WeWork Creator Awards 2018 Application Video: DANKOMADE

I compiled a 90-second video about DANKOMADE as part of a 2018 WeWork Creator Awards application.

Design, DIY, Fuck It List, Furniture, Sculpture, Public SpeakingDANKOSeptember 26, 2018wework, Wood, West Berlin, award, Danko, dankomade, DANKOMADE, furniture, build, make, maker, create, creator, Berlin, berlin, funding, application, small business, sustainable, upcycle, upcycled, salvaged, DIY, metal, steel, glass, leather, welding, stone, brass, iron, lighting, furnishing, antiques, antique, concrete, junk, craft, craftsmanComment

The Bar Cart

This simple structure has since become a revered addition to our living room, and gladly accepts, stores and dispenses almost all of our household hooch.

DIY, Design, Sculpture, FurnitureDANKOJanuary 6, 2017fancypants, frame, drunk, Danko, make, wiskey, nakedjuice, rum, vodka, ikea, whiskey, thick, black, party, alcohol, carafe, DIY, antique, shaker, bar, drink, hooch, German, gatsby, solid, ikeahack, bottle, pipe, copper, scotch, wine, cocktail, masculine, bar cart, wax, bitters, sturdy, boozeporn, booze, wood, wooden Comment

The Berlin Wall Costume

A symbol of both oppression and freedom, The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, unifying East and West Berlin. Monuments and memorials draw hundreds of thousands each year to view the remains of this solemn reminder, whose message has become even more important as the Western political atmosphere echoes it's affects. Clever Halloween costume satire was, thus, inevitable.

Fuck It List, DIY, Design, SculptureDANKONovember 2, 2016Berlin WallDIY, berlin, berlin wall, the berlin wall, costume, styrofoam, wall, politics, halloween, halloween2016, halloween 2016, germany, communism, hasselhoff, freedom, memorial, effigy, #berlin, eisern, mitte, kreuzberg, East Berlin, West Berlin, DDR, The Wall, Parody, sarcasmComment

FOOT

...I discovered two anatomical sculptures made from white clay by an Italian medical professor in the early 20th century. Muscular studies, one was a life-sized extended human arm, lacking skin or fascia textures to allow an understanding of the muscle groups and bone structures hidden inside our bodies. The other piece was a slightly enlarged human foot, Roman in style and no less accurate. I wanted to purchase them both of course, but decided otherwise after eyeing the respective price tags... especially as I estimated that I could very likely sculpt these myself.

DIY, Art, SculptureDANKOJune 23, 2015Sasha'sfoot, feet, sculpture, white, clay, tarsal, metatarsal, tarsus, human, skin, bone, toe, toes, ankle, planar fasciitis, flat footComment

MAKE

In September, Cor came up with the idea of creating a sort of vision wall focused on the concept of stuff to make. During the development of the concept, the idea to create large 3D letters arose, and using math, cardboard, tape, glue, scissors and my favourite typefaces, I ran with it.

DIY, Art, Design, Sculpture, TypographyDANKOOctober 16, 2014Das Baumhaustypography, cardboard, letter, paint, font, museo, akzidenz grotesque, make, diyComment

SPECKIE

When Cor and I moved to Berlin, we spent our first two weeks staying with two of our closest friends. As a thank you, I asked what their favourite animal is, and offered to make it into a sculpture; thus, I ended up sculpting Speckie, the golden pig.

DIY, Sculpture, ArtDANKOJuly 1, 2014scultpure, clay, pig, decor, goldComment

BUST OF CHOW

Chow was good enough to allow me to occupy his loft studio earlier this year in an attempt to sculpt his likeness as a 3/4 size bust. While he finished his latest series of oil paintings, I spent two days teaching myself how to work with clay.