2011 winners best sculpture
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Newbold Stone
Retro Concrete Ellipse
Project Location: Austin, Texas
Total Retail Price: $250
Weight: 10 lbs.
Concrete Mix: Custom with recycled glass
Other Materials:Steel support
Turn-around time: 1 week
Design: John Newbold, Mark Lind
Fabrication:John Newbold, Justin Cook
FOR THE BIRDS
John Newbold’s Retro Concrete Ellipse was awarded Best Sculpture in the 2011 CHENG Concrete Circle of Distinction Design Challenge by judges Fu-Tung Cheng, designer (Cheng Design, Cheng Products, CHENG Concrete), Robert Brunner, industrial designer (Ammunition Group, Fuego), and Dan Gregory, editor and author (Houseplans.com).
Utilizing his years of experience with concrete, Newbold, owner of Newbold Stone in Austin, Texas, created a simple and modern object that showcases the beauty and versatility of the material. Enhanced with recycled glass, his concrete birdfeeder recalls a mid-20th Century aesthetic while declaring itself an object of contemporary sustainability.
Project Objective and Client Feedback
Newbold’s concrete birdfeeder was originally created for a gala and silent art auction featuring fifty sustainably-themed birdhouses benefitting UpLift Austin, an innovative educational program that introduces high school students to promising green careers as they design and implement projects to promote an environmentally sustainable campus. This is Newbold’s second year of participation in the charity event; his previous entry was also an award-winner, having won an Honorable Mention in Sculpture in the 2010 CHENG Concrete Circle of Distinction Design Challenge.
