Troika – Cloud

January 26th, 2008

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This seems to have spread all over the design and architecture blogs. Cloud by Troika is a beautiful object and really superb piece of engineering, especially with its mix of high tech digital control and nostalgic low tech actuation.

There’s a nice video here from youtube and Chris O’Shea has some details on pixelsumo blog which includes some behind the scenes images of the custom software used on the project.

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my thanks to Eva Rucki of Troika for the tip

Entry Filed under: Architecture, Flying, Kinetic, Scuplture/Installation

5 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Darja  |  January 26th, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    Fantastic! And when black… even scary…

  • 2. Jacques Moisan  |  February 1st, 2008 at 5:00 am

    Love the connection with sounds

  • 3. linksmile  |  February 28th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    very beautiful and like a poem….

  • 4. Troika’s Cloud at e&hellip  |  March 8th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    [...] via [interactive architecture] [...]

  • 5. bender  |  March 19th, 2008 at 4:54 am

    There is a piece in the SF international airport that produces a similar effect. Instead of computer controlled it is simply wind powered. The Troika – Cloud seems to be more direct in it’s intent however. I like that, and think this is a great piece.

    -Bender

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