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Core 77 awards has selected our Olithas video entry as part of the C77 Design Awards Gallery earlier this week. We are extremely happy and elated for this recognition, considering we were up against big budgets like Steelcase, Herman Miller, and Ziba. Thank you Jeff Marrow for helping us pull this quick Video together in an afternoon. He went above [...] Don’t forget to visit Room Fu’s Staged Home for this Year’s Austin Modern House Tour. Feb. 5th 11am – 6pm They will be fearturing Studioefra’s Olithas prototype bench as part of their repertoire of furnishings and [...] Photo Credit: Alisa Marrow ‘Tertulia’ is the Spanish word for gathering, a conversational get together in which people simply sit and exchange their ideas freely. Tertulias can happen in a moments notice, but they can also happen at a fixed place and time. Tertulia Fissa is part of a family of chairs originally derived from the metal curved rods inside [...] Thanks to all who visited! we had a great time getting to know everybody and hope to see you all again next year.
Photo Credit: Alisa Marrow Saturday, November 13 at 9:00am – November 21 at 6:00pm Hosted by FAB shop and part of E.A.S.T. 2010 Nov. 13-14 & 19-20 HELLO ALL! A friendly reminder to don’t forget, and visit us during the East Austin Studio Tour 2010 Starting next week. New [...] Tertulia has been a work in progress for 10 yrs now. Its humble beginnings can be traced to a Design Studio course back in Spring of 2000. This post summarizes the highlights of that process.
 Tertulia 2000
my original statement read as follows:
Course: DES342 Design and Persuasion Description: Studio projects will exercise the designer’s ability to convince and persuade.Topics will include historical models, the role of words, context and audience, and the effect of medium. Prof: M. Mitrasinovic Project Brief: Design a ’Communicator’ Continue reading Tertulia Story – It’s come a long way since 2000…  Photo Credit: Alisa Marrow O-Lithas is a collection of outdoor/indoor furniture based on the idea of making stone-like slabs appear to be light and fluid like a wave. The project started as play of words combining the Greek word ‘Lithos’ (Stone), with the Spanish words ‘Ola’ (Wave) and ‘Olita’ (tiny wave), and is now evolved into a new and consistent means to integrate steel and cement with Design. The resulting pieces are minimalist, long lasting, and eco-friendly. The wavy pattern not only accounts for a unique timeless aesthetic, and common language, but also functions as structural reinforcement along the span of the slab, and to fit the radius of the metal bar base for a complete integration of materials.  Tertulia Chair Detail ‘Tertulia’ is the Spanish word for gathering, a conversational get together in which people simply sit and exchange their ideas freely. Tertulias can happen in a moments notice. They can happen anytime or anyplace, and for that reason a folding chair was simply the most natural departing point typology for this project. Continue reading Tertulia Chair – Milano Salone Prototypes 2008 |
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