Miami based designer Facundo Poj found his inspiration in
demolition salvage yards after years of work with documentation, renovation and
restoration of old institutional buildings at several Boston
based Architecture firms. He spends much of his time looking for treasures in
junk yards, salvage yards and aircraft graveyards where he searches for objects
with a soul and a lasting quality to them. Delving deep into the biography of
objects and materials to uncover the historic value of each, Facundo transcends the
need for understanding just the style and form.
Facundo also invests much energy researching new ways of
using great quality materials which are not that far into the unconventional,
but which have not fallen yet into the hands of large scale mainstream
manufacturing; materials like salvaged cardboard or engineered bamboo. All his
furniture pieces are designed through high technology, handcrafted, and built
for life.
In his own words, “I always start conceptualizing these
pieces from a single line. Put the pencil down once, give the paper a single
stroke, pick the pencil up.
Structural strength, stability, ergonomics, primary &
secondary functions must all be solved with this one line.
Minor adjustments of proportions and function then follow. All necessary devices are accounted for and
my line is then digitalized. This must be done so that all repetitions, all
layers, inherit exactly the same contour.
All the components are arranged so that they can all come
out of a few sheets of hard pressed Chinese bamboo. I choose this material
because it is manufactured in large enough sheets, it is noble, strong, hard,
durable and sexy to the touch. Bamboo is also a fast growing grass and this
helps prevent forest depletion.
This low tech-high tech-low tech process is for me the
ultimate. The piece is a combination of both, the highest technology available
to design and construction, and the sensibility of the human hand.”
Born in Argentina in 1971, Facundo trained as a master builder in his native Buenos Aires and moved to Boston
Sought after by many, the likes of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton USA
To know much more about this very talented and soulful designer, visit his website - http://facundopoj.com/
Surya, the world's first ecological
nightclub has recently opened up in the UK. It has its own power source; via a wind turbine, a solar
energy system and, yes, a dance-floor that will transform clubbers'
movements into power! These systems will be so effective, the clubbing brand Club4Climate
claims, that a surplus of energy will be created. This will be given
away to local residents for FREE - a gesture that's something of a
rarity in the expensive environs of London's clubland.
