BNS - Ball-Nogues Studio

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If you are near the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, please come to Ben's talk on Friday, April 19 at 2 pm EST

UNCC’s School of Architecture is welcoming artist Benjamin Ball this Friday, April 19, for an overview of his practice, from his early days as a set designer through stints in architecture, and into his ongoing practice as a public artist and designer.

Benjamin co-founded Ball-Nouges Studio and is one of the artists commissioned to create a new large scale public art piece for the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. The lecture is free and open to the public. bit.ly/3xBot8w

Do any of our friends have any experience working with Lebasse Projects in Los Angeles?

Looking for assistants with some experience. Please send resume, 3 references and work samples to [email protected]

Situated on the Delaware River Waterfront, this project recalls the histories of the textile and shipping industries that dominated the of the region. The artwork’s title, Weaver’s Knot: Sheet Bend is comprised of two names traditionally used to describe the same knot. The “Weaver’s knot” name derives from its historic use in textile mills. The “sheet bend” or “sheet knot” was use on sailing vessels for bending ropes to sails ( traditionally referred to as sheets).

The artwork takes the form of a giant knot constructed in stainless steel spheres that are suspended overhead from tall poles suggestive of the sail and “cargo masts” that once operated on the boats and wharves at the River Trail site.

The work draws a connection between the industrial past and technological present of Philadelphia. Stainless steel, polished to a mirrored finish forms the spheres that comprise the knot. This decidedly contemporary material reflects the surrounding landscape as well as the viewer’s own image; visitors will see themselves reflected within dozens of spheres.

Thanks to for engineering and for software. And, of course

Anyone out there know of housing that might be available for a friend's daughter who is interning in North East LA? She hopes to live with roommates.

We Are looking for a few new team members. Please send resumes to [email protected]

I have a mile high feeling

Three artists selected to add new permanent artwork to DIA’s gate expansion areas
https://www.flydenver.com/sites/default/files/downloads/23-02%20Artwork%20Selected%20for%20Concourse%20Expansions.pdf

Some cosmographic couture shot with my iPhone. In the spirit of illusionistic cupolas, this is a portrait of the heavens mapped onto a catenary dome of fabric. It depicts the sky over the antipode (location on the opposite side of the globe) of Minneapolis.
These are the first images of it installed atop the seven story glass tower at headquarters. It functions like an urban-scaled mirror-ball, reflecting light by way of more than 500,000 “stars” made of mirror polished aluminum. To embroider and sew it required the dexterity and craft of couturiers.
We worked with stellar collaborators: —custom software design, Sean’s Embroidery, Vernon — embroidery, Phillips Drapery, Pasadena - sewing. —form-finding. Physicist of Caltec an d JPL —guidance. and his —documentation.
BNS team: James Jones - Project Manager, Forster Rudolph , and Debbie McAfee
This project was possible because of the commitment and hard work of the super-stars at - Joanna Lindell, Kira Lapinsky, Dakota Passariello, and Terry Rasmussen. Not to mention the wonderful Thrivent AV team and the rest of the crew in Minneapolis — a cosmic 💫✨sized thank you! 🙏🏻

We’re proud to create work for the Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe, Kansas where today voters overwhelmingly affirmed women’s sovereignty over their bodies.

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Opening day of the Delaware River Trail in Philadelphia and the public debut for Weavers Knot, Sheet Bend . It sits between the Cherry Street Pier and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Special thanks to for commissioning the project and for making it happen.

Situated on the Delaware River Waterfront, this artwork recalls the histories of the textile industry and cargo shipping that dominated the region for hundreds of years. The art- work’s title, Weaver’s Knot: Sheet Bend is comprised of two names traditionally used to describe the same knot. The “Weaver’s knot” name derives from its historic use in textile mills. The “sheet bend” or “sheet knot” was use on sailing vessels for bending ropes to sails ( traditionally referred to as sheets).
The artwork takes the form of a giant knot constructed in stainless steel spheres that are suspended overhead from tall poles suggestive of the sail and “cargo masts” that once operated on the boats and wharves at the River Trail site.
The work draws a connection between the industrial past and technological present of Philadelphia. Stainless steel (316L grade), polished to a mirrored finish forms the spheres that comprise the knot. This decidedly contemporary material reflects the surrounding landscape as well as the viewer’s own image; visitors will see themselves reflected within dozens of spheres.
Thank you to for custom software and for engineering, and for welding.

We call this project Gordian Knot. Lieutenant Mustardseed welds two balls together, forever. Each joint requires two continuous TIG welds, 360 degree around cylindrical joints between the spheres.
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We’re looking for a TIG welder to do tack welds and basic shop assistant work for the next one to two months in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Must have a couple years of shop experience.

WE’RE HIRING

Senior Digital Designer

This position is part of a collaborative team of designers and fabricators, and will provide computational design expertise from concept through installation.

Ball-Nogues Studio (established 2004) is an integrated design and fabrication practice operating in a territory between architecture, public art, and industrial design. The work is informed by the exploration of craft. Essential to each project is the "design" of the production process itself through a tight integration of concept, computation, and fabrication. Our aim is to create environments that enhance sensation, generate spectacle and invite physical engagement.

Duties and Responsibilities:
*Computation design and programming
* Develop GRASSHOPPER definitions and protocols for projects from concept through fabrication.   
* Effectively initiate concept design and schematic design packages while working closely with the Principal
* Coordination with consultants and clients in production of design models and drawings.
* Interact with fabricators to get feedback on design
* Contribute practical knowledge of modeling and fabrication.

Qualifications
* Highly experienced and proficient in Grasshopper, Rhino and Adobe Creative Suite.
* Degree in Architecture (B.Arch or M.Arch) in architecture, industrial design, or related field in 3 dimensional design
* Minimum 3 years of professional experience
* Excels in a fast-paced, deadline driven work environment.
* Willingness to execute obstacles and tight deadlines with a positive attitude
* Self-motivated, independent, flexible, and cooperative problem solver with strong work ethic.
* Extremely collaborative and reliable, and able to multi-task and prioritize as required
* Authorization to work in the U.S.

Please email your resume and work samples (under 5MB) to: [email protected] - link in contact and bio. No phone calls, please.

WE’RE HIRING

Senior Digital Designer

This position is part of a collaborative team of designers and fabricators, and will provide computational design expertise from concept through installation.

Ball-Nogues Studio (established 2004) is an integrated design and fabrication practice operating in a territory between architecture, public art, and industrial design. The work is informed by the exploration of craft. Essential to each project is the "design" of the production process itself through a tight integration of concept, computation, and fabrication. Our aim is to create environments that enhance sensation, generate spectacle and invite physical engagement.

Duties and Responsibilities:
*Computation design and programming
* Develop grasshopper definitions and protocols for projects from concept through fabrication.
* Effectively initiate concept design and schematic design packages while working closely with the Principal
* Coordination with consultants and clients in production of design models and drawings.
* Interact with fabricators to get feedback on design
* Contribute practical knowledge of modeling and fabrication.

Qualifications
* Highly experienced and proficient in Grasshopper, Rhino and Adobe Creative Suite.
* Degree in Architecture (B.Arch or M.Arch) in architecture, industrial design, or related field in 3 dimensional design
* Minimum 3 years of professional experience
* Excels in a fast-paced, deadline driven work environment.
* Willingness to execute obstacles and tight deadlines with a positive attitude
* Self-motivated, independent, flexible, and cooperative problem solver with strong work ethic.
* Extremely collaborative and reliable, and able to multi-task and prioritize as required
* Authorization to work in the U.S.
�Please email your resume and work samples (under 5MB) to: [email protected] - link in bio. No phone calls, please.

Fused glass by way of silkscreen, sand blasting, and profile cuts. Worked with on this for a new mental health facility for 📸

Our day trip to Marble, Colorado, got me thinking about working with marble.

Marble is the location of a historic Yule Marble quarry along the mountains that began operations in the late 19th century, and from which the town draws its name. It has been used for the Tomb of the Unknowns, as well as for parts of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and civic buildings in San Francisco. It was also used for the construction of the Equitable Building, a historically important early skyscraper in New York City.

The marble of the quarry is considered to be of exceptional quality, praised as one of the purest marbles ever quarried and a rival to classical Italian and Greek marble. It is nearly pure calcite marble with minor inclusions of mica, quartz, and feldspar, and has irregularly shaped calcite grains ranging from 100 to 600 micrometers in diameter. According to physical tests of the marble, its strength is comparable to marble typically used in building construction.

Tonight at Artshare LA, Ben is taking part in a panel on 1% for art programs. Drop by Artshare or tune in via the web.

💌Save the Date: Open House + Panel Free and open to the public with RSVP, Art Share’s open house will give you an inside look at our programs and include a tour of our building, loft space, exhibitions on view with Associate Director, Badir McCleary, and a conversation Ecology of the 1% Art Program.

full or part time - five years experience. Requires responsibility and diplomacy. This is not a design job. Software: MS Outlook, Office, Asana, Slack, photo file management.

Want to learn more about the percent for art process? Join us on September 28 for a discussion with Evonne Gallardo, Benjamin Ball, and Howard Kozloff. Follow the link to RSVP.

Evonne Gallardo has over 20 years of hands-on leadership experience in arts and culture, including strategic planning and feasibility studies, board development, revenue strategies, programming, community engagement, public art experiences, as well as cultural equity, and inclusion strategies.

Benjamin Ball is an artist and designer whose work occupies a territory between architecture, art and industrial design. He is a founding partner of Ball-Nogues Studio , an integrated design and fabrication practice. Ball’s work is informed by the exploration of craft. Essential to each project is the “design” of the production process itself, with the aim of creating environments that enhance sensation, generate spectacle and invite physical engagement.

Howard Kozloff is a Principal and the founder of Agora Partners and Hatch Spaces. With 20 years of development and consulting experience, Howard works at the intersection of urban planning and real estate development, also known as entrepreneurial planning. He identifies and creates value-add opportunities in urban environments by providing solutions for challenging real estate scenarios. His work explicitly builds upon local initiatives, with expertise gleaned from experiences across the country and throughout the world.

Art Share Open House and Panel: Ecology of the 1% Art Program, Art Share L.A., Los Angeles, 28 September 2021 Art Share Open House and Panel: Ecology of the 1% Art Program at Art Share L.A., 801 East 4th Place, Los Angeles, United States on Tue Sep 28 2021 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

Completed during COVID | Open Prairie by , in Olathe, Kansas. 📸 by
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Completed during COVID | Open Prairie by , in Olathe, Kansas. 📸 by
Looking through the oculus. Landscape painting by American Regionalist painting of the Midwest was the point of departure for this installation, entitled Open Prairie.
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New photos by |Completed during Covid at in Utah | and .allexander led production
Title: Above the Ploughman’s Highest Line
Materials: Stainless steel ball-chain, enamel paint
“Suspension” is a name I gave to an ongoing series of installations that we make with thousands of thin, painted chains hanging in precise proximity to one other. They are somewhere between emptiness and object - a kind of dense atmosphere of color. When I visit Utah, my eye spends a lot of time scanning the landscape. I wanted to marry my fascination with landscape to a Suspension at Davis Tech. We began Above the Ploughman’s Highest Line with an aerial image depicting the shore of the Great Salt Lake which we abstracted to become a stack of horizontal bands that permeate the Suspension.
             

New photos by |Completed during Covid at in Utah | and .allexander led production
Title: Above the Ploughman’s Highest Line
Materials: Stainless steel ball-chain, enamel paint
“Suspension” is a name I gave to an ongoing series of installations that we make with thousands of thin, painted chains hanging in precise proximity to one other. They are somewhere between emptiness and object - a kind of dense atmosphere of color. When I visit Utah, my eye spends a lot of time scanning the landscape. I wanted to marry my fascination with landscape to a Suspension at Davis Tech. We began Above the Ploughman’s Highest Line with an aerial image depicting the shore of the Great Salt Lake which we abstracted to become a stack of horizontal bands that permeate the Suspension.
Completed during Covid mallela