Property News · March 26, 2017

Studio Swine's designs on the world


Husband-and-wife team Studio Swine’s work is a real flight of fancy – and it’s taking the design world by storm, says Becky SunshineEarly next month design duo Studio Swine heads to the Milan Furniture Fair. They are not there to present a new sofa or lighting range like many of their contemporaries, but instead to unveil a 6m high blossoming tree sculpture crafted from recycled scaffolding metal. Every five seconds the tree will dispense vibrating vapour bubbles from its 30 branches. These bubbles will bounce on certain textiles, but pop on skin.“We really looked into Milan as a city,” says Azusa Murakami, one half of Studio Swine. We loved the palazzos with blown glass rather than cut Murano chandeliers. That seemed to cast a new light and we wanted to capture that, but also think about this time of year, and how you can experience nature and seasonality.” The interactive installation is a collaboration with Cos. The brief from the fashion brand was entirely open, but the brand’s values work well with Swine’s: minimalism, modernity and a delight in interesting materials. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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