Furnitecture

As the definition of designer expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects ranging from furniture to small-scale architectural inventions is transforming our interior spaces. This book offers examples of this new design typology, by renowned architects and designers from around the globe.

As the definition of ''designer'' expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects ranging from furniture to small-scale architectural inventions is transforming our interior spaces. Boosted by digital design and manufacturing possibilities, a rising global group of independent ''makers'' is making this crossover of furniture and architecture one of the hottest and most innovative fields of design. Furnitecture presents some two hundred examples of this new design typology, by renowned architects and designers from around the globe, including Danish studio KiBiSi''s design for a reconfigurable bookshelf system, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban''s moving boxes within rooms, Dutch designers Makkink & Bey''s conversational Ear Chairs and French atelier 37.2''s series of self-standing cubes.

Préface
A compact sourcebook of ideas for innovative furnishing, interior environments and small-scale architectural interventions

Auteur
Anna Yudina is co-founder and editor-in-chief of MONITOR magazine. She has curated design exhibitions on Zaha Hadid and Jakob + MacFarlane and has written several books on architecture, including Furnitecture and Lumitecture for Thames & Hudson.

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Presents a wave of designers who are applying architectural techniques to create innovative new furnishing options

Résumé
As the definition of 'designer' expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects ranging from furniture to small-scale architectural inventions is transforming our interior spaces. Boosted by digital design and manufacturing possibilities, a rising global group of independent 'makers' is making this crossover of furniture and architecture one of the hottest and most innovative fields of design. Furnitecture presents some two hundred examples of this new design typology, by renowned architects and designers from around the globe, including Danish studio KiBiSi's design for a reconfigurable bookshelf system, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban's moving boxes within rooms, Dutch designers Makkink & Bey's conversational Ear Chairs and French atelier 37.2's series of self-standing cubes.

Contenu
Introduction • 1. Experimenting with Structure. Sections: Frameworks, Deconstruction, Blocks & Modules, Stacks & Towers, Transformers, Parametrics • 2. Furnitecture as Micro-architecture. Sections: Fusion, Space Organizers, Room in a Room, In-built; Landscapes • 3. Synthesis. Sections: Macro-furniture, Architectural Shelving, Partitions, Plug-ins and Add-ons, Building Blocks, Multi-scale