Apple Watch Series 9 is more powerful than ever with the new S9 SiP, which increases performance and capabilities a magical new double tap gesture a brighter display faster on-device Siri, now with the ability to access and log health data Precision Finding for iPhone and more. This creates a pleasurable moment of engagement for visitors–with the artwork, with the space, and with each other when they catch each others' eye on the surfaces of the ballons.Apple introduces the advanced new Apple Watch Series 9įeaturing breakthrough capabilities for the world’s most popular watch and Apple’s first carbon neutral productsĬUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today introduced Apple Watch Series 9, bringing new features to the world’s best-selling watch and achieving a significant environmental milestone. Due to their shape and reflective surface, the balloons produce a distorted perspective of the surrounding space, similar to a fish-eye view. 'Fly Me to the Moon' is part of a more extensive body of works–all mirrored balloons–created by Hein for exhibitions and even a metro station globally, where the balloons hug the bottom of ceilings, gently moving, or appear to be tied down with string and ready to fly away. Think of these qualities and differences when looking at Jeppe Hein’s project ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ seen here–an installation of 6 balloons made of glass fiber-reinforced plastic, coated with mirror-like Chrome, and united with a birch stem. Chrome-plated objects are, however, more lustrous and less durable. The most significant differences between Chrome plating and using an alloy such as stainless steel are the composition (plating uses only Chromium), the weight–Chrome plated objects are much lighter–and the expense, where chrome plating is much cheaper than sourcing stainless steel. Stainless steel becomes innately approachable and human here somehow, thanks to Trimarchi's way of turning freehand drawings into free-flowing three-dimensional forms, and his understanding of materials.
This makes Trimarchi’s use of his technique to create a necklace– Collana Fiato sul collo–even more fitting.
Named ‘La Stanza Dello Scirocco’, this is a collection of geometrically irregular items made of small splinters of stainless steel of various sizes, interlaced together in an unstable balance. Unlike the cold, and rigid perception that we typically have of stainless steel, here, it appears airy, flowing, warm and inviting to touch. The iconic Italian designer Mario Trimarchi used a special variety of mirror-finish stainless steel–known as 18/10 Stainless Steel–to create his collection of tableware, lamps, and necklace for Italian brand Alessi. Koons’ USP is the reproduction of banal objects (such as toys, and balloon animals) in stainless steel with a mirror-finish, imbuing them with value and a highly luxurious quality via material and craftsmanship.įrom the monumental to the delicate–in parallel to Koons’ use of stainless steel to create awe-inspiring and large public works, is the work of designers who achieve delicate, and dynamic forms with this hard and strong material. Among them is the artist Jeff Koons, who uses inflated stainless steel to create his ‘balloon animal’ sculptures, two of which hold the record for the highest auction price of a work by a living artist. Many artists and designers rely heavily on stainless steel to achieve the desired longevity and finessed appearance of their products. The metal is essential to the discovery and production of Stainless steel–where the addition of 10 to 30% of Chromium (typically a minimum of 10.5%) makes the steel highly lustrous, and resistant to both corrosion and discoloration. It can be highly polished and achieves a mirror-like finish, with polished Chromium reflecting almost 70% of the visible spectrum and nearly 90% of infrared light. The metal, which has a high melting point, resists tarnishing and corrosion, mainly due to the formation of a protective, insoluble oxide coating when exposed to oxygen. To better understand why artists, designers, engineers, and manufacturers of products–from cars to furniture– are so fascinated with this material and use it in the alloyed or plated state, it is useful to understand its properties.
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