steel grates suspended from ratchet straps turn into furniture for bratislava photo lab

raw structural materials compose photo showroom interiors

Minulle Lab is an interior and furniture design project developed by Adam Terlanda for an analog photography showroom and laboratory in Bratislava. The composition of the space is based on selecting heavy structural elements like beams, steel grates, metal rods, and ratchet straps, and transforming them into furniture design pieces that are trying to find balance in unexpected ways.

The project sits within a larger studio complex run by a community of young analog photography enthusiasts, housing a photo studio, grading room, office, film lab, and the showroom. As a young collective driven by original ideas, aiming to broaden the analog community in Slovakia’s capital, constrained by a tight budget, the challenge was to build a space unified through one-of-a-kind furniture without the cost of it.

Adam Terlanda brings an industrial feel into Minulle Photo Lab

The whole composition is based on selecting heavy structural elements like beams, steel grates, metal rods, and ratchet straps, and transforming them into pieces that achieve balance in non-conventional ways. Through this project, designer Adam Terlanda explores the question of whether the industrial could feel structurally elegant by applying principles of mechanical logic and gravitational forces. Minulle Lab was officially opened in July 2025, through a launch event combining a photography exhibition with an alternative music listening session, bringing together diverse groups from Bratislava’s alternative youth scene. 

project info:

name: Minulle Lab
interior & furniture designer: Adam Terlanda | @adamterlanda

3D design: Martin Kuchárik | @_martinkoch

furniture design collaborator: Sebastian Komáček | @sebastiankomacek

client: Minulle Lab | @minulle_lab

photographer: Adam Terlanda

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