˘Flight Screen£

Marine Ply, veneer, Hoop pine, cotton
W600`1,350~D100`150~H1,800
Peter Schumacher (Australia)

Born in 1971
1991 Bachelor Architectural Studies, University of Adelaide
1995 Bachelor Industrial Design, University of South Australia
1997 Industrial Designer for Consultancy "Andrew Rogers Industrial Design"
1999 Lecturer, University of South Australia
2001 Honorable Mention-LG Electronics Design Competition 2001
Currently Industrial Design Lecturer at University of South Australia
Work concept
Tension and light. The screen is inspired by early aircraft with the elegant skeleton of the wing being shown off by the tension of the fabric stretched over it. The fine cotton transforms from opaque to translucent with back lighting, the cotton becomes a screen for the shadows of the frame. When folded the panels nestle into themselves for a neat resolution to the design.
Comments
The work would be effective with the lighting. It is an innovative work. (Kita)

I can feel the air current with the screen. It is finely detailed. It needs an ingenuity with the jointing hinges. (Shibuya)

I had a good feeling toward the light and flying image of the work, which reminds us of a wing. The contrast between light and shadow was impressive. It needs a means to obscure the hinges. (Jakobsen)