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A freestanding eco-typo sculpture using wax and electroluminescent wire.
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02.2
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Made using electroluminescent wire (EW), flyscreen, ties and soy wax designed to a template. The wax was melted in an oven then edges smoothed off.
The aim was to create a freestanding typo sculpture using wax as main building material. The light sits under the wax surface and remains inert until switched on. It has a ghost like quality floating just under the skin.
02.1
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Using the same process as before. This time using a version of the Starlifter font that is design specifically to be threadable as seen below.
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GRN
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Eco Sculpture 02.1
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Eco Sculpture 02.1
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2fd52812065b82b1787fb4f1ad528887501a4e23195529c3ad76a13b92da4770/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN-01.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92fd6861c02464f336845de11ebb62e0f6239ffcadb0de2690ed4ec2f536592e/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN-02.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b86814af89c85c12cf8c3dc29c88c43fda157bb3f7a7cc58584695d66fdf46f/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN-GRN2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02a286ec51696283e5d2ab79a0d90e9803884c918cf868b473793215cd4902b1/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN-GRN5.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ebb546013664dddfb4bd8e5b583a4f4e5fd675f9e8e7ecdde5a928708e50ee02/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN-GRN6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/849c98fa16ed566319cedfc9b5536b07e5e332f6bff4e25f2c7a5d5da7d25e20/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN-GRN7.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ca0a8cf1cd0dd4005b262f33862312c167e3127115513f6673b698eab4dad1e/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6c3b902d80ac4aae0c545fe8be47cd4dc36fe9545a958fdfe95cc96d054f712/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN-GRN8.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/594b1b45dfdb0b205af6c4df93fa9b6f90bed65351dd18924a6c6e9f68fb46e2/SnedLab.Com_EW_Wax_GRN-GRN4.jpg)
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Noel Robinson Architects
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Eco Sculpture 01.0
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The ideas above were based on this prototype.
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Eco Sculpture 01.0
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The ideas above were based on this prototype.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8447015473e207ee091b3442e7bf7da49320b0655bdcc6992c34fed15c8aac4/SnedLab.com_NRA_EW-Signage1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8eab2c4475137e6b5321ce0bc2df3d4e17c4f0e857dba8f06a20d520f8da964/SnedLab.com_NRA_EW-Signage3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ea3fe34d0be8272797c9c807a3d510353e245c8691c1262d999c8c9d11824a6/SnedLab.com_NRA_EW-Signage4.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7787b2585cf8ca8e006f9fd055b792a0517df2276bdb41fddc97e30b8c2ad4a9/SnedLab.com_NRA_EW-Signage5.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9349a34f3c185a646d56cef460b32c7ea3c30f220fc1813188154953539932b7/SnedLab.com_NRA_EW-Signage6.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03eef8aed551b70d2a73337818f3d2a8a567b741914597b109fa5e96ea0be73f/SnedLab.com_NRA_EW-Signage7.jpg)
I had originally intended to ‘set’ this EW logo in a soy wax block. Unfortunately that proved a bit beyond our means at that time so I moved onto smaller versions which you see above as v02’s.
The idea was to create a sign piece that would symbolically act as canary in the coal mine for the onset of global warming.
The EW was tied to a flyscreen base (very aussie), then the wax would replace plastic acting as building material and barometer - if the atmosphere is too warm; it would potentially melt and signify a warning event.
Soy wax is alsa a natural uncoloured material. The EW is very low power and thus the whole object becomes an eco statement in minature.
It was to be a freestanding wax-sign-sculpture that would sit in reception of the architectual practice as a showcase for the architects eco research: the Earc part of the identity and business was dedicated to this.
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Noel Robinson Architects
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Final usage
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Final usage
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6168ea320edab1f67fe0143ce2ab4ed73cfd08ffad10eb2388a17ad1866ae08/LWC_nra5.0_LR-.jpg)
Ultimately this was the final design Noel went with which is classic neon, but he was very intrigued and receptive to our more conceptual eco alternatives.
www.nracolab.com
(Noel Robinson Architects)