Stephen Burks Man Made and Alpi Collaborate on Kuba Textile-Inspired Installation at Design Miami 2025
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Summary
Design studio Stephen Burks Man Made collaborated with Italian manufacturer Alpi to create 'The Lost Cloth Object,' a speculative ceremonial installation at Design Miami 2025. The piece interprets patterns from Congolese Kuba textiles into a large-scale architectural object, based on the studio's research visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The collaboration explores cultural heritage, material translation, and speculative design through the reinterpretation of traditional textile patterns into contemporary design objects.
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Based on visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the studio worked with Alpi to develop a piece that interpreted the patterns of Kuba textiles into a large speculative ceremonial site.
The Lost Cloth Object represents a 'ceremonial site' based on Kuba textiles, exploring cultural heritage through contemporary design interpretation.
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