Attua Aparicio y Oscar Wanless de Silo Studio
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Silla, mesa y percheros
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Colección de joyería "Stardust"
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Percheros Jack, Jacob and Jim
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Attua Aparicio y Oscar Wanless de Silo Studio
Mesa
Silla, mesa y percheros
Boceto de proyecto de estantería
Colección de joyería "Stardust"
Bocetos colección NSEPS
Percheros Jack, Jacob and Jim
Detalle mesa
Logo de la empresa
Responses to Silo Studio´s collection of polystyrene furniture by Attua Aparicio and her partner Oscar Wanless are never neutral. Some people think it´s bizarre, others that it´s like stage scenery for a production of Hansel&Gretel on acid, while everyone seems to find it intriguing, compelling and fun.
The pieces, none of which can be replicated exactly, are the result of Aparicio and Wanless´s tireless experiments with polystyrene. “We set up our studio in London last year to experiment with industrial processes and apply them to craft”, explains Aparicio, 30, who met Wanless while studying at the Royal College of Art. “We were particularly interested in polystyrene, which is used for packaging the world over, but seldom as a material for a product in its own right, let alone furniture”
“We are trying to create pieces that are striking and powerful and which push the possibilities of the material” says Aparicio. Is it art or design? I don´t mind what you call it. I think it is the sort of thing you might collect and you learn to live with it. And then if it weren´t there one day, you´d find you miss it”
Silos has also developed its first jewellery collection, a series of polystyrene bangles in different colours and irregular shapes. Teenagers and fashion stylists after the next big thing in costume jewellery will surely be beating a path to their door.
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Last year, the University of Montevideo opened its new School of Engineering (FIUM). The interior design project for this spacious and modern building was carried out by the Uruguayan studio Dovat Arquitectos, and the Enea furniture that furnished it was supplied by the Spanish company's distributor in Uruguay.
This School is located in the LATU (Technological Laboratory of Uruguay) technological park and has 2920m2 of space over three floors. The spacious waiting, café, and outdoor areas were decorated with Enea's designer furniture.
The KUBIKA bench designed by Estudi Manel Molina was selected to adorn the School’s waiting areas. Thanks to its modular seating with or without backrests, it allows infinite configurations so that students can work in groups or take a final look at their notes. The polypropylene OH! armchair created by Gabriel Teixidó and the COMA 4L stool, designed by Lluscà Design, were also used in this space.
In the same area, professors can meet and work as a team in a functional environment thanks to the LTS System table with wooden legs and the NOA chair by Estudi Manel Molina, with an upholstered seat pad for greater comfort. In addition, the OH! PATIN armchair with front upholstery for more comfortable seating, is for those more personal moments to finish planning a lesson or simply escape until the next class.
The café features the NOA stool, a mustard-colored polypropylene seat and backrest that brings comfort and style to a space where you can have a snack before the next class or a mid-morning coffee to recharge your batteries.
And on the building's terrace, we find the STREET chair with armrests by Estudi Manel Molina along with the LOTTUS AL table created by Lievore Altherr Molina, which come together in a pleasant environment where you can relax after a long day of studying, rest after a tough exam, or share a meal with classmates, weather permitting.