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FROM THECOOLHUNTER.NET

In a wonderful fusion of ancient Asian art forms and modern sensibilities,

two massive origami lanterns in the form of tigers,

will help Sydney citizens and visitors celebrate the Lunar or Chinese New Year.

February 14 will mark the start of the Year of the Tiger,

but the two crouching giants will remain at Customs House from February 11 to March 14, 2010.

The lanterns are 2.5 meters high and more than 7 meters long and they are lit by low-energy LED lights.

As is fitting in soccer-mad Australia, the felines are not just idly posing,

they are playing soccer in celebration of the FIFA soccer world cup.

The tigers, commissioned by Customs House to raise awareness about the endangered status of tigers,

were designed by Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) with offices in Sydney and Stuttgart, Germany.

这段时间谷歌和美国对台军售分了我们的心，

不知不觉，虎年就要来了。

在澳大利亚悉尼，长7米、高2.5米的老虎造型灯笼正在夜空闪耀。

工艺上无非是来源于传统的中国折纸灯笼手法，但整个设计却充满摩登的现代气息。

线条简单明了，颜色则是简单强烈的黑红蓝，

配合低能耗的LED内置灯，被称为高科技摩登纸老虎一点也不过。

德国设计公司LAVA受酒店COSTUMES HOUSE 之邀，设计了这两个老虎。

寓意有两个：

1. 为FIFA世界杯造势。蓝色的足球就清晰的表达了这一点。

2.唤醒人们对老虎这种濒危动物的重视。

当然，其商业价值也是不言而喻的。

撇开这两点不说，最吸引我的是设计公司的设计理念。

这两只纸老虎，货真价实，是摩登现代审美观与传统艺术的绝佳体现！

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