“The French Orchestra” by Oscar Hunt, Jade Folawiyo & Chris Glaister
On May 6th 2011 Hendzel + Hunt held their first ever “24hr Design Challenge”. Based on an experimental approach to their MADE IN PECKHAM range.
Inspired by the history and aesthetics of Peckham’s industrial past, namely the Edison Bell gramophone factory and record label, the challenge was to design and produce a machine capable of playing a record within the set 24 hour period.
Chronos Chromos Concrete – Color Changing Concrete
Chronos Chromos Concrete is a system able to dynamically display patterns, numbers and text in concrete surfaces. Applications span products for the home through to large scale architectural installations. Winner of the Cement Creativity Awards 2003, the project was subsequently taken on by Innovation RCA, based at the Royal College of Art in London, for further development.
Subsequently, Tomas Heatherwick chose a one off piece for his Conran Foundation Collection at London’s Design Museum in 2004 where it was displayed amongst a thousand other ingenious inventions which had caught his eye. In 2005, a proposal for an interactive public square won 1st prize in the Robustness in Design Competition coming in ahead of many international entrants.
Project Team: Afshin Mehin, Chris Glaister and Thomas Rosen
Working with textiles designer Michelle Shakallis, we developed technology to allow ring tones to coded into garments as prints or knit, and be read with the camera’s camera. The concept was aimed at bringing customers into O2’s high street stores by realizing a ring tone as a tangible product.
Project Team: Chris Glaister and Michelle Shakallis
2002, Royal College of Art
Olson Digital Camera
Cheap digital cameras have dramatically changed the way we think about photos; especially at social events. Since photos are now free to take, instant to review and simple to delete, cameras often become distractions. The Olson camera was developed to buck this trend. Capable of autonomously capturing images over periods of minutes or hours Olson frees the hands and mind of the user to enjoy themselves at social events.
Once activated Olson can be left alone to snap away. By interpreting inputs from 4 directional microphones it silently pans and tilt the camera lens towards interesting moments. The images are processed internally into 3D arrangements intended to capture the whole atmosphere of the event.
Developed to proof of principle prototype.
Project Sponsored by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Exhibited at the Interact 1 exhibition at the LLC.
2004, Royal College of Art
Lome
A lighting system for the home which scales to suit large or small spaces.
Developed to proof of principle prototype.
Short listed for an OXO Peugout Design Award in 2003.
Sand cast aluminum.
2004, Royal College of Art
Electroplex Heights
Commissioned by Vitra Design Museum, this architectural model of Electroplex Heights, designed by Shona Kitchen and Ben Hooker, was constructed at Blend Studios using a wide variety of processes and materials including photo etching, water jet cutting, laser etching, screen printing and CNC machining.
