Installations
"Macro-Micro" installed in South Lake Union
What do Mark Twain, Marie Curie, and Nikola Tesla all have in common? They are all part of South Lake Union's latest design installation by Belle & Wissell titled "Macro-Micro", part of a series of artful and sustainable design projects commissioned by Vulcan Real Estate. This project is just one part of Vulcan's vision for the new Amazon.com campus in the neighborhood.
We invite you to come see it in person at this location.
The graphic metal sculpture, located on Boren Avenue (between Thomas and Harrison) is made from 8,640 multicolor, individual pucks-capable of being rearranged into future compositions to give this project an extended life (a total of 10,000 pucks were produced). The initial theme is based on "innovators", a reflection of the neighborhood's past, present, and future.
This Belle & Wissell design project was realized in collaboration with Vulcan Real Estate, Amazon.com, and fabricator McNae Metals
We invite you to come see it in person at this location.
The graphic metal sculpture, located on Boren Avenue (between Thomas and Harrison) is made from 8,640 multicolor, individual pucks-capable of being rearranged into future compositions to give this project an extended life (a total of 10,000 pucks were produced). The initial theme is based on "innovators", a reflection of the neighborhood's past, present, and future.
This Belle & Wissell design project was realized in collaboration with Vulcan Real Estate, Amazon.com, and fabricator McNae Metals
Giant mesh racks were made to hold and support thousands of metal pucks.
Since there was not an off-the-shelf option, McNae's solution involved marrying 10,000 studs with 10,000 pucks. No big deal.
Phew.
Once the pucks were joined, it was time to paint.
Mesh installed, pucks painted, next comes the paint by number part. Each puck was hand set in the mesh on site using a detailed grid guide.
The finished piece.
- By Sarah Faulkner on January 31, 2012
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