Tessellate Brings Together Physical + Virtual Worlds

What does the future hold? Designer and artist Zachary Frankel and self-taught 3D motion graphics artist Mikaela Stafford attempt to answer the age old question by merging physical and virtual spaces in their work. On display at Melbourne Design Week, the Tessellate exhibition showcased a selection of Frankel’s sculptural pieces alongside an animated interpretation of line and form by Stafford. New and emerging technologies, industrial processes, and materiality with 3D motions graphics were brought together in this way to challenge conventional ideas of consumption. Waste (in this case, post-industrial waste recycled plastics) is used to create valued products that merge the spaces between physical and virtual worlds to create their own hyper reality.

Photo: Charlie Hawks

Photo: Charlie Hawks

Photo: Charlie Hawks

Photo: Charlie Hawks

Photo: Charlie Hawks

Photo: Charlie Hawks

Photo: Mikaela Stafford

Arc Bench \\\ Photo: Peter Ryle

Arc Coffee Table \\\ Photo: Peter Ryle

Arc Stool \\\ Photo: Peter Ryle

Cloud Armchair \\\ Photo: Peter Ryle

Cloud Bookends \\\ Photo: Peter Ryle

Large Cloud Bookshelf \\\ Photo: Peter Ryle

Small Clod Bookshelf \\\ Photo: Peter Ryle

Zachary Frankel + Mikaela Stafford \\\ Photo: Charlie Hawks

To learn more about Tessellate, visit zacharyfrankel.com.

Kelly Beall is Director of Branded Content at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based writer and designer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, from Fashion Plates to MoMA and far beyond. When not searching out the visual arts, she's likely sharing her favorite finds with others. Kelly can also be found tracking down new music, teaching herself to play the ukulele, or on the couch with her three pets – Bebe, Rainey, and Remy. Find her @designcrush on social.

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