zaha hadid: tide for magis image courtesy of magis

 

 

 

designing a light shaped object that expresses the transition from solid traditional furniture to the slight thickness of plastic was the starting point of ‘tide’ by london-based architect zaha hadid. developed for italian furniture manufacturer magis, based on the idea of minimal surfaces where points have a medium radius equivalent to zero, ‘tide’ is a symmetric shelving system in which one can create different compositions through various rotations on the individual modules onto themselves. it allows individuals to build and rebuild the module to fit the space around them, adjusting the components according to their needs – where full empty spaces follow each other without interruption.

 

 

zaha hadid: tide for magis ‘tide’ on show at the magis stand at the milan fairgrounds during milan design week 2011 image © designboom

 

 

zaha hadid: tide for magis image © designboom

 

 

zaha hadid: tide for magis 3/4 profile image © designboom

 

 

zaha hadid: tide for magis up close of where the units separate image © designboom

 

zaha hadid: tide for magis possible horizontal configuration image courtesy of magis

 

zaha hadid: tide for magis possible vertical configuration image courtesy of magis

 

zaha hadid: tide for magisimage © zaha hadid