front and patricia urquiola preview: moroso at milan design week 09

the m'afrique exhibition held at the moroso showroom during milan design week, celebrated the african continent through works by designers, artists and craftspeople.

material research is, again, a key element in patricia urquiola's 'fergana' collection, whose fabrics combine ancient weaving techniques from uzbekistan with european industrial manufacturing techniques.

its basic shape is a hexagonal arrangement inspired by molecular geometry or a snowflake.

the project tells the personal narratives of five women living in the remote villages of kwazulu-natal, south africa, each one developing their story into text through means of threading glass beads onto metal wires...

the clock's circular face holds each number perpendicular to the surface which only become legible when their shadows are cast on to the painted white base.

the aesthetic of the armchair draws on the classic wooden beaded seat covers used by drivers who are looking for a certain kind of comfort when sitting in their cars.

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each of the individual pieces is formed by shaping a single module of wire and arranging it radially.

the sofa is embellished with a stop-stitched embroidery leaf pattern that sits upon a frame of 'branches'.