Milan 2016: Italian firm SET Architects has wrapped fabric around a steel framework to create an installation and temporary exhibition space for ceramic tile manufacturer Florim (+ slideshow).

The free-standing structure is divided into five separate spaces, which have been covered in black juta ? a biodegradable material made from vegetable fibre. The top portion of the installation features a zigzag "roof", made by wrapping the material around alternate horizontal bars.

The steel framework is made from separate rods, designed to be easily assembled using a bolt-less system. According to the firm, this also means the installation can be "infinitely reproduced".

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"The wings created by the steel free-standing structure and the juta cloth generate diverse paths and ways to interact with the space," said SET Architects.

The floor of the Album Bff016 installation is covered in a grid of Florim's black ceramic tiles, and the fabric walls are hung with photographs of the Azerbaijan Pavilion of Expo 2015 ? which was also constructed using the company's products.
"The black cloth gives rise to a chequered pattern, which consists of a modular grid of one-square-metre spaces," said SET Architects, which recently completed a steel Holocaust memorial in Bologna Square.

"Thus, the cloth serves not just as a discreet bac...