{"id":27586,"date":"2026-11-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/?p=27586"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:41:45","slug":"four-projects-between-design-and-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/four-projects-between-design-and-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Projects Between Design and Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sure, the final outcome counts. But the process behind it leaves the actual impact; from the sourcing phase behind wooden furniture and meticulous colour calibration to achieve the perfect shade, to massive political transformations. Here are four projects that turn processes into spatial design interventions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bothi Store<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Ollee Means<\/em>
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\n<\/strong>In Amsterdam, Bothi blurs the line between process and final result. The project sits between a design store and a workshop and its artisanal look strengthens the duality. The domesticity of the creative space speaks through the unfinished yet curated aesthetic of the environment, from tools hanging on the wall and steel crates doubling as display structures, to a kitchen corner \u2013 with curtains hiding storage space as in rural homes \u2013 and wood beams left leaning on walls and overhanging joints. Bothi\u2019s lamps, cabinets and other products are seamlessly integrated in the studio. The design, as well as the name, draws from the Scottish bothy, a public shelter for wanderers; the Dutch version invites city walkers to discover objects and their stories.<\/p>\n

Adress:<\/strong> Baarsjesweg 208H, Amsterdam<\/p>\n

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Sabine Marcelis \u2013 Licht und Farbe<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Damian Fopp<\/em><\/p>\n

The Museum fu\u0308r Gestaltung Zu\u0308rich is hosting Sabine Marcelis\u2019s first solo exhibition in a museal institution. A mixed path of signature furniture and immersive installations unravels among lights, colours and transparencies, while tracing back to her practice\u2019s origins. Products are not just displayed: they become art compositions, embodying the subtle line between art and design that characterized Marcelis\u2019s works. It\u2019s the case of the waterfall of Candy Cube tables emerging from the ceiling. The famous donut-shaped lamp, designed for IKEA\u2019s VARMBLIXT collection, becomes the primary element of a light tunnel, where mirrors reflect the lamps\u2019 warm light. For the exhibition, the designer has created a bespoke installation, Mathmos Lava Columns, a mirrored room of full-length lava lamps.<\/p>\n

Adress:<\/strong> Museum f\u00fcr Gestaltung Z\u00fcrich, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Z\u00fcrich, Schweiz
\nOn view until:<\/strong> 4. April 2027<\/p>\n

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Forest Conversation<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Karimoku Furniture, Norm Architects und Keiji Ashizawa Design<\/em><\/p>\n

Karimoku Furniture, Japan\u2019s biggest wooden furniture manufacturer, is hosting Forest Conversation, an exhibition about wood, exploring the many forms it can take throughout its lifespan \u2013 before and after human touch. Five materials hold the project: solid wood, cork, paper pulp, fallen leaves and washi. The exhibition takes place in two different venues: at the KARIMOKU RESEARCH CENTER the Still Room, a chapel made of cork, solid wood and water, stands in the middle of a tall room as demonstration of the forest becoming architecture. Karimoku Commons Tokyo extends the operation to furniture, showcasing chairs and other prototypes. Both sites offer works by artists Mikio Ishiguro, THOUSAND and Gen Taniguchi.<\/p>\n

Adress KARIMOKU RESEARCH CENTER:<\/strong> 2-24-2 Nishiazabu, Minato, Tokyo 106-0031
\nAdress Karimoku Commons Tokyo:<\/strong> 2-22-5 Nishiazabu, Minato, Tokyo 106-0031<\/p>\n

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The Harvest Season<\/h5>\n

Ibrahim Mahama<\/em><\/p>\n

At the Fondation Cartier, Paris, Ghanian artist Ibrahim Mahama navigates Ghana\u2019s historical turning points through art. The installations include renowned ones, like Parliament of Ghosts, in a version fitted out with stools from Ghana\u2019s Asante Empire, and new works, as Things Fall Apart, built from Aboso Glass Factory\u2019s pieces \u2013 25,000 green glass bottles were used, alongside the original factory sign. The exhibition showcases different-scale artworks: from these massive interventions to collages and textiles. Nine other Ghanian and international artists and collectives have participated to The Harvest Season with their projects, reinforcing the socially aware character of the exhibition.<\/p>\n

Adress:<\/strong> Fondation Cartier, 2 Pl. du Palais Royal, 75001 Paris, Frankreich
\nOn view until:<\/strong> 28. Februar 2027<\/p>\n

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Four projects show how creative processes, materials and craftsmanship come together to create inspiring spatial concepts \u2013 from design stores to exhibitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":27569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[373,377,564,803,1029],"class_list":["post-27586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project","tag-retail-design","tag-retail-design-2","tag-retail-design-en","tag-store","tag-art"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-11-17 17:16:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27586"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27587,"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27586\/revisions\/27587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vmm.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}