 cylinder, Ghisa, Corsa, Sport, epithets that well convey its long bonnet, and rear-set 2 place cabin.
While the inverted A pillars of the A6 GCS-53 were not an option in the new Alfieri, their optical effect has been recreated by a sculptured line that starts from the bonnet and fades to the door high line, making the windscreen look larger.
The long, low nose is a stylistic evolution from contemporary Maserati models. The grille is divided vertically into two concave sections that seem to hang in the air. The sleek DRLs are connected by a clear accent line with the iconic "V" motif in the centre. The aggressive headlights incorporate bi-xenon-LED bulbs and are rendered distinctive by a characteristic eyebrow, repeated on the twin exhaust tail pipes.
The three dimensional candy-cane tail lights are made up of two red external elements with a white element inside. Their shape harmoniously follows the rear shoulder of the car and complements the air ducts underneath to create an impressive, racing style rear view.
The Alfieri's designers have developed a streamlined, uncluttered form where the only decorative elements - the restyled triple air ducts on the wheel arches - are finely integrated. This eye-catching silhouette almost entices you to caress it.
The wheels have been specially designed for the Alfieri concept. Forged from single aluminium elements, the 21" diameter rear and 20" front wheels feature integrated decorative spokes that wink at the classic spoke wheels of the 1950s.
Though form is the dominant element, colour and detail play a key supporting role. A liquid metal colour called "Steel Flair" has been chosen for this Maserati 100th anniversary concept. This choice of finish gives the Alfieri's elegant shape a refined, technical and contemporary look, as if a metallic veil has been draped over a naked body.
The decorative spokes of the forged wheels, the brake calipers, the grille, the iconic triple air ducts, the rear diffuser, the provocative eyebrow of the exhaust tail pipes are all finished in Maserati Blue. The Alfieri signature, retrieved from an old Maserati document and sculpted in the number plate recess on the rear of the car is also in blue. The front bumper spoiler and rear diffuser are in carbon fibre with aluminium inserts.
Minimalist interior
In the 2+2 seat cabin, the design team have created a study in simplicity and minimalism. The suspended dashboard is conceptually inspired by that of the Maserati 5000 GT. The dashboard boasts a clean, organic, two-tone design built around a central TUFT screen.
The instrument panel has a classic layout with two main clocks with two smaller ones in between. The edge of each is embellished with a small "Officine Maserati" label.
Rather than analogue clocks, the instrument panel features TFT displays inspired by modern photographic camera menus in the way they indicate km/h and engine rpm. Instead of a rotating indicator, the numbers themselves rotate around the clocks. Current speed and RPM are highlighted by a magnifying glass effect.
There is even a touch of racing brutality inside the Alfieri. The floor is finished in a material that imitates oxidised steel, a material commonly found on racing cars of the 1950s.
Luna white and dark Basalt blue are the dominant colours inside the airy Alfieri cockpit. Poltrona Frau aniline leather with a natural look and feel covers the seats, dashboard and central console. Copper subtly highlights the most character lines and brings a retro feeling to an otherwise futuristic environment.
The interior has a classic 2+2 layout with an open space luggage compartment. The rear seat backrests have a unique, elongated design. Well visible from the outside, they add a sense of speed to the interior. The rear seats tilt forwards through 90 degrees and also serve as luggage bulkheads.
The seat profile inserts, gearbox lever and oval clock on the central console are milled from single piece aluminium billets, hand finished and anodised in a natural copper colour. All other aluminium components, including the pedals, gearbox paddles and steering wheel spokes are also hand finished and anodised in a palladium colour.
The passenger seats, though inspired by the racing bucket seats of the '50s, look futuristic and have a modern structure with half-integrated headrests and a bridge-like profile that serves as main structural element.
The three-spoke steering wheel and the crown deep in its centre form a three dimensional sculpture that seems to have been crafted in the workshop of an Italian artisan. Like the remainder of the Alfieri's interior, it too is 100% handmade.
The oval clock with red-blue back plate incorporates two sub-dials and is obviously inspired by a classic chronograph.
Sporting DNA
The Alfieri is based on the GranTurismo MC Stradale chassis with a 24 centimetre shorter wheelbase, giving it the proportions of a genuine supercar. Alfieri is 4,590 mm long with a 2,700 mm wheelbase, 1,930 mm wide and 1,280 mm high.
Under the sleek body lies the transaxle platform of the Maserati GranTurismo. This 4.7 litre, naturally aspirated, V8 engine from Maranello develops 460 bhp @ 7,000 rpm and 520 Nm @ 4,750 rpm and gives the Alfieri a real driving force. Thanks to a special exhaust layout, this thoroughbred V8 also produces a breathtaking sound that made a real impression in Geneva when the concept was unveiled.
A six-speed, electro-actuated gearbox (MC Shift) is mounted in a single unit with the limited slip rear differential and connected to the engine via a rigid torque tube. The transaxle layout gives the Alfieri an optimized front-rear weight distribution with a slight predominance to the rear axle.
The Alfieri's carbon ceramic disc brakes come directly from the GranTurismo MC Stradale and are combined with blue Brembo brake calipers.
Attempt number x at designing the nose section. Although the angled are good, the jaggy edges are all wrong for this ship, but could be good for some future design... lol...
Will try again tomorrow if time permits...
6 Interlocking Irregular Hyperboloidal Gyrobifastigia 84 units
3-fold vertex view. Here is the finalized version of this compound. I dropped the paper width from 1.0” to 0.875”. The center edges of each gyrobifastigium form a standard compound of “6 squares”, but since the structure has tetrahedral symmetry, the “squares” are actually distorted to rhombi. Thus assembling this involves a bit more than simply tacking on half of a triangular prism to each side of a compound of 6 squares. I’m sure there are other compounds with wider proportions, but I was specifically looking for a compound that was not “too tetrahedral” in shape, and had some interesting weaving interactions (which is not so easy to do these days with only 84 units to work with). These days, I consciously try to incorporate “pseudo-axes”, though I have not had the time (or likely the skill) to develop an algorithm for their specific inclusion in edge interactions. I can easily imagine other compounds of 3, 12, 15, 24, and 30 gyrobifastigia, but the central four unit intersections are a real killer- compounds relying on central stability would not lend themselves easily to gyrobifastigia, as the locks at such intersections are either weak or difficult to assemble. This model could use a refold with slightly thinner proportions, which I might do at some point in the near future.
Designed by me. Folded out of Cordenons’ Stardream paper (I haven’t folded anything out this paper in a while now!). (8 different proportions)
A special number of the famous Architectural Review dedicated to the history and future design of the British Public House. Lavishly illustrated, the text was authored by Maurice Gorham and Harding McGregor Dunnett. Gorham had already written two books on the public house and, in 1950, this edition would provide the basis for a book, also entitled "Inside the Pub" that the Architectural Press issued.
The cover, described as the frontage of a pub "dismissed with a wave of the wand", is by noted cartoonist and writer Osbert Lancaster who was also one of the editors of the Review.
Walking down an escalator on the Stockholm T-Bana.
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For my 250th design (although I have another hundred or so in my notebooks, unpublished) I chose to honor the wonderfully delightful Robert Morley. He is remembered mostly for his merry British Airways commercials and his witty lead role in the 1978 film, "Who's killing the great chefs of Europe?" which is the basis of this design.
The 1966 Batman series had 37 villains. Morley is now imagined as the 38th, mainly to his being frequently cast in the role of a witty but pompous windbag.
The 38th arch villain, is amalgamated from Morley's stellar 1978 film role, and is well capable of crime. He is outfitted with a group of kitchen henchmen. The Pomp mobile is a well upgraded 1963 Rolls Royce Phantom V. The car is bulletproof and has no weapons; the wit and girth of its sole passenger, Maximillian "Max" Vandeveer (acted by Morley) is sufficient. The 'calamitously fat' Vandeveer issues orders to his henchmen from a telephone in the Rolls interior cabin. When the console's whisky bar is lifted out, a tv videocamera system is electronically raised, making the central console a tv/webcast station to go live, in the manner of broadcasts delivered from Air Force One. In fact, the two vehicles share much of the same interior design. And this Air Force One feature is the basic premise of the merry British Airways commercials Morley starred in. Actually the Phantom V cabin is more sophisticated than the one on the iconic plane. It has a hot beverage station in its Pullman passenger door (which has been crash-tested with the upgrade), a lacquered wood meal tray on the left, and a writing desk on the right, which has a swivel chair and makeup kit for tv stowed underneath for Vandeveer's personal secretary, Beecham. A set of international clocks, reading lamps, camera lights, and plush yellow privacy curtains also recall the Air Force One interior. A discreetly framed "Tyson passport", from Morley's commercials for the food company, is a pun on diplomatic immunity necessary for any arch criminal.
The film's original menu for Vandeveer has also been upgraded. Instead of the original film's dated coffee and brioche, my interpretation of the touring car Le Grande Bouffe is sort of bouquet of snacks, much like airplane food, a kind of intrusion. One starts with a foie gras pate en croute, served cold, with champagne. Then a truly gourmet popcorn blend (perfect for the windbag to pontificate with) that includes your essential glutathione dose of roasted filberts, walnuts, butterscotch and fudge swirls with the barest hint of coconut, to whet one's appetite, and with our modern day 21st century diet, this blend would be quite healthy. This is stored in the center nut dish. Coffee or tea end a light cabin meal full of complex flavors. But the pompous windbag has yet more. He has not one but two vehicles for his journeys. A decoy vehicle always is not far away. This 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman is a smoking car, whose design will be uploaded in the near future.
Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.
100 Tage, so hat Opel-Chef Michael Loscheller versprochen, werden wir brauchen, um unseren Zukunftsplan zu erarbeiten. Nächste Woche ist es soweit: Genau einen Tag nach Ablauf der 100-Tage-Frist, am 9. November, werden wir die Inhalte des Plans vorstellen.
www.opel-blog.com/2017/11/03/live-vorstellung-des-opel-zu...
© Opel
6 Interlocking Irregular Hyperboloidal Gyrobifastigia 84 units
2-fold view. It was long past time that someone do a compound with these wonderfully simple Johnson solids. The center edges of each gyrobifastigium do form a standard compound of “6 squares”, but since the structure has tetrahedral symmetry, the “squares” are actually distorted to rhombi. Thus assembling this involves a bit more than simply tacking on half of a triangular prism to each side of a compound of 6 squares. I’m sure there are other compounds with wider proportions, but I was specifically looking for a compound that was not “too tetrahedral” in shape, and had some interesting weaving interactions (which is not so easy to do these days with only 84 units to work with). These days, I do consciously try to incorporate “pseudo-axes”, though I have not had the time (or likely the skill) to develop an algorithm for their specific inclusion in edge interactions. I can easily imagine other compounds of 3, 12, 15, 24, and 30 gyrobifastigia, but the central four unit intersections are a real killer- compounds relying on central stability would not lend themselves easily to gyrobifastigia, as the locks at such intersections are either weak or difficult to assemble. This model could use a refold with slightly thinner proportions, which I might do at some point in the near future.
Designed by me. Folded out of copy paper. (8 different proportions)
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our fifth class, we previewed what their city might look like based on their designs, which we composited together into a final model. They have chosen to create a floating city that they see as a vacation resort for rich old snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids and aliens.
This week, we started working on public spaces for their city: underwater cove, sandy beach, skyscrapers and the space elevator. Students formed teams to design each space, and prepared for next week’s construction. Then they kept improving their characters and wonderboxes with more color, light and motion.
Through this course, students are developing a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
View more photos of our Maker Art course at the Lycée:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157662999871980
Here is our design plan for their City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
'You Said We Made' Spring Contest 8 - 15 May 2014
You've probably seen this kind of insert red poster everywhere, firstly designed in 1939 as a motivational poster to raise the moral of British people right before the WW II, and since 2000 has been re-issued for so many purpose.
If you can spread your own message to the world, what would it be? It can be fun, it can be wicked, it can be also very supportive, any kind of message you want.
We will use your message in our future design, for 4 (four) selected messages will win a fatpack of a very cool dress. So please write your message in our facebook page comment line
www.facebook.com/pages/Fabouzz/535518859865871
or simply send nc inworld to deenz resident or pink clarity with subject:
Fabouzz You Said We Made - Your Name
happy writing up! happy lighting up everyone spring/summer!
Be Fabouzz, Be Fabulouzz!
This is the preparatory sketch for the Map of the future, designed by Densitydesign for he italian magazine WIRED.
Visualizer, Mario Porpora.
www.densitydesign.org/2009/10/02/we-will-be-here-map-of-t...
“Flatline Module” Woven Dodecahedrically Diminished Disdyakis Hexecontahedron 60 units 3-fold view.
This is another of the ideas which I sketched out this past Spring, a conceptually simple construction whose implementation called for the development of a new type of edge avoidance unit. This unit had to be very thin, very sturdy, and have a 180 degree independent dihedral angle which did not weaken the durability of the extremities of each edge unit. I am not extremely satisfied with this initial rendition, as the flat section in the center ends up bending in the middle more than I would prefer, and it still pulls on the extremities of each edge. At this point, I am not certain whether this folding sequence simply needs a few tweaks or a complete redesign, but I think the basic idea is intriguing . Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, this model is actually quite rigid. Geometrically, this could be interpreted as either a triacontahedrally/dodecahedrically distorted triakis icosahedron or a dodecahedrically diminshed disdyakis hexecontahedron. I may try a different version of the same weaving pattern in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
The Aston Martin DB10 is a bespoke grand tourer specially developed for the James Bond film Spectre by the British luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin.
The car was unveiled by Sam Mendes and Barbara Broccoli, the director and producer of Spectre respectively, the 24th James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. The unveiling took place as part of the official press launch of the film on the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios, near London, on 4 December 2014.
The design of the DB10 was led by Aston Martin's chief creative officer Marek Reichman, with the film's director Mendes working closely with the team. Original concept and sketch by Sam Holgate, a 30-year-old man from Foston whose design the DB10 was based upon. Only 10 units were hand-built in-house by the company's design and engineering teams in Gaydon. Eight of those 10 cars were featured in the movie, and two more were built for promotional purposes. Aston Martin stated that "the DB10 gives a glimpse to the future design direction for the next generation of Aston Martins." It was later revealed that the DB10 was based on the newly introduced V8 Vantage that made its debut in 2017 and had a modified design so that the design of the new Vantage didn't come to public notice while the car was in development.
As of December 2014, Aston Martin had released few of the technical details of the car, the DB10 used the company's 6-speed manual transmission unit that is used on their V8-engined cars. The car's chassis is based on a modified version of the VH Generation II platform that underpins the V8 Vantage. However the DB10 has a longer wheelbase and is nearly as wide as the One-77. It is powered by the same 4.7-litre AJ37 V8 engine found in the V8 Vantage S, which has a power output of 436 PS (321 kW; 430 hp) and 490 N⋅m (361 lb⋅ft) of torque. The DB10 can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.3 seconds and has a top speed of 310 km/h (193 mph).
Being October, which had always been the LUGNuts anniversary month, this James Bond Aston Martin DB10 has been built to the 5th challenge theme 'Heros and Villians'.
“Flatline Module” Woven Dodecahedrically Diminished Disdyakis Hexecontahedron 60 units 5-fold view.
This is another of the ideas which I sketched out this past Spring, a conceptually simple construction whose implementation called for the development of a new type of edge avoidance unit. This unit had to be very thin, very sturdy, and have a 180 degree independent dihedral angle which did not weaken the durability of the extremities of each edge unit. I am not extremely satisfied with this initial rendition, as the flat section in the center ends up bending in the middle more than I would prefer, and it still pulls on the extremities of each edge. At this point, I am not certain whether this folding sequence simply needs a few tweaks or a complete redesign, but I think the basic idea is intriguing . Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, this model is actually quite rigid. Geometrically, this could be interpreted as either a triacontahedrally/dodecahedrically distorted triakis icosahedron or a dodecahedrically diminshed disdyakis hexecontahedron. I may try a different version of the same weaving pattern in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
3-4-5-6 Flagstone Tessellation test 2 front
I have been very busy, but have still been working on a number of different origami projects as much as I have had time. This tessellation is one of them. A 32x32 grid does not even fully tesellate this pattern once, so I will have to make a larger one at some point in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of an uncut 8.5" square of copy paper.
6 Interlocking Irregular Hyperboloidal Gyrobifastigia 84 units
3-fold face view. It was long past time that someone do a compound with these wonderfully simple Johnson solids. The center edges of each gyrobifastigium do form a standard compound of “6 squares”, but since the structure has tetrahedral symmetry, the “squares” are actually distorted to rhombi. Thus assembling this involves a bit more than simply tacking on half of a triangular prism to each side of a compound of 6 squares. I’m sure there are other compounds with wider proportions, but I was specifically looking for a compound that was not “too tetrahedral” in shape, and had some interesting weaving interactions (which is not so easy to do these days with only 84 units to work with). These days, I do consciously try to incorporate “pseudo-axes”, though I have not had the time (or likely the skill) to develop an algorithm for their specific inclusion in edge interactions. I can easily imagine other compounds of 3, 12, 15, 24, and 30 gyrobifastigia, but the central four unit intersections are a real killer- compounds relying on central stability would not lend themselves easily to gyrobifastigia, as the locks at such intersections are either weak or difficult to assemble. This model could use a refold with slightly thinner proportions, which I might do at some point in the near future.
Designed by me. Folded out of copy paper. (8 different proportions)
The 9-3X concept car was unveiled in 2002 and was a preview of future design from Saab. The 9-3X is a two-door cross-over coupé with properties of both a sportscar and a small SUV. This car is handmade and the only one of its kind. It features a 2,8-litre turbocharged V6 engine leaving 280 hp and 400 Nm. It has semi-automatic gearbox, 4WD and 20-inch wheels. On the roof there is a rack, especially designed for the 9-3X, made to improve transportation of skiing equipment and bikes.
Saab Car Museum
Åkerssjövägen 18
Trollhättan
Sverige - Sweden
July 2012
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our fourth class, they previewed what their city looks like when we bring all their futuristic homes together, then designed the city they envision for this project. They have chosen to create a floating city that they see as a vacation resort for rich old snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids and aliens.
This week, they kept refining their characters and wonderboxes with art supplies and everyday objects -- and many students added lights and motors to bring them to life. When they return from spring break, they will form teams to start building some of the public spaces they have in mind: a space elevator to the moon, a tropical beach and underwater scene.
Through this course, students are developing a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
View more photos of our Maker Art course at the Lycée:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157662999871980
Here is our design plan for their City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
Today is the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'.
I thought this would be the perfect moment to launch my article in Petapixel on Flickr.
The article was a few months back, and there was a fair amount of negative feedback from those who may have misunderstood the purpose of my camera modifications. The magazine printed my test roll but my vintage camera photography is almost always post-processed. For me the digital negatives from my modified cameras always worked extremely well in post processing to give me a certain otherworldly and sometimes nostalgic look that I search for.
Looking back, I think that those who viewed this article were comparing me directly with Lomography. And the two are entirely different things altogether, thus the disconnection.
Vintage cameras are not toy cameras although they can be made to mimic them at times.
As for my test roll, I could easily have taken razor-sharp photos. I had done this already with other vintages. However, there was some potential beauty arising from the overexposed negatives & blurry focus which purposely had not been adjusted for during shooting. Yet I was not interested so much in beauty as I was looking for any trace of entropy from the various components of the altered camera and lens (certainly some of my fantasy designs** have caused the traditional functional experience of the camera as a whole to be guided almost surreally by its parts, hence deconstructed. Shouldn't serious fantasy camera design be allowed an "atonal" phase perhaps leading into veritable atonality?). Anyway I very much appreciated the opportunity to be on Petapixel, I hope they'll publish my drawings one day which also are not easily categorizable. Like Igor Stravinsky, I should like to view all of my work on Petapixel to be seen one day as a Rite of Spring.
Here is the Link:
petapixel.com/2013/03/27/modding-a-vintage-camera-for-dig...
** Note: I have a future design coming up as a homage to the novelist Marcel Proust, which will employ a Lomography camera. It is a most perfect match to honor Proust with and will definitely be "atonal". I hope that it will also cause much well-documented rioting and controversy in the theatre of the web and vault it's designer closer to being part of the photography pantheon.
Please see my recent Leica A Truro 'cottages, camera for a special dedication to this day.
A small 1950s child, on the beach by the look of it, with a chilling view of his future as a bank clerk - a bit like how I'm now told to view my pension provision - a dark and uncertain future! The designer is Huveneers, who did various works for the GPO at the time before emigrating to Australia where he developed several important corporate identities including Australia Post.
A New Vision for the Future
Making its debut at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, the EXP 12 Speed 6e concept represents a bold statement on the future of electric cars – and of luxury mobility.
Designed to transform the EV sector in both concept and execution, the EXP 12 Speed 6e fuses the unrivalled hand craftsmanship for which Bentley is famous, with electric performance, heart-stopping design and the range of a true grand tourer.
The EXP 12 Speed 6e is a statement of Bentley’s intention to create the world’s first true luxury electric sports car – and an overt invitation for the public to feed back on Bentley’s vision for the road ahead.
Exterior Design
The EXP 12 Speed 6e is not just an opportunity to envision an electric Bentley. It represents the future of Bentley design, both inside and out.
The exterior body shell is a sleek expression of sports car design, inspired by contemporary architecture, aircraft fuselages and the geometry of the natural world.
A natural evolution of Bentley’s design DNA, it takes the marque’s trademark muscular haunch and powerline to exhilarating new heights. The short front overhang, long bonnet and wide, planted rear aspect all contribute to an unmistakable sense of speed, while the iconic matrix grille features an exquisite smoked stainless steel finish. Contrasting copper highlights offer subtle acknowledgement of the car’s status as a fully electric vehicle, while an illuminated ‘6’ logo can be seen through the grille.
Throughout the car, form coexists with function to support a more sustainable future. The twin bonnet scoops, for example, double as heat sinks, keeping down the temperature of the car’s batteries and drivetrain, without the need for additional cooling technology.
Interior Design
Bentley’s future is one of innovative materials as well as inventive technology. The entire central tunnel, for example, is hewn from a solid piece of glass, encompassing a high-definition OLED curved display. All principle onboard controls are accessible from here, including navigation, entertainment and climate control.
Just as they do on the outside of the car, copper details provide visual interest throughout the cabin, adorning the gear selector and Bentley Dynamic Drive dial control. Even the veneer panels inside the doors feature copper accents, drawing the eye to the handcrafted, natural wood finish.
Tomorrow’s luxury customers will expect intuitive technology and traditional craftsmanship to be integrated seamlessly – a demand that has dictated much of the car’s groundbreaking design. The wing mirrors dispense with the usual reflective glass in favour of cameras, feeding visual input directly to the dash. It’s one more example of Bentley’s future design direction – and the company’s ongoing commitment to exceeding customer expectations in everything it does.
Electric Performance
Luxury is only one side of the Bentley equation. That’s why the EXP 12 Speed 6e has been conceived as more than just a showcase of design and craftsmanship. It is an entirely new format for both urban and open-road driving.
Electric power provides an opportunity to exceed the performance limits of cars built on the conventional combustion engine. From a standing start, electric motors deliver phenomenal levels of torque, which translates into heart-stopping acceleration.
In order to deliver a true grand touring experience, the EXP 12 Speed 6e would be built with the capacity to drive from London to Paris or Milan to Monaco on a single charge. This impressive range would be supported by fast recharging, thanks to inductive technology.
New Technology, New Thinking
Not all new concept cars are truly innovative. The EXP 12 Speed 6e is about much more than a car, however. It represents a first step on a journey that will change the way today’s drivers think about mobility and what it can be. From rapid charging and fast acceleration to a world of connected lifestyle services, where onboard concierge software responds to complex voice input, the world of luxury transport is set to change immeasurably.
For Bentley’s design team, this means looking beyond the horizon, to a day when drivers become passengers and car ownership gives way to transport as a service. The car of the future will be more luxurious, more sustainable and more autonomous than ever before.
87th Geneva International Motor Show
Internationaler Auto-Salon Genf
Suisse - Schweiz - Switzerland
March 2017
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our fifth class, we previewed what their city might look like based on their designs, which we composited together into a final model. They have chosen to create a floating city that they see as a vacation resort for rich old snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids and aliens.
This week, we started working on public spaces for their city: underwater cove, sandy beach, skyscrapers and the space elevator. Students formed teams to design each space, and prepared for next week’s construction. Then they kept improving their characters and wonderboxes with more color, light and motion.
Through this course, students are developing a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
View more photos of our Maker Art course at the Lycée:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157662999871980
Here is our design plan for their City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
6 Interlocking Irregular Hyperboloidal Gyrobifastigia 84 units
3-fold vertex view. It was long past time that someone do a compound with these wonderfully simple Johnson solids. The center edges of each gyrobifastigium do form a standard compound of “6 squares”, but since the structure has tetrahedral symmetry, the “squares” are actually distorted to rhombi. Thus assembling this involves a bit more than simply tacking on half of a triangular prism to each side of a compound of 6 squares. I’m sure there are other compounds with wider proportions, but I was specifically looking for a compound that was not “too tetrahedral” in shape, and had some interesting weaving interactions (which is not so easy to do these days with only 84 units to work with). These days, I do consciously try to incorporate “pseudo-axes”, though I have not had the time (or likely the skill) to develop an algorithm for their specific inclusion in edge interactions. I can easily imagine other compounds of 3, 12, 15, 24, and 30 gyrobifastigia, but the central four unit intersections are a real killer- compounds relying on central stability would not lend themselves easily to gyrobifastigia, as the locks at such intersections are either weak or difficult to assemble. This model could use a refold with slightly thinner proportions, which I might do at some point in the near future.
Designed by me. Folded out of copy paper. (8 different proportions)
3-4-5-6 Flagstone Tessellation test 2 back
I have been very busy, but have still been working on a number of different origami projects as much as I have had time. This tessellation is one of them. A 32x32 grid does not even fully tesellate this pattern once, so I will have to make a larger one at some point in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of an uncut 8.5" square of copy paper.
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our third class, children developed their own futuristic home with a cardboard ‘wonderbox’, wrapping paper, art supplies and everyday objects. Next class, they will create characters for their boxes -- and bring them to life with lights, sounds and motion.
The class wants to build a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment. Inhabitants will include old rich snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids, green aliens and magic dolphins.
Students made good progress decorating their boxes, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
Ando's recently works. Renewal designed for old building as important property architecture in Japan.
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国際子ども図書館 - 建築グラビア Architecture Gravure
Gallery : photowork.jp/christinayan01/architectural/archives/5542
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International Library of Children's Literature, Arch building (国際子ども図書館 アーチ棟).
Architect : Tadao Ando (設計：安藤忠雄建築研究所＋日建設計).
Contractor : Zenitakagumi Construction (施工：銭高組).
Completed : 2015 (竣工：2015年).
Structured : Steel Frames (構造：S造).
Costs : $ million (総工費：約億円).
Use : Library (用途：図書館).
Height : ft (高さ：m).
Floor : 3 (階数：地下2階、地上3階).
Floor area : 65,552 sq.ft. (延床面積：6,090㎡).
Building area : sq.ft. (建築面積：㎡).
Site area : 83,237 sq.ft. (敷地面積：7,733㎡).
Location : 12-49 Uenokoen, Taito Ward, Tokyo, Japan (所在地：東京都台東区上野公園12-49).
Referenced :
www.kodomo.go.jp/about/building/institution.html
www.japan-architect.co.jp/jp/backnumber/book.php?book_cd=...
Design Trend. There are many aspects that affect the design trends include the understanding of future design trends and how we deal with the phenomenon. In this connection, a team of practitioners, academics, and experts in various fields such as product design, interior, architecture, beauty,...
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国際子ども図書館 - 建築グラビア Architecture Gravure
Gallery : photowork.jp/christinayan01/architectural/archives/5542
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International Library of Children's Literature, Arch building (国際子ども図書館 アーチ棟).
Architect : Tadao Ando (設計：安藤忠雄建築研究所＋日建設計).
Contractor : Zenitakagumi Construction (施工：銭高組).
Completed : 2015 (竣工：2015年).
Structured : Steel Frames (構造：S造).
Costs : $ million (総工費：約億円).
Use : Library (用途：図書館).
Height : ft (高さ：m).
Floor : 3 (階数：地下2階、地上3階).
Floor area : 65,552 sq.ft. (延床面積：6,090㎡).
Building area : sq.ft. (建築面積：㎡).
Site area : 83,237 sq.ft. (敷地面積：7,733㎡).
Location : 12-49 Uenokoen, Taito Ward, Tokyo, Japan (所在地：東京都台東区上野公園12-49).
Referenced :
www.kodomo.go.jp/about/building/institution.html
www.japan-architect.co.jp/jp/backnumber/book.php?book_cd=...
3-4-5-6 Flagstone Tessellation test 2 backlit
I have been very busy, but have still been working on a number of different origami projects as much as I have had time. This tessellation is one of them. A 32x32 grid does not even fully tesellate this pattern once, so I will have to make a larger one at some point in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of an uncut 8.5" square of copy paper.
“Flatline Module” Woven Dodecahedrically Diminished Disdyakis Hexecontahedron 60 units In my hand.
This is another of the ideas which I sketched out this past Spring, a conceptually simple construction whose implementation called for the development of a new type of edge avoidance unit. This unit had to be very thin, very sturdy, and have a 180 degree independent dihedral angle which did not weaken the durability of the extremities of each edge unit. I am not extremely satisfied with this initial rendition, as the flat section in the center ends up bending in the middle more than I would prefer, and it still pulls on the extremities of each edge. At this point, I am not certain whether this folding sequence simply needs a few tweaks or a complete redesign, but I think the basic idea is intriguing . Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, this model is actually quite rigid. Geometrically, this could be interpreted as either a triacontahedrally/dodecahedrically distorted triakis icosahedron or a dodecahedrically diminshed disdyakis hexecontahedron. I may try a different version of the same weaving pattern in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years. They are creating a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment.
In our fourth class, children created some of the first inhabitants of their city, including alien visitors, mutant sharks, rich old snobs and robot maids. They designed their characters, made bodies and stands, then decorated them. Some added a motor to make their characters move, turning them on and off with a switch. And they learned to use glue guns to art up their creations.
Students are making good progress with their city, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
The evolution of a logo @ #howdesignlive #apple #logos #changeovertime #howlive
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The 9-3X concept car was unveiled in 2002 and was a preview of future design from Saab. The 9-3X is a two-door cross-over coupé with properties of both a sportscar and a small SUV. This car is handmade and the only one of its kind. It features a 2,8-litre turbocharged V6 engine leaving 280 hp and 400 Nm. It has semi-automatic gearbox, 4WD and 20-inch wheels. On the roof there is a rack, especially designed for the 9-3X, made to improve transportation of skiing equipment and bikes.
Saab Car Museum
Åkerssjövägen 18
Trollhättan
Sverige - Sweden
July 2012
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years. They are creating a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment.
In our fourth class, children created some of the first inhabitants of their city, including alien visitors, mutant sharks, rich old snobs and robot maids. They designed their characters, made bodies and stands, then decorated them. Some added a motor to make their characters move, turning them on and off with a switch. And they learned to use glue guns to art up their creations.
Students are making good progress with their city, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
Aston Martin DB10 image is from the internet.
The Aston Martin DB10 is a bespoke two-door coupé created for the James Bond film Spectre by the British car manufacturer Aston Martin.
The car was unveiled by Sam Mendes and Barbara Broccoli, the director and producer of Spectre, the 24th James Bond film from Eon Productions. The unveiling took place as part of the official press launch of the film on the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios, near London, on 4 December 2014. Mendes introduced the car as "the first cast member." The film featured the Aston Martin DB10 as James Bond's car. This continued a tradition, with Aston Martins having featured in many Bond films.
Shortly after the unveiling ceremony in Pinewood Studios, Aston Martin also took part in the launch of the Bond in Motion exhibition at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden, London. The car company were celebrating their fifty-year partnership with Bond films franchise, which started with the DB5 being used in the 1964 film Goldfinger.
The DB10 design was led by Aston Martin's chief creative officer Marek Reichman, with the film's director Mendes working closely with the team. The car was developed specifically for the film and ten units were hand-built in-house by the company's design and engineering teams in Gaydon. Eight of those 10 cars were featured in the movie, and two more were built for promotional purposes. Aston Martin stated that "the DB10 gives a glimpse to the future design direction for the next generation of Aston Martins." It was later revealed that the DB10 was based off the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2019).
As of December 2014, Aston Martin had only released a few of the technical details of the car, but they have revealed that it will feature the company's 6-speed manual transmission unit that is used on their V8-engined cars. The car's chassis is based on a modified version of the VH Generation2 platform that underpins the V8 Vantage. However the DB10 has a longer wheelbase and is nearly as wide as the One-77. It is powered by the same 4.7-litre AJ37 V8 found in the V8 Vantage S, which produces 430 bhp (321 kW; 436 PS) and 490 N⋅m (361 lb⋅ft) of torque. The DB10 can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.3 seconds and has a top speed of 310 km/h (193 mph).
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our third class, children developed their own futuristic home with a cardboard ‘wonderbox’, wrapping paper, art supplies and everyday objects. Next class, they will create characters for their boxes -- and bring them to life with lights, sounds and motion.
The class wants to build a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment. Inhabitants will include old rich snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids, green aliens and magic dolphins.
Students made good progress decorating their boxes, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
12 Intersecting Degenerate Pentagons 72 units 2-fold view
The first prototype of this model, playing with edge avoidance techniques again. The shape is actually a woven solid, but I like viewing them as connecting pentagons. I initially envisioned octagons, but the extra edges didn't appear to add much. None the less, I might consider that version at some point in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper.
Please press L (or simply click the image) to view on black
The 'Futuristic' Millennium Dome, colloquially referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large dome-shaped building, originally used to house the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium. More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Dome
Now, The O2, is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena, a music club, a Cineworld cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas, bars and restaurants. More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O2_(London)
At Sunset, The O2, Greenwich Peninsula, South-East London
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years. They are creating a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment.
In our fourth class, children created some of the first inhabitants of their city, including alien visitors, mutant sharks, rich old snobs and robot maids. They designed their characters, made bodies and stands, then decorated them. Some added a motor to make their characters move, turning them on and off with a switch. And they learned to use glue guns to art up their creations.
Students are making good progress with their city, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our fourth class, they previewed what their city looks like when we bring all their futuristic homes together, then designed the city they envision for this project. They have chosen to create a floating city that they see as a vacation resort for rich old snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids and aliens.
This week, they kept refining their characters and wonderboxes with art supplies and everyday objects -- and many students added lights and motors to bring them to life. When they return from spring break, they will form teams to start building some of the public spaces they have in mind: a space elevator to the moon, a tropical beach and underwater scene.
Through this course, students are developing a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
View more photos of our Maker Art course at the Lycée:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157662999871980
Here is our design plan for their City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses: