Made by Pen Introduces New Color Lines to Jim Hannon-Tan's Linea Tabletop Organiser

Where Functional Art Meets Architecture

Is it functional art? Tabletop architecture? An elegant answer to organisation? Yes.

Linea by Jim Hannon-Tan is a multi-purpose tabletop organiser inspired by Oscar Niemeyer’s National Congress building and its sleek, modern lines. The interchangeable components and simple design create a flexible, functional answer to keeping clutter organised. Made from durable, easy-to-clean silicone, the Linea can withstand the rigours of daily use throughout the house.

Linea transforms the tabletop organiser into a welcome and attractive addition to any room. The boring desk organiser finally gets the fresh, functional update that takes it beyond the tired, dull necessity of generations past. This new, contemporary take on the tabletop catch-all results in a structured, small-footprint organiser with a wide range of applications. From the office to kitchen to bathroom, Linea's design allows for custom configurations in length, colour and layout. The adaptable components of dishes, cantilever cups, and tray produce the perfect place for everything from toothbrushes to tongs.

Spaces

In the bathroom:
The small-footprint and versatile configurations allow the Linea to replace a variety of toothbrush holders, soap holders, and other elements that create clutter on vanities. The Linea is ideal for keeping makeup and other personal items organised and readily available, perfect for daily use.        
              
In the kitchen: 
The adaptable layout of the Linea easily accommodates a variety of needs. A convenient place for sponges, utensils, and other frequently used kitchen items. A stand to hold your receipe book or iPhone as you cook. Or even a place to house your fresh herbs

In the hallway: 
An elegant counter-top holder for keys, pens, and other personal items. A small plant display. The possibilities go on and on.

In the office: 
Linea provides a custom-made place for pens, glasses, notepads, and just about anything else. Functional flair which stylishly arranges the bits that surround your desk.

Colors

Color combinations of cups and dishes are available to contrast the components with the tray for a personalised look and easy color trend update.

• The Classic: Black tray with black cups and dish
• The Sydneysider: Black tray with white cups and dish
• The Color Flair: Black tray with teal cups and dish
• The Well-Dressed: Black tray with brass + marble dish

New Trending Colors Arriving October 2018

Linea is adding some new, exciting colours to its product line in October 2018, along with a wall mount feature for even more design options. The stylish, trending additions make it easy to update kitchen, bath, and office with some of the season's most popular colors.

New colors coming in October 2018 (and a wall mount feature)!

• The Chic: Harbor Mist Grey
• All Verve: Sharkskin Grey
• On Pointe: Blooming Dahlia

RRP from $110.00 + gst available at www.madebypen.com

All images courtesy of Made by Pen.

Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze

From the delicate nested spirals of a sunflower's seeds, to the ridges of a majestic mountain range, to the layout of the universe, mathematical patterns abound in the natural world. Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze is a new permanent exhibit that will expose and explain the patterns that surround us.


MSI "Numbers in Nature" from Leviathan on Vimeo.

As you enter Numbers in Nature, lenticular images and an immersive large-format film reveal these repeating patterns hidden throughout nature: spirals, occurrences of the "golden ratio" (ɸ), Voronoi patterns, and fractal branching.

Photo courtesy of Leviathan.

The exhibit's centerpiece is the 1,800-square-foot mirror maze, where you'll find yourself in a sea of equilateral triangle chambers that repeat in a dizzying array of mirrors. Can you navigate the maze to find the secrets within?

Complete your journey through Numbers in Nature in a gallery of interactive digital displays and stations, where you can discover even more patterns and ratios in nature-including those found in your own body and in centuries of music, art and architecture. You'll never look at the world the same way again.

The Museum of Science and Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, and contains such magnificent exhibits as an enormous U-505 submarine and a full-scale home of the future. Numbers in Nature, the institution's latest permanent exhibit and newest collaboration with Leviathan, explores the recurrence of patterns and mathematics in our natural world through artful film and interactive installations.

Photo courtesy of Leviathan.

Beginning with an ultra-widescreen theater, we help introduce these phenomena through immersive video content, combining original and existing photography with motion graphics and visual effects. To give guests some hands-on learning, a series of interactive installations (and a mind-bending mirror maze) further explain individual scientific principles touched on in the film. 

Guests can look into a two-way mirror and see their own natural proportions superimposed Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man in real time; or virtually explore 3D spirals, voronoi and other patterns that appear naturally using nothing but the wave of a hand. 

Combining simple analog controls such as knobs, wheels and blocks with cutting-edge technology such as touchscreens, Kinect cameras and Leap Motion sensors, our team designed nearly a dozen dynamic experiences to not only engage children and adults alike but also remain relevant well into the next decade.


About Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, one of the largest science museums in the world, is home to more than 35,000 artifacts and 400,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits designed to spark scientific inquiry and creativity.

Location
5700 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637

Hours
through November 23:
Monday - Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas

For more information please visit www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/numbers-in-nature/


About Leviathan
Leviathan is a conceptual design company that creates engaging narrative content and experiences for brands and entertainers worldwide.

The bold images they conceive appear on stages and architecture, in themed destinations and on screens of all sizes, accompanying famous faces and household names. Leviathan teams build experiences to enthrall audiences, initiate conversations and keep the crowds coming.

Every day, Leviathan's artists and engineers help transform the worlds of commercial advertising, live events, film, television and environments. 

For more information please visit http://www.lvthn.com