Yuletime
Bards mom sent these two beautiful ladies to us. A simple but beautiful east german design from the sixties.
Power Failure
A heavy snowfall cut the power in Tordal on the day we got a visit from Ariane and Bjorn from Berlin. We made hot chocolate and espresso for our guests on the old stove in the kitchen...
2nd place for Habitat
It was a
close call; we finished as number two with our art
proposal for Storoya Grendesenter, but sadly the jury
did not choose Habitat.
Our proposal was to build a cross between a sculpture
and a science center for the kids at the community
center. Two 20’ containers created the space and a
nest of sibirian Larch beams with lasercut acrylic
glass branches surrounded it. This nest was to be
filled with a plethora of science equipment for the
kids.
Digital motion detection cameras from National
Geographic which the
kids would set up in the forest one day and bring in
the next too see which animals they ”caught” during
the night. Field microscopes, beautiful
Somso models of bees,
snakes and other fauna in the area, water and
soil-analysis equipment (too mention a few). On the
roof of Habitat a weather station would collect data
and make statistics which the kids could study and
compare with bird migration, the power output from
the sun and water power station of the school etc.
Here is the PDF with the 2nd revision of Habitat,
where we took into consideration the request from the
jury for a more ”sculptural”
piece.
(Norwegian text, 35mb)
View
the first PDF-presenation of the project
here. Norwegian
text, budget and work schedule omitted in both of
these online versions.
Click the Habitat or Storoya tag too see the model
and more information on this project.
First PAPP prototype!
The first lasercut acrylic parts for PAPP arrived from Supermodeller this week! The top picture shows the taped-together-test-assembly. The bottom picture shows a closeup of the front.
The laser took away 0,15mm and we have adjusted the 3D-drawing to compensate for the loss of material. The final prototype (if everything fits - knock on wood) will be delivered by the end of next week, rrrrrr..... The launch is getting nearer - watch out for more news in the near future!