Gallery NC Diseño has renovated a townhouse in Bogotá, commissioning 10 Colombian designers to redesign its bedrooms, kitchen and other spaces in different styles for an inaugural exhibition.
NC Diseño features five floors, two of which contain previously uninhabited apartments renovated over three months for the opening Design House Colombia exhibit. It is located down the street from sister institution NC Arte studio in Bogotá.
NC Diseño has opened an inaugural exhibit of collectible design in Bogotá
For the exhibition, curator Mónica Barreneche commissioned 10 local designers and studios to select a room within the apartments to furnish with collectible design pieces, prompting each studio to design a space informed by personal experience. "For the first edition of Design House Colombia, the ten participating design studios were invited to delve into the typological significance that represents the space in which each one intervened," said Barreneche.
Martín Mendoza created a wood and steel studio clad informed by his father's own office
The brief was for the designers to connect personal experiences with the different spaces in the home.
"As a result, each of them left an emotional imprint of what it means to connect with space," said Barreneche.
NC Diseño director Estefania Neme also added locally created art pieces to each space.
Julián Molina of Refugio Arquitectura created a minimal kitchen with a custom illusionary tiled floor
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