Prostheses and Innesti by Studio MK27, Manuela Verga and Paolo Boatti
London Design Festival: construction workers made this furniture on show at London's Gallery Fumi, but Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 has added small details to embellish each piece.
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The collection was produced in collaboration with Italian architects Manuela Verga and Paolo Boatti, and includes tables, stools, shelves, an iPod dock and an umbrella stand.
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Workers created the furniture using found materials on the construction sites of some of Kogan's buildings and the architects have added details that include gold-plated strips and nails, mosaic tiles and a marble shelf.
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An enamel-coated drawer transforms a side table into a jewellery stand, while a bright orange lamp turns another into a bedside table.
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Vases are set into the wooden surfaces of some of the tables and one features an attached copper lamp.
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Past projects shown at Gallery Fumi include furniture made from wooden dowels and an installation inspired by corn.
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For the London Design Festival 2012 Gallery FUMI proudly presents Prostheses and Innesti by architect Marcio Kogan + Studio MK27, Manuela Verga and Paolo Boatti.
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Prostheses and Innesti is a collection of works initially created by construction workers of Kogan’s building sites and then reinterpreted with gentle interventions by the Brazilian architect and his Studio MK27.
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Born out of various necessities these pieces have been created with materials available at the sites.
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Kogan, mindful of the wealth of the ingenuity displayed in these anonymously constructed works, has modified and added elements to these pieces.
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These interventions to the original pieces evoke an effect of contrasts and offer new meanings and materiality, prolonging the lifespan and creating a new context open to new perceptions.
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FUMI will show the entire collection produced to date which spans 4 years including brand new works; the ‘Made in Italy’ collection.
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These new pieces are produced in collaboration with two Italian architects, Manuela Verga and Paolo Boatti, who personally supervised the restoration works on the fifteenth century castle of Vigevano, Italy.
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The Italian collection has been entirely conceived and developed in Milan.
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The aim of the project is to represent the excellence of the workmanship and raw materials of the ‘Made in Italy’ brand, such as: the Murano glass, the travertine marble and the silk from the Lake of Como.
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In this collection the creativity of the Italian and Brazilian architects is combined with the ‘accidental design’ discovered on the building sites.
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