etienne bastormagi debuts industrial vases at doha design 2024

behaviorology facilitates numerous plant progress patterns

Juxtaposing the commercial aesthetics of metallic with the natural progress patterns of vegetation, Studio Etienne Bastormagi unveils a restricted version capsule of 11 vases on the inaugural version of Design Doha Biennial. The behaviorology collection extends the Beirut-based studio’s prior spatial explorations of the intrinsic relationships between people, objects, and the city situation, manifesting as a collection of minimalist vessels solid in aluminum and brass and completed with powder coating.

‘behaviorology is a group of small scale architectures. The gathering’s playful facet elaborates on the obsession to show vegetation and flowers in particular methods. In different phrases, it creates an structure to inhabit them,’ Bastormagi shares with designboom. Accessible in numerous sizes and hues with interchangeable bases and crowns, the sculptural works encourage play for the consumer whereas enabling vegetation to behave of their pure, versatile methods and create variations in house.

all photographs by Cliff Makhoul

etienne bastormagi casts ‘small scale architectures’ in metallic

Showcased on the Cultural Kinship Exhibition Pop-Up at M7, behaviorology is characterised by Studio Etienne Bastormagi’s playful method and pursuit of structural minimalism, exploring new methods to work together with our context whereas sustaining a way of caprice. The items, together with the V1-funnel, V2-cosmos, and V3-diagonal, provide completely different container sizes and styles to accommodate numerous floral preparations and encourage interactivity as customers experiment with composition and kind. Modern and funnelled, V1 stands with a volumetric presence, whereas V2 integrates a round form that lends a sculptural end, permitting the backdrop to highlight the second of the contained merchandise. V3 in the meantime incorporates a diagonal crown that may accommodate an inclined bouquet of flowers or create an uneven compositional prevalence inside house.

The architect’s multidisciplinary method, bridging structure, inside design, and product design, ends in reconfigurable items that intertwine artwork and performance. The collection is launched as a collection of capsules in numerous variations and geometries in numerous cities, fostering a way of participatory cultural trade. The primary capsule comprising seven restricted version items, was launched in Beirut’s Sursock Museum Retailer in three completely different varieties, colours, and sizes, whereas the second unveiling at Design Doha engages with the biennial’s themes of spotlighting revolutionary implementations of design and craftsmanship within the MENA area, and vibrant and inclusive futures.

Studio Etienne Bastormagi unveils behaviorology at Design Doha Biennial