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Knowing we have a serious thing for concrete, Lydia Wills sent us this picture of a light fixture designed in 1960 by Le Corbusier<\/a> for the Chandigarth Zoo in India. It’s massive – about a yard across, a yard high and 22 inches deep – yet wonderfully graceful. We’d buy it if had $36,000 to spare (what it went for recently at auction) and could move it.\u00a0But we’re happy just to have seen it: our view expanded about the possibilities of cast concrete (as Marcel Breuer did once with concrete block<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Like so many things that come our way, the photo of Le Corbusier’s extraordinary light fixture sent us following one idea after another…we started learning about cast concrete<\/a>, wondering if we could do it ourselves…envisioning not just a\u00a0Tobias Wong-<\/a>inspired\u00a0door stop made by using an Aalto<\/a>\"\", or other vase, as a mold for concrete…but something BIG (why haven’t we seen any concrete slabs as bed frames? yes, yes, too heavy, we know….)…we were wondering how to get hold of bigger-than-a-doorstop molds for concrete and discovered the Smooth-On Liquid Rubber<\/a> that can be poured, brushed or sprayed onto whatever you want to make a mold…hhmm…\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Wondering about\u00a0Changidarth<\/a> was sent us to India, and the discovery that Le Corbusier had been invited to design India’s first planned city there<\/a>…he ended up designing part of the city and some monumental buildings…which we’d never seen before…<\/p>\n

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Paul Prudence via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Frederick<\/a><\/p>\n

…All these chunks of information are fueling our imagination…Who knows where they’ll lead?<\/p>\n

We’re dreaming of concrete tonight…<\/p>\n

Thanks Lydia!<\/em><\/p>\n

Top image: Wright<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Related post: Concrete Block Love<\/a><\/p>\n

Missing Tobias Wong<\/a><\/p>\n

Concrete Block Love<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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