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The same design as the 6mm Ply Double Layer Cube, but using acrylic.
Note the scrunching sounds as it fits together - just a little too tight for acrylic. Excess pressure pops the little pieces out!
Cube design museum & Cooper Hewitt presenteren wereldtop designinnovaties om de aarde te redden in simultane expositie: De 62 meest vooruitstrevende designers wereldwijd van de afgelopen drie jaar.
Cube design museum & Cooper Hewitt present international design innovations to help save the earth in simultaneous exhibition: the world's 64 most progressive designs of the last three years. On view May 10th 2019 through Jan. 20th. 2020.
"Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest.
The houses in Rotterdam were designed in 1977 in a plan of 55, of which 39 were built.
The houses in Rotterdam are located on Overblaak Street, right above the Blaak Subway Station. There are 38 small cubes and two so called 'super-cubes', all attached to each other.
As residents are disturbed so often by curious passers-by, one owner decided to open a "show cube", which is furnished as a normal house, and is making a living out of offering tours to visitors.
The walls and windows are angled at 54.7 degrees. The total area of the apartment is around 100 square meters, but around a quarter of the space is unusable because of the walls that are under the angled ceilings.
In 2006, a museum of chess pieces was opened under the houses.
In 2009, the larger cubes were converted by Personal Architecture into a hostel run by Dutch hostel chain Stayokay."
Source: wikipedia.org
The big cube is a table in our living room, I just love glass and light, the distortions, the glows.
Different lights give different hues on film, this came out more green, but I didn’t feel like removing the colourcast, liked it as it was.
Hope you do too.
THANX, M,
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Cube houses are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimize the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest.
Love these little cubes! Sterling silver is so bright and the black jade made for a perfect showstopper necklace.
The Cube Houses, or "Kubuswoningen" in Dutch, are one of Rotterdam's most iconic and unique architectural marvels. Designed by Dutch architect Piet Blom in the late 1970s, these innovative houses were conceived as part of an urban development project aimed at creating a "village within a city." Each house is literally a cube tilted at a 45-degree angle, resting on a hexagonal pylon, which gives the illusion that they are balancing on one corner. This striking and unconventional design immediately captures attention and has become a symbol of Rotterdam's progressive and bold approach to urban planning.
Blom's vision was to represent a forest, with each individual cube symbolizing an abstract tree, and the entire complex forming a cohesive "urban forest." The structures are built on a pedestrian bridge above a busy street near the Blaak metro station and the historic Oude Haven, cleverly optimizing public space. The complex consists of 38 small cubes and two larger "super-cubes," all interconnected to form a visually stunning and playful residential area. Their bright yellow color further enhances their distinctive presence against the city's skyline.
Stepping inside a Cube House offers a truly unique living experience. Due to the 45-degree tilt, all the walls and windows are slanted, creating unconventional and dynamic interior spaces. While this might seem challenging, the design cleverly maximizes the usable area within the geometric constraints. Typically, a Cube House has three floors: the ground floor serves as the entrance and storage area within the hexagonal pylon, the first floor houses the living room and an open kitchen, and the second floor contains two bedrooms and a bathroom. The top floor, often a small loft, can be used as a study, guest room, or even a rooftop garden, offering panoramic views of the surroundings.
While most Cube Houses are private residences, one "Show Cube" (Kijk-Kubus) has been opened to the public as a museum, allowing visitors to experience firsthand what it's like to live in such a distinctive home. This offers a fascinating insight into the creative solutions employed for furniture placement and maximizing space in an angled environment. Additionally, one of the larger cubes has been converted into a Stayokay Hostel, providing the unique opportunity for visitors to actually spend a night in these architectural wonders, further cementing their status as a must-see attraction in Rotterdam.
Wall Dale Cubed (2018) was created for Inside Outside, an exhibition in 2018 of painting and sculpture by renowned Irish-born artist, Sean Scully.
Although Scully is acknowledged as one of the most important international abstract painters working today, in recent years he has made large-scale sculpture. The artist created experimental three-dimensional work in the 1970s whilst studying on a scholarship at Harvard University, but didn’t return to this aspect of his practice for another thirty years. His sculptures are extensions of his paintings, with lines, stripes and grids dominant throughout. Raised in an economically deprived South London household, Scully recalls being a darner of socks for the family, and considers that the weft and weave of this early experience informed the development of his grid-like painting and sculpture.
This monumental work takes inspiration from the series of paintings, Wall of Light, which he began in the 1990s. Made for YSP, Wall Dale Cubed uses 1000 tonnes of Yorkshire stone from a local quarry and was constructed over many weeks. Importantly to the artist, this colossal work is built in the same way throughout, which connects to ancient stone walls in Ireland, so that ‘when looking at the outside of the block, one can feel the inside without being able to see it’.
Another ambitious work by Scully is Crate of Air (2018) in Country Park. Contrasting with the solidity of Wall Dale Cubed, this welded steel sculpture is constructed of ‘boxes of air’ that form their own frames to the landscape.
‘When you look at a tree, you are looking at the outside knowing the inside. When you look at a rock or the sea, you look at the outside knowing the inside. Seeing and knowing are involved in this work, in what it is. And if some of it, is taken away, it will still be what it is.’
Sean Scully
Vinyl Cube is a simple but versatile design object that allows artists to paint and or draw on it's smooth vinyl surface to create their own custom Vinyl Cube.
The Vinyl Cube emits light from within in various colours and is powered by a built in rechargeable battery unit. This particular Vinyl Cube was created by Chairman Ting.
The cube is now on sale at addtocart.bigcartel.com/
Vinyl Cube produced by Tangible Interaction.
Illustration art work and photography by Chairman Ting.
Assisted by Osler Zoo Photography
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