SET Architects' Album Bff016 installation doubles as a photography gallery
Milan 2016: Italian firm SET Architects has wrapped fabric around a steel framework to create an installation and temporary exhibition space for ceramic tile manufacturer Florim (+ slideshow).
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The free-standing structure is divided into five separate spaces, which have been covered in black juta – a biodegradable material made from vegetable fibre. The top portion of the installation features a zigzag "roof", made by wrapping the material around alternate horizontal bars.
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The steel framework is made from separate rods, designed to be easily assembled using a bolt-less system. According to the firm, this also means the installation can be "infinitely reproduced".
"The wings created by the steel free-standing structure and the juta cloth generate diverse paths and ways to interact with the space," said SET Architects.
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The floor of the Album Bff016 installation is covered in a grid of Florim's black ceramic tiles, and the fabric walls are hung with photographs of the Azerbaijan Pavilion of Expo 2015 – which was also constructed using the company's products.
"The black cloth gives rise to a chequered pattern, which consists of a modular grid of one-square-metre spaces," said SET Architects, which recently completed a steel Holocaust memorial in Bologna Square.
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"Thus, the cloth serves not just as a discreet background for the photographs but also as a tool to highlight the value of the images," it added.
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius also created a temporary installation for Milan design week, arranging pieces of Vitra furniture by colour to create a rainbow-hued collection of hanging chairs. New products debuted as part of the fair include Hay's range of experimental office furniture, and a collection of seating designed by Jasper Morrison for Vitra.
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The installation was housed inside Florim's flagship store in Brera during Milan design week, from 12 to 17 April 2016.
Photography is by Simone Bossi.
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