INTRODUCTION

NORMADIC FURNITURE

SOCIAL PRODUCT

WATER WALKER

WALK ESCAPES

UMBRELLA

DORKENWALD-SPITZER

" .. water comes through in the center, no balance point, the round form of the umbrella doesn't support an entrance. the umbrella catches the wind, possibly slashing the surface. an idea the construction becomes the seat the umbrella disappear..." excerpt of notes

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The project was inspired by the collapsible mechanic of umbrellas. It was attempting to expand the context and function of the product. The approach was to experiment towards the creation of a poetic object for walking on water.

 

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2005, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
2 Umbrellas
size: hight 2.0 m, width 1.7 m

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