Posted by Amit Soni on 30th Apr 2013
New York based design studio BWArchitects blew away visitors to the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival with a stunning LED lights installation.A sea of delicate pink, purple and white flowers were assembled by hand using steel rods and translucent paper. Each flower holds a total of 1,600 LED lights, anchored to painted wooden bases.The flowers were then installed up the steps of the courthouse in New York where the festival was being held – the evening… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 29th Apr 2013
The Dutch have never been the kind to think inside the box – and they’ve shown us again what is possible when we really channel our creative juices.Sophie Valla is an architect based in Amsterdam, Holland, and was tasked with an interesting project when the North South subway was constructed in North Amsterdam.The resultant space that was vacated when the Nieuwe Leeuwarderweg highway was dropped by a height of 7m became the scene of a project int… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 25th Apr 2013
When Munich based designers Raupach Architekten and lighting company Pfarre Lighting Design were asked to revamp the Hafencity Subway Station in Hamburg, Germany – they built something truly spectacular.As part of a much larger 388 acre redevelopment program in Hafencity, Hamburg, work was completed in November 2012, turning the University’s subway station into a vivid spectacle of light and colour.According to Gerd Pfarre of Pfarre Lighting Desi… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 17th Apr 2013
Beautiful, original and artistic. These are just 3 ways of describing LIKE Architects ‘LEDscape’ – an art installation to promote IKEA’s LEDARE bulb.The Portuguese architecture and design studio used 1,200 LED lights at the Belém Cultural Centre in Lisbon.It’s designed to be more than just a work of art though – LEDscape is an interactive experience that encourages visitors to wander through the labyrinth of LED lights in order to better acquaint… Read more