SAFE: Design Takes on Risk - Shelter (Catalog)

Basic House. Prototype. 1999
Martín Ruiz de Azúa (Spanish, born 1965)
Polyester, 6' 6 3/4" x 6' 6 3/4" x 6' 6 3/4" (200 x 200 x 200 cm)
Lent by Martín Azúa

Faraday chair, from the Hertzian Tales project. Prototype. 1996
Anthony Dunne (British, born 1964) and Fiona Raby (British, born 1963)
Perspex and steel, 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 48 3/8" (70 x 70 x 123 cm)
Lent by Victoria and Albert Museum

Cries and Whispers. 2003
Hill Jephson Robb (Scottish, born 1970)
Wool, 40 x 59" (100 x 150 cm) diam.
Lent by Hill Jephson Robb

Ha-Ori shelter. Prototype. 2004
Jörg Student (German, born 1976)
Royal College of Art, London (UK, est. 1896)
Polypropylene, 8'9" x 13'9" (270 x 420 cm) diam.
Lent by Jörg Student

Hide Away Furniture, from the Design for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times project. Prototype. 2004
Anthony Dunne (British, born 1964), Fiona Raby (British, born 1963), and Michael Anastassiades (Cypriot, born 1967)
English oak and felt, 27 1/2 x 28 3/8 x 70 7/8" (70 x 72 x 180 cm); floor: 8' 2 1/2" x 6' 6 3/4" (250 x 200 cm)
Lent by Dunne & Raby

Priscila Huggable Atomic Mushroom, from the Design for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times project. Prototype. 2004
Anthony Dunne (British, born 1964), Fiona Raby (British, born 1963), and Michael Anastassiades (Cypriot, born 1967)
Reflective fabric and polyester stuffing, 10 5/8 x 11 7/8" (27 x 30 cm) diam.
Lent by Dunne & Raby

Electro-draught Excluder, from the Placebo project. Prototype. 2000
Anthony Dunne (British, born 1964) and Fiona Raby (British, born 1963)
MDF, electrically conductive foam, and stainless steel, 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 4" (50 x 50 x 10 cm)
Lent by Dunne & Raby

Otohime YES300D artificial sound machine for the bathroom. 1988
Suzue Endo (Japanese, born 1953) and Yasushi Takahashi (Japanese, born 1970)
ABS resin, 7 7/8 x 4 x 1 1/4" (20 x 10 x 3.1 cm)
Manufactured byd byd by TOTO, Ltd., Japan (2003)
Lent by TOTO, Ltd.

MultiCam Multi-Environment Camouflage. 2003
Caleb Crye (American, born 1975), Eric Fehlberg (Canadian, born 1976), Karen Chen (Taiwanese, born 1977), and Gregg Thomson (American, born 1976) of Crye Associates (USA, est. 2000)
Dyed nylon and cotton
Manufactured by Crye Precision, USA (2003)
Lent by Crye Associates

Chameleon Camouflage Cream. 2004
Andrew Rhys Howell (British, born 1958) and Dan Wallace (British, born 1980)
Cream: pure natural oils, silica, preservatives, and pigments, 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 3/4"
(8.5 x 6.5 x 1.8 cm)
Manufactured by BCB International, Ltd., UK (2004)
Lent by BCB International, Ltd.

Zerofly Plastic Sheeting with Incorporated Insecticide. 2001
Torben Vestergaard Frandsen (Danish, born 1947) and Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen (Danish, born 1972) of Vestergaard Frandsen S.A. (Switzerland, est. Denmark 1957)
Ole Skovmand (Danish, born 1947) of Intelligent Insect Control (Denmark, est. 1999)
Polyethylene with deltamethrine (an insecticide), 13' 1 1/2" x 16' 5" (400 x 500 cm)
Manufactured by Vestergaard Frandsen S.A., Switzerland (2002)
Lent by Vestergaard Frandsen S.A.

PermaNet 2.0 Long-Lasting Insecticidal Mosquito Net. 1999
Torben Vestergaard Frandsen (Danish, born 1947) and Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen (Danish, born 1972) of Vestergaard Frandsen S.A. (Switzerland, est. Denmark 1957)
Ole Skovmand (Danish, born 1947) of Intelligent Insect Control (Denmark, est. 1999)
Polyester with deltamethrine (an insecticide), 8' 2 1/2" x 25 5/8" (250 x 65 cm) diam.
Manufactured by Vestergaard Frandsen S.A., Switzerland (2002)
Lent by Vestergaard Frandsen S.A.

Parka / Air Mattress, from the Transformables Collection. 2001
Moreno Ferrari (Italian, born 1952)
C.P. Company (Italy, est. 1975)
Polyurethane, nylon, and carbon fiber, coat: 71 7/8 x 27 1/2" (180 x 70 cm); mattress: 71 7/8 x 27 1/2 x 6" (180 x 70 x 15 cm)
Manufactured by C.P. Company, Italy (2001)
Lent by Sportswear Company S.p.A.

Hooded Cloak / Tent, from the Transformables Collection. 2000
Moreno Ferrari (Italian, born 1952)
C.P. Company (Italy, est. 1975)
Nylon, coat: 43 1/4 x 27 1/2" (110 x 70 cm); tent: 51 1/8 x 78 3/4" (130 x 200 cm) diam.
Manufactured by C.P. Company, Italy (2000)
Lent by Sportswear Company S.p.A.

Final Home 44-pocket parka. 1994
Kosuke Tsumura (Japanese, born 1959)
Nylon, 43 1/4 x 23 5/8" (110 x 60 cm)
Manufactured by A-net, Inc., Japan (1994)
Lent by A-net, Inc.

Final Home Bear. 1994
Kosuke Tsumura (Japanese, born 1959)
Nylon, 13 3/8 x 7 1/16" (34 x 18 cm)
Manufactured by A-net, Inc., Japan (1994)
Lent by A-net, Inc.

paraSITE homeless shelter. 1997
Michael Rakowitz (American, born 1973)
Polyethylene, 42" x 36" x 11' (107 x 91.5 x 335 cm)
Manufactured by Michael Rakowitz, USA (1998)
Lent by Michael Rakowitz and Lombard-Freid Projects

Treetent. 1998
Dré Wapenaar (Dutch, born 1961)
Steel, canvas, and plywood, 15' x 8' 10 1/4" (400 x 270 cm) diam.
Manufactured by Dré Wapenaar, The Netherlands (2005)
Lent by Dré Wapenaar

Communiculture Portable Community. Prototype. 2001
Amy Franceschini (American, born 1970)
Futurefarmers (USA, est. 1995)
Wood, string, and fabric, 8 x 8 x 18" (20.3 x 20.3 x 45.7 cm)
Lent by Futurefarmers

Vigilhome. Prototype. 2003
Olivier Peyricot (French, born 1969)
IDSland (France, est. 2000)
Various materials
Prototype by Satellite du Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, France (2003)
Lent by Olivier Peyricot

UNHCR Plastic Sheeting. c. 1985
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (est. 1950)
Polyethylene, 13' 1 1/2" x 16' 4 7/8" (400 x 500 cm)
Manufactured by Qingdao Gyoha Plastics Co., Ltd., China (2004)
Lent by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Homeland Security Blanket. Prototype. 2002
Amy Franceschini (American, born 1970) and Michael Swaine (American, born 1971) of Futurefarmers (USA, est. 1995)
Canvas, ink, and wool, 2 x 18 x 4" (5 x 46 x 1.5 cm)
Lent by Futurefarmers

Paper Log House-Turkey. 1999
Shigeru Ban (Japanese, born 1957)
Shigeru Ban Architects (Japan, est. 1985)
Paper tubes, polypropylene beer crates, sandbags, plywood, and PVC, 20 x 10 x 10’
(610 x 310 x 310 cm)
Manufactured by Shigeru ban Architects and international volunteers (1999-2000)
Paper Log House in the exhibition manufactured by Shigeru Ban Architects, Japan, Dean Maltz Architect, USA, and the Students and Staff of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture and the School of Art of Cooper Union, USA (2005)
Lent by Shigeru Ban Architects and Dean Maltz Architect
Paper tubes donated by Sonoco Products Company
Milk crates donated by Farmland Dairies LLC
Roof tent donated by TSP Taiyo, Inc.

How to Disappear kit and vending machine. 2004
Designskolen Kolding (Denmark, est. 1967)
Luca Leo Funch Dyrvang (Danish, born 1980), Louise Rosenkrans (Danish, born 1979), Lars Lyngstadaas (Norwegian, born 1972), Kim Meier (Danish, born 1974),
Morten Just Hansen (Danish, born 1980), and Anne Mette Karsted Poulsen (Danish, born 1980)
Instructors: Poul Allan Bruun (Danish, born 1948), and Barnabas Wetton (British, born 1962)
Plastic, paper, matches, thread, stone, string, and reflectors, How to Disappear kit (casing): 7 5/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/8" (19.4 x 12.3 x 2.9 cm); vending machine: 55 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 9 5/8" (141 x 39 x 24 cm)
Manufactured by Designskolen Kolding, Denmark (2004)
Lent by Designskolen Kolding

Tummy (warm belly monkey), from the Boezels collection. 2001
Twan Verdonck (Dutch, born 1979)
Neo Human Toys (The Netherlands, est. 2003)
Fake fur, cotton, and cherry stones, 23 5/8 x 18 7/8 x 8 5/8" (60 x 48 x 22 cm)
Manufactured by De Wisselstroom, The Netherlands (2005)
Lent by Neo Human Toys

zHumanoyd (baby), from the Boezels collection. 2004
Twan Verdonck (Dutch, born 1979)
Neo Human Toys (The Netherlands, est. 2003)
Mirror foil, cotton, eucalypthus, and roses, 14 1/8 x 9 7/8 x 3 1/2" (36 x 25 x 9 cm)
Manufactured by De Wisselstroom, The Netherlands (2005)
Lent by Neo Human Toys

Hingeling (music bird), from the Boezels collection. Prototype. 2001
Twan Verdonck (Dutch, born 1979)
Neo Human Toys (The Netherlands, est. 2003)
Polyurethane, rope, and music box, 7 7/8 x 12 1/4 x 6 1/4" (20 x 31 x 16 cm)
Prototype by Twan and Frans Verdonck, The Netherlands (2001)
Lent by Neo Human Toys

Global Village Shelter. 2001
Daniel Ferrara (American, born 1941) and Mia Ferrara (American, born 1977) of Ferrara Design, Inc. (USA, est. 1968)
Triple-wall fiberboard corrugate, 7'5" x 8'2 1/2" x 8'2 1/2" (234 x 250 x 250 cm)
Manufactured by Global Village Shelters, LLC, in partnership with Weyerhaeuser, USA (2002)
Lent by Global Village Shelters, LLC

Desert Seal. Prototype. 2004
Andreas Vogler (Swiss, born 1964) and Arturo Vittori (Italian, born 1970) of
Architecture and Vision (Germany, est. 2003)
Polyurethane-coated polyester fibre and silver coated mylar, 6'10 3/4" x 39 1/2" x 7'2 1/2" (210 x 100 x 220 cm)
Prototype by Aero Sekur, Italy (2005)
Lent by Architecture and Vision

Urban Nomad Shelter inflatable homeless shelter. Prototype. 2004
Cameron McNall (American, born 1956) and Damon Seeley (American, born 1976) of
Electroland (USA, est. 2001)
PVC with nylon-reinforced base, 7'6" x 60' x 60" (213 x 152 x 152 cm)
Lent by Electroland

No TV Today, TV parasite. 1999
matali crasset (French, born 1965)
Silicone, 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 5/8" (30 x 30 x 1.5 cm)
Manufactured by Lieu Commun, France (1999)
Lent by matali crasset

No PC Today, PC parasite. 1999
matali crasset (French, born 1965)
Silicone, 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 5/8" (30 x 30 x 1.5 cm)
Manufactured by Lieu Commun, France (1999)
Lent by matali crasset

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