Design studio DRIFT was founded by Ralph Nauta (born 1978) and Lonneke Gordijn (1980), both graduates from Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. At Design Miami Basel and the exhibition Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation in London they presented their modular light object “Fragile Future”. “Fragile Future 3.4″ is an installation consistent of modules that combine an electronical system with LED lights and real dandelions. Fragile Future was awarded the price “Light of the Future” by the German Design Council in 2008. It also received the first prize in Dutch art competition “Artiparti” and the Young Talent Prize of “Stichting MS-Research”.
DRIFT designs products, projects and concepts for interior and public spaces. In this interview, Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta talk about their piece Fragile Future, what they want to achieve with their projects, the role of nature and sustainability in their work, and their new project SHY Light.
Design High / Louise Blouin Foundation, London. June 24, 2009. Design High runs until August 30, 2009.
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In partnership with Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Louise Blouin Foundation in London presents a group exhibition of design art with works by Atelier van Lieshout, Drift, Ingrid Donat, Joris Laarman, Lionel Scoccimaro, Marc Quinn, Mathieu Lehaneur, Pablo Reinoso, Rainer Splitt, rAndom International, Robert Stadler, Sebastian Brajkovic, Thierry Dreyfus, Vincent Dubourg and Wendell Castle.
VernissageTV attended the opening reception and spoke with the curator of Design High, Natalie Kovacs. In this video, Natalie Kovacs talks about the title and the concept of the exhibition, the convergence of design, art and architecture, and specific works like Atelier van Lieshout’s Wombhouse and Mahieu Lehaneur’s Local River.
Upcoming episodes will feature interviews with Carpenters Workshop Gallery Partner Julien Lombrail, and the artists / designers Joep van Lieshout (Atelier van Lieshout), Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta (DRIFT), Hannes Koch and Flo Ortkrass (rAndom International), and Robert Stadler.
Update (July 15, 2009): The interviews are available now. Click here!
Design High / Louise Blouin Foundation, London. Interview with curator Natalie Kovacs and atmospheric shots from the opening reception. June 24, 2009. Design High runs until August 30, 2009.
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July 13, 2009 | Entry filed under: London, VernissageTV, art, design, interview, premium | 0
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British artist Richard Long is a pioneer of Land and Conceptual art. Richard Long is widely recognized as one of the most important artists to have emerged since the 1960s. Haunch of Venison Berlin presents a solo exhibition with two large semi-circular works by Richard Long: A sculpture in local stone on the floor and a drawing in river Avon mud on the wall. On the gallery mezzanine Long shows a selection of new driftwood works and a new group of prints based on his own handprint. Richard Long, Haunch of Venison Berlin, on display until the 6th September 2008. Impressions from the opening, June 14, 2008.
PS: Until the 16th November 2008, the Museée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain in Nice, France presents recent and site-specific works by Richard Long.
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Together with Jan Kaplicky Amanda Levete heads Future Systems, an architectural and design practice based in London. Future Systems realized many prestigious projects such as retails designs for Comme des Garçons in New York, Tokyo and Paris and the Selfridges department store in Birmingham. For Established & Sons Amanda Levete designed the sofa “Chester” and the bench “Drift”. Amanda Levete talks about the ideas behind “Drift”, one of the differences between designing furniture and buildings and Future Systems. Design Miami/ Basel, June 15, 2006.
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On the occasion of the exhibition Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation in London VernissageTV met up with Joep van Lieshout, who presented the work Wombhouse in the show. In this video, Joep van Lieshout talks about his background, his work between the poles of art and design, how his work changed over the years, [...]
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The Drawing Center presents Yona Friedman: About Cities (Feb. 24 – April 7, 2007), an exhibition of work by the Hungarian-French architect and artist, who, despite significant reputation in Europe, has never had a solo exhibition in the United States. Showcasing both Friedman’s urban-sociological concerns and his urban-design innovations, the exhibition introduces his work to [...]
Since last year, we have been following the development of an ambitious project on the Caribbean island Dellis Cay. Dellis Cay is the project of Dr. Cem Kinay, Chairman and CEO of the real estate development group O Property Collection. Kinay purchased the 560 acre island (part of the Turks and Caicos archipelago) and commissioned [...]
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