In 2010, the Vanceva® World of Color Awards™ was born to honor architects and interior designers whose use of laminated colored glass, made with Vanceva® interlayers, was deemed the best among entrants. The judging criteria is based on the innovative use of the laminated color glass, relation to new and developing applications, aesthetics, and degree of attention to laminated glass benefits.
Today, as the creative use of color in design continues to grow, Eastman is proud to host the Vanceva World of Color AwardsTM. The contest and the conversations around it are meant to inspire, educate and showcase greatness in architectural design around the world.
This video highlights the 2014 exterior division winner: Le Claustra de Daniel Buren.
French conceptual artist, Daniel Buren, begins each project with reflection on the space. Making sure to tailor the project to the space. The Claustra is no different.
Buren creates a stunning visual art installation on the esplanade in front of the Gare Centrale de TOURS in France. The Claustra is a huge open screen, 7 meters high and 20 meters wide, with 3,000 pieces of Vanceva colored glass and was commissioned to improve the image of the city and the TOURS line. As a permanent work of art, the use of laminated glass provides the weather and time resistance needed to easily maintain the vibrancy and beauty of this contemporary outdoor installation. Low-iron glass provides an extra-clear sightline into the vibrant blues, yellow, and reds used in the design. Changing climate conditions and time of day create an ever changing appearance to the Claustra, which transforms itself in correspondence to light, sun, and clouds during the day and with lights by night.
Designed to be seen by travelers on both sides of the work, Buren encourages the spectator to be active and explore the work from many angles. The Claustra relates to other station images by reflecting the bright colored doors of the station and other elements at station stops to create a unified experience for the traveler. Buren designed the work to be site-specific; it cannot be envisaged without the setting for which it is designed and created.
“Color is a basic element in the visual arts,” says Buren. “It is one of the few elements that artists can use and touch and which, in a way, is pure thought. It cannot be transcribed into music, works, philosophy, or anything else. It is raw.”
Today, as the creative use of color in design continues to grow, Eastman is proud to host the Vanceva World of Color AwardsTM. The contest and the conversations around it are meant to inspire, educate and showcase greatness in architectural design around the world.
This video highlights the 2014 exterior division winner: Le Claustra de Daniel Buren.
French conceptual artist, Daniel Buren, begins each project with reflection on the space. Making sure to tailor the project to the space. The Claustra is no different.
Buren creates a stunning visual art installation on the esplanade in front of the Gare Centrale de TOURS in France. The Claustra is a huge open screen, 7 meters high and 20 meters wide, with 3,000 pieces of Vanceva colored glass and was commissioned to improve the image of the city and the TOURS line. As a permanent work of art, the use of laminated glass provides the weather and time resistance needed to easily maintain the vibrancy and beauty of this contemporary outdoor installation. Low-iron glass provides an extra-clear sightline into the vibrant blues, yellow, and reds used in the design. Changing climate conditions and time of day create an ever changing appearance to the Claustra, which transforms itself in correspondence to light, sun, and clouds during the day and with lights by night.
Designed to be seen by travelers on both sides of the work, Buren encourages the spectator to be active and explore the work from many angles. The Claustra relates to other station images by reflecting the bright colored doors of the station and other elements at station stops to create a unified experience for the traveler. Buren designed the work to be site-specific; it cannot be envisaged without the setting for which it is designed and created.
“Color is a basic element in the visual arts,” says Buren. “It is one of the few elements that artists can use and touch and which, in a way, is pure thought. It cannot be transcribed into music, works, philosophy, or anything else. It is raw.”
