Every week we highlight those submissions which have been frequented by our readers and jury, in the lead-up to the reveal of Interiors of the Month winners and honourable mentions. Here are the five most-viewed projects between 18 and 25 August 2023.
C_WHO ARE WE
Misawa Design Institute and Nippon Design Center
Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science tapped the Misawa Design Institute and Nippon Design Center to design Who Are We and What Can We Learn from Observation?, a travelling exhibition kit (currently scored at 7.80; Exhibition) for its collection of taxidermized animals. The designers combined 11 fixtures that incorporate, in total, 46 drawers for specimen display – giving visitors the perspective of researchers. ‘The project is complex yet simple to understand in all its parts and in the deep mission,’ says Luca Macri, partner at Lamatilde. ‘It engages with visitors, triggering curiosity and inviting depth of knowledge.’
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MUSH ROOM
WeWantMore
WeWantMore conceived a bar made out of mycelium for London hospitality event Hix. Providing attendees with a space for gathering, the Mush Room bar (8.13; Material) also served as a conversation starter about the possibilities of sustainable, renewable biomaterials in a trade fair setting. YabuPushelberg design director Filip Milovanovic calls the work a ‘fantastic initiative’, expressing excitement about working with materials that can literally be grown. The bar is now installed at London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, where people can watch its process of decay.
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DIMU FREISING
Iam Interior.Architects.Munich
The Freising Diocesan Museum in Munich has seen a Iam Interior.Architects.Munich -led renewal (7.26; Cultural Space) aimed at housing its extensive permanent collection – with over 40,000 objects – more efficiently. The architects’ approach focused on the concept of ‘opening up’ the religious museum’s walls, allowing natural light to permeate the exhibition space, which comprises 11 rooms centred on the theme of life. The strategic redesign also bridges institution with its urban context.
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STONES
Naoki Iijima Design
The office of a stone company in Tokyo, Stones (7.85; Small Office) was devised to uplift the beauty and power of natural stone. Naoki Iijima Design used these materials as structural components within the small-scale layout, which includes a desk working zone, a meeting area and a showroom. Ancient Japanese tuff was used for the walls and sliced stone from a nearby river for the partitions. ‘Clear, clean design approach with a consistent language throughout,’ comments Milovanovic, who commends the untouched concrete flooring.
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COFFEE LAW-CRYSTALLIZATION
CPD Interiors
A pop-up café in a to-be-demolished building in Taipei, Coffee Law-Crystallization (7.16; Bar) was the work of CPD Interiors. The studio took advantage of the ‘rough-looking’ environment, utilizing basic building materials to create a time- and cost-efficient space. ‘Client Coffee Law aimed to connect the act of having coffee with [an] urban regeneration exhibition,’ explain the designers. Small steel units, cold-tone light fixtures and reflective materials worked together to evoke the symbolic, ephemeral image of a snowflake.
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