Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Jan and Tim Edler | realities:united
Jan and Tim Edler work in the contact area between art, communication, architecture and information technologies. In 2000 the brothers found the architecture and design studio realities:united which varies in size, typically between 5 and 9 people.
Depending on the project context the studio develops comprehensive communication- and development strategies, concrete planning or specialized technologies.
realities:united is specialized to reveal or reformulate the fundamental project objectives and develops methods, to translate and thereby strengthen these “core objectives” effectively across the boundaries of design disciplines, technologies and habits.
For the development of the BIX communicative display skin at the Kunsthaus Graz (http://www.bix.at) the brothers received the “golden nail” - at the Art Director Club awards in Germany (2004), the Hans Schaeders Award by the German Architects Association Berlin (2004) and a Design distinction at the New York ID Annual Design Review (2004). Furthermore - as one out of five projects - the BIX facade is nominated for the 50.000 Euro Inspire Award in Germany (In order to win the Edler brothers need your online vote till 1st of Feburary 2005 – please check http://www.bix.at/index-vote-e.html ).
Jan and Tim Edler presented their work at numerous international lectures in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Italy, the USA, Malaysia, Singapore,
Their projects have been shown at several international exhibitions including Schusev State Museum of Architecture , Moscow (2004), the Cube Gallery, Manchaster, UK (2003), the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein & Berlin, Germany (2003), the Aedes Gallery, Berlin (2003), La Biennale Die Venezia, Venice, Italy (2002), Gallery Buero Friedrich, Berlin, Germany (2002), Transmediale Media Arts Exhibition, Berlin, Germany (2002), the New Art Association, Aachen, Germany (2000), the Centre de Cultura Contemporania, Barcelona, Spain (2000), Gallery Eigen+Art, Berlin, Germany (1999), Deichtor Exhibition Centre, Hamburg, Germany (1999), the Suerrmondt Ludwig Museum, Aachen, Germany (1998), and Kunst und Technik laboratory, Berlin, Germany (1998).
Recent university teaching positions were held at the Pasadena Art Center Los Angeles (2003) the Bauhaus Foundation Dessau (2001/02) the Berlin Technical University (2000/01) and the Academy of Fine Arts Bremen (2004/05).
The Edlers published articles in diverse magazines and books, recently including “Umbauhaus – Updating Modernism” (2004, Jovis Publishers, edited by Matthias Hollwich and Rainer Weisbach), “A Friendly Alien” (2004, Hatje Cantz Publishers, edited by Dieter Bogner) and “Design Berlin – projects in a changing city” (2003, Vitra Design Museum).
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Jan Edler (*1970)
studied architecture at the Technical University Aachen and at the Bartlett School of Architecture London. He graduated in 1997 as a diploma architect.
Tim Edler (*1965)
studied computer science and architecture at the Technical University of Berlin. He graduated in 1994 as a diploma architect. From 1994 to 1997 he worked for different architect’s offices.