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Glowing Nests Made of 1.3 Million Cable Ties

The Third Space

— August 12, 2008 — Unique
52 German design students had their work assignment cut out for them when they were asked to create The Third Space. They were assigned to create a temporary structure which fulfilled certain criteria.

The Third Space project was to celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste in Munich.

While it's not entirely clear what the objective of filling a 200 square metre area was, the results are an amazing testimony for team effort and sheer hard work.

The sculpture is made up of 1.3 million humble cable ties forming a little nest suspended from a cable tie net above. Judiciously placed lighting give this sculpture a glow as if one is inside the bowels of some strange creature.

Even more impressive is the number of man hours - 16,870 hrs -- it took to create it. Assuming the 52 students didn't get additional help, each of them would have spent nearly two weeks straight on the project if they worked 24 hrs a day.
Trend Themes
1. Sustainable Art Installations - Using unconventional materials and methods in creating art installations can lead to more eco-friendly and sustainable outcomes.
2. Team-based Art Production - Encouraging collaborative efforts in producing art installation can lead to innovative problem-solving and efficient project completion.
3. Interactive Art Experience - Incorporating lighting and other sensory elements can create a unique and immersive art experience for viewers.
Industry Implications
1. Art and Design - Creating sustainable and interactive art installations can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the art and design industry.
2. Architecture - Collaborative efforts and innovative use of materials in creating temporary structures can lead to disruptive innovation opportunities for the architecture industry.
3. Event Production - Incorporating interactive and sustainable art installations in events can create unique and memorable experiences for attendees, leading to disruptive innovation opportunities for the event production industry.
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