USM, Snøhetta, and Annabelle Schneider create 'breathing' textile installation at Milan Design Week
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Alyn Griffiths
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Summary
Swiss furniture brand USM collaborated with architecture studio Snøhetta and artist Annabelle Schneider to create 'Renaissance of the Real,' a multi-sensory installation at Milan Design Week. The installation features USM's classic Haller storage system as a framework supporting a 'breathing' textile membrane that envelops visitors. The piece explores themes of materiality, sensory experience, and the relationship between digital and physical realities in contemporary design.
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The Swiss furniture brand partnered with Snøhetta and Schneider to create the multi-sensory Renaissance of the Real installation
developed in collaboration with architecture studio Snøhetta and artist Annabelle Schneider
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