Formafantasma

Ore Stream Collection

Ore Streams is an ambitious investigation into the recycling of electronic waste developed by Formafantasma over the course of three years, first as a commission at the NGV Triennial in Melbourne in 2017 curated by Ewan Mc Eoin and Simone LeAmon, and then in 2018 for the XXII Triennale 'Broken Nature' curated by Paola Antonelli (senior curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA in NY). It uses a diversity of media (objects, video documentaries, and an animation) to address the topic from multiple perspectives, and reflect on how design could be an important agent for more responsible use of resources.

Humans have mined the Earth's surface for millennia in search of metals and minerals to fulfil production demands. In fact, forging metal changed the course of history: bronze empowered humans to weaponize, and gold facilitated local, then global, trade. At this very moment, new cavities are being hollowed out, while existing excavated sites are abandoned or refilled with new Earth – a superficial recompense.

Green - Table Lamp

2019

Measurements

H 38,9 / L 24,7 / W 18 CMH 15,5 / L 10 / W 7 IN

Materials

Glass, yellow or white painted aluminum, LED light

Edition

12 + 2 AP + 1 Prototype

Cubicle 1 - Screen

2017

Measurements

Table: L 190 / H 75 / W 75 - Screen: L 228 / H 135 / W 130 CMTable: L 75 / H 30 / W 30 - Screen: L 90 / H 53 / W 51 IN

Materials

Table: Metallised car paint on CNC milled, folded aluminum, aluminum mobile phones outer casings, gold plated mobile phones outer casings, steel microwaves grid Screen: Iridescent car paint on CNC milled and folded aluminum and stainless steel, steel microwave shell, LED lightings, digital prints on aluminum, gold leaf on calf leather

Edition

6 + 2 AP + 1 Prototype

Desk

2019

Measurements

H 75,8/ L 151,4 / W 55 CMH 30/ L 60 / W 22 IN

Materials

Clear glass, brass, aluminum, digital print

Edition

6 + 2 AP + 1 Prototype

Low Chair

2017

Measurements

H 82 / L 36 / W 63 CMH 32 / L 14 / W 25 IN

Materials

Metalized car paint on CNC milled aluminum, gold plated aluminum, various components of a mobile phone

Edition

6 + 2AP + 1 Prototype

Cubicle 2 - Desk and Screen

2017

Measurements

Desk: L 168 / H 75 / W 75 - Screen: L 120 / H 135 / W 120 CMDesk: L 66 / H 30 / W 29 - Screen: L 47 / H 53 / W 47 IN

Materials

Desk: Iridescent car paint on CNC milled and folded aluminum and stainless steel, aluminum outer casing of a portable computer Screen: Metalized car paint on CNC milled and folded aluminum, coated aluminum foam, gold pleated outer case of a computer keyboard

Edition

6 + 2 AP + 1 Prototype

Console

2019

Measurements

L 198 / H 42 / D 33,3 CML 78 / H 16,5 / D 13 IN

Materials

Digital print on aluminum, painted aluminum

Edition

6 + 2 AP + 1 Prototype

2 - Cabinet

2017

Measurements

H 172 / L 50 / W 50 CMH 68 / L 20 / W 20 IN

Materials

Clear glass, digital print on aluminum computer cases, gold plated aluminum

Edition

6 + 2 AP + 1 Prototype