![]() all other interior elements are rendered using machined elements, conceived to stand in strong contrast to the rough original framework of the existing shell. the interior loft project is organized around a new courtyard open to above, inserted into the fabric of the space, allowing for an abundance of light into the centre of the very deep plan. developed by vancouver-based designer omer arbel, ‘54.2 tacofino ‘ was conceived as an interior for a new east vancouver restaurant ancillary to a commissary serving two street food trucks. the project scope includes a seismic upgrade and restoration of a heritage building in vancouver’s historic gastown district. Vancouver-based architect omer arbel has sent designboom images of one of his latest developments, ’46 water street’. Here is an idea about celebrating specificity, privileging the particular over the universal.Restoration of the main entrance image © martin tessler O.A.: Part of our problem -it seems to me- as a species is that we’ve made so many universal “one size fits all” solutions to the problems we face and have ended up with a world with no soul. TLmag: How do you see your work contextualized by the contemporary unprecedented times? However the wavefront collapses into an individual object, exactly as it is and unlike any other, as a byproduct of a performance by both people and molecules. 113 at the inception of the process can become any number of infinite forms. To me, the specificity of the object is sacred. The glass cracks off and the brass form remains, a shadow or testament to the process of making. 14.9 Linear Pendant Light Omer Arbel for Bocci £4,978 (1) 28. Omer Arbel is a Canadian architect, designer, artist, entrepreneur. Then the two materials begin to cool down at very different rates, eventually rejecting one another. A modern classic designed by Omer Arbel, Boccis 14.9 linear pendant light features handmade glass spheres delicately balanced in space. While the glass and copper are both hot, the copper clings to the inner walls of the vessel, capturing the liquid motion of the pour and making a form. O.A.: A vessel form is created by my glassblower collaborators, based on their individual instincts and mood. TLmag: Could you go into how your material works in this narrative? In this case, the “symphony” is an idea about formulating glass with a very different coefficient of expansion to that of brass. I like to think of myself as a composer: my job is to write the score, a kind of universal formula different musicians perform this score in different ways, infusing it with their own individuality and endowing it with particular characteristics. Omer Arbel and Kulapat Yantrasast Dream Of Biological Concrete SeptemThe Vancouver-based designer and founder of Bocci, and LA-based Thai starchitect discuss the violence of architecture, sustainability and evolving in the age of material technology. O.A.: The story told here, as in all my work, is of a ritualized transformation resulting in a very particular object. TLmag: What role or are the presented objects playing in that narrative? After the meeting, we had a wonderful classic Milanese lunch and I flew back home to Vancouver. Also, 113’s have a sort of archeological quality to them, which seemed pleasing in an Athenian context. ![]() We all thought the pieces would enter into an interesting dialogue with the textured walls and vast height. Somehow a vision emerged of showing an entire collection of the pieces in that room. Nicolas served us small cakes and tea on a beautiful antique brass tray and told us about his plans to open the gallery in Athens It sounded very exciting to me, and Nicolas liked 113. I had shown work with Carwan Gallery before and I had with me the first prototype of a 113, packed rather elaborately, so I accepted. Omer Arbel (O.A.): I had a morning to spend in Milan between flights, and Nicolas Bellavance Lecompte invited us to meet in his apartment. TLmag: What prompted this exhibition, and what narrative is it attempting to convey? TLmag talked to the multidisciplinary practitioner about the show and its unprecedented context. Opening in Athens, Carwan Gallery presents a series of new works by multidisciplinary designer and entrepreneur Omer Arbel, featuring organic shapes created by combining metal and glass making techniques Carwan Gallery opens its doors in Athens, with a new gallery debuting in the city’s old port and an inaugural exhibition of works by Omer Arbel. From 4th September until 7th November 2020, the exhibition 113 will showcase a display of copper sculptures that are the result of a strand of new discoveries that are part of Arbel’s ongoing research into the reciprocal relationship between glass and copper. Artist and designer Omer Arbel presents a series of new sculptural works at Carwan Gallery in Athens.
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