DUDE & FLOWER
DUDE & FLOWER
Jakob Michael Landes, DEU, 2013
Skateboards, transportation made of multiplex cut to make for ski-shaped mobility. Never completely plane, always slightly curved – like a ski. Cut into single slats, they are used to make slim lampshades. With another cut, they can be small comfortable stools, perfectly fitting and ergonomic.
flower, Lamp, 2013
Skateboards, multiplex
H 20 x W 17 cm
Series no. 04
dude, Stool, 2013
Skateboards, multiplex
H 50 x W 33.5 x D 33.5 cm
Series no. 05
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Jakob Michael Landes
From 2007 to 2009 Jakob Michael Landes undertook vocational training as a technical design assistant with a focus on graphic and object design. He then concentrated on product design and in 2013 he completed studies in product design at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany. During these studies he successfully took part in the Student Design Award for Rapid Manufacturing, the Coca-Cola Design+ Award, the Young Creations Award 2012: Upcycling, and the RecyclingDesignpreis 2015.
Jakob Michael Landes
Studies: FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Lives/works: Germany
Contact: j.landes@gmx.net
EXHIBIT COLLECTION
PURE GOLD
Upcycled! Upgraded!
Pure Gold is an exhibition organized by the ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), Stuttgart, Germany, which promotes art and cultural exchange in exhibitions, dialogue and conference programs.
As a competence center for international cultural relations, ifa connects civil societies, cultural practices, art, media and science. The ifa is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the state of Baden-Württemberg and its capital Stuttgart.
©2022 ifa. Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
