The first stab at Light in Tension is complete! Fashioned from a stockpile of fallen branches, LiT 01 suspends a bar of light within a cube frame of gnarled wood utilizing an intricate mesh of tensioned stringwork.

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Before winter hit, I collected a bunch of branches from the forest (and it began to rain, typical). Months later, I have gotten around to constructing the prototype for what is roughly titled “light in tension”. It needs a little more cleaning up, though it is a rough proof-of-concept, but I thought I’d drop this preview I snapped on my iPhone.

I have a lot of lighting ideas in mind, and they’re slowly evolving from the sketchbook to real meatspace.

I’m a big fan of the branding of the non-brand (think Muji), and so lately, I’ve been peeling away the excessive labelling on some of the products I’ve been using to enjoy them in the beauty of their…nudity?

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As you might have noticed, I like my stuff organized, but I was having trouble keeping my two identical WD external hard drives from looking a mess; I couldn’t stack them or they’d get too hot, so they’ve always been fanned out on my desk, taking up space and creating a tangle of cables. I can’t go without them because I run everything off them, so what would an architect do?

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not very many people have seen this little project yet, but the team of tae and i have been working hard to produce our class of 2011 graduation rings and packaging. this is the first project from our newly formed MAISON DE SYNECDOQUE collective, and you’ll be seeing more from us.