For my Concepts of Design Class we gathered at the Met and had a great tour of a few of the galleries from our prof., Il Kim. It was wonderful to actually see what we have been leaning and reading about.
Lotus Dome by Daan Roosegaarde and his studio is a living dome made out of hundreds of ultra-light aluminum
flowers that fold open in response to human behavior.
LOTUS DOME hundreds of high-tech flowers by Studio Roosegaarde from Daan Roosegaarde on Vimeo.
On their Website, the ad firm Boys and Girls states that: We are a creative agency who believe that great work comes from daringly simple ideas. This one is simple and awesome… a board room table made out of legos!
For my thesis I am examining the role that pattern plays within the field of communications design. For the history part of the thesis I am researching Islamic pattern art, in addition to other parts of art history. As part of my research I went to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new wing on the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. Here are some of the photos that I took.
