'composite lounge' - bar
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at the imm cologne fair stephen burks displayed his installation 'composite lounge',
addressing the impact of the global furnishings industry and issues such as ecological
crisis, and political instability. using pieces donated by italian brand moroso, burks
turned furniture on its head, arranging it like discarded pile-ups in an abstract urban setting
complete with streetlights and dumpsters in a 'sit where you can' lounge like environment.
streetlights are illuminated and strapped together providing an amalgamation of seating
possibilities. the bar is constructed from strapped together plastic milk crates adorned with
pillows set inside one of the displaced dumpster interiors. screens on the dumpsters juxtapose
stills of burks’ various developing world projects with slick moroso promotional footage,
which highlights the complexity, contradictions and pluralistic voice of the global
furnishings industry.

'the composite lounge is intended to call into question the over 70,000 new products
introduced each year and what happens to them. are we as an industry considering
the life cycle of production? this furniture may have been born in the factory, but just
like everything else, will ultimately end up in the dumpster!'


'composite lounge'
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'composite lounge' - dumpster
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'composite lounge'
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'composite lounge'
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'composite lounge'
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'composite lounge' - composed of moroso chairs
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'composite lounge' - composed of moroso chairs
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'composite lounge' - composed of moroso chairs
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more:
stephen burks: http://www.readymadeprojects.com