Vancouver’s The Cheaper Show features this playful concept from Canadian duo The Practice of Everyday Design – the McNasty Mansion.
June 22nd, 2011
The Practice of Everyday Design describe each of their pieces as “stemming from a simple idea or story then taking on a life of its own”.
For their latest piece, they entered the keywords ’dream home’ into Google’s 3D warehouse search – a database of 3D objects drafted with Sketchup 3D software.
The search results were collated and combined to create the ultimate version of the much-maligned McMansion – the McNasty Mansion!
The design principles are the same – “enough mixed styles to ensure complete architectural confusion, and enough faux finishes and cheap materials to keep cost down but dimensions huge,” say the designers, Master of Architecture graduates David Long and Antoine Morris.
Long and Morris love to explore the banality of everyday life and add their own playful twist – and the McNasty Mansion is a perfect example.
The concept’s tagline reads “As the proud owner of more features and space than you ever thought possible, your significance as a human being could never be more obvious.”
The McNasty Mansion is just one of the pieces on display at The Cheaper Show in Vancouver, Canada, where 200 artists have submitted pieces that are less than $200 each.
The Practice of Everyday Design
everydaydesign.ca
A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers
Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!
Channelling the enchanting ambience of the Caffè Greco in Rome, Budapest’s historic Gerbeaud, and Grossi Florentino in Melbourne, Ross Didier’s new collection evokes the designer’s affinity for café experience, while delivering refined seating for contemporary hospitality interiors.
Marylou Cafaro’s first trendjournal sparked a powerful, decades-long movement in joinery designs and finishes which eventually saw Australian design develop its independence and characteristic style. Now, polytec offers all-new insights into the future of Australian design.
Savage Design’s approach to understanding the relationship between design concepts and user experience, particularly with metalwork, transcends traditional boundaries, blending timeless craftsmanship with digital innovation to create enduring elegance in objects, furnishings, and door furniture.
Sub-Zero and Wolf’s prestigious Kitchen Design Contest (KDC) has celebrated the very best in kitchen innovation and aesthetics for three decades now. Recognising premier kitchen design professionals from around the globe, the KDC facilitates innovation, style and functionality that pushes boundaries.
In her final blog of a series covering trends from the DesignThinkers Bootcamp (Amsterdam), Link Festival (Melbourne) and The Future Laboratory’s Sydney Trends Briefing, MashUp’s Customer Experience Designer Grace Turtle discusses the Me-economy.
Setting a new benchmark for boutique accommodation in Adelaide – right down to the blackened steel door details – the Mayfair Hotel revives the glamour of travel in a grand historic building.
The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed
Set to undergo a $60-million revitalisation, the National Gallery of Australia has announced the launch of a landscape design competition for its Sculpture Garden.
Focusing on facade and green design, this pair of office blocks is designed to meet the most contemporary demands of workplace design.