Question Three: Artists/ Designers related to my work.
Designer, Giancarlo Zema.
For this semester in Contemporary craft and interior design, I have been looking at designs based on the idea of an underwater world. I have been awe-inspired by some of the creations and concepts for interior design that are available.
This particular design by Giancarlo Zema[5], takes the idea of living in an aquarium to the extreme as it is not for fish, but humans to enjoy.
The interior concept is called 'underwater'. With lighting that reflects the colours of the ocean, coral like shape design's and unique touch lights lamps decorated with river rocks. You really get the feel that you are in calm and serene environment. The room also acts like an installation, with everything including the furniture using spiral like shapes that would be seen in the water.[6]
This particular design by Giancarlo Zema[5], takes the idea of living in an aquarium to the extreme as it is not for fish, but humans to enjoy.
The interior concept is called 'underwater'. With lighting that reflects the colours of the ocean, coral like shape design's and unique touch lights lamps decorated with river rocks. You really get the feel that you are in calm and serene environment. The room also acts like an installation, with everything including the furniture using spiral like shapes that would be seen in the water.[6]
I feel very much inspired by the lighting designs. I would like to use some of the ideas in this project, such as the use of white as it easy for reflecting different colours of light. The simple cut out circular shape resembles coral. The overall shape of the shade is unusual, so I would like to experiment further with this. In interior I started on my own underwater, using marble as I found them very reflective in the light. I've decide that this 'castle' will be placed inside an aquarium, where I add light and other objects to resemble the underwater theme.
[5]Official site, Giancarlo Zema Design, 2011.
http://giancarlozema.com/
[6] Contemporist, Underwater Design, Giancarlo Zema, 2011.
http://www.contemporist.com/2011/04/23/underwater-design-by-giancarlo-zema/#more-29659
Designer, M. J Murphy.Another interesting design I liked was a restaurant that was placed underwater, where you can sit and eat your food seeing fish float by. The theme was carried on into the interior of the restaurant, where jelly like creatures glow as light and seating that are jelly-fish.
This particular restaurant is built in Eliat, Israel, under the Red Sea, and is known to be the second in the world, which I believe has extended upon the first underwater restaurant which is in the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa on the Rangalifinolhu Island in the Maldives. The design for underwater project was developed by a New Zealand-based design consultancy company M.J. Murphy Ltd, (a design consultancy based in New Zealand).[7]
[7] M & J Murphy, Underwater Restaurant, 2002.
http://www.mjmurphy.co.nz/
http://giancarlozema.com/
[6] Contemporist, Underwater Design, Giancarlo Zema, 2011.
http://www.contemporist.com/2011/04/23/underwater-design-by-giancarlo-zema/#more-29659
Designer, M. J Murphy.Another interesting design I liked was a restaurant that was placed underwater, where you can sit and eat your food seeing fish float by. The theme was carried on into the interior of the restaurant, where jelly like creatures glow as light and seating that are jelly-fish.
This particular restaurant is built in Eliat, Israel, under the Red Sea, and is known to be the second in the world, which I believe has extended upon the first underwater restaurant which is in the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa on the Rangalifinolhu Island in the Maldives. The design for underwater project was developed by a New Zealand-based design consultancy company M.J. Murphy Ltd, (a design consultancy based in New Zealand).[7]
[7] M & J Murphy, Underwater Restaurant, 2002.
http://www.mjmurphy.co.nz/
Photographer, Julian Germain.
“Every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”[8]
Whilst doing my research for my photography project, The Best things in Life are Free I came across the Photographer Julian Germain.
“Every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”[8]
Whilst doing my research for my photography project, The Best things in Life are Free I came across the Photographer Julian Germain.
He did a familiar project called "Every moment you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness." In this particular project that was made over 8 years, he took photographs of an elderly man called Charles Snelling, who lived in England. These series of photographs were then made into a book photo.[9]
Subtitled 'Portrait of an elderly gentleman' this book combines Julian Germain's portraits with the photo albums of Charles Snelling, who is also the protagonist of the book. Mr. Snelling is living by himself after the death of his wife, in a terraced house in Portsmouth. All the houses in this street look the same, only Mr. Snelling's stands out by its lively colours. When Julian Germain entered into this house by chance, a six year collaboration and friendship grew from this. You could call it a sad story, but it is more a story about a "simple, gentle man".
"Charlie was my antidote to modern living." Julian Germain. [10]
"Charlie was my antidote to modern living." Julian Germain. [10]
I found this project relevant to my project, as I found my subject matter was very similar. I felt that both Julian Germain and myself had the same thoughts in mind when documenting our chosen people. It was about showing how the simple life is sometimes the best life you can have.
[8] BlogSpot, Julian Germain, 2008-2011.
[9]Julian Germain, For Every Minute Project, 2011.http://www.juliangermain.com/projects/foreveryminute1.php
[10] Schaden Books, Julian Germain, 2010.
http://www.schaden.com/book/GerJuelFor03607.html
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