Experimental furniture and nostalgic films combine in Diurno, a Milan design week installation exploring the past and future of the living room.
Curated by Gianmaria Sforza, the show features the work of Lausanne-based design studio Panter & Tourron and Italian video artist Davide Rapp.
Purple curtains framed an octagonal room
It saw a Milanese studio apartment transformed into a "speakeasy-style secret lounge" where a limited number of guests were invited into an octagonal room surrounded by purple curtains.
Once they had swapped their shoes for slippers, guests were encouraged to get comfortable on a yellow sofa-bed hybrid. Here, they could chat to other guests, enjoy a drink and watch the montage-style videos playing around them. Guests wre invited to sit on a yellow sofa-bed hybrid
Rapp produced three videos, with hundreds of clips that show living room interiors depicted primarily in Italian cinema.
Each film focuses on a different piece of furniture. The sofa, the television and the bar are all featured.
"Diurno is an invitation to take a break from the hustle and bustle of Milan's design week, a speakeasy-style secret lounge where guests can relax in a setup that oscillates between nostalgia and science fiction," said the design team.
Other furniture included a tubular floor lamp, a curved display shelf and slender vases
Panter & Tourron founders Stefano Panterotto and Alexis Tourron developed six pieces of original furniture for the space...