andres jaque architects: tupper home

'tupper home' by andrés jaque architects
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spanish firm andrés jaque architects have created the 'tupper home'. the design is
nominated for the premio mies van der rohe award and has been selected as
a finalist in the x spanish biennale of architecture and urbanism to be held in july 2009.

tupper home is the first product offered by tupper shop, a catalogue of architectural
merchandise marketed by the andrés jaque architects office, an initial prototype of
which has been built in madrid. proposed as an alternative to the official line of urban
planning, it is based on the experience of demonstration marketing – tupperware, avon,
herbalife, thermomix- which gained popularity following world war II and has proven
effective as what could be called a pop distribution network of fresh behavior patterns.

the tupper home is an architectural and financial answer to three public concerns
that highlight the crisis in the development model underlying spain´s residential
fabric in the euro era, and for which detailed home design is compulsory waypoint.


'tupper home' various components
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'tupper home' bedroom area
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'tupper home' various components
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'tupper home'
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'tupper home'
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'tupper home'
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floor plan of 'tupper home'
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floor plan of 'tupper home'
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elevation plan of 'tupper home'
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elevation plan of 'tupper home'
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where different accessories can be placed in 'tupper home'
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Pizza Kobra !! It's amazing!

If someone offered you a Pizza Kobra, you’d probably wonder whether to salivate or run. As it turns out, the PizzaKobra is neither food nor reptile: it’s a very cool lamp that bends to your will.

The name comes from the fact that the lamp can look like a pizza, a cobra, and a score of other shapes. It’s a coil of soft metal that you can bend and manipulate to illuminate your space in unique ways. When it’s not lighting up your desk, it doubles as a beautiful and personal piece of art that is shaped by you.

This innovative lighting solution won Best of the Best in the 2008 Red Dot design awards, and for good reason. The design is approachable and fun, yet it looks pretty high-tech and awesome. You can’t help but play with it and move it around.

It appears that the PizzaKobra is not available in the US, but if you live in one of the 64 other countries where it is sold you may be able to mess around with this gadget in your own home. Visit the distributor’s website to see if there is a seller in your country.

sou fujimoto: 'lexus l- finesse- crystallised wind' at milan design week 09

'lexus l- finesse- crystallised wind' art installation by sou fujimoto for lexus

japanese architect sou fujimoto was invited by lexus to design their 2009 art exhibition
for this year's milan design week.

'lexus l- finesse- crystallised wind' will re-interpret the ambivalence of the lexus design
philosophy ‘L-finesse’ through a dynamic installation that combines unity in space,
sound and lighting.

'crystallised wind is the result of a conceptual interpretation of the underlying principles
of L finesse design', explains sou fujimoto. 'the term wind addresses not only the flow of wind,
but also symbolises a flow or current in a greater sense. it is a new horizon where the natural
and the artificial coexist in space. I wanted to find a way to give form to that which is formless:
to take the flow of air and the passing of time and to represent them in such a way as to explain
the essence of the duality of L-finesse. the result is an art form that represents movement yet
stillness, and the flow of time in a timeless environment.'

the lexus space will display an acrylic art piece based on the full-size concept car model,
the lexus super sports concept car, the LF-A as well as a specially designed piece of
furniture constructed from acrylic.

the exhibition will take place in milan’s museo della permanente art gallery, from april
22nd to 26th. here is a preview of the installation.




'lexus l- finesse- crystallised wind'


'lexus l- finesse- crystallised wind'


'lexus l- finesse- crystallised wind'