The Sculptor’s Residence
Curated by Norm Architects, an apartment in the heart of Stockholm became an artistic haven of creativity and comfort during the city’s design week last February. Through four different rooms that serve as an exhibition space for designs from MENU and DUX, tactile sculptures by British object-maker Nicholas Shurey, functional ceramic objects by Sofia Tufvasson and Atelier Armand, limestone and marble podiums by Östersjösten and dolomite plaster plinths by St. Leo stood alongside furniture, lighting and interior accessories to transform the space with bold, geometric forms, natural materials and sleek, Modernist lines that perfectly offset the classical details of the building.
As if collected and created over time, the objects in the performative space immersed guests in the mind of an artisan. Meandering through each room, visitors gained a sense of stillness in time: surrounded by sound by Bang & Olufsen and artisan craft – material samples, tools, sketches – the sculptor’s residence contrasted creative energy with precise, ornamental details and artworks to allow the visitor to experience MENU’s and DUX’s timelessly modern designs in new ways.
“The almost theatrical staging of objects paid homage to the ateliers of great artists – from Picasso’s Parisian hideout to Cezanne’s untouched studio in Aix-en-Provence – and allowed visitors a glimpse into the artistic process – on a larger scale. It’s a staged fantasy of sorts; pairing different creative partners to create one creative whole. Furthermore, the Sculptor’s Residence brought the city into play – beyond the four walls of the design fair,”
— Norm Architects’ Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen.
