Hasta La Ideas

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pUnited Nude is a brand collaboration between Rem Koolhaas and shoemaker Galahad Clark, and for two years the pair have been quietly collaborating on something called the A HREF=”http://www.loresproject.com/” Lo Res Project/A. /p

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pUsing a 3D scanner and software, they essentially scan real-world objects into their systems and transform them into primitive, polygonal designs comprised of triangles–lo-res versions of the objects, in other words. By simply reducing the “resolution” of commonplace objects, they’re able to generate what are essentially “new,” angular designs that echo their origins yet appear very different./p

pUnited Nude started small, scanning in wineglasses and Absolut bottles; they’ve since advanced to a facsimile of the Statue of Liberty and, as you can see here, a freakin’ Lamborghini Countach./p

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pIf you’re asking “Well…why?” their somewhat frightening answer is, “[To allow] users to benefit from more automated and semi-automated design.”br /
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