“Wears you out after a while”

14Feb10

“It was quite a chore to figure out how to build it, design it, make the parts work.” These words are from Del, the star of the video below and maker of the amazing wooden structure featured. Just when I’m feeling quite proud of myself and the wing I made this week, Del reminds me [...]

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Devices of Motion-Amandine

12Feb10

Amandine Kastler at the AA in London has put together a fantastic catalog of Devices of Motion on her thesis blog. While our projects are very different, I’m indebted to her for this catalog and am constantly referencing it as I think about movement in my own project. Follow Amandine’s work at http://www.aadip9.net/amandine2/2010/02/devices-of-motion.html.

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