RADIANT FURNITURE / aerodyne design / tensile, light, strong

+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

>in prototype design can be applied to furniture<

>and small buildings very well as seen in this<

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+/ RADIANT CONCEPTS)+

>selection of types from my design oeuvre,<

>at lsu i had 2 students win w/ prototypes<

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+"AERODYNE" DESIGN+

>from aerodynamic design was a title i gave<

>the radiant furniture that emerged from my<

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+>/ AERODYNE DESIGN)+

>drawing board in the silver ship studio<

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+TENSILE, LIGHT, STRONG+

>(our sdsu projects won all<

>california competitions)<

+IN CONTRAST TO HEAVY+

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>someone asked my opinion of van der rhoe<

>design recently and my immediate reply<

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>was, his work like him was >heavy in<

>contrast to >cosmic radiant concepts<

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>light as from the sun and light as in weight are<
>both factors of consideration in the>"lightness<
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+COLOR, LIGHT, ENERGY)+
>of being" that galvanized my california vision<
>(shoeshop for a delmar, calif. shopping mall)<
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 >gauze like fabric over the floor standing lights<
>in this international exhibition i constructed<
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>at sdsu of architecture offers a light feeling<
>as does lights reflecting on plexiglass<
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 >resilient biomorphic structure is nature's way<
>to resist tropical cyclones and was my asset<
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>in designing a baja calif. beach bungalow<
>"nature is our best guide"our sdsu motto<
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 >this railcar conversion into a hair salon was<
>one of my favorite early california projects<
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>and was interesting having much furniture<
>(one of 3 projects constructed w/ students)<
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 >my old friends, john & tania messina drove<
>over from tuscon to experience the "electric<
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>love garden" multi media architecture and<
>biotronic energy structures exposition< !
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 >chairs of course are the core furniture unit<
>and this prototype sketch provides a unit<
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+"KIT OF PARTS" DESIGN)+
>self assembled as a "kit of parts" design<
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 >in louisiana i built several projects in which<
>furniture was an essential factor and in this<
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+CORRUGATED ALUMINUM)+
>case / office addition crafted like furniture<
>(i used corrugated alumn many projects)<
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 >exhibitions gave me an opportunity for adhocist<
>adoption of waste materials like peeler logs (as<
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>seen here) & corrugated cardboard pedestals<
>(economy always a factor of our concern)<
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 >fiber optics i incorporated in several of my smaller<
>projects, like the yogurt shop seen next…but i also<
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>used fiber optics in the california dinner theatre &<
>this giant fiber optic lighted entrance to san diego<
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>"yogurt encounters of the best kind" was the<
>shop i designed for my friend and alumnus<
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>larry uruttia, the talented gallery director<
>(corrugated alumn. was the wall cover)<
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 >one of my favorite furniture designs was this<
>cabinet in the silver ship which incorporated<
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>corrugated alumn lift ups & peeler log legs<
>(all beautifully crafted by yieuman young)<

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+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

+THE SOURCE of RADIANT+

>(tensile, light, strong<

>radiant w/ >energy)<

+AERODYNAMIC  DESIGN+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu