Hasta La Ideas

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pstrongComfort zones/strongbr /
“I must confess, this workshop will take me way out of my comfort zone, ” I sheepishly admitted to Tejo Remy, Dutch contemporary designer and partner at a href=”http://www.remyveenhuizen.nl/”Atelier Remy Veenhuizen/a, over coffee just before his workshop began. “That’s the point,” he said, “it’s out of everybody’s comfort zone!” The event, organized by Drexel’s University’s Mike Glaser, Program Director for the institution’s new a href=”http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/academics/undergraduate/productdesign/”Product Design program/a, was led by Remy, who is known for his unique approach to furniture design using reclaimed and commonly-found materials. His works are carried by the famous Dutch distributor a href=”http://www.droog.com/”Droog design/a, and have become coveted pieces of high design. HIs latest work is currently on view at a href=”http://www.industrygallerydc.com”Industry Gallery/a in Washington, D.C. /p

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em Chest of drawers entitled “You Can’t Lay Down Your Memory”./em/p

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em”Accidental Carpet” recycled blanket rug by Atelier Remy Veenhuizen./em/p

pThe 20 workshop participants, (12 students from a number of institutions along with 8 design professionals) put their everyday lives aside for 4 days in order to get a first-hand experience of Tejo’s latest passion: the “impromolding” process, or improvisational molding using concrete as a medium. /p

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emConcrete chair by Atelier Remy Veenhuizen. Image courtesy of Industry Gallery in Washington D.C./embr /
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