gustavo fricke
Cisco Home Router
Augmented Interface
A Hand Held Device / Smart Phone
B Dock
C Augmented Display
Augmentation / Object Petit a
In this system, the Object Petit a is the C Augmented Display, enabling the addition of an extra layer to reality, virtual and artificial.
The augmentation is produced by a micro projector embedded within the B Dock. In psychoanalysis the Object Petit a acts as the connection that exists between the Real and the Symbolic: between the signifier and unattainable desire.
The B Dock and A Hand Held Device / Smart Phone have a touch screen interface. The interface is customizable, it could act as a keyboard, a drawing tablet or any other type of application.
This system constitutes a new approach to computing interface, reducing elements (such as monitors) while enhancing the overall experience allowing the user to customize the device to specific needs.
Articles online:
designbuzz
best tablet concepts 2011
best tablet concepts 2011
A Hand Held Device / Smart Phone
B Dock
C Augmented Display
Augmentation / Object Petit a
In this system, the Object Petit a is the C Augmented Display, enabling the addition of an extra layer to reality, virtual and artificial.
The augmentation is produced by a micro projector embedded within the B Dock. In psychoanalysis the Object Petit a acts as the connection that exists between the Real and the Symbolic: between the signifier and unattainable desire.
The B Dock and A Hand Held Device / Smart Phone have a touch screen interface. The interface is customizable, it could act as a keyboard, a drawing tablet or any other type of application.
This system constitutes a new approach to computing interface, reducing elements (such as monitors) while enhancing the overall experience allowing the user to customize the device to specific needs.
Articles online:
designbuzz
best tablet concepts 2011
best tablet concepts 2011
Wireless Speaker
This object is based on sound waves. As designers we need to address networks and wireless devices becoming pervasive in our environment. To do so, we can create objects that speak of these physical events that are not visual. With our tools we are able to create metaphors of what it could look like and thus create objects that have a deeper understanding of our technology, in this case a wireless speaker that is connected through a bluetooth network.
"The technological plane is an abstraction: in ordinary life we are practically unconscious of the technological reality of objects. Yet this abstraction is profoundly real: it is what governs all radical transformations of our environment…it is starting from this language, from this consistency of the technical model, that we can reach an understanding of what happens to objects by virtue of their being produced and consumed, possessed and personalized."
Jean Baudrillard
June 2011 /// Wireless Speaker featured in different blogs:
I.D.
designbuzz
columbus.ipevo
qiqufaxian
trend hunter
gadgets world
This object is based on sound waves. As designers we need to address networks and wireless devices becoming pervasive in our environment. To do so, we can create objects that speak of these physical events that are not visual. With our tools we are able to create metaphors of what it could look like and thus create objects that have a deeper understanding of our technology, in this case a wireless speaker that is connected through a bluetooth network.
"The technological plane is an abstraction: in ordinary life we are practically unconscious of the technological reality of objects. Yet this abstraction is profoundly real: it is what governs all radical transformations of our environment…it is starting from this language, from this consistency of the technical model, that we can reach an understanding of what happens to objects by virtue of their being produced and consumed, possessed and personalized."
Jean Baudrillard
June 2011 /// Wireless Speaker featured in different blogs:
I.D.
designbuzz
columbus.ipevo
qiqufaxian
trend hunter
gadgets world
Composting Container
The body handle allows for and easier way of emptying the container using only one hand. It also defines the shape, proportions and general aesthetics of the object.
To get the right proportion, I made a cardboard mock-up. After this we defined the CAD in SolidWorks and where able to print some pieces, this exercise is an example of trial and error in the development of a product.
Developed in collaboration with NONOBJECT
Möbius strip
The Möbius strip represents continuity, in comparison to a timer that measures an specific interval of time. This object represents a section of the möbius strip, thus an interval, not continuous and finite.
The object is activated through a push button on its back. The measurement of time is indicated, abstractly, through a series of lights, that increase and add into the totality of the front display.
The Möbius strip represents continuity, in comparison to a timer that measures an specific interval of time. This object represents a section of the möbius strip, thus an interval, not continuous and finite.
The object is activated through a push button on its back. The measurement of time is indicated, abstractly, through a series of lights, that increase and add into the totality of the front display.
Archetypes
We are substituting our cell phones for PDA (personal digital assistant) devices. These are able to connect to the web bringing a new array of functions and possibilities. The biggest impact of the iphone is its capability of digital convergence. This is the way in which different functions become available in one device. This has shifted the way in which we design products, now, more frequently, the shape of the object doesn’t respond to its function, becoming a black-box, that enables the interaction through its on-screen interface.
The form of this PDA responds to the way in which we normally hold a phone or a camera.
The form has a slight shift in its line that allows for a semiotic recognition of a phone, allowing us to hold it as a phone or as a camera. This example demonstrates an alternative to the black-box that enriches the semiotic communication of the object.
We are substituting our cell phones for PDA (personal digital assistant) devices. These are able to connect to the web bringing a new array of functions and possibilities. The biggest impact of the iphone is its capability of digital convergence. This is the way in which different functions become available in one device. This has shifted the way in which we design products, now, more frequently, the shape of the object doesn’t respond to its function, becoming a black-box, that enables the interaction through its on-screen interface.
The form of this PDA responds to the way in which we normally hold a phone or a camera.
The form has a slight shift in its line that allows for a semiotic recognition of a phone, allowing us to hold it as a phone or as a camera. This example demonstrates an alternative to the black-box that enriches the semiotic communication of the object.
Timer
These timers were inspired by an hourglass. It works by winding one of the cylindrical elements counter clockwise. This element will rotate until it is aligned again, thus, giving us feedback of time passing by. The alignment of the triangle and the circle represents zero.
These timers were inspired by an hourglass. It works by winding one of the cylindrical elements counter clockwise. This element will rotate until it is aligned again, thus, giving us feedback of time passing by. The alignment of the triangle and the circle represents zero.
Perception
Imagine we are able to contain the smell of things, places we have visited or moments in life. This project is aimed in questioning us what it would be to be able to have fragrance samples of each, moment, thing or space that I have experienced.
Toledo Lamp
I collaborated with artist, Francisco Toledo in the design of this lamp. The lamp allows for the exchange of different paper-shade designs, showcasing laser-cut paper created by the artist. This product was designed for production by local manufacturers.
I collaborated with artist, Francisco Toledo in the design of this lamp. The lamp allows for the exchange of different paper-shade designs, showcasing laser-cut paper created by the artist. This product was designed for production by local manufacturers.
Bagasse Packaging
Designed for an LED light bulb.
Designed for an LED light bulb.
Digital Garden
The metaphor is based on a garden, where ideas are shared and individuality rewarded. The flowers bloom and grow and become more special as we agree on the specific point of view. The metaphor represents us, individuality and sharing. It is democratic and poetic and engages with us visually.
Keeping in mind "the beauty of complexity", I decided to abstract the garden using a three-dimensional environment. This will provide a lot of flexibility in the final design. It could enable different viewpoints in our interface, making it more dynamic.
Re-Active Object
Our environment is filled with information. I am interested in making our digital environment visible. I believe that visibility creates awareness thus influencing our behavior.
Electromagnetic Fields activate a couple of sensors that will enable the object reaction. When immerse inside a field the object emits a light and a sound that changes its intensity depending on the strength of the EMF. The object is embed in the everyday, it makes us aware of the artificial environment that surround us. What kind of behaviors are created through this awareness?
I constructed an EMF detector based on a design developed by Aaron Alai http://www.aaronalai.com/. This arduino based detector allows you to read the intensity and location of the field. The object will incorporate this electronic device on its inside.
Our environment is filled with information. I am interested in making our digital environment visible. I believe that visibility creates awareness thus influencing our behavior.
Electromagnetic Fields activate a couple of sensors that will enable the object reaction. When immerse inside a field the object emits a light and a sound that changes its intensity depending on the strength of the EMF. The object is embed in the everyday, it makes us aware of the artificial environment that surround us. What kind of behaviors are created through this awareness?
I constructed an EMF detector based on a design developed by Aaron Alai http://www.aaronalai.com/. This arduino based detector allows you to read the intensity and location of the field. The object will incorporate this electronic device on its inside.
Collapsible Exhibition
Client: Casa de la Ciudad de Oaxaca, Harp Helú foundation.
Hinges produced with nylon, fabricated using a CNC router
We set up a makeshift shop to assemble the exhibition modules
Client: Casa de la Ciudad de Oaxaca, Harp Helú foundation.
This exhibition was designed for the 450 years of history of the city of Oaxaca. To create this project we developed various prototypes. The basic concept was to obtain the largest exhibition area with a system that could collapse; making it easier to travel around the country. Ten exhibition modules were produced. When open it has the capacity for six 48” x 48” display areas. We constructed the panels with Dibond. The hinges are made with nylon, fabricated using a CNC router.
The exhibition collapses to facilitate its transportation
The exhibition travelled to different museums in the country. The modules are still functioning and used for different exhibitions.
Hinges produced with nylon, fabricated using a CNC router
We set up a makeshift shop to assemble the exhibition modules
Illuminated Floor
Client: Casa de la Ciudad de Oaxaca, Harp Helú foundation.
The floor is illuminated and allows you to compare two aerial pictures of the city of Oaxaca, one taken in 1970 and the other one shot in 2005. The objective of this piece was to raise awareness on the impact that we have in our environment.
blackbox
Oaxaca has one of the highest emmigration rates of all Mexican States. In response to this, blackbox seeks to create a solid, high quality and creative handcraft industry that includes several communities in the creation of new products.
This project provides jobs in rural Oaxaca, and therefore respects an ancestral way of life that was inherited through the generations.
Every product is unique, breaks with the established and experiments with this form of creation. This is our revolution, our way to seek change, with mud or paper pulp on our hands, sawdust covering our faces and weaving a dream thread by thread, a dream of autonomy, opportunity and freedom that is full of expression…
In 2004 we started traveling from town to town, visiting communities dedicated to producing specific crafts. With respect and humility we taught what we knew, such as means and matter, and form and content….at the same time the artisans were instructing us in their traditions, and as well in the diversity of material resources in the region.
This has been an interdisciplinary give and take, in the end, we have created something unique.
To enable the project to work we created a storefront in the city of Oaxaca. The objective was to exchange knowledge with handcrafters in the different regions of the state and develop new designs, respecting their technique and ways of creation. The storefront allowed us visibility and publicity. The store is still open. We work with more than a dozen communities, artists and designers.
blackbox objects
A collection of the objects that resulted from collaborating with indigenous communities.
A collection of the objects that resulted from collaborating with indigenous communities.
Puzzle Chair
Conceptualized after playing with a 3d puzzle and thinking of producing it with a CNC router we designed the pieces of the chair in a modular material saving way, this process resulted in the chairs final form.
A transportable chair conceived to use less material.
The chair is collapsible, it includes screws and screwdriver and you can assemble it in less than five minutes. When collapsed it fits in a box that is allowed on an airplane.
Wire Lamp
LED light fixtures need to become (by law) pervasive in the next decade. This lamp explores the bulb as the structuring central node. The wire connects to a frosted polycarbonate cylinder.
LED light fixtures need to become (by law) pervasive in the next decade. This lamp explores the bulb as the structuring central node. The wire connects to a frosted polycarbonate cylinder.
Signage System
I designed and supervised the manufacturing and set up of this high school signage system. The concept of the project was to divide the objects between two groups: goals and navigation.
Coffee Shop
This coffee shop was developed for a group of farmers. The principal product is coffee. The space given was divided in two small rooms.We wanted to create the sensation of a bigger space, to do so we created "the box", a smaller space within the room.
Bottle Table
To express water as an element and to create a juxtaposition with the box, we created this table. We used a 100 bottles of water illuminated from bellow; creating different lighting effects during the day.
The Box
The box fits up to 9 people sitting in different configurations. It has its own illumination, provided by a couple of blackbox paper lamps and a reflector on top that creates a more dramatic effect.
Electro Parasite
In a word, every machine functions as a break in the flow in relation to the machine to which is connected, but at the same time is also a flow itself, or the production of a flow, in relation to the machine connected to it. This is the law of production of production. Deleuze and Guattari
Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship between organisms of different species where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the host. The parasite copies the characteristics of its host, imitating its main behavior. The host is part of a bigger system; for example a radio. It transmits the signal from the station, thus its connected and forms part of a bigger system. A cell-phone, a television or a computer connected to the internet behave similarly.
This project uses a micro controller to evidence the law of the production of production 1. The relationship between the analog and the digital object creates a parasitic relationship. This reminds us of designing our objects considering the role that they play within a larger system or network.
Extended Reality
There is a world that we cannot see. It exists in parallel to our material world as a digital environment.
This environment has its own and taxonomy: LAN, Bluetooth, WiFi, EMF, RFID, radio waves.
This is the material of this ecology.
Our relationship with this environment is mediated through objects (user friendly). This objects become an extension of our body, allowing us to perceive what we could not before. What would it be like to see this parallel world? To create and customize and object that will become part of our daily digital relationship?
360 Lamp
8 x 4
Less material and operations
From a 8 x 4 sheet of plywood we can create two chairs with a single CNC router operation. The idea is to use less material and processes to create an affordable chair.
Less material and operations
From a 8 x 4 sheet of plywood we can create two chairs with a single CNC router operation. The idea is to use less material and processes to create an affordable chair.
Motion / Film
I have been practicing film and storytelling since I was in high school. This allows me to show the product and the behaviors that it creates, set it in context or explore it visually. I combine different software and techniques, 3D Studio Max, Bunkspeed Move, After Effects.
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