DESIGN NAME: Ebro
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Shelf
INSPIRATION: The Ebro Shelf was inspired by one of the cubist paintings by Picasso, "Horta de Ebro - Homes On the Hill".
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Ebro shelf was designed to honor the cubism, an artistic and historical moment. By the abstraction of the straight lines of the painting "Horta de Ebro - Homes On the Hill" by Picasso, was developed a shelf whose configuration tries to be faithful with the proportions and colors used by the artist. The result is a unique product, all made in wood.
The shelf is made up of 38 hollow blocks that fit according to the composition of cubes. The blocks are framed by a wooden structure that ensures stability and security to the project.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: This is a large shelf with the symbolic function of remain the Picasso art. With an expressive aesthetics it fits in fun and outgoing places.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: This project started in September 2014 in Natal - Brazil.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Cut wood boards. Painted and Mounted.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 256cm x 206cm x 40cm
TAGS: shelf, bookcase, art, Picasso
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The Ebro bookcase was designed using a conceptual method of creation that prioritizes the product symbology , referring to an artistic movement so iconic , that is the Cubism .
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist with a unique aesthetic sensitivity. Painter, sculptor, and playwright, he is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. Picasso is recognized as one founders of the Cubism, artistic movement that depicted the world in a deconstructed way, the objects were streamlined into geometric shapes, in a harmonic and decomposed composition.
In the first phase of Cubism, Picasso made sketches using this new aesthetic. In the summer of 1909, he traveled to the Spanish province of Tarragona, and remained for a time in the city of Horta de Ebro, painting and photographing the village.
CHALLENGE: In the principle wasn't a "challenge", it was more like a "responsibility" in honor an iconic artist as Picasso. Was using formal abstraction that begin the idea to use the same lines of the artist.
ADDED DATE: 2015-02-27 15:13:57
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Yan Soares
IMAGE CREDITS: All images by Yan Soares de Freitas, designer.
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