Inclus dans:

• Fonds: Bernard Cache fonds, 1992-2011
•    Série(s): Objectile records, 1993-2011

Personnes et institutions:

• Bernard Cache (archive creator)
• Objectile (Firm) (architectural firm)
• Bernard Cache (architect)
• Patrick Beaucé (artist)
• Jean-Louis Jammot (software developer)

Titre:

Objectile records

Date:

1993-2011

Niveau de description archivistique:
Series

Collation:

• 5,558 digital files (2 GB)

Présentation du contenu:

Series 1, Objectile, 1993 - 2011, relates to the firm’s activities, from the production of decorative panels to the management of daily business. This series includes born-digital material and chiefly dates from 2004-2008.



“Objectile” is a term first proposed by philosopher Gilles Deleuze in his book The Fold, published in 1988. It was used to name the research conducted by Bernard Cache and his associate Patrick Beaucé around the development of industrial means to produce “non-standard” objects. In his book Earth Moves (Terre Meuble), Bernard Cache describes non-standard objects as repeatable variations on a theme, such as a family of curves declining the same mathematical model. The randomness of their patterns recalls earth’s forms and curves, the way geography generates nature’s topography. Cache also wanted these folds and curves to express a relationship between the exterior (geography) and the interior (furniture) of architecture.



From these ideas, the firm Objectile was founded created to industrially produce and market those non-standard objects mostly taking the form of decorative panels. Those panels and other furniture were among the first objects to be computationally designed with computer-aided design software (CAD) and then industrially built through computer numerical control (CNC). The patterns were designed through unique algorithms that could endlessly be modified and personalized.



Materials in this series reflect the work of Objectile. This includes design and execution records for the different wooden panels and other furniture, which are primarily in still image and CAD formats (TopSolid, AutoCAD). There is also a significant body of material for the Objectile website (in HTML and XML formats). The series additionally includes textual documentation reflecting the administration of the firm, including accounting and legal documentation, as well as correspondence. These materials are in typical office formats and include email.

Numéro de référence:

AP169.S1

Mode de classement:
Individual computer files were grouped into directories by topic during processing. The directories are not arranged.

Conditions d’accès:

• Digital material can only be accessed on-site. Please contact Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca for more information. Access by appointment only.

Contient:

• AP169.S1.001, TopSolid models and photographs of digital models for Objectile panels and furniture, 1993-2010
• AP169.S1.002, Photographs of Objectile panels and furniture, 2000-2011
• AP169.S1.003, Web pages for Objectile's website, 1997-2011
• AP169.S1.004, Bernard Cache Objectile email correspondence with subcontractors, 1994-2010
• AP169.S1.005, Financial statements for Objectile, 1997-2010
• AP169.S1.006, Contracts and other legal documentation for Objectile, 2002-2010
• AP169.S1.007, Various business and management records for Objectile, 2002-2010