Material evidence--Rob Gregory reviews recent innovations.501 CORIAN As recently demonstrated by designer Dody Nash in an installation in London's Royal Festival Hall The Royal Festival Hall is a concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. . Corian continues to offer designers freedom to innovate with new forms. Listening Shells (above) were a series of audio sculptures installed to accompany a festival celebrating Luciano Berio Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[1] (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition Sinfonia , a leading contemporary Italian composer. Made from DuPont[TM] Corian[R] visitors were able to sit within the shells and listen to live processed sounds transmitted through the stems into a spherical seat. Listening shells will be featured in this autumn's 100% Design exhibition. Corian has also been used by Ron Arad Ron Arad may refer to:
CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication machine, and then joining them using a contrasting colour Corian[R] adhesive to create a distinctive pinstripe pin·stripe also pin stripe n. 1. A very thin stripe, especially on a fabric. 2. a. A fabric with very thin stripes, often used for suits. b. A suit made of such fabric. Often used in the plural. effect [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 501 www.arplus.com/enq.html 502 NEG Veluna is a new luminescent lu·mi·nes·cent adj. Capable of, suitable for, or exhibiting luminescence. [Latin l  men, l glass, suitable for use on wall or counter-top surfaces. The glow in the dark material, which is supplied in blocks or boards, absorbs light like a sponge, to create dramatic effects in the dark, radiating blue/green light for more than an hour from a twenty-minute charge-up period. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 502 www.arplus.com/enq.html 503 OKALUX LiTraCon[c], the invention of young Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi, is a combination of optical fibres and fine concrete. From early experiments embedding glass shards in concrete, the product has been refined to comprise thousands of fibres running side by side which transmit light (and colour) between the blocks' two faces. Comprising only 5 per cent of each block's composition, it is claimed that LiTraCon[c] blocks will have similar performance rating as solid concrete blocks, while processing this ghostly, magical quality. While this new composite material--which in theory could transmit light through walls up to 20 metres deep--is still being developed in collaboration with the Technical University, Budapest, the industrial production of precast pre·cast adj. Relating to or being a structural member, especially of concrete, that has been cast into form before being transported to its site of installation. blocks has began. The development team consider this to be the birth of what they call intelligent concrete. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 503 www.arplus.com/enq.html 504 OKACOLOR Okacolor is an innovative coating technique that enables the application of any number of colours onto a single pane of glass. Not only offering the means to achieving differential gradations of colour and opacity Refers to being "opaque," which means to prevent light from shining through. For example, in an image editing program, the opacity level for some function might range from completely transparent (0) to completely opaque (100). , the process can also achieve true colour reproduction of photographs and complex graphics. When used with insulated glass panels, the coating is applied to the outer surface of the inner skin. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 504 www.arplus.com/enq.html 505 GKD GKD Generalized Kronecker Delta (function) Crystal Weave is an innovative product by GKD that combines stainless-steel wire mesh with cut crystals. When incorporated into interior screens with integrated lighting, the character of a room becomes one of constant change, as the effects of diffraction and diffusion continuously play on the surfaces of walls and ceilings. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 505 www.arplus.com/enq.html |
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