Author Archives: Manuel Kretzer

Folded PenCup

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This folded pen cup was developed by exploring simple curved folding with HyLite® by 3A Composites. The composite material is usually milled on both sides of a sheet to have a flexible fold but here it resulted perfectly for a fixed, one-side-milled folding in terms of stiffness, material stability and bendability.
for any inquiries please mail to info[at]responsivedesign.de

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munich creative business week

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We’re happy to announce that our products Durian, Floater and Chick ‘n’ Egg Chair will be exhibited from 21.02. – 24.02 during the mcbw– munich creative business week – moments.
The setup is organized by Editors’s Collection, our local reseller, and joined by two Munich based design offices: Formagenda and uocu.
You’ll find the exhibition in the reception area of the old congress hall at Theresienhöhe.

Pleated Meadows – IBA Basel 2020 competition entry

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This is our proposal for the IBA Basel 2020 idea competition in the area Weil am Rhein (D) / Village Neuf (F).
Our strategy is to use the continuously changing water level of the river Rhine to create meadows which are differently flooded at different times of the year. This will result in a dynamic landscape that offers a variety of activities and new habitats for endangered species. The proposed environment, which can gradually change throughout the seasons, but also significantly within just a few hours, will form a trans-regional point of attraction and revalue both, the French and the German side of the river.
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Editors’ Collection

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Editors’ Collection opens its Online Concept Store and we are proud to be represented with some of our finest products: Floater, Durian and possibly Chick ‘n’ Egg Chair.
For those of you residing in and around Munich, Bavaria, a temporary showroom will be open to the public from Tuesday, 27.11.12 until Saturday, 01.12.12.
The vernissage takes place on Monday, 26.11.12 from 18:30 – 22:00 at Widenmayerstraße 34, Munich.
According to the organizers the Shop will cover a large variety including furniture, lamps, bicycles, toys, etc… so go ahead, check it out!

Chick ‘n’ Egg 2012

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We have revised the original Chick ‘n’ Egg Chair! The form has been improved for stability and comfort. The grasshopper script has been reprogrammed for speed and reliability to allow changes in size, material thickness or resolution of the waffle grid. And the machine setup has been setup for on demand production.

Still looking for a Christmas present? The chair can be ordered via email to buy@responsivedesign.de. Price available on request.

All pictures were kindly made by Pix Fotostudio, Tübingen.

Exhibtion Catalogue “Architectural Particles” available

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Hans Sachs from responsive design wrote an article – “digital crafting” – about the design process and development of the exhibition’s architecture.
The catalog also contains articles by Prof. Oliver Fritz from Adaptive Architektur , Dr. Petra Hesse, director of the MAKK and Aysin Ipekci from Studyo Architects, curator of “Architectural Particles” and a comprehensive overview of the exhibited projects and objects.

“Architekturteilchen” at MAKK, Cologne

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First and second day of installing the exhibition architecture (responsive design studio / STUDYO ARCHITECTS) which will guide visitors through the exhibition “architectural particles – modular construction in the digital age” (curatorship by Aysin Ipekci ). The exhibiton will open on upcoming Friday May 11th at 7pm at the MAKK, Cologne, Germany

Eindrücke vom ersten und zweiten Aufbautag der Ausstellungsarchitektur (responsive design studio / STUDYO ARCHITECTS) zur Ausstellung “Architekturteilchen – Modulares Bauen im digitalen Zeitalter” (Kuratorium: Aysin Ipekci ). Die Ausstellung startet am Freitag, den 11. Mai um 19:00 Uhr im MAKK, Köln
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Molecular Utopia

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Manuel Kretzer spoke about his research into “Smart Materials” at the Chair for CAAD, ETH Zürich to the 2011/12 MAS class as an introduction to their current module M6.

Inspiring Matter Conference

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Manuel Kretzer is invited to present his research at the Inspiring Matter Conference in London on Monday, 02.04.2012 at 14:20.
The event is hosted at the Royal College of Art and will feature plenary talks by Sir Richard Friend, FRS, Cavendish Professor at the University of Cambridge; Anna Valtonen – Rector at the Umea Design Institute and former head of Design Research & Foresight at Nokia; Mike Davies, CBE – architect at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; and Susanne Kuechler – anthropologist and Professor of Material Culture at UCL.
More detailed programme here: http://inspiringmatter.org/programme/

Floater at Swissbau

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Floater is exhibited together with Sleepbox by Caspar Lohner from 17th to 21th January at Swissbau 2012, the most important meeting point for the construction and real-estate industry in Switzerland and one of the biggest specialist exhibitions in Europe.

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Cardboard Chaise Prototype I Quarter Iso Grid

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This prototype chaise is modeled in Rhino 3D. The “Quarter Iso Grid”- Cutting Files are generated by a grasshopper definition which is inspired by Mike Sheldrake’s great iso grid cardboard surfboards. This prototype development is kindly supported by Mike Sheldrake (http://sheldrake.net/cardboards/), Oliver Fritz // CIAD – Cologne Institute for Architectural Design // Chair of CAD.CAM Tischlerei Bächer GmbH.
The prototype and further products and design studies of will be displayed at the DQE, Design Quartier Ehrenfeld at the “Passagen 2012” from January 16th to 22nd in Cologne, Germany.
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Cardboard Surfboards I Quarter Iso Grid

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This cardboard surfboard core is generated by a grasshopper “iso-grid” definition. The work is inspired by Mike Sheldrake’s great iso grid cardboard surfboards. The project’s goal is to create individual, customer-shaped cardboard core surfboards based on a web-based shape generator based on i.e. processing. This project is kindly and proudly supported by Mike Sheldrake, Tischlerei Bächer GmbH / Sebastian Bächer, Christoph Schulz, Maik Holtiegel and Jan Tenbücken.
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SleepBox

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SleepBox represents a contemporary furniture, designed for the demands of an increasingly urbanized environment. A human-scale object, which creates a space of comfort and relaxation within airports, offices or other semi public areas. The hard and uniform shell excludes the exterior and at the same time creates a soft and smooth interior. The project was designed by Caspar Lohner and supervised by Manuel Kretzer and Mathias Bernhard at the Chair for Computer Aided Architectural Design, ETH Zürich and realized in collaboration with Kläusler Acrylstein AG.
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Actuated Matter Workshop

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The Actuated Matter Workshop forms part of a recently started research initiative – a collaboration between the Zurich University of the Arts, Interaction Design (DDE), Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (DMU), and the ETH Zürich’s Chair for Computer Aided Architectural Design – that explores the application of smart materials in architecture with respect to their ability to transform architecture into an “Emotive Environment”, a space that relates to its inhabitants in an emotive and responsive way. The focus is placed on the capabilities and limitations of materials themselves in generating kinetic, visual and acoustic feedback.
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