'sticks' by emmanuelle moureaux for issey miyake
all images courtesy emmanuelle moureaux
photographer: nacasa & partners inc.


french-born and tokyo-based designer and architect emmanulle moureaux has created 'sticks',
an in-store installation for issey miyake. consisting of 411 white and coloured sticks of different lengths,
their assembled form connects and provides circulation to the store space, all the while lending
a new appearance to the long window front.

inspired by 'mikado', a european children's game, the sticks seem to be positioned randomly,
creating tension and chance balances, which were designed to become tangible forms.
the resulting form is structurally balanced despite its unbalanced and chaotic appearance.



store view





















storefront view



study model in the office



model for testing phase



model



scaled down model for construction



testing prototype, scale 1:1






emmanuelle moureaux on the left directing her team in the installation



(left and right) transporting and installation of 'sticks



mini sticks (like mikado game) placed in each store