The project regards the beams as archaeological artifacts resulting from the social and ecological history of the region, as such, they were not milled, cut, or finished, with massive geometrical consequence to the plan. Ģ3.2 began with a depository of reclaimed, century-old Douglas Fir beams from the local forests of British Columbia. Since then he has completed several commercial and residential projects, including 23.2, a freestanding house located in South Surrey, B.C, Canada. Bocci will open a new, permanent exhibition space, also in Berlin, in 2021.Īrbel launched his own building design practice (OAO) in 2005. In 2015 Bocci opened a 2200qm exhibition space in Berlin. Large, site-specific lighting installations based on Bocci works have been on view at public art institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Barbican, London. The realization that the most successful aspects of 14 were unintended, being rather a consequence of material properties or process, was the impetus for defining Arbel’s open ended method. The company launched with one lighting design, ‘14’, which was immediately successful and remains a design staple and bestseller. Founded in 2005 under the artistic principles of Omer Arbel’s method, Bocci is committed to fostering a lateral and open-ended relationship between creative direction and craft. Omer Arbel is the co-founder of Bocci - a design and manufacturing company based in Vancouver and Berlin. Miralles’ death in 2000 brought Arbel back to Canada, where he completed his professional degree in architecture and began working at Patkau Architects in Vancouver. He received a BSc in environmental science from the University of Waterloo in 1997, and began an apprenticeship with Catalan architect Enric Miralles the following year. He competed in fencing for Team Canada at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel. As a youth, Arbel enjoyed considerable success as a competitive fencer, making the Canadian Junior National team numerous times and ranking in the top 20 at the Junior World Championships. The objects, installations, and buildings realized in this way are to some degree unpredictable and variable, a meeting place between nature and technology, a potentially endless series of exceptions for which there is no restrictive rule.Īrbel was born and raised in Jerusalem until age thirteen, when his family relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Arbel invents processes (manual, mechanical, or chemical) that generate novel forms, privileging analog processes and traditional skills such as glassblowing, concrete forming, and metalwork as ongoing sources of inspiration and innovation. Arbel's designs are numbered in order of creation (1.1 – 113 at the time of writing). He is one of two co-founders of Bocci, a Canadian design and manufacturing company. His output is broad, including materials research, lighting design, building design and site specific installations. Omer Arbel (born 1976) is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Vancouver. Designer, sculptor and creative director of Bocci and OAOĪmbient glass lighting, materials research
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