Gatsby in Hong Kong

Reminded me of the eyes in the Great Gatsby.

From Michael Wolf's collection "Back Door"

""The premise for the project is that Hong Kong's back alleys are of cultural importance, that they reveal something about the character of the Hong Kong people,"-Michael Wolf in Fast Company magazine.

Alcarol's Beautiful use of Resin Casting for Furniture

Alcarol is a design and fabrication studio which is doing amazing work with resin casting to preserve unique features in wood in stone.  

Marble ways table is made by using the sacrifical table from stone cutting.  When the table bed is too marred from cutting it is replaced.  Acarol is casting these slabs into beautiful tables, preserving the natural kerf marks as well as the stone and sawdust in the process.  (via Core 77)

This video from Vimeo shows the entire process.

Marble Ways from alcarol on Vimeo.

 Fisheye are made from the columns from the canals of Venice which are eaten by worms

Undergrowth captures the moss and lichens which grow naturally on the trees and are encapsulated to form the edge of shelves.

JAM Furniture from Reclaimed Wood

Short video about Ben Cramp and his path to making furniture from reclaimed lumber under the name JAM Furniture.

What resonated with me is that he talks about how he enjoyed industrial design, but realized that the future of that, were he to stay in that industry, would be behind a desk.  By shifting to his own work, he can do the design and the building which he finds more fulfilling.



JAM - A SHORT FILM from Fine Rolling Media on Vimeo.

via Core 77