How much should and can tactile objects differ from the original? Is a duplicate more inclusive than a distantly related reinterpretation? Sigurd Larsen asks: How sustainable are minimalist things and how much complexity is in the simple? Are some solutions that at first sight seem so simple and practical actually so?
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Handheld bachelor's closet. A tactile model that questions inclusivity
The object was designed by Berlin-based Danish architect Sigurd Larsen to be experienced with the hands while developing a tactile model for Josef Pohl's so-called bachelor's closet, a Bauhaus original
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As an architect, Larsen is interested in the scaling of objects and the designed environment. Larsen recognizes similar design principles in urban planning projects from from the original: modular elements are repeated on different scales. The closet is divided into compartments. Like a Russian doll, Larsen puts one drawer into the other
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Larsen designs things that don't hide their history of use, because the concrete surfaces retain traces of use. Another question was important to the project: if visitors leave their mark on an exhibit that can be touched: is there any material that becomes more beautiful during use? Can things age well? We''ll know more after the original Bauhaus closes
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