Hasta La Ideas

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pa href=”http://www.formafantasma.com/home_autarchy.html”Autarchy/a, a propositional installation by a href=”http://www.formafantasma.com”Studio FormaFantasma/a, envisions the objects of a community where the materials for living are “personally cultivated, harvested and processed to feed and make tools to serve human necessities.” Italian broom maker a href=”http://www.scopesaggina.com/”Giuseppe Brunello/a and French bakery a href=”www.poilane.fr”Poilane/a were invited as collaborators. /p

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pemCo-designing in collaboration with Giuseppe Brunello, Studio Formafantasma added to the traditional straw-broom new subtile details to underline the beauty and the perfection of a timeless object./em/p

pIn this utopian scenario, Sorghum becomes the central aspect. The harvested grain becomes brooms and is milled to become flour, which is baked into bread and transformed into durable vessels and lamps (70% flour, 20% agricultural waste and 10% limestone). The variation in color comes from a selection of vegetables, spices and roots that have been dried, boiled and filtered for their dyes. The pedestals used to display the work also reference Sorghummdash;a drying oven and a mill. The installation is meant not only as an exhibition, but also as a vehicle to share this information, illustrating every step of the production process. /p

pMore preview shots and detailed descriptions follow./p

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pa href=”http://www.formafantasma.com/home_autarchy.html”bAutarchy by Studio Formafantasma/b/abr /
April 14-19, 2010br /
via Matteo Bandello 14/16br /
Milan, Italy/pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/milan10/milan_design_week_2010_preview_autarchy_by_studio_formafantasma__16365.asp”(more…)/a
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