09/10/2012

Modelmaking: ad-hoc to slick

 
Herzog & De Meuron: Vitrahaus Gingerbread (2010), via Archimodels.
 

Future Systems, Amanda Levete: Tombstone (2005), via The Smithsonian. The object formed of laser-sintered polyamide (nylon).

From Stina Ekman's Gitter (1985); "an intuitive exploration of the number of sculptures contained within the cube 60 x 60 x 60". She works through three materials: bronze, aluminium and balsa wood, working directly by carving and indirectly by casting.