!!! LiGHT GRAFFiTi !!!

Light Graffiti has been around for a while now, but this is just cool on a whole new plane! It makes me want to try some ideas out myself...

Reveal Table

Inspiration is a blessed thing, but rarely arrives at the time of one's choosing. I was sitting in the spray booth at Art Center, alone and quiet save the white drone of the exhaust fans. I sat, respirator strapped to my head, contemplating the next step for the PHILLIPS vase you see in the previous post, literally watching the latest coat of paint dry. I had nothing to draw on, hands covered in paint and only the paint booth surface to serve as a table. And, naturally, that's when I thought of the concept for the Reveal Table.

This coffee table concept is actually two tables intended to be used together, the amount of empty space between the halves left to the user’s discretion. Following the first clean, geometric read, the piece begins to reveal more about itself, encouraging the eye to wander and explore. Lit from within, escaping light is only revealed through frosted “cuts” angling into its volume set against a surface of black mirrored acrylic.

PHILLIPS (Ambigram) Vase

An evolution of an earlier concept, the Sørensen Vase, this project adapted that idea, pushing the form factor to the next level. Experimenting with pure aesthetics, it stands on an elliptical base representing the Golden Ratio, one of the most beautiful and frequently occurring proportions in existence. This form then twists and folds upward through soft, organic curves, evolving into an abstracted version of the PHILLIPS ambigram logo at the lip of the vase. The piece is finally accented by the stark contrast of its sleek, bright white facade and rough, copper-metallic depths.

Hohlümmeln Chair

One of my interests in design as a practice and a profession is furniture. For various reasons, the opportunity to explore this area had, up until a few months ago, never presented itself. This summer I set about to change that. This was my first idea for a furniture piece, a concept for a lounge chair.

Pronounced “ho-lewm-eln,” the name Hohlümmeln is a play on the German words for “hollow” & “lounge.” The use of rich wood over cool polished stainless tube-frame is a conscious effort to let the wood express its full range of intrinsic qualities. Not only does it share its thermal and aesthetic characteristics, but users also experience its natural flexibility. While supported by the rigid frame, the body is also cushioned by the subtle give afforded by the sculpted hollow slats.