totem kiosks by motoelastico + parang
outside the gwangju design biennale's main building, motoelastico and parang have created an installation of totem kiosks which house a design shop, food vendors, information and ticket booths.
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kiwa screen totem kiosks traditional black korean roof tiles, known as ‘kiwa’ are used to spell out ‘the clue’ which is the biennale’s themeimage © designboom
outside this year’s gwangju design biennale‘s main building, motoelastico(marco bruno + simone carena) and parang have created an installation of totem kiosks. the forms of the kiosks are based off symbols drawn from korean culture: temples, pagodas etc. the interior structures are made from metal which are covered with an elastic mesh material, revealing each of the totem designs. the colorful structures house a design shop, food vendors, information and ticket booths.
detail of the tiles
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two of the totem kiosks house design shops image © designboom
detail of the metal and mesh structure
detail
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totem being used as an information booth
three totem modules used a facilities unitsimage © designboom
entrance to the gwangju biennale
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