Transformable objects: design in motion
This issue of Area titled ‘Ouverture 2012 – design on/off’ is the testimonial of a long research project which is also the subject of the homonymous exhibition organized in Milan on the occasion of...
In the beginning was… the pivot (or the genealogical tree of all mechanisms)
“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s and he hath set the world upon them.” (Samuel, 2:8) The place from which Archimedes meant it would be possible to move the world has...
dilly-dally
Dilly-Dally is a cylindrical furniture item formed of a table with container combined with an armchair covered in calf hide. The top with a tilting mirror is mounted on a pivot. The armchair with...
kruikantoor
Het Kruikantoor – this name is a combination of the words wheelbarrow and office. All interior elements can be combined, to which the object can be moved easily. ˝kruikantoor˝ is a portable office made from EPS...