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Interior pizza oven from scratch.

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Corporate reception desk for a non-ferrous metals recycling company.  The conical shaped object alone weighed in at 1100lbs of navy brass.  Bits of broken brass were inlaid into the surface of the cast concrete desktop.

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"Conch Republic" is a series of sculptures for artists Joel Erland and Kate Kaman. Cast in TX Active "smog-eating" photocatalytic cement for Sculpture Key West, they represent a harmonious blend of sculpture and sustainable design.

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Sculptor:

Miguel Antonio Horn

primary program:

hand-drawn sketches and foam miniature

mold maker:

NextFab

Cement Sculpture:

J.B. ERLAND and K. KAMAN

finishers:

2013 Industrial Design Intern James SULLIVAN

2013 Architecture Intern Alex MILLER

2013 Fine Arts Intern Cory KRAM

fabrication methodology: 

Layed Up GFRC

title:

Colossus

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Recycled Glass desk and steel & silk orb lights.

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CNC milled vanity in cast GFRC.

Client: Pappajohn Woodworking.

Rhino design: Will Schaecher

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conceptual designer:

EKE Art

FAB TEAM: HUMANKIND

Captain/ Slavedriver J. B. ERLAND

Chassis Fab Lane DAVIS

Costume Designer Coleen RUDOLF

Equestrian Anatomist Kate KAMAN

Bike Mechanic Vince COLVIN

  primary program:

GOOGLE SKETCHUP PRO 7

fabrication methodology: 

Welded Steel and other assorted alloys

Foam, Glass Fiber, Carbon Fiber, Fabric

fabrication duration:

one metric month of Sundays

budget:

n/a

  TITLE: ZOMBISH

KENSINGTON KINETIC SCULPTURE DERBY

WINNER KKSD 2009 "People's Choice Award"

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designer:

J. B. Erland

primary program:

Google SketchUp PRO 7 for Mac

fabrication methodology: 

Cast Ferrocement 

CNC foam knockouts

title:

MAD SCIENTIST KITCHEN

Project Architect: 

G. BUCHHOLZ

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designer and mold designer:

J. B. Erland

primary program:

Google SketchUp PRO 7 for Mac

mold maker:

Ryan F. Anderson

finisher:

2010 Architecture Intern R.R. Cole

2010 Industrial Design Intern J. Sullivan

fabrication methodology: 

Sprayed GFRC

title:

YIN YANG DESK FOR SPACE SHIP

Client and Co-Creator: 

J. Schelter of YOGA SCHELTER East Falls

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kitchen designer:

David Wing of GreenSAW Design

primary program:

AutoCAD

fabrication methodology: 

Moldmaking and Hand Layed Up GFRC by J.B. ERLAND

Technique pioneered by ceramic Artist and cement master craftsman Buddy Rhodes.

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designer:

J. B. Erland

primary program:

Google SketchUp PRO 7 for Mac

Adobe Illustrator CS2

fabrication methodology: 

Laser Cut Acrylic

Technique pioneered by Visual Artist and cement craftsman Joel Erland.