emmanuelle moureaux: 'sticks' for issey miyake

‘sticks’ by emmanuelle moureaux for issey miyake all images courtesy emmanuelle moureaux photographer: nacasa & partners inc.

french-born and tokyo-based designer and architect emmanulle moureaux has created ‘sticks’, an in-store installation for issey miyake. consisting of 411 white and coloured sticks of different lengths, their assembled form connects and provides circulation to the store space, all the while lending a new appearance to the long window front.

inspired by ‘mikado’, a european children’s game, the sticks seem to be positioned randomly, creating tension and chance balances, which were designed to become tangible forms. the resulting form is structurally balanced despite its unbalanced and chaotic appearance.

store view

storefront view

study model in the office

model for testing phase

model

scaled down model for construction

testing prototype, scale 1:1

emmanuelle moureaux on the left directing her team in the installation

(left and right) transporting and installation of ‘sticks

mini sticks (like mikado game) placed in each store