Secret Cubic Shelves, bookcase by Moroso
Apple Shopping Event
Hurry and get discounts up to 20% Read more
Moroso presents “ Secret Cubic Shelves ”, a creation by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.
The bookcase, the result of the artist’s ten-year research in geometry, is obtained starting from the rhomboid-shaped assemblable module that we find declined in his works since 2015. The same shape is in fact present in works such as Less ego wall, presented in 2015 at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm; the glass work La congiuntura del tempo (Tempo junction), created for the Agnelli Foundation in 2017, and the sculpture How to build a sphere out of cubes, from 2018, at the Texas A&M University. A variant – albeit more essential – of the rhomboid was also at the center of Green light – An artistic workshop, the project by Eliasson created on the occasion of Viva Arte Viva, the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017.
Conceived by Einar Thorsteinn (1942–2015) and developed by Eliasson and Thorsteinn in their Berlin studio along with several other geometric studies, the form is the evolution of research started years earlier by R. Buckminster Fuller. The shape is obtained by rotating two identical cubes along a common diagonal axis until the edges of both figures are divided according to the golden ratio. By drawing lines at the intersection of the faces (and eliminating everything else) a polyhedron composed of twelve triangular faces is obtained.
Eliasson’s interest in three-dimensional forms that can be assembled and tend towards infinite continuity as an alternative to conventional construction techniques is well known and documented. His Quasi Brick, for example, was used to create the kaleidoscopic facades of the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavik, designed in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects and completed in 2011.
“ I am delighted to share Secret Cubic Shelves with a wider audience. What makes these modules so special is that they are built around the absence of the original form and reflect a hidden geometry that eludes immediate understanding. With their filigree structure, they carry within them the traces of ancient debates and the seeds of a yet unimagined future. ” – Olafur Eliasson
Originally made as a prototype in multiplex and steel in 2017, this new edition is produced entirely in iron (recycled and recyclable), with non-toxic powder coating. The solid and durable structure and the reduced supply chain allow to limit to the maximum the waste of resources, raw materials and energy and, consequently, the environmental impact. The bookcase was made with the technical partnership of Fantin.
Authorities in our business will tell in no uncertain terms that Lorem Ipsum is that huge, huge no no to forswear forever. Not so fast, I'd say, there are some redeeming factors in favor of greeking text, as its use is merely the symptom of a worse problem to take into consideration.
Anyway, you still use Lorem Ipsum and rightly so, as it will always have a place in the web workers toolbox, as things happen, not always the way you like it, not always in the preferred order.
Request a Quote
Average response time is approximately 30 minutes
Secret Cubic Shelves, bookcase by Moroso
Get In Touch With Us
Italcasa Furniture & Interior Design
32968 Woodward Ave,
Royal Oak, MI 48073
Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 05 p.m.
Sat - Sun 11 a.m. - 04 p.m.
Italcasa Design - Michigan Design Center
1700 Stutz Dr suite 30,
Troy, MI 48084
Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 05 p.m.
Sat - Sun 11 a.m. - 04 p.m.
Get In Touch With Us
Italcasa Furniture & Interior Design
Italcasa Design - Michigan Design Center
Product details
Made possible by exploring innovative molded plywood techniques, Iskos-Berlin’s Soft Edge Chair blends strong curves with extreme lightness to create a three-dimensionality not usually possible with 2-D plywood.
Description
Moroso presents “ Secret Cubic Shelves ”, a creation by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.
The bookcase, the result of the artist’s ten-year research in geometry, is obtained starting from the rhomboid-shaped assemblable module that we find declined in his works since 2015. The same shape is in fact present in works such as Less ego wall, presented in 2015 at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm; the glass work La congiuntura del tempo (Tempo junction), created for the Agnelli Foundation in 2017, and the sculpture How to build a sphere out of cubes, from 2018, at the Texas A&M University. A variant – albeit more essential – of the rhomboid was also at the center of Green light – An artistic workshop, the project by Eliasson created on the occasion of Viva Arte Viva, the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017.
Conceived by Einar Thorsteinn (1942–2015) and developed by Eliasson and Thorsteinn in their Berlin studio along with several other geometric studies, the form is the evolution of research started years earlier by R. Buckminster Fuller. The shape is obtained by rotating two identical cubes along a common diagonal axis until the edges of both figures are divided according to the golden ratio. By drawing lines at the intersection of the faces (and eliminating everything else) a polyhedron composed of twelve triangular faces is obtained.
Eliasson’s interest in three-dimensional forms that can be assembled and tend towards infinite continuity as an alternative to conventional construction techniques is well known and documented. His Quasi Brick, for example, was used to create the kaleidoscopic facades of the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavik, designed in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects and completed in 2011.
“ I am delighted to share Secret Cubic Shelves with a wider audience. What makes these modules so special is that they are built around the absence of the original form and reflect a hidden geometry that eludes immediate understanding. With their filigree structure, they carry within them the traces of ancient debates and the seeds of a yet unimagined future. ” – Olafur Eliasson
Originally made as a prototype in multiplex and steel in 2017, this new edition is produced entirely in iron (recycled and recyclable), with non-toxic powder coating. The solid and durable structure and the reduced supply chain allow to limit to the maximum the waste of resources, raw materials and energy and, consequently, the environmental impact. The bookcase was made with the technical partnership of Fantin.
Description
Moroso presents “ Secret Cubic Shelves ”, a creation by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.
The bookcase, the result of the artist’s ten-year research in geometry, is obtained starting from the rhomboid-shaped assemblable module that we find declined in his works since 2015. The same shape is in fact present in works such as Less ego wall, presented in 2015 at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm; the glass work La congiuntura del tempo (Tempo junction), created for the Agnelli Foundation in 2017, and the sculpture How to build a sphere out of cubes, from 2018, at the Texas A&M University. A variant – albeit more essential – of the rhomboid was also at the center of Green light – An artistic workshop, the project by Eliasson created on the occasion of Viva Arte Viva, the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017.
Conceived by Einar Thorsteinn (1942–2015) and developed by Eliasson and Thorsteinn in their Berlin studio along with several other geometric studies, the form is the evolution of research started years earlier by R. Buckminster Fuller. The shape is obtained by rotating two identical cubes along a common diagonal axis until the edges of both figures are divided according to the golden ratio. By drawing lines at the intersection of the faces (and eliminating everything else) a polyhedron composed of twelve triangular faces is obtained.
Eliasson’s interest in three-dimensional forms that can be assembled and tend towards infinite continuity as an alternative to conventional construction techniques is well known and documented. His Quasi Brick, for example, was used to create the kaleidoscopic facades of the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavik, designed in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects and completed in 2011.
“ I am delighted to share Secret Cubic Shelves with a wider audience. What makes these modules so special is that they are built around the absence of the original form and reflect a hidden geometry that eludes immediate understanding. With their filigree structure, they carry within them the traces of ancient debates and the seeds of a yet unimagined future. ” – Olafur Eliasson
Originally made as a prototype in multiplex and steel in 2017, this new edition is produced entirely in iron (recycled and recyclable), with non-toxic powder coating. The solid and durable structure and the reduced supply chain allow to limit to the maximum the waste of resources, raw materials and energy and, consequently, the environmental impact. The bookcase was made with the technical partnership of Fantin.
Reviews
Clear filtersThere are no reviews yet.