Rachel Bilson fires back after Whoopi Goldberg criticizes her take on men’s sex lives ‘The View’ cuts off live Israel interview due to ‘security concern’ You see this happening a lot in these New York venues and it's definitely evolving into something a lot greater than just the idea of a DJ in a dark warehouse.‘The View’s Ana Navarro bashes Jada Pinkett Smith for dropping Will ‘bombshells’ for money Young and experimental designers and architects (Gianni Colombo, Gruppo 9999 and Super Studio, to name a few) were brought on to build out a space that explored reconfigurable furnishings, while utilizing advanced audio and visual technologies, to create a unique experience relatively foreign to the nightclub circuit at the time. The best example of this would have to be Piper Club, which opened in 1965 in an abandoned cinema in Rome. Night clubs were opening across Italy, collaborating with visual, light, installation and performance artists to create these environments outside of what had become the "norm" for clubs. This era reminds me of the Italian radical disco-embodying the architecture and night life of the 60s. It's fascinating to see clubs open and close, and saddening to see community staples like Spectrum and Output forced to close their doors. Safwat: It's evolved tremendously, largely in part to the Let NYC Dance movement and repeal of the Cabaret Law, but as well to the crack down occurring on these DIY venues and raves. What do you make of the state of NYC and Brooklyn nightlife? How have you seen it evolve as you've been working as a designer in the scene? Now days you can spray coat sculptures and materials with metals like steel and copper which was under heard of before. 3D printing and Robotic 5 axis CNC machines are also on rise. Its more exciting with the third industrial revolution on rise. Programmable lighting, it's also becoming a lot more accessible and easy to use every day. Using technology like CNC MACHINES, PLASMA, LASER to cut custom shapes and engrave in materials. Using VR to purpose my vision to clients. It's a really exciting time for music and technology. It has always been a dream of mine to be a contemporary techno architect. It's more of a purpose to create beautiful experiences for people. For me personally this more than just a job. I also see the DJ booth as a modern day piano, a centerpiece where people gather to dance and watch musical performance. I want people to feel as if everyone in the space is abstractly involved in a performance art piece. The club is a space where everyone comes together from all different walks of life to experience pure joy & inspiration. Which parallels to the Sistine chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo. Safwat: I see designing club spaces as designing the modern-day church. What has it been like to get to curate so much of the NYC and Brooklyn club scene? There was something quite romantic and exciting about the experience. These concepts developed in the early stages came about after going to the Elsewhere's former venue, Glasslands, in early 2008-2012 to watch psychedelic, noise and experimental rock bands, seeing the famous LED lit-up clouds from the balcony, riding my bike with an exciting date and painting graffiti on my way there and back. I wanted it to be as if you were walking into a Stanley Kubrick film, the bath scene from The Shining or Korova Milk Bar in A Clockwork Orange. My goal for the loft was to create a 70's time warp experience with a modern twist. The era was greatly influenced by the back-to-nature movement that arose from the hippie rejection of consumerism and materialism, which resulted in an aesthetic focused on mesh surroundings and open-plan living with big windows, indoor gardens, hanging plants, and exposed ceiling beams. ![]() Safwat: For the loft, I wanted to focus on exploring the music, art, and interior design of the 70's, a period dominated by sleek, minimalist modernism, earth tones, warm colors, nature-loving hippie domes, and high tech futurism. ![]() What atmosphere you were trying to create? Tell me a little about your design concept for the Elsewhere Loft.
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