Kinetech Design will present two folded aluminium sculptures at the show. The company’s founders merged their expertise in kinetic art, light sculpture and paper engineering to create foldable aluminium structures for applications in architecture, interior design and art. Endless Column, positioned near the show’s entrance, is a sculptural form inspired by Brancusi’s sculpture of the same title. Inspired by Japanese origami, the reciprocating forms are assembled into a column of geometric complexity and light. Visitors are encouraged to explore the enclosed internal area to discover an overwhelming futuristic space of facets and light. A second sculpture, Super Nova, will be suspended over the main bar area. This sculpture resembles star formations as well as organic crystal and flower forms. The dish-like structures will levitate and subtly radiate light over the area below as if they were spaceships about to land. The piece sheds light on the universal connection between our macro and micro worlds.
The SCIN Gallery will present LIGHT FANTASTIC, an exhibition that explores how light reveals itself and affects our interaction with materials. Light enhances architectural features and materials while also being a powerful emotional force that creates different experiences. The material exhibition will highlight surfaces that reflect light using fine glass granules, materials that transmit light using fibre optics or filters, what happens when light is absorbed into absolute darkness and how certain materials can transform light into energy. Exciting materials that play with light to create interactive spaces, such as translucent ceramics and glow in the dark bricks, will also be exhibited.
Other show features include exhibitions and World-architects.com as well as The Pop-Up Book Shop for Architects and Designers organised and run by RIBA.
ARCHITECT@WORK UK runs 1pm – 8pm, 24th and 25th January 2018 at Olympia, National Hall.
Register here using code 1280.