The 1:50 scale model can be seen at the Super-Contemporary exhibition at London's Design Museum, alongside projects by Neville Brody, Ron Arad, Zaha Hadid, Nigel Coates, Paul Smith, Industrial Facility, Kit Grover, BarberOsgerby, Wayne Hemingway, Tom Dixon and Paul Cocksedge.

EL ULTIMO GRITO 'Abandon/ed Architectures' project in NULLPUNKT exhibition at MARTA Herford

'NULLPUNKT' is an exhibition of New Design in Germany curated by Max Borka. Max showcases a subjective selection of groundbreaking design positions currently being produced in Germany. From selected works by Werner Aisslinger, Bless, Mark Braun, Heike Buchfelder & Jan Peter Sonntag, Mathias Dietz, Stefan Diez, Ett la Benn, Farsen & Schölhammer, Fehling & Peiz, Fremdkoper, Fuchs & Funke, Konstantin Grcic, Jörg Hundertpfund, Aylin Kayser & Christian Metzer, Silvia Knüppel, Linda Kotowski & Mashallah Design, David Krings, Alexa Lixfeld, Julia Lohmann, Olze & Wilkens, Valerie Otte, Redesigndeutschland, Tina Roeder, Judith Seng, Katrin Sonnleitner, Tido von Oppeln & Museum der Dinge, Katharine Wahl, Hermann Weizenegger and Dirk Winkel; to the three project rooms by Jerszy Seymour, Marti Guixe and El Ultimo Grito; and the catalogue designed by Mirko Borsche.

A collection of marble vases, curated and commissioned by Gumdesign with Editoria & Giradini around the theme of 'Cambio' (change).

The limited edition pieces designed b Dodo Arslan, Enrico Azzimonti, Emmanuel Babled, Matali Crasset, Michele De Lucchi with Alberto Nason, El Ultimo Grito, Roberto Giacomucci, Marti Guixe, Gumdesign, Giulio Lachetti, Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Lagranja, Maria Laudani & Marco Romanelli, Norberto Medardi, Adolfo Natalini, Lorenzo Palmeri, David Pelterer, Matteo Ragni, Guglielmo Renzi, Luca Scachetti, Matteo Thun & Antonio Rodriguez and Paolo Ulian, were manufactured by the UPGROUP, in Italy.

For more information look in the CURATORIAL section and for an overlook of the exhibition you can see all the pieces in the video catalogue at NWNH videos

 http://www.laboralcentrodearte.org/en/475-artists-works

Composite Bench System

 “It is very hard to come up with a new typology in furniture and more often than not the result remains very strongly in the realm of a suggestion to rethink existing options, but rarely does a new configuration present itself as a useful addition to the family of furniture. The composite bench/sofa does so by merging the bench height table structure with elements of upholstery.

The visual impact is two fold, first it seems like a kind of upholstered Japanese garden, with serene chiselled structural cushions in abstract relations to each other, but on second look and in use the organisation reveals itself to be a comfortable seating arrangement that is also open to additional uses such as placing things, such as books or bags alongside the seats at usable table height. This is a mature piece of design from the experimental mind of designers El Ultimo Grito; it conveys an understanding of the importance of the visual presence that is the role of lobby furniture while offering the user a special sense of space. It is a piece of design that has a sense of versatility also in regards of its intended markets. It will look good in museums, and may fulfil the needs of corporate entrance lobbies but it also offers an attractive piece for domestic surroundings. In terms of industrial design there is some clever thinking in terms of creating a striking piece with simple production elements. The back rests are separate cushions which allow for a wider range off configurations, from the traditional arrangements to the more spatial pieces which can be sat on from any direction.”

Text by Daniel Charny.

Shown in the exhibition called Just in: New acquisitions from the collection.
The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries.

Organized by Paola Antonelli. Curator, and Christian Larsen, Curatorial Assistant,
Departament of Architecture and Design.