Presented alongside a larger-scale version constructed from stacked pine, the two Vessels offer a contrast in light and shade, craft and making, solidity and porosity.

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From O’Donnell + Tuomey:

The word vessel is suggestive of embodiment, enshrinement and containment. It carries associations with craft and circulation. Airship, boat, blood, vessel, utensil.

Vessel is a contemplative space hollowed out of solid matter, a light funnel, a lantern chamber, and a passage leading towards our common ground.

Literary and artistic affinities constitute our common ground. Architecture’s deeper resonance is related to its wider culture. The work of other architects, artists, poets, and performers sustains us. They provide inspiration for us to make our own work. Such affinities are part of our cultural context. We have invoked precedent and invited practitioners to contribute to our installation. We have remembered inspirational works and reflected on projects that run parallel to our own pursuits.

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The 13th International Architecture Exhibition runs until November 25th 2012

Photograph by Alice Clancy

Photograph by Alice Clancy

Photograph by Alice Clancy

The 2012 shortlist also includes The Hepworth Wakefield by David Chipperfield Architects, the Sainsbury Laboratory by Stanton Williams, New Court by OMA, Glasgow Maggie’s Centre by OMA, and London Olympic Statium by Populous.

The winner will be announced on 13 October 2012.

All photographs © Dennis Gilbert

For more information see Wallpaper* Handmade 2012.

Photograph by Tommaso Sartori

Reflecting our desire to bring together the worlds of design, craft, art and architecture, the temporary building was conceived as a independent entity sitting between studio and workshop. Constructed from a palate of simple materials, the pavilion was designed to be both highly contextual yet entirely new, the industrial corrugated cladding and timber frame transformed into a delicate and ephemeral structure.

Here are some early renderings of the pavilion to whet your appetite – construction starts next week!

For more information on Kinsale Arts Festival see kinsaleartsfestival.com.

Now in its third year, the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition is a championing of craftsmanship and a celebration of collaboration, which this year includes “a unique collection of remarkable creations – from the food truck of the future, a smoking’ barbaque, and a not-so-lazy Susan to a beautiful bureau, a heavy metal bath tub and a hard-working, heavy-drinking table”.

The History Chair is being presented with a bespoke upholstered seat, designed by the london-based fabric designer Erica Wakerly.

For more information, see Wallpaper.com

We are very excited to announce that both the History Chair and Falling-Dansu are to be launched at the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition at Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2012. With only a week to go though there is still quite a lot to do!

Final shaping is underway. Robert Ingham’s prototype is up in Dublin with Peter and Cathal for them to define the lines of the chair, perfecting the creases and edges that will give strength to its form.

With a busy period in the workshop we decided to turn to a man that we have worked with many times before to help work on the construction detailing of the chair, the former principal of Parnham College, Robert Ingham. We initially discussed him modelling just the critical joints, but he felt that it would be better resolved as a whole, and has produced a beautifully finished full-scale ash prototype.