Oloid. Form of the future
_Geometric body resulting from the movement of a cube turned inside out
_Unique kinetic properties
_Application in different specialist areas
_Visions for the future
In 1929, the Swiss sculptor, inventor, and researcher Paul Schatz (1898–1971) discovered the geometric form of the oloid. Schatz's life's work was characterized by this fundamentally new body, born of movement, for which he continually found new and groundbreaking applications. This visually powerful and accessible monograph presents the timelessly beautiful oloid as a source of inspiration and a functional element, today more than ever before.
This applies to the visual arts and design, technology and research, architecture, philosophy, and music. Close aesthetic references to the sculptures of Paul Schatz's contemporaries, such as Naum Gabo, Constantin Brancusi, and Henry Moore, are just as surprising as the contemporary homage to him by artists such as Ólafur Elíasson. The oloid proves to be a universal body that—as simple as it is complex, at once elegant and powerful—has not yet revealed all its secrets and potential.
With contributions by Dirk Böttcher, Andreas Chiquet, Heinrich Frontzek, Felix M. Hediger, Gerhard Heid, Tobias Langscheid, Vera Kopppehel, Walter Kugler, Matthias Mochner, Christoph Müller, Oliver Niewiadomski, Beate Oberdorfer and Tilo Richter as well as historical texts by Lucius Burckhardt and Paul Schatz.
