The Amsterdam Light Festival was established in 2011 and occurs during the winter season. It’s aim is to bring light to the dark winter days in what they nickname the annual “bright City”. They commission handpicked designs submitted by architects from around the world. The chosen pieces are then constructed and placed in the city of Amsterdam and along it’s canals. (Amsterdam Light Festival | Amsterdam.info, 2020)
The Eye Beacon made by MDT-TEX in 2016 stands at 7.2 metres, metres wide, and covers an area of 230 metres squared. The Eye Beacon was designed by UNSTUDIO with their sole inspiration coming from deep sea creatures and biomimicry “ The imitation of natural phenomena for the purpose of solving complex human problem.”(Eye Beacon – High quality designer products | Architonic, 2020)
The structure is made from hundreds of molecules of powder coated aluminium. Each molecule has a different form (Eye Beacon – High quality designer products | Architonic, 2020). While researching their reasoning for the different shaped molecules, it soon became apparent it resembles the differences in snowflakes. No two are the same. The aluminium is environmentally friendly, sustainable and lightweight. It is very malleable and has an unlimited array of uses. It also has a high corrosion resistance and is 100% recyclable. (McMullen, 2020).
The use of aluminium to create a bright, enticing and self supporting structure, I feel, shows the effective use of a sustainable material manipulated to portray an idea.
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