studio hanna krüger questions appropriation in [collective]collection

studio hanna krüger questions appropriation in [collective]collection
all images courtesy of studio hanna krüger

designer hanna krüger explores the dynamic between public and private, past and future in her experimental project, ‘[collective] collection’. the objects are rearrangements and combinations of pre-existing products. employing methods of fragmentation and re-contextualization, krüger introduces products that are simultaneously original and familiar.

‘RGB’, individual plates dissolve into a collective whole

the series addresses issues of adaptation, collectivism, and the constant continuation of artifacts and philosophies that have come before.  digital files from vienna’s MAK –austrian museum of applied arts — were taken and reinterpreted by krüger. use of the freely accessible store of knowledge becomes a dialogue on the infrastructure of design, and questions whether the past is merely another tool at creatives’ disposal. ‘[collective] collection’ was displayed at ventura lambrate during milan design week 2015. 

‘RGB’, the perception of the singular changes because of the context 

vally wieselthier, glass service can: circa 1927 

image © MAK

the ‘hoff [on]’ table lamp is an amalgamation of motifs and designs by josef hoffmann

josef hoffmann, table lamp: approx. 1925 
image 
© MAK

josef hoffmann/vienna’s workshop, flower pot: approx. 1928
image 
© MAK 

‘JUL’ pattern of the rope is reminiscent of the patterns of the vienna workshop

josef hoffmann/vienna’s workshop, table cloth: approx. 1924
image
 © MAK 

josef hoffmann/vienna’s workshop, print decor no. 160 for leather: approx. 1922
image 
© MAK

the ‘flö’ shelf applies aesthetic principles of stacking and adding similar to vienna’s workshop textile/print designs 

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