DMVA

Some Bank Holiday Monday fun with DMVA's Blob. Originally conceived as a guest room/garden studio/general escape pod for a client, subsequently rejected by planning, the blob now sits in the very interesting looking, Verbeke Foundation. I like the way the way this was painstakingly sculpted, (it took 18 months), rather than the form being controlled by a computer. I am a firm believer that the physical interaction and energy imbued into an object via the making process, alters the final emotion and feel. Although the blob looks perfect to a certain extent, it also looks slightly awkward; the front door opening vertically, the size of the opening nose, pushing the hinges to the limits, to the over elaborate shower door. DMVA did not make it easy for themselves; and I fully understand and appreciate their approach. Good little video on their site too.