Polígono by Losgogo
Chilean design studio Losgogo used reinforcing steel and wood to build these items of furniture against the clock (+ slideshow).
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Losgogo set themselves a three-week deadline and a restricted palette of materials to create their collection.
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"Polígono is a design project with three requirements: two materials, a method and a due date," Nico Aracena, one half of Losogo, told Dezeen.
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Steel more commonly used to reinforce concrete was welded into angular shapes and painted bright colours, before sections of wood were added to complete the items.
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"The chairs and benches that construction workers spontaneously build on their working sites became our approach," said Aracena.
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The result of the time trial was six mirrors and eleven pieces of furniture, including chairs, tables, shelves, a floor lamp and a coat stand.
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Triangular, rhomboidal and hexagonal mirrors have simple wood frames stained with softer colours than the furniture.
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Other products made out of reinforcing steel we've featured include reinterpreted Chinese screens and a composting shed in Edinburgh.
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Photos are by Jorge Losse.
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