Lambert Kamps, Studio for Art & Design in Groningen, The Netherlands. / Work

Pillow tent
15/09/2010

Inflatable tent for indoor and outdoor events. The tent consists of over one hundred connected individual airbags. The different shaped bags and the pressurized air inside give the tent its shape and firmness.

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Fat Furniture
01/04/2010

Swollen furniture inspired by the rise in obesity of people in the Western consumer society.

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Bookcase
15/02/2010

Bookcase in the office of De Jongens Ronner. The bookcase is made of laminated bending plywood and consists of four separate parts mounted on the wall.
Hotelroom in design hotel
15/07/2009

Interior design for a four person room in hotel "Het Paleis" in Groningen. The divisions, consisting of soft and hard forms, create plenty of privacy, despite the limited space. The beds fold up during the day so that more space is created. The guests will bring colour to the room with their luggage
Canal Taxi
15/06/2009

Community art project in Liverpool. The city council wanted to give the dilapidated Leeds-Liverpool Canal positive attention and stimulate tourism. Artists were invited to start this process and draw attention to the channel. The taxi which was converted to a boat taxi refers to the wrecks at the bottom of the canal there and show what you achieve using a car wreck. The taxi has operated for a whole summer on the canal as a water taxi. Commissioned by Urbanism 2009 Liverpool.
Video folly
01/12/2008

Inflatable folly for video presentations at CBK Groningen. The construction consists of connected airbags and leans against the wall which can be used as a projection screen.
Shed
04/06/2008

Saved from demolition and redeveloped as a boat, this old shed sailed to the the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen and was included in its collection. This open air museum has salvaged buildings of historical interest in the vicinity of the former Zuiderzee (Southern Sea). The shed has since been used during festivals and cultural events. Commissioned by Ida van der Lee.
Heroes
01/05/2008

The three Dutch naval heroes, De Ruyter, Maurits and Piet Hein, in turbulent times found a safe haven in the port of Delfzijl. To remember this fact, the heads of these heroes were placed at the centre of a roundabout , where they look straight at you when you approach.
Coffee counter
01/10/2007

Mobile coffee counter for public spaces. The illuminated text on the front leaves no doubt about the function of the object.

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Caterpillar
01/08/2007

Flexible inflatable tent, specially designed and made for multi media presentations, theatrical performances and other events. The tent is easy and quick to build. Pitching the tent is quick and easy. Commissioned by platform Gras.

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Video Tent
03/06/2007

Small inflatable tent, specially designed for multimedia presentations during open-air or indoor events of K&C Drenthe and Zimihc. The tent has room for eight people. Several tents of the same model can be fitted together to create a space which is exciting to explore.
Tube Lamps
01/04/2007

These lights work in the same way as a pneumatic cylinder. The luminous portion moves in and outwards by using air pressure. This way you can adjust the light intensity, and use the lamp both as mood light as well as a work light.
Waffle Chairs
01/03/2007

The Waffle chairs can provide more than just comfort, they can produce food and pillows. On the seats you bake waffles and make waffle-shaped pillows from polyether foam. Both sides of the seat are made of baking irons, when they are hot you only have to put the waffle mix on it and close the seat. In five minutes the soft, your warm waffle or pillow is ready.

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Artificial Moon
01/08/2006

The Artificial Moon will change the face of the Earth. An inflatable ball with a diameter of one kilometer will be filled with hot air and subsequently rise. The ball will be a temporary celestial body and become a second moon for the earth. During an artist in residance I did a test project (scale model) to give an indication of how it works. http://www.pechakuchamaastricht.eu/page_content.aspx?id=83&bcpid=9489481001&bclid=45603028001&bctid=45702125001
Ant
01/07/2006

Toon Tellegen, writer of poetry and stories, was awarded the Hendrik de Vries Prize of the City of Groningen. In the stories of Toon Tellegen is the ant an important figure. This specially crafted sculpture of the ant was part of the award.
Reversor
01/06/2006

A tree is clamped in a hydraulic mechanism. It is sawn between two parts of this machine so it can hinge. Now it is possible to put the tree down, but also back in to its upright position. If you regret cutting down a beautiful tree. you can now easily recover the error. The reversor was made for a project of Kunstenlab.

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Magnet Clock
01/11/2005

Digital clock, which digits are formed by growing pixels made of iron powder. Electromagnets on the back ensure that iron, transported via oil, on the front is attracted or repelled. Cam wheels drive the system.
Brick Industry
01/06/2005

Project Brick Industry at a new housing estate shows that it is possible to find and produce building materials at or near the place where the houses are built. At the location "Broekpolder" near the village Heemskerk (NL) was clay in the ground, which, using found wood, could be perfectly baked into bricks. Nowadays, most materials and the builders are transported from faraway to construction sites.
War of Furniture
01/02/2005

This random moving furniture changes position in the room every ten seconds. The furniture determines its own position. While moving, the pieces collide and demolish each other.

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Box Tent
01/06/2004

This tent was designed and made to house the Boxing machine during several festifals in the Netherlands. The tent, which gets its stregth from high pressure air, weighs almost nothing altthough its size is coniderable. It can easily be managed by one person.
Light emitting roof tiles (roof tiles with internal lightning)
03/01/2004

A roof fitted out with these tiles can be used for collourful light shows, images and text. It lights up in the dark and becomes visible. It can be used for commercial purposes, or just to let the rest of the family know that dinner isready.
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Diever, Groningen 2x, Amsterdam, Finsterwolde, Roermond, Almelo (NL) Milan (IT) Berlin (DE)
Flexible house
15/07/2003

The different layers of this object are symbolizing the different functions of a standard house. When a function of a layer is not utilized, this layer disappears. If it is utilized again, the layer fills with air. This way, the volume of the object stays minimized.
‘Flexible House’ is a project in collaboration with Tjeerd Veenhoven in commission of the Day of Architecture and Platform Gras.
Driving currant Bun
15/06/2003

At special occasions, the B1 Bakers, Erik Botman and Lambert Kamps carried out some high-profile bake performances. They made the biggest Poffert (cooked currant loaf) ever, baked a riding Currant Bun and tried to fly away in a Pie-copter.
Balloon tent
31/12/2002

The balloon tent is made of the upper half of a depreciated hot air balloon. Equipped with a ballasted rim and filled with air, it turns into a dome tent in which about 300 people can party.
Boxing
01/12/2002

Boxing is an interactive game for two people.
Participants control, via panel buttons on the floor, a cart containing a boxing glove. The idea is to place the cart into a position so you can hit the opponent.
Boxing is inspired by highly violent computer games in which the player can lose several lives. In Boxing a punch can really hurt.

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Space Maker
15/08/2002

The Space Maker is a tent with an interactive moving roof. The roof is normally too low to stand in the tent. At the places visitors move towards, the tent roof rises up automatically so you can stand there. When you walk, ahead of you the roof goes up, and behind you it goes back down. That way, the volume of the tent stays minimal.
Poffert
15/06/2002

At special occasions, the B1 Bakers, Erik Botman and Lambert Kamps carried out some high-profile bake performances. They made the biggest Poffert (cooked currant loaf) ever, baked a riding Currant Bun and tried to fly away in a Pie-copter.
Air Bridge
01/09/2001

The Air Bridge has been developed as a test object to examine the possibilities of inflatable spans. The results are still to be incorporated into an inflatable building with multiple floors. The construction consists of only pressurized air and cloth.
Ferry-Go-Round
15/08/2001

The Ferry-Go-Round was a ferry across the pond between the two festival sites at the Noorderzon Festival in Groningen. In a theatrical and disorienting way, the public was transpaorted over water. The Ferry-Go-Round is a joint venture with Tjeerd Veenhoven.
High Point
01/06/2000

High Point is a design for a drugs self-service machine. Addicts can use this convenient public machine public for their daily shot.
Matrix
05/04/2000

This inflatable construction resembles a molecular model, but is actually the upper part of a building that was once destined to become a tower. For each presentation, this construction will grow a little, so that one day... The design is the result of images that sprung to mind during sleepless nights.
Inflateble furniture
15/06/1999

This furniture can be filled with air or be deflated. You fill up what you need and deflate what you don’t use. Now it is possible to move to a smaller house, because one room can be used for all purposes. A room can change its function, for example from a living room into a bedroom: you fill up your bed and deflate your table, chairs and cupboard.
Spywagon
15/09/1998

This wagon is a verhicle designed to spy on the board of directors of the art academi Minerva in Groningen (NL). Students, teachers and other interested people could spy into the offices on the first floor of the building. It was used at a moment that the board of directors were discussing a new economic structure and everybody was interested in the outcome. www.academieminerva.nl
Soapstonemachine
01/08/1998

This is a symbolic machine made out of soapstone. The machine recycles the big mountain of waiststone from the guarry near by Joensuu (SF). The proportions of the wheels show the chemical composition of the stone. The rough stone above will be reduced to rubble by these wheels. This project was made in collaboration with Erik Botman.
Numbers (Wild flashing numbers)
01/06/1998

On three independent flashing lightboxes, we see numbers appear and disapear in a raid motion. These lightboxes where used for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the art academy Minerva in the city of Groningen. The Numbers stand for past and hopefully comming years of Minerva. www.academieminerva.nl The project was exhibited in Groningen(NL),Nagele(NL) and in Frakfurt(DE) during the Luminale 2007 www.luminapolis.com
Traffic Jam (Floating traffic jam made up of colourfull toy cars)
01/05/1998

Floating parade of toycars in a canal in the city of Meppel (NL),mirroring the real traffic jam on the street next to it.
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Untill the introduction of the automobile this old canal was the most important trade route into the town of Meppel. The boats have long been replaced by trucks moving along the motorway. Part of the canal has been filled up with sand in fafour of this motorway. In turn , during weekdays the motorwa fills up with cars. This artwork reflects playfully on that situation.
Flowerpot
01/05/1995

This oversized flowerpot was placed around the trunk of a tree. The enormous scale of the pot reduces a tree to a pot plant. The pot has toured through Groningen and it diminished various trees.

Lambert Kamps

Pillow tent

Fat Furniture

Bookcase

Hotelroom in design hotel

Canal Taxi

Video folly

Shed

Heroes

Coffee counter

Caterpillar

Video Tent

Tube Lamps

Waffle Chairs

Artificial Moon

Ant

Reversor

Magnet Clock

Brick Industry

War of Furniture

Box Tent

Light emitting roof tiles (roof tiles with internal lightning)

Flexible house

Driving currant Bun

Balloon tent

Boxing

Space Maker

Poffert

Air Bridge

Ferry-Go-Round

High Point

Matrix

Inflateble furniture

Spywagon

Soapstonemachine

Numbers (Wild flashing numbers)

Traffic Jam (Floating traffic jam made up of colourfull toy cars)

Flowerpot