London designer Philippe Malouin has used an assortment of materials and fabrics to create unusual, colourful screens, which he is presenting inside a neoclassical building in New York.
On show as part of NYCxDesign 2017, Study for Screens is a series of prototypes and experiments that Malouin has created for Swedish furniture brand Hem, after being commissioned to develop a new screen design.

They are presented within the historic interiors of WeWork Bryant Park, a 1902 building by noted New York architects York & Sawyer, which originally served as a Republican club.

Pale pink foam, vibrant blue mesh and dyed green leather are some of the materials that Malouin used to create the screens. They were all produced by the designer and his team over a period of just six days.
"This installation is not at all finished products, they are just basically representations of ideas," he told Dezeen.
"If you want to generate ideas it's a very good idea to start making things out of any available material and try to experiment with as many themes ands concepts as you can."

One of the screens is an illuminated arch, acting as both a space divider and an entrance. Described by Malouin as a "giant LED fishing rod", it was made using tent rods and LED tape.
Next to it, a "giant leather beanbag wall" is designed to show a partition can function as a sound barrier.

The others on show include a curved mint-green screen of perfora...