GG-loop showcases modular ever-changing furniture during milan design week 2016

GG-loop showcases modular ever-changing furniture during milan design week
(above) gentle genius house-museum
image © michael sieber

GG-loop‘s furniture design is informed by natural processes, mathematical systems and harmonic proportions. during milan design week 2016, they will showcase the first three pieces of the modular ever-changing furniture series: vibrio (sofa), diatom (table) and zephyrus (cabinet) at ventura lambrate. all of them are conceived to be transformed over time, according to the evolving needs of the user. as in nature, these pieces organically modify, interact and respond thanks to basic natural principles of duplication and aggregation.

these pieces belong to a family born while developing their main project of 2015, the interiors of ‘the infection’ (find our coverage here.)

vibrio — modular sofa
image © alessandro indrio

‘vibrio’ is a modular furniture piece motivated by the relentlessly changing multitude of primary organic shapes created through molecular aggregation. the piece is developed based on the symmetry of mandalas, cymatic imagery, the healing properties contained in the principles of sacred geometry. its inherent harmonious form resonates within the space it inhabits, questioning its status quo to reflect the eternally transformative aspect of life. 

the sofa can be accommodated to any space thanks to its modularity  

six modules making up ‘vibrio’

different modular possibilities, although they are infinite

diatom table
image © michael sieber

‘diatom’ is the first table of the modular furniture series designed by GG-loop, informed by the relentlessly changing multitude of primary organic shapes, created through molecular growth processes. its frame is composed of extremely light elements forming a rigid and almost invisible structure. the circular table has no front or back side, allowing a different view as the user walks around it. the weight of the round glass top resting on the delicate diatomic cells creates a sculptural tension. 

the table’s frame is composed of extremely light elements forming a rigid and almost invisible structure.

‘zephyrus’ cabinet

‘zephyrus’ is a cabinet with a polymorphic form that reflects the quality of the butterfly as a symbol of life as transformation. its dynamism evokes the beauty and elegance of that transformation in a space. as a butterfly, it is composed of a body and two wings: the main core of 3 drawers and two wings of 2 drop-front drawers each. mirroring and rotation around the symmetric core create an ever transformable furniture piece. the cabinet doesn’t have a front and back, but rather two front sides that can be rearranged at wish and extended or reduced over time.

set possibilities of ‘zephyrus’

full set

teaser from the seed of time
video courtesy of  no water for whales

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