Research From Books and Magazines

OBJEKT Magazine. No. 56, Living in Style

Supernova ' The Spirit of Water'

This range is from a Bathroom Design Company called  Dornbracht. It is a great example of how designers can work with water and refelection and light within an interior and make something normal, become something beautiful. Bath time is a time for relaxation and reflection and these designers have definitly mastered ways in which they can intensify the user experience. They have made use of alot of lines and modern edges to create a very free flowing environment which I find, could be quite hard to do.

Golf House in Tres Vidas, Acapulco

This Building consists of concrete blocks, organised in such a way that combines the outdoor, and indoor elements together. This building also combines social areas and private areas. It has a pool which stretches out and then becomes a pond. I find it extrememly innovative and modern. It was Designed by Architect Inaki Echeverria and his team, who are made up of Pool Designers, Artists, Wood Designers, Furniture Designers and more. This is definitly an amazing peice of design and although in normal circumstances concrete is seen as ugly and industrial, in this case, the way in which it has been sculpted into the landscape, embrasing it, and coming part of it, it is rather beautiful.

James Cassebere, The Spacial Uncanny, Sean Kelly Gallery, 2001, Charta, Milano.

Jame Cassabere demonstrates the importance of light within a space. Light can affect a space in many ways. Light can make a place display a mood and bring character to an otherwise, boring, empty space. Reflection can cause light to intensify. James Cassabere has found ways to show this in an eerie sort of way. I find these images quite morbid but also quite interesting.