Furniture collection developed at Alfa.brussels
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“PillowPillow” is a furniture collection which was developed during a residency at Alfa.brussels in Brussels,Belguim. In this collection they use 3d modeling software to unite opposite forms of expression into non confirmatory objects. The strict lines of the modern-style furniture that the pieces are based on is emphasized by a shiny, lacquer-like finish achieved by coating the pieces in car paint, while the blob-like upholstery additions are finished in a soft artificial fur. Each piece is the result of a digital modelling experiment, which the designers have translated into a real object. The two chairs in Schimmel & Schweikle's PillowPillow series combine archetypal, minimalist furniture designs with organic shapes, "morphing" them together to create new forms. Resulting in a dualistic form of expression that challenges the need for an uncontaminated narrative.
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The third piece in the collection features a standard desktop computer combined with green, fur pillows, and is intended to sit on the floor of a living room. The way the computer has become so intertwined with our lives cannot be ignored. That’s why the ´PillowPillow Computer´ pulls itself from the dark desk corners where it usually lives and gives itself the more prominent role it deserves in our households. In a way it is a token to the design mythology of the designers who always aims to investigate the role the digital world plays in our everyday lives.
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The “PillowPillow” collection was first presented at the Collectible fair in Brussels,Belgium.
Installationview, Collectible booth;
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