Hey guys, I was browsing this morning and came across this image of a concept sea scraper. Aside from this awesome idea and render, I wanted to call attention to the use of silhouettes and "icons" on this poster. These simplified images communicate exactly what the designer is trying to get across while maintaining a repetitive and cohesive aesthetic. Check it out!

Charlotte

I don't know about anyone else, but I thought it was nice getting off campus for the day yesterday. Charlotte has a nice atmosphere to it. Its a lot bigger than I was expecting and it was interesting how all of the museums were right there together in that block (interesting to see how they complimented each other). My group toured the Bechtler and during some of our free time we walked through the Mint Museum. Some of the interior design and architecture of the Bechtler was more interesting to me than the actual art itself. The fact that natural light was so emphasized in a space that contains things so sensitive to light was interesting, along with the repeated square module and how the windows framed pieces of art in neighboring showrooms. As far as the Mint Museum goes, I was very intrigued by the Fantasy exhibition (especially the trees made of pipes)!! I'm usually fascinated by mixed media art on a human scale. It was interesting to me to compare some of the works that I felt like I really appreciated versus those I didn't understand either due to their over-simplicity or their obscurity. Overall Charlotte just has a much more business oriented/bustling city personality than I expected!

Fashioning Felt

Felt has actually been used industrially and in handcraft work for hundreds of year but recently an exhibition put on by Cooper Hewitt called Fashioning Felt established a resurgence of the material in a variety of uses. This website shows some images from the work that was published with a wide range of furniture, clothing, and products. Felt's flexible, yet sturdy, characteristics allow it to be versatile in respect to its functions. It can be easily manipulated creating a broad spectrum of possibilities for the material.

Felt Designs

http://designdelight.blogspot.com/2007/02/illustration-felt.html

Here is a link to a blog of a women that does a lot of work with different materials in her designs as an interior designer. The page I linked is to her work with felt in light shades.

Felt in Interior Design

Here's some good examples of the use of felt in interior design. I think it is neat to see the variety of uses for felt, especially how it can be used as a wall covering. I think this also shows how the use of color is important, especially for the grey wall covering with cutouts that shows blue behind it. I feel like the two colors that are chosen can really change the mood and feeling of the space. There are also some of the felt panels that really interact well with light. Here a link to the website for this designer, Selina Rose, that has even more examples of her work.

Hot Air Balloon Screen Print

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http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2EkCyR

Check out this SA-WEEET felt construction. It's called the Hush Pod because of its function. It uses one of felt's special characteristics, which is shutting out sound. This is one of the many constructions you can do with felt. I'm currently working on this cool chair. I'll post photos of it soon.