francesco maria bandini: the positive floor for interaceFLOR

‘the positive floor’ by francesco maria bandini for interfaceFLOR at the triennale di milano image © designboom

interfaceFLOR, a worldwide leader in the production of modular and sustainable flooring presented ‘the positive floor’ at milan design week 2011. the project, conceived by italian designer francesco maria bandini comes to life at the triennale di milano with a dream-like maze installation. twenty large faceted podiums are positioned throughout a dimension of pure white which is contrasted only by multicolored textiles that top each structure. reflected in hexagonal, mirrored ceiling tiles, the colors act as a compass that orientate visitors who are moving through the abstract and distorted space.

stairway for elevated view image © designbooma set of stairs located at the end of the path invites visitors into a secondary environment. submersed in space between the prisms and their reflections, the lookout tower provides an overall view of the installation while allowing viewers to see the diverse range of colors and patterns.

a view into the exhibition

michele iacovitti at interfaceFLOR describes the exhibition,

‘the installation aims to take people’s perception of flooring and turn it on its head. we have created a physical journey into the surreal where what should be under our feet, the floor, exists high up in another reality…’

flooring on podiums

carpeted podiums image © designboom

reflection of the carpets in the hexagonal, mirrored ceiling tiles image © designboom

ceiling detail image © designboom