Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan at Palazzo Litta’s courtyard
03/05/2018.
Salone del Mobile 2018 [MIL] Italy
metalocus, ANTONIO G DE JUAN
metalocus, ANTONIO G DE JUAN
From April 17-22, Palazzo Litta, a historical landmark in the heart of Milan, takes center stage for contemporary design with the show The Litta Variations/4th Movement.
Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan. Photograph by Ruy Teixeira. Image courtesy of Mosca Partners
Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan. Photograph by Ruy Teixeira. Image courtesy of Mosca Partners
Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan. Photograph by Ruy Teixeira. Image courtesy of Mosca Partners
Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan. Photograph by Ruy Teixeira. Image courtesy of Mosca Partners
Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan. Photograph by Ruy Teixeira. Image courtesy of Mosca Partners
Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan. Photograph by Ruy Teixeira. Image courtesy of Mosca Partners
Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan. Photograph by Ruy Teixeira. Image courtesy of Mosca Partners
Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan. Photograph by Ruy Teixeira. Image courtesy of Mosca Partners
Rendering. Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan.
Elevation and floor plan. Tempietto nel Bosco by Asif Khan.
The 2018 edition The Litta Variations/4th Movement, -a project curated by DAMN° and MoscaPartners- is inspired by music practices and particularly by the formal technique of variation. From music to design, the challenge is to investigate the concept of variation in the creative processes of studios and brands.
The Great Courtyard of Palazzo Litta hosted Tempietto nel Bosco, an installation by the London-based studio Asif Khan debutting at Milan Design Week. For the fourth time it materialises as an open venue situated in the courtyard, acting as a crossroads where people meet & greet.
The Great Courtyard of Palazzo Litta hosted Tempietto nel Bosco, an installation by the London-based studio Asif Khan debutting at Milan Design Week. For the fourth time it materialises as an open venue situated in the courtyard, acting as a crossroads where people meet & greet.
‘This wooden pavilion is imagined as something between a forest and an open-air cathedral. Being ordered by Palazzo Litta’s Renaissance grid plan, its matrix of interconnected rooms and corridors culminate in a central clearing for talks and events.’
‘The intimate surrounding rooms are intended as a place to relax and converse during the busy days of Fuorisalone. A soft surface underfoot offers a texture of contrast to the many miles of pavement that visitors will have traversed.’ adds Khan.
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Architect
Asif Khan
Curators
curated by DAMN° and MoscaPartners
Litta Pavilion main partners
Eterno Ivica / Van Den Weghe
Technical partners
Artemide / Living Divani
Exhibition Technical partners
Foscarini / Manerba
ASIF KHAN
Asif Khan (born 1979, London) founded his architecture practice in 2007. The studio works internationally on projects ranging from cultural buildings to houses, temporary pavilions, exhibitions and installations. Notable projects include the ‘MegaFaces’ pavilion at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Coca-Cola Beatbox Pavilion at London 2012 Olympics and most recently he was a finalist in the competition for the Helsinki Guggenheim Museum and the British Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Red Dot award for Design, Cannes Lion Grand Prix for Innovation, a D&AD award, Special citation in Young Architect Programme 2011 MAXXI + MoMA/PS1, Design Miami Designer of the Future in 2011 and Design Museum Designer in Residence 2010. Khan lectures globally on his work, sits on the board of Trustees of the Design Museum and teaches MA Architecture at the Royal College of Art.
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