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LEXUS TO PRESENT “TIME” AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024

  • Interactive Lexus set up “Time” explores the infinite potential of software-enabled design to tailor experiences to every particular person within the second
  • Unveiling of “BEYOND THE HORIZON” by Hideki Yoshimoto of Tangent, complemented by the music of Keiichiro Shibuya
  • Evolution of “8 Minutes 20 Seconds” by Marjan van Aubel, first proven at Miami Art & Design Week 2023
  • Open to the publicat Art Point and Art Garden at Milan’s Superstudio through Tortona 27, from April 16 to 21 (Press Day April 15)

TOKYO (March 7, 2024) – Lexus returns to Milan Design Week this spring, exhibiting “Time”, a pair of interactive installations that includes new and unique work by two main international designers – each geared toward illuminating the way forward for human-centred design from the canvas of the world’s largest design occasion.

Since its founding 35 years in the past, Lexus has repeatedly challenged the established order within the luxurious automotive house, pushing boundaries in each services to create new experiences that respect each second of a buyer’s time.

Building on this mindset, “Time” explores how the period of software-defined {hardware} will infinitely develop the chances for personally tailor-made experiences, permitting future design to seamlessly anticipate and evolve with every particular person.

The exhibition is split between two installations throughout the similar website. The indoor exhibit “BEYOND THE HORIZON” by Hideki Yoshimoto/Tangent expresses a world of next-generation mobility that continues to evolve in limitless methods via software program, complemented by the music of Keiichiro Shibuya that additional invitations guests into an immersive house.

“8 Minutes 20 Seconds” by Marjan van Aubel might be exhibited outdoors, expressing the funding she shares with Lexus in pioneering new approaches to design and expertise towards a carbon-neutral future.

Both exhibitions incorporate the next-generation Lexus electrical automobile LF-ZC, an idea that represents how the synergy of {hardware} and software program can redefine the automotive expertise.

Lexus has been a daily exhibitor at Milan Design Week for nearly 20 years, collaborating with many main designers and artists to create immersive experiences for guests. The roll name of expertise consists of such internationally revered names as Philippe Nigro, Sou Fujimoto, Rhizomatiks, Germane Barnes and Suchi Reddy.

“Time” might be on public view within the Art Point and Art Garden at Superstudio Pìu in Milan’s well-known Tortona design district from April 16 to 21.

Event particulars

Dates: Press Day April 15, 10am to 8pm; Public Days April 16 to 21, 10am to 9pm

Venue: Art Point and Art Garden, Superstudio Più, Via Tortona 27, 20144 – Milan, Italy

Exhibition:

  • Installation “BEYOND THE HORIZON” by Hideki Yoshimoto/Tangent (Art Point)
  • Installation “8 Minutes 20 Seconds” by Marjan van Aubel (Art Garden)

Designer profile –Hideki Yoshimoto /Tangent

Hideki Yoshimoto, founding father of the worldwide Tangent design and innovation model, was the winner of the primary Lexus Design Award in 2013, whereas nonetheless a pupil on the Royal College of Art in London. His successful lighting design “INAHO” was invited to take part in exhibitions world wide and went on to be developed as a business product.

Yoshimoto specialises within the progressive fusion of design and engineering. In addition to offering international luxurious manufacturers similar to Hermès with designs and ideas, he’s energetic in a variety of fields, from technology-based new enterprise growth to city schemes.  In latest years, he has been concerned within the evolution and transmission of Japanese tradition, together with the founding of Craft x Tech, a world initiative to attach conventional Japanese crafts and modern expertise.

Tangent is a design studio that goals to specific the thought of “bringing technology closer to people’s lives and time, rather than thrusting it on them”. Its collaboration strategy resonates with the connection that Lexus goals to construct between its prospects and mobility.

https://www.tngnt.uk/

Designer profile –Marjan van Aubel / Marjan van Aubel Studio

Marjan van Aubel is a photo voltaic designer from the Netherlands whose work explores improvements that mix daylight and expertise for a sustainable future. She is the director of the Marjan van Aubel Studio, which has produced award-winning inventive actions geared toward incorporating photo voltaic vitality into every day life.

Explaining her studio’s inventive ethos, she says: “We will continue to create a future that combines sustainability, design, and solar technology, create lasting change through solar design, and bring solar power closer to life by incorporating it into our lives through buildings and objects. That’s what I’m aiming for.”

This concept connects with Lexus’ design imaginative and prescient and its purpose for battery electrical autos to ship experiential worth that’s human-centred.

Van Aubel graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Master’s diploma in Product Design and holds a Bachelor’s diploma from the Rietveld Academy Design Lab. Leading model collaborations embrace COS, Timberland and Swarovski to assist speed up the transition to photo voltaic vitality globally. Her notable works embrace “Sunne,” “Current Table,” “Power Plant” and the roof design for the Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai.

https://www.marjanvanaubel.com/

Composer profile–Keiichiro Shibuya

A Japanese composer, musician, and artist primarily based in Tokyo and Paris. Graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts’ Department of Composition. His work encompasses cutting-edge digital music, piano solos, operas, movie scores, and sound installations.In 2012, Shibuya created the vocaloid opera The End, starring Hatsune Miku. The opera premiered on the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with costumes designed by Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs and since then has toured worldwide. In 2018, Shibuya premiered one other opera referred to as “Android Opera”. The opera options an AI-equipped android, which sings whereas conducting an orchestra. In 2021, Shibuya acquired a fee to create the opera Super Angels by the New National Theatre, Tokyo. In 2022, he carried out the Android Opera MIRROR for Expo 2020 Dubai. The full 70-minute model of this opera was premiered on the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.

Shibuya has additionally acquired recognition for his movie scores. In 2020 and 2021, he was acknowledged on the seventy fifth Mainichi Film Awards and acquired the thirtieth Japan Movie Critics Award for the movie Midnight Swan.

Through his works, Shibuya continues to push the boundaries of expertise, life, and dying.

http://atak.jp/en/

Lexus

LEXUS UNVEILS INSTALLATION BY MARJAN VAN AUBEL AT ICA MIAMI

“8 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS” IS A NEW INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION INSPIRED BY THE POWER OF CARBON-NEUTRAL ENERGY AND THE LATEST LEXUS CONCEPT CAR

PLANO, Texas and MIAMI, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2023) – Today, Lexus unveiled “8 Minutes and 20 Seconds”, an set up by Dutch photo voltaic designer Marjan van Aubel, which is now on view throughout the sculpture backyard on the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami). Brimming with life and coloration, the placing photo voltaic sculpture reimagines the Lexus Future Zero-emission Catalyst (LF-ZC) idea automotive as an interactive expertise via van Aubel’s trademark use of photo voltaic cells. “8 Minutes and 20 Seconds” marks van Aubel’s first public challenge in Miami and has been realized via design growth by spatial and expertise design agency Random Studio.

Named in reference to the time it takes daylight to succeed in the earth, “8 Minutes and 20 Seconds” makes use of Organic Photovoltaics (OPV), third-generation photo voltaic cells which are each clear and wealthy with coloration, to translate the LF-ZC right into a graphic sample design, in a true-to-size illustration of the idea automotive.

“8 Minutes and 20 Seconds” awakens to the presence of viewers as they transfer round it and discover totally different views. Four particular person movement sensors spark gentle to bounce and ripple like water throughout the set up’s base, which represents the automotive’s EV platform. At sudden intervals, the set up springs to life in an ephemeral spectacle—gentle cascades throughout it as a melody crescendoes, mirroring the dynamics of the automotive in movement and providing a sensory glimpse into the power of driving. As the day progresses, the nice and cozy, dawn hues reflecting all through the OPV sheets give approach to cooler tones.

Throughout the day, the sculpture harnesses solar energy, drawing power from the OPV sheets. These photo voltaic cells accumulate power into batteries discreetly nestled throughout the sculpture’s base. Slowly however certainly, this continuous absorption culminates, storing a reservoir of solar-derived energy to assist maintain the sculpture’s charming shows and options.

The set up emanates an ambient melody, weaving collectively heat string devices, mushy piano and chimes that harmonize with the encircling surroundings. Intermittently, the melody is embellished with birdsong and different sound results. At occasions, the composition introduces woody bamboo notes, a refined nod to the unique automotive’s inside bamboo materials, integrating its essence into the auditory expertise.

On view via December seventeenth, “8 Minutes and 20 Seconds” marks Lexus’ second 12 months partnering with ICA Miami and the model’s sixth immersive expertise throughout Miami Art & Design Week. Through collaboration and presenting world-class installations, Lexus and ICA Miami are dedicated to constructing experiences that encourage guests to ponder the immense potential of inventive design.

Globally acknowledged as an advocate for sustainability in artwork and design, van Aubel is a pure accomplice to Lexus’s forward-thinking design ethos. Notably, Van Aubel beforehand labored with Lexus as a mentor to the winners of the 2023 Lexus Design Award, which gives mentorships and growth help for rising designers world wide to create new merchandise that construct in the direction of a greater future. Championed for her furnishings and lighting design in addition to public installations, her work bridges photo voltaic expertise with aesthetic design options. Her work is held within the collections of prestigious establishments such because the MoMA, Vitra Design Museum, Stedelijk Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

“It’s been a joy to bring the LF-ZC concept car to life! Lexus’s ethos towards innovation, craftsmanship, and new material use resonates with my design practice. This installation invites people to interact with light and color and engages them to imagine a more sustainable, positive future. Through this partnership, I could tell a new narrative of generating energy beautifully,” mentioned Marjan van Aubel.

“We are honored to work with a solar design pioneer as esteemed as Marjan van Aubel. Her singular vision and expertise have built a remarkable installation that illuminates the design essence of the LF-ZC concept and her dedication to human-first, sustainable design is something we share and value dearly. It’s thrilling to see this sculpture come alive in the garden at ICA Miami,” mentioned Brian Bolain, Lexus’ international head of promoting.

“Environmental sustainability is a priority for ICA Miami as we have made a year-round commitment to minimizing and offsetting our carbon footprint. Marjan van Aubel’s powerful work with Lexus represents significant advances in innovative sustainable design and represents how global ecological concern drives contemporary solutions. We are delighted to provide an important platform for Marjan van Aubel and their powerful work during Miami Art Week,” mentioned Alex Gartenfeld, Irma and Norman Braman Artistic Director at ICA Miami.

Alongside the brand new set up, Lexus will once more current Lexus Art Series: Art and Innovation talks with Whitewall. On Wednesday, December sixth at ICA Miami, two panels, Reimagining Systems: Tapping into the Power of Light and Design within the Public Arena: A Vision for Humanity, will provide impactful conversations to the general public at 4:30pm and 5:30 pm, respectively. In addition to Marjan van Aubel, members of the primary dialogue will embody moderator and Whitewall Magazine senior editor Eliza Jordan and Lexus Color & Sensory Designer Viviana Hohenstein. The subsequent dialog with Interior Chief Designer at Toyota Motor Corporation’s North American design studio, Calty Design Research, William Chergosky, artist Ralph Nauta, and ICNCLST CEO  Sky Gellatly can be moderated by Le Car co-founder and CEO Tamara Warren.

ABOUT MARJAN VAN AUBEL

Marjan van Aubel Studio is an award-winning progressive photo voltaic design apply that brings photo voltaic power into each day life. Designing for a optimistic future via combining the fields of sustainability, design and expertise. The studio is creating lasting change via photo voltaic design, integrating solar energy seamlessly into our environments akin to in buildings and objects. With the objective to make solar energy extra accessible for everybody. Most notable works are Sunne, Current Table, Power Plant and the roof of the Netherlands Pavilion on the World Expo 2020 in Dubai.

Marjan has collaborated with international manufacturers akin to Cos, Timberland, Swarovski with the purpose of accelerating the worldwide power transition to photo voltaic. Graduating from the Royal College of Art (Design Products MA) in 2012 and the Rietveld Academy DesignLAB (BA) in 2009.

Additionally, van Aubel was designated ambassador of Dutch Design Week 2022, amplifying the initiative and her personal photo voltaic ambitions.

ABOUT INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART MIAMI

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) is devoted to selling steady experimentation in modern artwork, advancing new scholarship, and fostering the alternate of artwork and concepts all through the Miami area and internationally. Through an lively calendar of exhibitions and packages, and its assortment, ICA Miami gives an essential worldwide platform for the work of native, rising, and under-recognized artists, and advances the general public appreciation and understanding of essentially the most progressive artwork of our time. Launched in 2014, ICA Miami opened its new everlasting house in Miami’s Design District on December 1, 2017. The museum’s central location positions it as a cultural anchor throughout the neighborhood and enhances its position in growing cultural literacy all through the Miami area. The museum provides free admission, offering audiences with open, public entry to inventive excellence 12 months spherical.

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami is situated at 61 NE forty first Street, Miami, Florida 33137. For extra data, go to www.icamiami.org or observe the museum on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and discover the ICA Channel for inside appears at ICA Miami exhibitions and the practices of essentially the most thrilling artists working at the moment.

ABOUT LEXUS

Lexus’ ardour for courageous design, imaginative expertise, and exhilarating efficiency allows the luxurious way of life model to create superb experiences for its clients. Lexus started its journey in 1989 with two luxurious sedans and a dedication to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to satisfy the wants of worldwide luxurious clients in additional than 90 international locations. In the United States, Lexus automobiles are offered via 244 sellers providing a full lineup of luxurious automobiles. With eight fashions incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxurious hybrid chief. Lexus additionally provides 9 F SPORT fashions, one F efficiency mannequin and one F mannequin. Lexus is dedicated to being a visionary model that anticipates the longer term for luxurious clients.

ABOUT RANDOM STUDIO

Random is a spatial expertise design studio and B-corporation based mostly in Amsterdam and Paris. The studio focuses on creating areas that change and evolve based mostly on their interplay with individuals, structure, nature and expertise.

Lexus

LEXUS ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH MARJAN VAN AUBEL FOR MIAMI ART & DESIGN WEEK 2023

RENOWNED SOLAR DESIGNER TO PRESENT INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION AT ICA MIAMI, CELEBRATING LEXUS AND VAN AUBEL’S PIONEERING, SUSTAINABLE DESIGNS

PLANO, Texas (Oct. 31, 2023) – Today, Lexus announced a new collaboration with acclaimed Dutch solar designer Marjan van Aubel to create a vibrant, sun-powered installation within the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) sculpture garden. The interactive installation will showcase the potential of harnessing carbon-neutral energy and will be unveiled in early December during Miami Art & Design Week 2023.

The installation, titled “8 Minutes and 20 Seconds,” represents a sculptural interpretation of Lexus’s new model of electrification, the LF-ZC Lexus Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept car. It incorporates organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells used in solar power applications, capturing the ingenuity of Lexus’s environmentally-conscious and technologically-pioneering electrified vehicle.

The LF-ZC concept is part of Lexus’s commitment to sustainability, driving dynamics, and uncompromised design in the electric age. The collaboration with Marjan van Aubel marks her first-ever public project in Miami and the second year of Lexus’s partnership with ICA Miami.

Marjan van Aubel is a renowned solar designer known for integrating solar energy into everyday life through aesthetically pleasing solutions. She has received global recognition and her works are displayed in prestigious institutions worldwide.

The installation, realized in collaboration with spatial experience design studio Random Studio, will feature a scaled model of the LF-ZC constructed with OPV sheets that create colorful shadows in response to sunlight. The installation will also include light and motion sensors for an engaging and interactive experience.

“Lexus’ dedication to innovation and craftsmanship aligns with the ethos of my own practice, which is that functional design can be both sustainable and aesthetically beautiful,” said Marjan van Aubel. “With this collaboration, I hope we can bring light to the concept that sustainable design solutions are works of art.”

Lexus will also host “Lexus Art Series: Art and Innovation talks with Whitewall” during Miami Art & Design Week, featuring discussions and talks between Lexus ambassadors and industry leaders in the art and design worlds.

ABOUT MARJAN VAN AUBEL

Marjan van Aubel Studio is an award-winning innovative solar design practice that brings solar energy into daily life. The studio integrates solar power seamlessly into environments and aims to make solar power more accessible for everyone. Marjan van Aubel has collaborated with global brands and has been recognized as an ambassador of Dutch Design Week.

ABOUT INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART MIAMI

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) promotes experimentation in contemporary art and fosters the exchange of art and ideas locally and internationally. It provides a platform for the work of local and emerging artists and offers free admission.

ABOUT LEXUS

Lexus is a global luxury automotive brand known for its bold design, craftsmanship, and performance. It has developed a lineup of vehicles to meet the needs of the next generation and is available in over 90 countries/regions worldwide.

ABOUT RANDOM STUDIO

Random Studio is a spatial experience design studio based in Amsterdam and Paris. The studio creates spaces that evolve based on their interaction with people, architecture, nature, and technology.

Technology

5 iPhone Apps That Can Teach You An Instrument

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