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Tank Bang @ 2011 Venice Art Biennale

2011-10-10T05:45:00.000-07:00

A Venezia siamo stati anche noi!

A successful entry for Padiglione Italia at the 2011 Art Biennale. Tank Bang is a portable room designed to find peace and protection in our tumultuous urban environment! Thanks to the Italian Institute of Culture and to the superinternational Legio Felix that moved the Tank Bang in perfect Synch!

MOTULORS @ Platoon Kunsthalle

2011-05-28T23:36:00.000-07:00

OUR Solo Exhibit @ Platoon Seoul Kunsthalle featured 2 new 7 meters motulors + the 24 Jamsil Stadium Veterans [12 of 5 meters + 12 of 3 meters]. DUB Extravaganza played by dj UDO and dj CURLIE at opening and closing party!

STAGING SPACE on Gestalten [Ger]

2011-05-28T23:10:00.000-07:00

Our BUSINESS CENTER designed for the 2009 Gwangju Design Biennale using 70 illegal signboards taken down from the streets of Gwangju few months before the beginning of the event, was featured on the book STAGING SPACE published by German Editor GESTALTEN. Order your copy NOW!

Seoul Steel Life

2011-05-28T22:56:00.000-07:00

Part of the MOTOElastico Education activity, the SEOUL STEEL LIFE book published by QUODLIBET is now OUT for sale! The book is the result of a 3 years didactic exchange between the Torino Polytechnic and K***** University. Photos by Lorenzo De Simone. Available in selected bookstores. Order your copy NOW!

HANOK NYT story

2010-11-13T19:14:00.000-08:00

Written by an AMERICAN journalist living in GERMANY | shot by an HONG KONG photographer | designed by an ITALIAN office | built in KOREA | available WORLDWIDE. Click HERE for the full NYT article.

3 GENERATIONS ON THE SAME CHAIR

2010-10-09T17:50:00.001-07:00

Politics vs. Design across the 38th parallel.

MOTOElastico responds to the continuity of the North Korean regime with the long lasting quality of Italian Furniture Design.

Me Me Ga Ga Lo Lo Men

2010-10-09T16:53:00.000-07:00

MOTULORS AIRformance at Jamsil Stadium during the 2010 Seoul Design Fair. Stay tuned for the next dates of the Tour!

From lecorbusiER to lecorbusiEST

2010-09-23T06:11:00.000-07:00

The ME in MEasure by MOTOElastico & the MOTULORS

Collapsible Playground @ 2010 Seoul Design Fair
Jamsil Olympic Stadium 9-17 | 10-7 2010
2010 서울 디자인 한마당 잠실 올림픽주경기장

MOTULORS 모튤러

2010-09-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

Collapsible Playground @ 2010 Seoul Design Fair
Jamsil Olympic Stadium 9-17 | 10-7 2010
2010 서울 디자인 한마당 잠실 올림픽주경기장
Come to see the ME in MEasure, it is free!

2010 AIDIA Award, We got it!

2010-09-05T06:05:00.000-07:00

The Hanok Project was awarded the FIRST PRIZE in the 2010 AIDIA [Asia Interior Design Interior Associations] Residential Building Unit Competition. We, as Koreans ..., defeated 1.300.000.000 Chinese, a handful of cool Japanese designers, not to mention upcoming talents from Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines!

Hanok Dub on the NYT

2010-09-03T22:55:00.000-07:00

Corr'in Edicola! Because the Home section of the NEW YORK TIMES published a full page of the Award Winning Hanok Project in Samcheong-dong. "Start spreading the news!"

CONICONI @ CCUL

2010-05-31T19:48:00.000-07:00

CONICONI in Italian means "with the cones" and with 149 street cones we built 2 armchairs and a triangular room for the grand opening of the CCUL Lounge-Art Space in Hannamdong. Visit our CCUL people gallery on our FB page to see celebrities posing on the coniconi throne!

World Design Capital missing link

2010-04-14T22:56:00.000-07:00

During the opening ceremony of 2010 Seoul WDC, the Mayor of Torino [Sergio Chiamparino] and the former director of 2008 Torino WDC [Paola Zini], paid a kind visit to our Seoul Hanok Dub project.

the dawn of PNEUMATICS

2010-03-07T07:30:00.001-08:00

the new MOTOElastico show that will pump up new air into 2010 Seoul World Design Capital landscape. coming SOON in a market near you.

asteroarchitects random World Tour

2010-02-05T09:13:00.000-08:00

Bored of predictable STARarchitects orbits? Annoyed by fast coming / fast going trendy comets? Try MOTOElastico asteroids!

Hard to spot, small, irregular, unpredictable, pointless and dangerous!

Duck the Square [season videogreetings]

2010-01-06T06:09:00.001-08:00

Duck the Square, find the edge of the plain and dive into the unknown. Happy New Year and Merry Christmas from MOTOElastico. VIDEO

happolice@pinkimusa

2009-12-23T00:20:00.000-08:00

"Beginning of New Era", closed in style after 6 weeks of intense visits. Many people enjoyed HAPPOLICE as well as the several theater performances hosted in the pink surreal scenario. PHOTOS

2009 Gwangju Design Biennale | The Clue

2009-10-24T16:32:00.000-07:00

MOTOElastico project for 2009 GDB public areas: 1 Kiwa Screen as entrance symbol | 2 Missile Kiosks as gift shops + 1 Double Decker as info booth and cafe | 4 Totem Modules as facilities units | 1 Clue Detector as ticket check | 60 Illegal Signboards assembled as business center | 1 Mirrored Alphabet as graphic device | 30 Flying Horizontal Bamboo Trees as resting forest area | 1 Clue Dispenser as gift shop

HAPPOLICE @ Beginning of New Era

2009-10-17T08:42:00.001-07:00

Oksang Lim+MOTOElastico space installation consists of 112 pink police shieds transforming a gloomy military building at KIMUSA|Seoul into a happy performing venue. The group exhibition is organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Art and runs from 10|22 to 12|6 2009. Come and see the show and don't forget to wear something pink!

Remembering Emil Goh | 1966-2009

2009-10-08T08:11:00.000-07:00

Emil Goh: dearest friend, artist, photographer, designer, teacher, documentarist, yumminess lover, superlocal, metropolitan explorer and, most of all, life ENTHUSIAST. Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!

Felice | 24 4 2009

2009-09-29T02:17:00.000-07:00

Felice Shin Carena: the boy with the curly wig!

Marco Simoncelli becomes a Spacetracer!

2009-07-01T16:53:00.000-07:00

After a Spacetracing Lecture at RMIT in Melbourne, MOTOElastico visited the 2008 Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island where we met the future 250 cc world champion Marco Simoncelli. He become an enthusiastic fan of Spacetracing and eventually he won the race and the title on that very same weekend.

Hanok 2009 | the spacetracing cut

2009-03-09T22:42:00.000-07:00

A Space-tracing test combining pre-production 3d model with post production photographs. The actual architecture is trapped in between. The reference to Blade Runner is due to the Metropolitan nature of Seoul, the tracing of traditional architecture merging with digital technology. It is not L.A. 2019, but Seoul ten years earlier.

MOTOElastico @ Pechakucha Seoul | vol 1

2008-11-27T19:29:00.000-08:00

MOTOElastico show at the first Pechakucha Seoul [vol1] on april 2007. 10 videos of 40 seconds each for a perfectly timed 6' and 40" up beat presentation of our most recent projects. Beat the tempo!

MOTOElastico Super Falling Stars

2008-11-23T02:25:00.000-08:00

2008_10 an an

2006_08 Casa Living

2005_12 Maison Marie Claire

2008-11-23T02:04:00.000-08:00

2004_10 Dove

2004_02 Luxury / 2004_04 Bazar

2004_01 db

2003_10 Dove

2003_06 Marie Claire

POAR cover for JAMWON 40.6

2008-11-22T05:29:00.000-08:00

2006_07 POAR

Changchun 429 gets an Award

2008-11-22T05:16:00.000-08:00

2007_01 Maru

2007_01 Details

2006_08 Maru

Concept, the first COVER

2008-11-22T03:28:00.000-08:00

2003_07 Concept

This issue of Concept focus on the Yongin project, 17 single family villas nearby a quite popular Golf Course. The project was the first exploration of asian traditional architecture features applied to contemporary design.

C3, now available worldwide

2008-11-21T20:23:00.000-08:00

The october issue of C3 [67 pages + cover], simply a MUST HAVE [20081019]

Hanok, Nemo Propheta in Patria?

2008-11-21T20:03:00.000-08:00

The Hanok project rocks the media all over the world: UK and China design magazine, Korea design and lifestyle magazines, newspapers and TV. Nobody from Italy though. MOTOElastico, Nemo Propheta in Patria? [20080919]

Check it out!

2008-11-21T19:40:00.000-08:00

Publication pills now available [20080724]

It's humongous!

2008-11-21T19:25:00.000-08:00

The new Pavilion for Kyunggi University, in Suwon, unexpectedly breaks the ground in June. It will work as an interface building between the Campus and the nearby Mountain City Park and is scheduled to open on September. The steel structure is gigantic and the all building is humongous! [20080625]

Korean Institute of Architects tour HANOK

2008-11-21T18:14:00.000-08:00

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50 young architects from KIA were the first official visitors of Hanok. Many more will come in the following months, all in search of new Italian ingredients to spice up their traditional korean architecture food. [20080519]

SBS "MORNING WIDE"

2008-11-21T17:47:00.000-08:00

Broadcasted on SBS Morning Wide Show on March 24, 2008 [080413]

RATIA Xmas gifts

2008-11-21T06:20:00.000-08:00

The first Korean store of Ratia, a popular japanese natural cosmetic brand, opened in style in Seoul Cheongdam district. The venue includes a lounge spa and a skin care center and it features a huge 10x12 meters table in white corian, abundantly carved to accommodate a wide range of different programs.

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Spacetracing

2008-11-21T05:43:00.000-08:00

It went really well! [20071129]

The first "solo" show by MOTOElastico featuring five-cameras videos, 50 interactive backlit panels and 3 models with miniature lights. Must see! [20071006]

Busan Gold Members

2008-11-21T04:51:00.000-08:00

During the Busan 2007 IFI Wing workshop organized by Kosid, Marco Bruno together with Kim Chiho, 2 assistants and 15 students from all over Asia worked for a week on a performance called Fragile. The purpose of the piece was to show the unstable conditions of water. The space was filled with more then 300 water filled condoms hanging from the ceiling recalling gigantic water drops. The performance was very successful, we won the first prize! [20070902]

2008-11-21T04:44:00.000-08:00

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2008-11-21T03:50:00.000-08:00

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Hanoi lecture

2008-11-21T03:34:00.000-08:00

"Living and environment: between growth and sustainability", a conference organized by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi with the purpose to stimulate cooperation projects between Italy and Vietnam. [20070521]

Now Digging

2008-11-21T03:12:00.000-08:00

The Hanok project breaks the ground in Samcheon dong.

The total demolition of the previous building was necessary to begin our thoughtful and attentive preservation project. [20070511]

18 of April 2007, a day across two continents

2008-11-21T02:45:00.000-08:00

Simultaneous events involving MOTOElastico across two continents.

Marco Bruno leads a handful of brave Konkuk students through the highly competitive That's Design Exhibition, a Fuori Salone event dedicated to the world best design schools, scheduled during the Milano Furniture Fair.

Simone Carena rocks the stage of the first Korean Pecha Kutcha event @ Lovo Night Club in Seoul, where he brightens up the audience playing 10 40-seconds videos at the sound of lively reggae music. [20070413]

Awards!

2008-11-21T02:14:00.000-08:00

MOTOElastico december awards clean sweep!

The "satisfied customers" campaign presented at tha Mix & Match KIA [Korean Institute of Architects] exhibition was awarded as Best Display Design, while the Changchun 429 renovation project received the Innovation prize at the Annual MARU Magazine Design Awards. [20061201]

Duemio, small space large coverage

2008-11-21T01:25:00.000-08:00

2004_07 Design Net

Duemio, a small experimental shop in the heart of the busy Myeong district, gets immediately a lot of attention from the media. The project is published, among the others, on Space, MARU and Design Net.

Louis Quatorze makes the COVER

2008-11-20T19:16:00.000-08:00

2004_03 MARU

2004_03 Space

2004_03 ANC

The flagship store of the French inspired Korean brand Louis Quatorze opened in lavish style in Seoul trendy Chungdam district. The project was featured on all major korean design and lifestyle magazines [Space, ANC, Luxury among the others] and earned the cover of the march 2004 issue of MARU.

The Cover Issue

2008-11-20T07:30:00.000-08:00

2004_01 MARU

This MARU issue features a large article about the early MOTOElastico settlement in Asia, formerly known as ElastiKorea. It describes the three most recent completed projects [BBQ/Grappa/Otto+] throughout the ironic manipulations of popular design magazines COVERS.

Grappa the Blast

2008-11-20T03:48:00.000-08:00

2004_01 DOVE

2004_04 GAGU

2004_01 ANC

In November 2003, Grappa, a roof top lounge combining an Asian platform with a western bar, opens in Hongdae, in Seoul. It is the first project entirely completed by the Asian branch of the former Elastico office and is an immediate success. The project is published on all the major Korean magazines and, after 5 years, in a culture where interiors last less then season clothing, is still in business supported by a handful of enthusiastic customers.
폭풍적인 그라빠
동양적인 좌식 의자 플렛폼과 서양의 바를 결합해놓은 루프 탑 라운지 그라빠가 홍대에 오픈 했다. 이 곳의 인테리어 작업이 한국 오피스의 완공된 첫 프로젝트로 빠른 성공이었다. 그라빠는 한국의 주요 디자인 잡지에 개재되었고 5년이 지난 오늘까지 계절 옷보다 빨리 변하는 한국의 인테리어 문화에도 불구하고 열정적인 소수의 단골 고객들에게 사랑 받으며 그대로 유지되고 있다.

Jamwon 40.6 building event

2008-11-19T16:11:00.000-08:00

Opening event for a five storey high retail building located in Seoul's Jamwon district. MOTElastico, together with DO Archiyects from Daegu, developed a new solution for the hyper informative Korean metropolitan landscape. The project combines commercial, artistic and environmental elements. [20060601]