Inspiration: DJ GOD…
For the last page of the current issue of Mondo*arc, Cinimod Studio were invited by the Light Collective to create a visual interpretation of their inspirations and how it informs their work.
“Cinimod believes that human experience is the starting point and this is the inspiration for their expansive and at times strange repertoire of technologies and techniques which they use to deliver visually stunning, immersive and interactive installations.
Cinimod director Dominic Harris is obsessive about lighting, colour, form and interaction and seeks inspiration from the nature, industries and conversations around him. The DJ GOD project is itself an inspiration in progress and here it is personified as as a conversation spanning several other of their projects.”
This was first published in the August/September 2010 issue of Mondo*Arc.
Serene UFO flight footage
If you need a 15 minute break in your day, then enjoy our video footage of the daytime test flight of the UFO’s over Rio De Janeiro. This flight took place over the Aeroporto de Jacarepagua.
Massive RFID tracking system going live
Cinimod Studio have been commissioned to develop an interactive video projection system for the Restaurant And Bar Design Awards 2010 event.
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology will be employed to identify visitors in certain key spots during the evenings proceedings. The tags, which use radio signals to seamlessly send their identity to antenna receivers, are more commonly used in industrial settings. The Restaurant and Bar Design Awards 2010 will be the first awards event that combines this technology to create a uniquely ‘connected’ environment that will actively promote positive business social networking.
The event takes place on 22 June 2010. A full project description will appear on this website shortly after.
Cinimod has a new studio!
To accommodate an ever expanding team of talented designers and engineers, Cinimod Studio has relocated to a new studio space within Westbourne Studios. Apart from regaining breathing space, we now have a larger dedicated workshop from where we can develop prototypes and fabricate artworks.
Moose Bar London now open!
The Moose Bar, next door to Selfridges, has just re-opened after a major refurbishment. The bar and club areas feature a spectacular lighting design by Ciminod Studio. See project page for further details.
Cinimod Studio win at Lighting Design Awards 2010
Cinimod Studio has won “Best Hotel or Restaurant” lighting design of the year at the Lighting Design Awards 2010. The award, collected by Cinimod director Dominic Harris at the black-tie event at the Hilton Park Lane, was the latest sign of industry recognition for our work on the Snog Soho store. Cinimod had further success a the awards, picking up a commendation for our “Butterfly In Flight” at ITSU, and a shortlist for the UFO in the international projects category.
Representing the studio were (left to right) architect Ajmir Kandola, lighting designer Nick Cheung, studio manager Jessica Pekin, and director Dominic Harris.
Itsu Notting Hill – Sneak Preview
Cinimod Studio’s involvement with Itsu is an on-going rewarding relationship which has already seen half a dozen of Cinimod’s Butterfly in Flight lighting installations appear across London. The most recent of these can be found in the new Itsu restaurant in the heart of Notting Hill. Opening to the public on Tuesday 9th March, this restaurant is a radical design departure from the other locations.
While the ground floor may bear some familiarity to other Itsu restaurants, it is the upstairs “Butterfly Bar” that comes as the unexpected element. The interior has an eclectic and mesmerising feel to it, and features many truly unique elements. And of course, towards the front of the store and visible from most of the Notting Hill high street, there is Cinimod’s “Butterfly in Flight”, this time in alluring warm sunset colours.
Cinimod Studio wish the Itsu Notting Hill team the best of luck with this new venture, and are confident that it will become a staple Notting Hill destination.
Cinimod Director speaking at the Low Energy Lighting Conference
Dominic Harris, the director of Cinimod Studio, has been confirmed as a speaker at the upcoming Low Energy Lighting Conference, taking place in London on 23 March 2010 . This London event is billed as a property manager’s guide to LOW ENERGY LIGHTING. It aims to provide leading developers with information, simple solutions, and exemplars of what others are doing in low energy lighting, and an overview of current innovation by both luminaire manufacturers and lighting designers.
Dominic Harris will be speaking along industry leaders including Mike Simpson (director of Philips), Carl Brooks (sustainability director for Hammerson) and Ian Trent (project engineer for Land Securities). The talk by Harris will focus on recent projects by Cinimod Studio that demonstrate the innovative approach to LED-based lighting as applied by the studio in both retail/commercial settings as well as art projects. Tickets for this event can be purchased on-line.
Voting for Spitalfields Rainbow Proposal
Cinimod Studio has developed a sculptural lighting installation inspired by the area’s history of dressmaking and silk trading. The studio’s proposal is up for public vote as part of the 2010 Spitalfields Sculpture Prize. Please support this competition by taking the time to vote for your (our?) proposal on their website!
Flutter at Kinetica Art Fair 2010
Cinimod Studio will be unveiling their newest artwork ‘Flutter’ at the Kinetica Art Fair 2010. This interactive artwork explores the viewer’s encounter with a flutter of virtual butterflies. Set within a striking architectural framework and making use of cutting edge technologies developed with White Wing Logic engineers, the artwork is a product of our on-going fascination with the motion of a butterfly’s flight and the iridescent reflections and scattering of light by the scales on a butterfly’s wing. More details and photographs to be posted soon.
Cinimod projects shortlisted for Lighting Design Awards 2010
Cinimod Studio have had a record three projects shortlisted for the upcoming Lighting Design Awards 2010. These are the Snog (Soho) shop, the Itsu (Fleet Street) shop, and the UFO project over Rio De Janeiro. We would like to thank all those who have supported us and made these projects possible, and are keeping our fingers crossed for a good evening at the Awards in March 2010.
Cinimod Team Expands
Cinimod Studio is continuing to grow in size, and our latest new staff expansions brings further talent, creativity and organisation to our dynamic studio environment. This month we welcome a further three new staff:
Jessica Pekin as full-time Studio Manager
Jonathan Mizzi, previously at Foster & Partners, as 3d designer and parametric form-finder
Ben Gander, previously at Nokia, as industrial designer
Bright Ideas article by Dominic Harris in Leisure Management
An article by Cinimod director Dominic Harris can be found in the current volume of Leisure Management Magazine. LEDs have a come a long way, and Harris looks at their prominence in films such as ‘Bladerunner’ and their present day use in modern media facades.
Cinimod Studio wins top industry award
Cinimod Studio is delighted to take home the ‘Best Restaurant or Bar Design’ Award at the FX Design Award ceremony. It was a great team effort, with special thanks to our very own Ajmir, our wonderful and trusting client Snog, Ico Design for the branding, and the building team led by Vivid Interiors that included e-luminate, The Lettering Centre, e:cue, Inspired Dwellings and Nuttalls.
Cinimod’s Butterfly on cover of Design Week
Cinimod Studio’s project ‘Butterfly in flight’ for Itsu is featured on the front cover of Design Week, our 3rd DW cover story in a year! This accompanies a profile article on Cinimod director Dominic Harris, and can be read below.
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Butterfly In Flight unveiled
Cinimod Studio are pleased to announce the first of their installation for the Itsu restaurant group. It was a fantastic team effort involving a fascinating mix of design technologies and fabrication techniques.
Snog Westfield Now Open
The new location of Snog Pure Frozen Yogurt has opened in the heart of the Westfield Shopping Centre. It’s a bit of a design extravaganza of curvy organic white forms covered with bespoke LED ‘dimples’ of light. All very Snog, and all very Cinimod!
SNOG TAKES FRONT COVER OF LIGHTING MAGAZINE
Pucker up for another Snog. “Snog’s second frozen yogurt outlet in the UK again showcases striking lighting. Designer Dominic Harris tells Richard Simmonds how lighting schemes will differentiate the stores.” On line version available here.
SNOG SOHO SHORTLISTED
Cinimod Studio’s Snog Soho project has been shortlisted in the hotly contested "Best Bar or Restaurant" category for the FX Design Awards 2009. Fingers crossed!
HARRIS ON COLOUR
Director Dominic Harris participated in the round table "FX Design Seminar on Colour", alongside other directors of international architecture and design practices. An online version of the articles is here.
UFO TO FLY OVER RIO DE JANEIRO
The UFO we designed and built for Peter Coffin is scheduled to make its next flight over Rio de Janeiro on 23rd May 2009. This time it’s been upgraded to have even more amazing lighting!
SNOG SOHO OPENING MARCH 6TH 2009
Our latest store for SNOG Pure Frozen Yogurt opens 6 March 2009, on the corner of Brewer Street and Rupert Street in London’s SOHO.
Snog Shortlisted at Design Week Awards 2009
Our SNOG store has been shortlisted under “Best Hospitality” category at this years industry Design Week Awards.
Beacon at Lightwave 2009
Cinimod Studio have teamed up with artist and designer Chris O’Shea to create an artwork titled "Beacon" for the Lightwave 2009 exhibition at Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin.
Cinimod Team Expands
Cinimod Studio continues to grow, and most recently welcomed Tetsuro Nagata and Mark Klos to the team
