The above three images are postcards designed for the Singapore Marine Week.
The design ideation is to convey socially responsible messages using a basic geometry, in this case the rectangle.
Words are used to supplement iconographic designs that are open to interpretation.
Each post-card carries on it a tag-line.
My love for long walks often assists in discovering places and finding surprises. This blog is about one such of my walks.
In Singapore I decided to wander in China Town. Expecting an overdose of red and lots of buddhist temples I started off with my camera and sketchbook. As I walked along I clicked my memories. The temples were absolutely not dissapointing. The simplicity, calmness and moreover the depth of the being surmounted all feeling. After the thousand-Buddha temple as the locals lovingly call it I look the path of the heritage China Town. It looked swanky more than heritage considering the commendable restoration work the architecture had gone through.
After a long steep climb up a hill I reached a very quaint street off the main road network. The shops lined in the heritage quarter were those of furniture, design and interiors. Undoubtedly the shops were all pretty so to say the least.
Strangelets was one such shop.
The curios in the shop are not out to save the world. But they capture the spirit of design so damn well that one is left in bemused wondrousness.
On further research (consisting only of Google!) I found the shop listed as a New York Times pick for shopping in Singapore!
Good work is usually never unnoticed I think. Kudos to these guys. All you design lovers out there :
A click away for you all to see a sample!
Thought for a life. 🙂 Cheers!
Architects are creative and creative is fun.
The annual D&D at our company was just that. Creative and fun. The dressing up resulted in a lot of whimsical characters thanks to literature. We practise architecture by the day and patronise literature by the night!
Here I was with my colleagues who dressed in the Harry Potter theme. I portrayed Bellatrix taking on Hermione. Then there were the Adams family in full attendence, Fiona and the Red Riding Hood. Mr Willie Wonka came, saw and conquered!
The experience reminded me of our more than active creative side that adds so much ‘tense’ to our existence.
My first blog to my delight is a review of the recently held World Expo at Shanghai. The world expo was held from May to October 2010 and its key focus was innovation. The following blog sums up 3 of the pavilions that I found to be brilliantly innovative in its own right. The “BIG” ideas of these pavilions written about stole the show at the pavilion.
The most striking thought that came to me as I worked on this exercise is that the esscence of architecture has been very well captured in the expo. Because architecture, or good architecture goes way beyond skill and is all about the Big Idea. I strongly believe that ideation is the seed of architecture.
The above image is of the Danish Pavilion.
Ideated as I may say by Bjarke Ingels Group the idea seems to be to showcase the use of bicycle as a transport system in Denmark. The mermaid, of national importance and the clear water add to the serenity of the space. I found the idea very interesting and exciting. The use of a bicycle that allows people to reach the top and feel the space is very engaging. The point is made. Extremely well at that. The simplicty in thought and the beauty in execution makes this pavilion utterly remarkable.
The above image is of the french pavilion.
The latticed vertical greens remind me of shafts in a building. Shafts are probably of the most important and visible connections in a building that span through the building. And the french certainly know the golden rules of beauty. Effortlessly they engage one in an already existing building dynamics by only tweaking them here and there. As the lattices float they add a sparkle to the feat called French Engineering. I love it for its elegance and non-chalance. So typically french~
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The above image is of the British Pavilion.
My first reaction on beholding the British Pavilion eas OH MY GOSH!
The structure in itself resembles a very modern and striking light bulb. They are infact long LED tubes that light up on the outside and house seeds from the Royal Botanical Gardens on the inside. What a stark effect they create and what a feat they achieve. The idea is not simple and nor is its execution. Britain is said to have spent a hefty amount on the construction of the pavilion. I believe Britain last achieved a feat like this and garnered a spirit of mastery of similar stature when they last built the “Crystal Palace” in the 17th century. (Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Palace) I believe the idea was whimsical but the execution of sheer brilliance. The pavilion deserves an applause and London deserves a pat on the back for proving to be a force to reckon with despite a glum market. The husband, a through and through accountant, nods his disapproval though.
Vedasri Siddamsetty 
