Stockholm Design Week guest of honour Formafantasma has created Reading Room, an interactive installation at the Swedish furniture fair that uses "minimal resources".
On display at last week's Stockholm Furniture Fair, the site-specific temporary installation was created by Italian design studio Formafantasma ? the design week's guest of honour.
Reading Room was a temporary installation by Formafantasma
Positioned near the entrance of the fairground, Reading Room featured uniform rows of Artek timber tables and stools surrounded by a thick floor-to-ceiling curtain by textile brand Maharam, which was attached to a curved rail and finished in a dusty shade of pink.
Various books focussed on sustainability, ecology and ecosystems were placed on the rectilinear tables for visitors to sit and consider. The space featured tables and stools by Artek
Thin strip lighting by Italian brand Flos illuminated the installation while a large screen at one end of the space showed a selection of films by Formafantasma, including work from Cambio ? the studio's ongoing investigation into the impact of the timber industry.
According to studio co-founder Andrea Trimarchi, the project was created as "somewhere to sit down" and reflect.
At a design fair, he told Dezeen, "you need it!"
Thin Flos lighting illuminated the space
The tables and seating were sourced from Finnish brand Artek's Forest Collection ? developed by the brand in collaboration with Formafantasma ?...