It's already time for the next round-up of Kickstarter and crowdfunding projects for Archinect's curated Kickstarter page. Check out this month's list right below.
BOOKNITURE- Furniture Hidden in a Book
Designed by Hong Kong-based MIKE/PLATEAUS, BOOKNITURE is a sleek Origami Structure "book" that unfolds like an accordion into a clever portable piece of furniture. The Kickstarter, which has already far surpassed its initial goal, will help fund necessary tools for mass production.
re Brut: Brutalist Architecture Re-Imagined
As a winning design in a student studio seminar course/competition, the "re Brut" pavilion reinterprets the Brutalist architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Kickstarter funds would support the pavilion's realization for the UIC School of Architecture's annual Year End Show (Y.E.S.)
Obelisk: Volume I: On Art, Architecture, & Antiquities
OBELISK Vol. 1 contains 36 articles and interviews from the Obelisk quarterly journal. Most of the articles in the 240-page hardcover book focus on preserving stories of obscure or repressed cultures, traditions, and histories in art and architecture -- making this a handy reference to have in your personal library.
If you're on the hunt for some new furniture that's classy with a hint of flashy, maybe you'd wanna check out Lux Ex Machina's prototypes of Art Deco-inspired furnishings that are built in with "Abstract Expressionist" lighting effects. Smooth jazz tunes and a glass of bourbon not included.
After a trip to see one of Matti Suuronon's Futuro Houses in person, one UK-based designer was inspired that the retro space pods should be produced again for anyone to enjoy. Would you want to own one?
Guatemala Después: Contemporary Art Exhibitions
Co-hosted by The New School and Ciudad de la Imaginación, the Guatemala Después project is an artistic participatory investigation that will evolve into a series of exhibitions and public programming in New York and Guatemala starting this April-June. The initiative will highlight creative works that that may "provoke or transform ways in which we understand historic memory, repression, healing and forms of utopia or dystopia emerging in Guatemala", the country's relationship with the U.S., and other topics that may arise.
Blacksmith Genesis: All-in-1 3D Printer & Scanner on Indiegogo
The Blacksmith Genesis is a 3D scanner, printer, and copier combined into one compact coffeemaker-resembling machine designed to help make 3D-printing technology even more accessible. To add to the Genesis' user-friendliness, Blacksmith Sorcerer software doesn't require extensive 3D-technological experience.
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