THE GREAT INDOORS : ISSUE 80 : MAY/JUN 2011
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DÉJÀ TIME TRAVELS IN DESIGN
VIEW
028 : CONTENTS
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VISIONS
PHOTO LOUIS BAQUIAST
Polyhedral residences, interactive interiors, sustainable spaces and other ideas from Diller Scofidio + Renfro, UNStudio, Frank Agterberg and co
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PHOTO HÉCTOR SANTOS-DÍEZ
REPORTS
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Ecophon and the science of sound
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Smart urban stage predicts the future of the city
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Visual Merchandising: amazing mannequins, superior shelving and other presentable essentials
CATALOGUE
078 CHANGING ROOMS
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Soweto sign writers go to town in RUF Project’s refurbished Football Training Centre
081 ICE-CREAM PARLOUR
Antonio Gardoni’s Possi is a confection of candy colours and maritime motifs
082 SCHOOL
White, light and bright: Palatre & Leclere’s L’École de la Deuxième Chance is suitably optimistic
085 ATELIERS
Studio spaces by Jun Igarashi and Kensaku Tohmoto prove that small is beautiful
STILLS
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SHOPS
New Aēsop stores from March Studio and Jo Nagasaka, a tangle of tripods from Sinato, and other must-see retail spaces
088 LAUNDRY
Washing in style, with Suds by Plus Architecture
091 CINEMA
Matali Crasset’s Nouvel Odéon is contemporary, convivial and compact
Benjamin Hubert on materials, multitasking – and why he’s big in Milan this year
218 INTRODUCING
059 SHOP/RESIDENCE
Cyril Duval’s store-in-a-home, the Bless Shop Berlin
GOODS
210 PORTRAIT
The process-driven playfulness of Mischer’Traxler
PHOTO ANDREW MEREDITH
061 RESIDENCE
222 TALK
Franco Clivio and the wisdom of the dilettante
The Gururie house: Point and Ouvi’s rooms with views
228 OVERVIEW
063 INDOOR MINI GOLF
Knitting as subversion? The unlikely rebirth of handicrafts
Sinneswandeln’s Schwarzlicht Minigolf is sensationally psychedelic
232 PROCESS
064 CAFÉS
A daring example of digital craft: Atmos’ stunning staircase
Tobias Rehberger angles for Artek, Alfons Tost frames fast food in a fresh light, and Estudio Nômada does tables under trees
236 DESIGN ART
Hyperreal: Reinier Bosch does cardboard copper
070 EXHIBITIONS
Kinkorn excavates the Archaeology of the Netherlands, while Form Us With Love dissects the dandy
237 ONE ARTIST, ONE MATERIAL
Jorge Otero-Pailos brings new meaning to the phrase ‘peeling walls’
075 STANDS
239 BOOKS
Tulp takes steps for Desso, and HfG Offenbach is highly strung
What next for materials? We consult three new publications
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240 NEXT
A sneak preview of Frame 81
046 : STILLS
STILLS
PORTFOLIO OF PLACES
067 ESTUDIO NÔMADA PICK UP STICKS
STILLS : 047 PHOTO LOUIS BAQUIAST
PHOTO HÉCTOR SANTOS-DÍEZ
056 JO NAGASAKA, MARCH STUDIO FABLED AËSOPS
PHOTO JÉRÔME SPRIET
091 MATALI CRASSET MOVIE MAGIC
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA : CAFÉ : 067 THE CANTINA AT THE CITY OF CULTURE OF GALICIA IS A REFLECTION OF SPANISH CULTURAL TRADITION AND MODERN POLITICAL DISCOURSE, SAYS DESIGNER ENRIQUE DE SANTIAGO.
CITY OF CULTURE OF GALICIA BY ESTUDIO NÔMADA
In planning the café for Galicia’s City of Culture building, Enrique de Santiago of Estudio Nômada says he first researched traditional cantinas in rural Spanish villages. His resulting design is a lively lunch spot, where neutral oak contrasts with bursts of colour on wall tiles, and guests dine at communal tables with treelike branches rising above their heads. ‘In Spain, during holidays we put long tables under trees for gatherings,’ De Santiago explains. ‘We want people in the cantina to feel like they are protected by the trees and are part of a community. That’s why we have two long tables, so they can share a meal and an experience. Instead of individuals, they are part of a celebration.’ Meanwhile, the colourful tiles effectively protest a municipal ban on the use of tiles on private façades: the attempt of authorities to keep cityscapes aesthetically
neutral. ‘We used tiles to prove you can find beauty in interpretation and create something pretty out of ugliness,’ concludes the designer. estudionomada.es WORDS LYDIA PARAFIANOWICZ PHOTO HÉCTOR SANTOS-DÍEZ