the world of ollie palmer

I am currently in the research phase for a new project in Unit 14. Whilst I’m not in a position to show off any fancy drawings, diagrams or bits of circuitry yet, I thought perhaps a list of the influences that are working their way into this subject might give a preview of where it may go…

The following statement is true.
The previous sentence is false.

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If you don’t have a chair that fits the gap, make one. Just hack off the back legs and make it your own. Seen here.

In celebration of my latest toy gun project, here are three anecdotes regarding guns.

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In Unit 14 at Bartlett, we’re interested in the way that people interact with objects, spaces, and things. We look at other things too, but interaction is a big part of what we do.

I have been looking at guns. Toy guns. Lots of ‘em.

Fundamentally, toy guns are weird. We’ve had them for the past few hundred years. The idea that you have a toy that is a replica of an object used to slaughter your fellow man is a tad odd. You don’t really get so many toy guillotines or toy electric chairs, so why guns? What makes little boys love them? Why do countless generations run around fields pretending to shoot each other?

Whilst I am not going to try and solve every question you could have about guns, here’s an overview of my gun rationale. Please note that toy guns are not just for boys, but I’ve characterised the end user as a boy for the sakes of continuity.

This is one of a few projects I’m working on at the moment. It may seem macabre, but I have a fascination with object that you instinctively know how to use. Over the next few months I will be developing a few prototypes and thought experiments regarding toy guns. Watch this space.

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This week, the AVATAR students at the Bartlett School of Architecture have been working under the guidance of visiting lecturer Perry Kulper (University of Michigan). Perry’s work investigates the potential of methodology in the working process, aiming not to create buildings, but rather to progress the cultural effectiveness and agency of architecture. Whilst working in the field of architecture and architectural education, he often eliminates buildings as an outcome, and has produced hundreds of provocative, rich and intensively laboured drawings. Spending four days under his tuition was a privilege, and the general consensus from the year group is overwhelmingly positive.
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1. If buying buttons for a coat, check that the buttons you choose fit through the eyelets of the coat you are going to affix them to before affixing them to the coat itself.

2. Failing Step 1, make sure that you are not wearing the coat when you affix the buttons.

3. Step 2 is particularly important if it is a military-style jacket, or one with lots of buttons.

My dearest readers –

Might I offer an apology for the shoddy state in which this blog finds itself. Flickr has decided that most of the images would be best replaced with its own logo (I think that’s just narcissistic), whilst videos find themselves unplayable. These shall be fixed, given a free minute of two, but for now, the site is rendered mostly unrendered.

Long live the internet, eh.

Yours –

Oliver M. Palmer
editor
writer
everythinger
(except fixer)

Alas, the day has come…Ollie Palmer is now on Twitter, and can be found tweeting away at twitter.com/olivermpalmer