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Calatrava’s City Of Arts And Sciences Is “insane” And “amazing” Says George Clooney

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Actor George Clooney and film director Brad Bird have heaped praise on Santiago Calatrava’s cultural complex in Valencia, which features as a key location in their new film Tomorrowland.

Bird, whose previous movies include The Incredibles and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, chose Calatrava’s Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias de Valencia – also known as the City of Arts and Sciences – to form part of an imaginary ideal city.

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According to the film’s plot, the city of Tomorrowland was created “somewhere in time and space” by French engineer Gustave Eiffel, French science fiction author Jules Verne and American inventor Thomas Edison. Clooney plays Frank, a former boy genius, who teams up with a teenager to find the city and uncover its secrets.

Tomorrowland features Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences bridge Screenshot from the Tomorrowland trailer

The production team sought to create an architectural style for the city in CGI that would reflect the combined aesthetics of Eiffel, Verne and Edison.

However, Bird wanted to shoot the actors performing on physical sets, and Calatrava’s complex provided an outdoor location that could blend into the architectural backdrop created by the film’s designers.

Tomorrowland features Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences bridge Screenshot from the Tomorrowland trailer

“Calatrava’s architecture is just phenomenal and inventive and exciting,” Tomorrowland producer Jeffrey Chernov told the Huffington Post. “It’s very skeletal, like you’re looking at the vertebrae of a dinosaur or prehistoric fish. You walk into that place and you never want to leave. That’s the vibe we wanted for Tomorrowland.”

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“The architect’s imagination represents that great optimistic version of life where you just go, ‘I want to build that’ and somebody builds it. It’s pretty amazing,” added Clooney.

Tomorrowland features Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences bridge Screenshot from the Tomorrowland trailer

In a press conference held in London earlier this week to promote the film, Clooney also described the complex as “insane”.

“The fun part for us is that oftentimes when you work on a film that’s of a large scale, it’s all just green screen and you don’t really get any idea of the scope,” he said. “Either we had these giant beautiful sets, or we were in Valencia in that insane building – I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s very much a dreamer who built that.”

Tomorrowland features Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences bridge The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia by Santiago Calatrava

Speaking at a press conference for the film in Valencia yesterday, Bird added: “It’s beautiful, very unconventional, based on natural forms but at the same time abstract.”

The City of Arts and Sciences was built on reclaimed land in the former port of Calatrava’s home town and opened in 2005.

Tomorrowland features Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences bridge The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia by Santiago Calatrava

The complex consists of a clutter of structures, including a domed cinema, a landscaped viewing point and car park, a science museum, an aquarium and a multifunctional space called the Agora. These are connected by a public plaza and bridges around a central pool.

The centrepiece is a white concrete opera house with a feather-like roof and curving sides covered in ceramic mosaic tiles.

The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia by Santiago Calatrava The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia by Santiago Calatrava

In 2014, this building – the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia – became the focus of a legal dispute between Calatrava and Valencia after sections of the roof began falling off just eight years after it was completed.

Calatrava has also faced controversy over the cost of the complex, which ran to over €1 billion (£712 million) – four times the original budget. The architect was accused of “bleeding Valencia dry” after allegedly seeking €100 million (£71 million) in fees despite the overruns.

Tomorrowland is released by Disney, and opens in cinemas this month.

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GRUPPE Creates Pastel-coloured Totems To Signpost Clerkenwell Design Week

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Clerkenwell Design Week 2015: Swiss design studio GRUPPE has installed totems of colourful building blocks on the streets of Clerkenwell during the London district’s annual design festival .

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015 Photograph by Peter Long

Conceived by GRUPPE as a “little city”, the installation comprises pastel-coloured street furniture based on the forms of two Roman architectural elements – columns and forums.

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015 Photograph by Peter Long

Named Vita Contemplativa, the installation was designed to signpost exhibition venue for Clerkenwell Design Week, which runs until 21 May in a patch of central London where many design showrooms and studios are based.

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The structures also create a place for exhibition-goers to loiter or shelter from the rain.

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015 Photograph by Peter Long

Each of the towers is covered with pastel-coloured panels produced by facade manufacturer Equitone. GRUPPE used five different shades, all chosen to match the tones of the existing streetscape.

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015 Photograph by Peter Long

These panels make the structures look like they have been constructed from oversized children’s building blocks.

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015

Columns have been installed at the north and south ends of St John’s Road and at the west and east ends of Clerkenwell Road, marking the boundaries of the festival.

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015

One kiosk-shaped forum, featuring a stepped platform, stands at the entrance to Farringdon Station, while another can be found on Exmouth Market.

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015 Photograph by Peter Long

GRUPPE worked with engineers and fabricators Blue Engineering and Nicholas Alexander to realise the project and it will remain in place for the duration of the festival.

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015

The studio previously teamed up with British artist Richard Wentworth to create another installation in London, a pop-up wooden auditorium hosted in the Central Saint Martin’s Granary Building.

Vita Contemplativa by Gruppe at Clerkenwell 2015

Photography is by Joanne Underhill unless specified otherwise.

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Bouroullec’s Stampa Chair Designed To Age Like A Pair Of Leather Boots

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French duo Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have formed aluminium mesh into a chair that is intended to look worn over time.

Stampa chair for Kettal by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

The Stampa chair for Kettal is made entirely of aluminium incorporating various manufacturing techniques. It comprises a cup-shaped perforated shell that is connected to the seat and hydro-formed legs with an injection-moulded ring.

Stampa chair for Kettal by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

According to the Bouroullecs, the aim was to create “a chair that could assume the passage of time”.

“When we started the collaboration with Kettal, our first idea was to make an aluminium chair that was both sturdy and delicate at same time,” they said.

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Stampa chair for Kettal by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

The perforated shell is made by punching and then shaping the metal sheets.

“This allowed us to create delicate shapes that recall textile sensations and are robust enough to stand the test of time – also in an outdoor environment,” said the designers.

“Like a pair of leather boots, we wanted the chair to change organically with the use over time.”

Stampa chair for Kettal by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

The chair comes in two versions – perforated or plain – and in powder-coated or anodised finishes. An additional seat cushion is also available.

Stampa made its debut on the Patricia Urquiola-designed Kettal stand at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, which took place last month.

Stampa chair for Kettal by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Other recent projects by the Bouroullec brothers include a range of chairs and tables made using ancient iron-forging techniques for Magis, a furniture collection for Vitra, and a set of diamond-shaped coloured vases for Iittala.

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Achieve Indirect Lighting – Dramatic Look Through Coloured Light

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Every time, if you are looking for indirect lighting tips, fall on the same stuff? HM, viewed from the good side, does this mean you should remember very well the basic rules. To be run also the creative ideas of the highest quality.

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But today we have something as inspiration. We want to treat you more about the color as indirect lighting tips. You can now achieve the effect is usually achieved by the mural, with the help of the lamps. Because they bring much impressive manner about the colors on one. Not by chance, we know this phenomenon first and foremost from the bars and restaurants. The lamps of the special atmosphere are based there.

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You can also completely convert the rooms of your home by indirect lighting. The indirect lighting could be present next to the day light in the other, normal light bulbs and lamps. When you have finished cooking, and now with a glass of wine in your hand next to the Koch Island want to sit down, then comes the special, indirect lighting in the game. Then you could turn the colored lights. So immerse yourself in a magical atmosphere.

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Before you implement these indirect lighting tips but, we want to say a lot about the psychological impact of the colors like at this point. So you would know exactly at the end of the day, what color best where belongs.The cool light promotes the activity of the brain. The own concentration will increase. In addition to the normal light, you should have also blue light in rooms, in which you would have to remember something.

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Green is the color of nature and peace. But even fairytale characters are linked to. That’s why it can sign up wonderfully in the bedroom and in the living room. With the effect, this is what you want to achieve.The Flash festive light provides a wonderful mood, without that the eyes are tired. If we consider as accurate, this can register well in any room.

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We now come over to the yellow lighting. This has the ability to convey the impression that you would lie in the Sun. You can use the yellow colour if you want to make your whole ambience look warmer and cozier. But one two hours before falling asleep, you should avoid this light. Because it could contribute to sleep disorders.You want to work because sometimes such provocative? Would you sometimes provided the quiet ambience with a more romantic, special mood? If Yes, then drag the red light into consideration. Most people have great associations thus. As main lighting is too much nerve worrying most people however.

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We conclude our tips for indirect lighting not happen exactly with this light. Here the energy of red and the crystal clarity of the blue light gather together. Thus, it promotes the creative work. Artists tend to love this light. How would you feel it?At the end, we would stress like that coloured light as additional decoration should be used. Because it brings the emotion in one direction or the other. That can destroy the harmony at home in the long run. You are so wonderful ideas, if you want to achieve a certain mood for special occasions. So, you’d be able to switch in the same room from one to the other mood. Hot, we recommend this tip the people who need to work and sleep in the same setting.

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Creative Wall Design With Water Colors For An Artistic Home

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A painter, lives in all of us. But between these findings and the decision to really take the brush, in the hand are in between worlds. You can follow your artistic instinct but partly by opting for creative wall design with watercolor. Can be painted in some industrial contexts equal to the concrete. That’s the House itself and its bare walls into an art object. Usually, only these yourself, sufficient along with great colours and a lot of inspiration to create a homely atmosphere! Such DIY creative wall design can be abstract and feasible for everyone.

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The figures, which you paint, must be real, you now have another option. You can buy wallpapers which watercolor painting show, and bring them to the wall. Are looking for a suitable impression, which perfectly reflects your mood and the State of mind.The paintings on the walls, on wallpapers, must not necessarily have a clearly recognizable subject. You can choose but such abstract patterns which contribute to the desired atmosphere in the room in an inexplicable manner.

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Many people seem to be attracted by the just discussed how strongly. In this context explain well the penchant for the chaotic patterns on a wall. They are very suitable for bedrooms and guest rooms. This may be suitable also for the nursery. But it would be worth in this case, to take even the small on the decision.You want to make classic work the whole thing? Then, there are some tricks how to do that. First of all this is linked to the quality of colors and also that where it has been installed. We would recommend that you not decide on all walls for this kind of creative wall design. Much rather select one. You are also with regard to the responses that will bring it up on the safe side.

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Whether you want to opt for the classic color palette or have much prefer something bright and cool, you should aim, that the work harmonious and pleasant effect at the end of the day.

You want to make look like the space, which is to decorate, wider or higher? Famously, there are some visual tricks, which wonderfully can help you. Great, also the abstract wall decoration can be used in this context. You can play with the alignment of the lines, which can be elongated or in height. Wonderful, you can spice up the mood by the grading of the nuances.

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The decoration with watercolor must restrict not only on the wall design. Still, you must not believe that only the creative house design can benefit from it. You can decide right only, depending on the style, where and which shades you install.You can use the abstract chaotic patterns relating to bright colours to promote their own creative potential. Therefore consider necessarily the work area consider this as a way for the Spice it up.In the guest room you should preferably opt for pastel nuances. So, you have too much freedom. In this form, you will make be sad for example, purple and violet.

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