Milan 2016: Italian duo Formafantasma have created a trio of installations that reference the form and materials of Japanese car brand Lexus' LF-FC concept model (+ slideshow).
Formafantasma has created three installations that reference car brand Lexus, including circle of metal stools featuring in one room of the exhibition
The Anticipation exhibition is being held in a former metal factory, and represents the "fusion of machine, craftsmanship and tradition" according to the Amsterdam-based designers.
The stools are made from panels that have been finished in the same paint process applied to the LF-FC car
One room features a circle of metal stools, made from panels that have been finished in the same paint process applied to the LF-FC car, which was revealed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. Colours were layered by both hand and machine ? borrowing on traditional Japanese lacquering techniques ? and change between grey and blue, depending on the light. In another space, Formafantasma use hydrogen fuel cell technology similar to that of the LF-FC by Lexus
A second room houses an installation that has been designed to reference Japan's early textile industry. A large metal framework holds thousands of threads with coloured sections, which recreate the shape of the LF-FC when a mechanism moves up the frame to stretch them.
Located in the largest space of the exhibition, the four pieces range in height from two to six metres
The piece is held in a light-filled roo...