Fruits at the Vivid Gallery

Hisakazu Shimizu presented an exhibition at the Vivid Gallery entitled Fruits. This was a great showcase of the designer's work. The pieces represent fruit in some sense or another, showing its versatility and flexibility. For example, there are melon-shaped porcelain clocks, as well as lamps shaped and colored like fruit. According to Designws, he Shimizu was fascinated with the juxtaposition of fruit, a borderless product of nature, being expressed within the vein of "pop culture", in the form of manmade constructions. Shimizu actually works for Canon's in-house design team, and has worked with lines such as the Canon IXUS camera. He has also developed works under the nickname "Sabo Studio".

Photos by Daisen

Fruits Wall Lamp

Fruits Table Lamp

Watermelon Clock

Bucky Fuller & The Spaceship Earth

This exhibit shows a biographic overview, if you will, of Richard Buckminster Fuller's work, from Dymaxion House to the Geodesic Domes. The exhibit was curated by Lord Norman Foster (who has worked with Fuller in his last 12 years), and Luis Fernandez-Guliano, professor of Universidad Politechnica in Madrid. Outside of architecture, the exhibit also includes photographs, drawings, and films. The biggest piece in the exhibit, in my opinion was the reconstructed Dymaxion Car #4, as I believe that the effort was worth it.  In case you all are wondering, Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was a futurist, inventor, engineer, and was the second president of Mensa International, an organization for those with high IQ. His most widely recognized works probably include the geodesic domes in the 50's. The first thing that many of my friends have noticed was his famous Spaceship Earth structure at Walt Disney World. That piece is just so amazing that words can't describe. Overall the exhibit was a great tribute to a great and creative man. Thanks, guys.

Both of these exhibitions were done last month, and I was a bit late in the party, but I figured that this blog shouldn't go without mention of these two awesome shows. 

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