tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13337721278110934352011-04-21T22:10:09.615-07:00Nowadays, the obsolescence of a product is more linked to fashion trends and consumer’s desire than its actual function. The lifecycle of an object is shorter and shorter because its death is precipitated by the consumer’s love of the new. The question I have been asking myself was how to make an object more resistant, more valuable again, in terms of durability? The furniture laboratory has been created in order to experiment and fight again the obsolescence by using the process of breedingPierreReminoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-54954273126671692952009-05-22T03:03:00.000-07:002009-05-22T03:52:08.285-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/ShaDrE77oeI/AAAAAAAAAD4/UT_1X2jupNA/s1600-h/stools.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338599184377029090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/ShaDrE77oeI/AAAAAAAAAD4/UT_1X2jupNA/s400/stools.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/ShaDa6AXKyI/AAAAAAAAADw/7E-kS7XDzH8/s1600-h/stools2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338598906564913954" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/ShaDa6AXKyI/AAAAAAAAADw/7E-kS7XDzH8/s400/stools2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><p><span style="font-size:78%;">This experiment is part of the breeding for "heritage".</span><span style="font-size:78%;">It is more about breeding past with present, in order to inject some nostalgia, and emmotional attachement.The two elements are benefiting from each other: the new gets history from the old , and the old gets new materials and freshness from the present. The idea in that process is to include the object into durability by adding emotional attachment. </span></p></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-5495427312667169295?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-16025933525835144962009-05-07T04:41:00.000-07:002009-05-07T04:45:26.854-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SgLJ0ErNzHI/AAAAAAAAADE/D3rKJpU8its/s1600-h/flyer_Blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333046805205470322" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SgLJ0ErNzHI/AAAAAAAAADE/D3rKJpU8its/s400/flyer_Blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-1602593352583514496?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-83504248564199967402009-05-07T04:36:00.000-07:002009-05-07T04:41:09.831-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SgLIiA_8_QI/AAAAAAAAAC8/0RsP1vVnVms/s1600-h/FUNCTION-DIAGRAMblog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333045395469434114" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SgLIiA_8_QI/AAAAAAAAAC8/0RsP1vVnVms/s400/FUNCTION-DIAGRAMblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SgLIXRjU6dI/AAAAAAAAAC0/UrvoQjlNZzY/s1600-h/FUNCTION-DIAGRAM.jpg"></a><div><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Diagram showing how the breeding programme for function is </span><span style="font-size:78%;">working<br /></span></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SgLIH5IMWJI/AAAAAAAAACs/_aauYpet1Js/s1600-h/FUNCTION-DIAGRAM.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-8350424856419996740?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-33297700439693899012009-05-07T04:35:00.001-07:002009-05-11T06:44:10.815-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SgLHePPRhoI/AAAAAAAAACk/DISTLFZoOzc/s1600-h/IroningChair04blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333044231060686466" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SgLHePPRhoI/AAAAAAAAACk/DISTLFZoOzc/s400/IroningChair04blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;">That one is driven by the ironing function: acting like a bird, he is</span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">presenting two positions (foldable/open)</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-3329770043969389901?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-45875326957792736692009-05-07T04:30:00.000-07:002009-05-22T03:57:35.900-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/ShaFEjdcyPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/zmcCUjPJVU0/s1600-h/IroningChairO2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338600721579034866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/ShaFEjdcyPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/zmcCUjPJVU0/s400/IroningChairO2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><p><span style="font-size:78%;">this is the chair dominant child resulting from the breeding..only the function </span><span style="font-size:78%;">"sitting" is present.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-4587532695779273669?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-74759536036611391442009-05-04T05:38:00.000-07:002009-05-07T04:34:57.990-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/Sf7iXVpXpXI/AAAAAAAAACU/O0lxDL0aZGo/s1600-h/IroningChair01blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331947899428775282" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 147px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/Sf7iXVpXpXI/AAAAAAAAACU/O0lxDL0aZGo/s400/IroningChair01blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;">here are the four potential results from the breeding process.</span></div><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-7475953603661139144?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-46983798738508896722009-04-05T08:10:00.000-07:002009-05-22T04:05:12.863-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/ShaG3u74hkI/AAAAAAAAAEI/I_UvylQNiQw/s1600-h/Nofunctions.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338602700344428098" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/ShaG3u74hkI/AAAAAAAAAEI/I_UvylQNiQw/s400/Nofunctions.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjKFazW7CI/AAAAAAAAABc/1gdp7fmwU0Y/s1600-h/PR02.jpg"></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-4698379873850889672?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-22350699994647446892009-04-05T08:09:00.001-07:002009-04-05T08:09:34.901-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjJqkhqgDI/AAAAAAAAABU/ENVH-kTqu4U/s1600-h/PR06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321224692934803506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjJqkhqgDI/AAAAAAAAABU/ENVH-kTqu4U/s320/PR06.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-2235069999464744689?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-22191550659429673162009-04-05T08:05:00.002-07:002009-04-05T08:06:31.215-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjI66-pwKI/AAAAAAAAABM/lo4LxZyOVxE/s1600-h/PR03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321223874328248482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjI66-pwKI/AAAAAAAAABM/lo4LxZyOVxE/s320/PR03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-2219155065942967316?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-7014440856896160612009-04-05T08:05:00.001-07:002009-04-05T08:05:54.108-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjIwRFNEOI/AAAAAAAAABE/TkESuwZ7WX8/s1600-h/PR04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321223691282747618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjIwRFNEOI/AAAAAAAAABE/TkESuwZ7WX8/s320/PR04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-701444085689616061?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-51360877749080621252009-04-05T08:03:00.000-07:002009-04-05T08:04:49.814-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjIfpDu_rI/AAAAAAAAAA8/9pkSdVAiGOk/s1600-h/PR05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321223405661257394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SdjIfpDu_rI/AAAAAAAAAA8/9pkSdVAiGOk/s320/PR05.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-5136087774908062125?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-42757635986512081402009-01-19T04:46:00.001-08:002009-01-19T04:48:22.009-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SXR2M9CGSjI/AAAAAAAAAAs/0pq58yKo9ac/s1600-h/collage+experiment02.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292985426981046834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SXR2M9CGSjI/AAAAAAAAAAs/0pq58yKo9ac/s320/collage+experiment02.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SXR2SgdG8dI/AAAAAAAAAA0/gGOZm0ikejg/s1600-h/collage+experiment03.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292985522388922834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SXR2SgdG8dI/AAAAAAAAAA0/gGOZm0ikejg/s320/collage+experiment03.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SXR2SgdG8dI/AAAAAAAAAA0/gGOZm0ikejg/s1600-h/collage+experiment03.JPG"></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-4275763598651208140?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-20094818030053035812009-01-19T04:44:00.001-08:002009-01-19T04:45:39.201-08:00<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SXR14HyGb-I/AAAAAAAAAAk/dI5tITiLmM0/s1600-h/collage+experiment01.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292985069089484770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SXR14HyGb-I/AAAAAAAAAAk/dI5tITiLmM0/s320/collage+experiment01.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-2009481803005303581?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333772127811093435.post-47876381882238112142009-01-03T12:02:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:03:40.034-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SV_EjZrYfaI/AAAAAAAAAAc/SpAmuL_V_E0/s1600-h/WIP+INVIT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287160600023563682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TUgZInYFX8E/SV_EjZrYfaI/AAAAAAAAAAc/SpAmuL_V_E0/s320/WIP+INVIT.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1333772127811093435-4787638188223811214?l=the-furnilab.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PierreReminoreply@blogger.com0