élise fouin: hilly for tarkett
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élise fouin: hilly for tarkett


'hilly' by élise fouin
all images © colombe clier, courtesy of tarkett and project design agency


parisian designer élise fouin has produced 'hilly', a ground covering in response to flooring company tarkett and
project design agency's prompt, 'the ground upside down'. the piece is a flat surface that, when inflated,
becomes a miniature mountainous landscape. fouin's design value is based in her appreciation of her medium--
with 'hilly' her guiding force is in the tarkett flooring material. the work is comprised of nine layers of vinyl flooring by tarkett
and includes honeycombed cutouts and a balloon system to allow for the selective amplification of the work.



'hilly' as a flat surface, having not yet been pumped with air



the piece is easily inflated with a hand or bike pump, becoming a 3D space



'hilly', three dimensional form, wide view



detailed view of 'hilly'

leigha db
11.07.11  
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eccellente, straordinariamente metafisico, ottimo lavoro !!!
bsdes   11.07.11
Excelent work!
fERNANDO www.ideas-fernando.blogspot.com   11.07.11
this is cool!
katie keller www.gracefulworks.com   11.07.11

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