{"id":2541,"date":"2015-09-21T18:30:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T18:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brabbu.com\/en\/news-events\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2015-09-21T17:32:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T17:32:04","slug":"london-design-festival-2015-magic-lighting-installation-at-va-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brabbu.com\/en\/news-events\/events\/london-design-festival-2015-magic-lighting-installation-at-va-museum","title":{"rendered":"London Design Festival 2015 – Magic lighting installation at V&A Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mischer Traxler has filled an ornately decorated room at the V&A museum<\/a><\/strong> with glass bulbs<\/a><\/strong> containing hand-made insects, which flutter around inside in response to the movement of visitors. London Design Festival 2015<\/a><\/strong> is the stage for this amazing installation.<\/p>\n

\"Magic<\/a><\/p>\n

The interactive Curiosity Cloud installation by Mischer\u2019Traxler reacts to passers by with light and sound, and was created as part of an ongoing collaboration with champagne brand Perrier-Jou\u00ebt.<\/p>\n

Located in the museum\u2019s Norfolk House music room, it comprises 264 blown-glass balloons made in three different sizes and suspended at different heights from the ceiling.<\/p>\n

Related :Christopher Guy at London Design Festival 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Each contains a hand-made model of an insect connected to a short wire and a ring of LEDs around the top.<\/p>\n

\"Magic<\/a><\/p>\n

Using sensors to detect visitors walking past or between the bulbs, the lights turn on and the artificial bugs buzz around inside in response to movement.<\/p>\n

Taking cues from Perrier-Jou\u00ebt\u2019s links to the Art Nouveau style \u2013 from the brand\u2019s collection of artefacts to the graphics that decorate its bottles \u2013 the duo decided to use insects as the central theme.<\/p>\n

\"Magic<\/a><\/p>\n

As the insects touch the glass, they create a sound that builds to a cacophony as more are activated. The different sizes of the mouth-blown glass bubbles create different tones of sound as the flying creatures\u00a0hit the sides.<\/p>\n

Related:London Design Festival 2015 introduces Multiplex by Tom Dixon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The buzzing noises can be heard outside the space, enticing visitors inside the gilded room. The 25 different types of insect used are modelled on a mix of extinct and endangered species, commonly found types, and newly discovered varieties.<\/p>\n

\"Magic<\/a><\/p>\n

They are made from transparent printed foil that is laser cut to achieve the detail and then assembled by hand. The butterflies and moths have fluffy bodies made out of felt, so the sound created also depends on the insect.<\/p>\n

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\"Magic<\/a><\/p>\n

For the studio\u2019s Small Discoveries collaboration with Perrier-Jou\u00ebt, Mischer\u2019Traxler has already created a table covered in plants that disappear as visitors approach and a champagne flute that causes bubbles to stream from a small engraved moth.<\/p>\n

\"Magic<\/a><\/p>\n

Enjoy and\u00a0Join us at Decorex<\/a> to know more about Decorex 2015 News<\/a> and London Design Festival 2015<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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