About Now: untill dec 2009
SHARED SPACE II: Witte de With & TENT, Rotterdam.
About Now:
untill dec 2009
SHARED
SPACE II:
Witte de With & TENT, Rotterdam.
Shared
Space is an collaboration project between Witte de With and TENT. Artists from
Rotterdam are invited to make a total concept for the shared space on the first
floor.
Photography:
Bob Goedewaagen
Visit: Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00h
Witte de Withstraat 50
3012 BR Rotterdam
+31 (0)10 413 54 98
www.tentrotterdam.nl
About Dustcollectors:
The
Dustcollectors are inspired by objects and shapes who at first
hand have an dual us-aged; function and decoration. When this function disappears
it becomes a non-product, taking space!
Just like the classical vases you normally see on antique cupboards and mantelpieces.
They have the vase function but are hardly never used that way. They
are status symbols of the past and used as decoration.There real function
switched to collecting-dust and being beautiful memory keepers of the past.
So why not be honest and make them totally decoration
and dust-collecting?!
The
handmade pieces are made of mixed colloured resin; drawning open structures
and decoration in one.This makes every dustcollector unique and one
of a kind.
Dustcollector Timeline updated December 2008
RAINBOW
may 2008 Height 48 CM
BIG
BUTTERFLY dec 2007 Height 120 CM;Client
HOLES april 2008 Height 58 CM
GOLD
dec 2007 Height 50 CM, client
PIKACHU
dec 2007 Height 126 CM, client
LUST&LOVE may 2008 Height 28 CM
BLOSSOM WHITE dec 2007 Height 58 CM, client
SPIN dec 2007 Height 28 CM
ZOO
dec 2007 Height 30 CM
BLOSSOM BLACK okt 2007 Height 60 CM, client
FRIEND sep 2007 Height 12 CM
TEMPLE aug 2007 Height 11 CM
BIRD aug 2007 Height 21CM, client
GREY aug 2007 Height 30CM, client
HIDDEN jul 2007 Height 98 CM
WORD aug 2007 Height 12 CM, client
FAVOUR okt 2006 Height 44 CM, client
TINTIN march 2007 Height 98CM
GREEN sep 2007 Height 28 CM
RED sep 2007 Height 28 CM
EMMA
jan 2007 Height 44 CM, client
BUSH dec 2007 Height 11 CM, client
BUTTERFLY
dec 2006 Height 35 CM, client
PUNK nov 2006 Height 35 CM, client
ROSE okt 2006 Height 35 CM, client
FAVOUR
okt 2006 Height 44 CM, client
RED LION okt 2006 Height 44 CM, client
YELLOW sept 2006 Height 44 CM, client
BLACK & PINK NEON aug&may 2006 Height 35 CM, pink client.
CLASSIC may 2006 Height 35CM, clients
EYE
april 2008 Height 35CM
CLASSIC feb 2007 middel Height 34 CM, clients
ONE may 2006 Height 35 CM.
This is the first Dustcollector I made, based on the typical
classic dutch "Delfs-blauw"- vase from my dad. The handmade structure-drawing
is based on the old print. It is light and transparent.
About
Collectors
PORTABLE STONE 1999 handmade unique piece, client
A stone, wrapped, conserved and made functional.
material: rubber and stone
dimensions (l/b/h): 12x3x82 cm
WALKING STICK 1999 handmade unique piece
upgrade walking stick.
material: rubber and wood
dimensions (l/b/h): 23x17x20 cm
RANDOM INDUSTRY UPGRADE april 2003 exhibition Furnature Fair
Milaan
Press-release: Research/design; Sebastiaan Straatsma
RANDOM INDUSTRY UPGRADE is about making products, using self-made
upgraded elements of the industry. Hi-tech materials create a world
where decoration, construction and function come together. Upgrading
products for an ever-changing demand.
Rubber NR14 1999 2/2 museum collection
The Thonet nr14, icon and one of the first mass-produced chairs
of the industrial age, conserved, re-used and upgraded.
nomination: Design prize Rotterdam
selected: International Design Yearbook 2004
collection: Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam & Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.
material: rubber and wood
dimensions (l/b/h): 43x50x93 cm
PORTABLE LAMP 2003 10/10 unique pieces, clients
The PORTABLE LAMP series integrates decoration, construction and function
into one material. Every model is unique in its handwriting, structure
and color.
nomination: materiaalfonds
material: resin
dimensions (l/b/h): 40x40x80 cm
LAYER 2002 prototype.
The material is made in different patterns and colours and enables
the under laying surface to play part in the overall image. The various layers
can be put on top of each other and different colour patterns
will occur. The Layer is cast in a standaard industrial mould, upgraded
and changed.
selected: International Design Yearbook 2004
material: polyurethane resin (rubber)
GOLDFINGER 2000
Auuuuuuch..............design problem & trade mark.
LITTLE BOY GREY 2005, client
LITTLE BOY COLOUR 2005, client
inspired by the shapes of explosions; explosions of light.
Little Boy refers to the first atomic bomb and wants to Freeze
this...........
limited production: 3/3 (two grey one colour)
material: resin
dimensions (l/b/h): 30x30x40 cm
BETONPLEX CHAIR 2001
The betonplex material (pressed wood) is normally used to make concrete moulds;
bridges etc. Used under 45 degrees it changes to a
luxury solide volume.
material: betonplex (pressed wood)
dimensions (l/b/h): 90x100x86 cm
CHANDELIER M2 1999 prototype
The Chandelier M2 is based on the repeating circular elements of an standard
chandelier.This is translated to the liniar repating elements of the industry.
The fabric is used asan electricity circulation, light reflection and decoration.
EDDING GUN 2004
The Edding gun combines to two product elements together to
create a new one!
limited production: 3/5
material: Edding marker and PUR
dimensions (l/b/h): 22x3x10 cm
DEVINE PROPORTION 2005
The Divine Proportion and the Fibonacci Series combined.
material: steel
dimensions: golden triangle
DECORATED 2005
The decorated lamp intergrates decoration, construction and function into one
material.
limited production: 1/1
material: resin
dimensions (l/b/h): 29x29x40cm
FLOWERPOT 1998
The cloning of a flowerpot
material: plastic or terracota
dimensions (l/b/h): 40x15x15 cm
About
industrial Wishes:
Whises and concepts for mass produced products that can enhance our
lifes and product-experience. If you make a little change to an ordanary
products it can really make a difference to the way you look at it.
I wish there where plastic-cups with the quality feeling of
drinking out-off a drinking glass ..............I wish there was cheap wine
that gave me the feeling of fine wine............
CANDLE HOLDER 1998
Upgrade your lamp shades in wintertime......
PREFAB HOTEL 1997
Concept for the redesign of and old hotel. The orginal hotel
rooms will be coverered with standerd prefab vacuum-sucked
panels. These panels are one size, they will carry the functions for
the rooms. The old room will keep it's karakter throug the openings in the panels.
About
Projects & Clients
JELLY LAMP sept 2006
The big Jelly lamp is made together with Bertjan Pot for the Doek festival Schiedam.
It is hanging between two boats in the old harbor area.
material: foly, wood, light-cable
dimensions (l/b/h): 1500x1500x4500 cm
TRAVEL BAGS 1999
The concept of the bag is based on the Indian craftsmanship. The 2 dimensional
cut in the leather surface transformed into 3 dimensional bags. A minimal waste
of material, stitches on the outside to celebrate the handmade craftsmanship.
client: G. Bakker; de Bijenkorf;
material: noppia leather
status:200 produced
SQEEZER 1997
The Sqeezer garden light is inspired by the lights you see inside homes. It
can be used on branches and trees all over the garden.
award: Hema design competition, 2nd prize
exhibition: SFMOMA, San Francisco "do normal, recent ducth design"
dimensions (l/b/h): 15x15x40 cm
material:metal and plastic
BETER METER april 2005
The real-time "Beter Meter" calculates the amount of money your spending
on energy. This to make people more aware of there energy consumption and there
individual responsibility for the envoirnment.
QUEST Project: Smith of Derby ; the future of time.
Collaboration: Sebastiaan Straatsma & Ursula Lavrencic
In our Quest for time we came to the conclusion that time is what we make of
it ourselves. It’s relative. It is a personal “moment”
between a starting point and an end. It deals with movement and experience.
It's a fragment of time that sticks out and is made valuable by taking the time
for it and pointing it out. It is about giving back the fascination and magic
that times has within itself.
For the Smith of Derby company we came to the conclusion that this time fascination
and magic was lost and distracted by the appearances of the different clocks
and time-projects; the packing. But the quality of the company is the specialism
and accuracy of the mechanisms itself; the inside and not the outside. We wanted
to give back the experience of time by creating “objects of time”.
These objects are designed to bring back the fascination and alternative
usage of time. They can be used to tricker clients and help explain where the
company stands for. (Time Tools). They can give direction on how time can be
used in different ways and become company icons.
Performance; Object of time:
-On screen: Time bar.
-Time bar starts.
-There is little wooden-box on the table.
-Inside: a black ball and a silver key
-The ball is winded; movement and clicking sound
-The ball starts ticking.
-The ball is passed out through the crowd.
-Taking the time ….. taking moment......
RELATIVE TIME BRACELET
Relative time is about time fragments. About periods of personal time. About
the ever changing relationship of three moments; one in past, one in future
and the present moment. The meaning of Relative Time Bracelet is hidden and
only understandable to the owner. It's intimate. It's a jewelry to visualize
private timeline. With mobile phone via Blue Tooth the owner choses
his fragment. It can be a period from his birthday to his next birthday - his
own personal year. It can be time from sunrise to sunset. It can be a time fragment
he takes to give a speech, have lunch or make love to his girlfriend.
Relative Time Bracelet is a simple object that represents time in a human, not
physical way. Where time is mysterious and ungraspable. Sometimes slow and sometimes
fast, but always meaningful.
Smiths of Derby have been producing devices to measure absolute time for one
and a half century. In the course of years, the precision they can achieve went
far beyond the capacity of human perception. As they are now entering the market
of art and design we believe a truly different perspective on time and it's
representations would enable them to win a respected and valued market position
of their company.
QUEST Project: BGB Engineering.
Collaboration: Sebastiaan Straatsma & Ursula Lavrencic
Concept for decorative (under)water lightning system.
OMA SEATTLE MODEL 2001
The OMA Seattle library building presented in a scale-model. This model gave
the final expression of the OMA concept. The skin arround the building can be
taken of in the model to get a beter view on the floor levels of the building.
client:V.de Rijk; OMA architects Rotterdam
dimensions (l/w/h): 40x40x40 cm
material: polyester resin
JUTE CHAIR 1999
Compressed
jute chair with meteal frame inside.
Collaboration project: G.Bakker, J.Hoekstra, S.Straatsma
TOKO 94 openingnight dec 2005
The Toko restaurant has an Caribbean-Asian kitchen. The lights refer to the
playful lights you find in the street market of the Caribbean.
architect: Afaina de Jong
lightdesign: Sebastiaan Straatsma
material: glass fiber & metal
adress: Witte de Withstraat 94 Rotterdam
www.toko94.nl
RABOBANK:
Five concepts for electronic banking 2002-2003
New
Money Control Tool - for keeping track of Personal Banking Online - Digital
Freedom Safe and Simple solution.
Young designers & industry project for the Rabobank.
Continued project collaberation: Janne Kettane & Sebastiaan Straatsma.
www.Young designers & industry.nl
Oillamp 2005
Based on standard parts used by industry; glass, rope, pipet.
Material World : Collaberation with local industry Schiedam.
material: steel & glass
dimensions (l/w/h): 10x10x23 cm
WALLLAMP 2003
Three Walllamps for the Leolux Design Centre Utrecht.
material: resin & TL-licht.
dimensions (l/w/h): 100x100x12 cm
Studio Sebastiaan Straatsma
Schie 34
3111PN Schiedam, The Netherlands
Phone :+31621273599
info@sebastiaanstraatsma.com
press@sebastiaanstraatsma.com
Copyright 2009 All rights reserved.
About
Exhibitions & Publications:
SHARED SPACE II: Witte
de With & TENT, Rotterdam until dec 2009
SALON DI MOBILE 2003: presentation work.
Credits:
Photography Dustcollectors: Bob Goedewaagen