Year: 2024
A Tapchan is a piece of furniture typical of Central Asia, where this kind of elevated structure is widely used for relaxing and chilling together. Once you have removed your shoes and placed them under the structure, you can sit on the tapchan cross-legged or semi-reclined for greater relaxation. While the English word “lounge” is almost completely replacing “salotto” in spoken language, especially for public places, it’s important to remember that an Italian salotto is much more than just a space to relax and eat. It’s primarily a social setting, a symbolic place where you’d be invited, for example, for a Symposium. Reflecting on this thematics during our research sessions, something emerged from the interplay of Marco Bocola’s travel memories and Giacomo Grippa’s and Chiara Biraghi taste for mixing raw materials with a digital imaginary.
Dal confronto tra Marco Bocola, Giacomo Grippa e Chiara Biraghi nasce l’idea di realizzare per l’allestimento di Milan Symposium questa struttura onirica, dal design che evoca l’immaginario del disegno digitale 3d unito al radicalismo della costruzione, realizzata da Giacomo Grippa impiegando pannelli acustici e materiali da costruzione come pozzetti in cemento e travi in pino.
(foto: Daniela Jakrlova’ Riva, Carine Puyo testo: Marco Bocola)