Core77 2013 Year in Review: Materials, Part 2 – Using Old Materials in New Ways

C77YiR.jpg02013-materials2-002.jpgOver in Japan, we saw Michael Haefliger, Anish Kapoor and Arata Isozaki collaborate on creating the Ark Nova, an enormous, traveling, inflatable concert hall made of polyester.

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In 2013 we saw plenty of examples of old, common materials being used in new, exciting ways. For starters, metalworking artist Anthony Howe’s Real World Screensavers caused quite a stir.

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We were also treated to these videos of three different artists—Taras Lesko, Dimi and Jonathan Brand—creating amazing renditions of cars out of paper.

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Using something close to paper—Tyvek—RCA student Jule Waibel created an impressive line of collapsible/expandable goods inspired by Mary Poppins’ magical bag.

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