robert stadler: informed at nilufar gallery

robert stadler: informed at nilufar gallery

‘informed’ by paris-based designer robert stadler at nilufar gallery is an installation that is included in the group show ‘atomi’ as part of milan design week. posing the question ‘information is everywhere. what would happen if furniture itself became information?’, the series consists of four pieces – a mirror, rug, bookshelves and a stool – each furniture object displayed against a blue background, the internet’s most predominant color.

informed installation by robert stadler

‘i-mirror’ front (left) and back (right)

‘i-mirror’ together with ‘i-carpet’ invert the letter ‘i’, turning it into a functional exclamation mark –
a reminder that we are the centre of our domestic environment, and that, therefore, we are free to choose the way
in which we want to live in spite of advertising trying to promote predefined lifestyles. carved from carrara marble,
a material traditionally used for figurative sculptures, here the person is reflected by the mirror with the marble
acting as the frame. one can store personal belongings on the shelves carved into mirror’s rear.

‘i-mirror’ with ‘i-carpet’

‘i-carpet’ is meant to represent the dot of the exclamation. the ellipse from a certain perspective,
appears like a circle, and can be removed from the rug like a piece of a puzzle.
made from wool and hand-woven in nepal.

‘transitory’ bookcase

‘transitory’ bookcase

‘transitory’ bookcase