matali crasset

matali crasset (33 articles)

matali crasset: infrasons

design | 11.30.11
an installation of sculpture and sound which interprets objects devoid of their original purpose.

matali crasset: wigwam

design | 10.25.11
constructed to look as if it is made from wooden floor panels that have been unhooked and placed informally around the dome-like framework.

matali crasset: le blobterre de matali

design | 10.04.11
an artificial garden has blossomed in the children's gallery at the centre pompidou, filled with new forms, smells and sounds to break visitors away from the expected and introduce them to a new world.

hi matic hotel paris: an urban ecolodge

design | 09.28.11
designboom returned to the hi-matic hotel to see if it is truly living up to its environmental standards. we were pleasantly surprised with how efficiently it merges ecological sustainability and comfort at affor...

matali crasset: maisons sylvestres

architecture | 07.13.11
'these lightweight structures are foundation-free and can be moved around the forest without harming nature or upsetting the ecosystem.' - matali crasset

matali crasset: abbaye royale fontevraud sign

design | 06.29.11
drawing on this idea of losing one's way and finding it again, matalie crasset has designed the new signs as a network of lines that outline the various paths that visitors can take throughout the historic site.

matali crasset + vincent breed: cuttings

design | 05.19.11
bundles of branches form a mould in which glass is blown into it picking up imprints of tree textures resulting in a suite of unique vessels.

hi matic hotel paris - rooms

architecture | 05.13.11
designed to offer visitors a new hotel typology, the 42 room hotel is part futuristic hostel, part japanese riokan. the project looks to establish new methods of interaction and an original experience for travelers.

hi matic hotel in paris

architecture | 05.12.11
designboom was recently in paris where we had the opportunity to preview matali crasset's latest project, an urban eco-lodging facility - a 100% internet based hotel that is void of all traditional concierge and sta...

matali crasset: dip in space with HEAD - gen&

design | 04.14.11
visitors are asked to participate in the exhibition, invited to dip supports into the wax-filled containers from which they withdraw the objects, each one resulting in a unique form. the concept behind the exhibit...

matali crasset: dynamic life for campeggi

design | 04.08.11
devoid of any complicated mechanisms, the design features seven sections that can easily be folded outwards, transforming the piece it into a full-out lounger.

matali crasset: double side for danese

design | 03.31.11
a versatile seat, that with one simple gesture, becomes a work tool - the back of the object flips transforming into a small plane which can be used as a working surface, for eating or just for play.

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