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Alix Arto
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Sur-Mesure
Kunde: Ikea Foundation
Rechte: Alix Arto
Zeitraum: 2023 - 2024
«Sur-Mesure» is a made-to-order, tailored textile system which offers new shading solutions. The project plays with the way light and shadow morph throughout the day, exploring also our relationship to the outside and inside. On each piece, a series of opaque geometric shapes sourced from a form library can be freely placed on a translucent background to fit any windowed environment. This process allows users to hide certain areas of an interior setting, protecting themselves from being seen whilst still able to look outside and enjoy the natural light. The current production system encourages competition among products that rarely offer genuine aesthetic or functional diversity - this can lead to high volumes of unsold products. In making the shades to order, and ensuring they are perfectly tailored to the user’s needs, Sur-Mesure reduces waste and creates a unique object that can be cherished. The aim is to combine the individual approach of made-to-measure with the ease of manufacturing industrial products. The project was supported by the Ikea Foundation and presented with Prohelvetia during Milano Design Week 2023 at the house of Switzerland. The prototypes were woven with Tisca Tischhauser AG.
Kunde: Ikea Foundation
Rechte: Alix Arto
Zeitraum: 2023 - 2024
«Sur-Mesure» is a made-to-order, tailored textile system which offers new shading solutions. The project plays with the way light and shadow morph throughout the day, exploring also our relationship to the outside and inside. On each piece, a series of opaque geometric shapes sourced from a form library can be freely placed on a translucent background to fit any windowed environment. This process allows users to hide certain areas of an interior setting, protecting themselves from being seen whilst still able to look outside and enjoy the natural light. The current production system encourages competition among products that rarely offer genuine aesthetic or functional diversity - this can lead to high volumes of unsold products. In making the shades to order, and ensuring they are perfectly tailored to the user’s needs, Sur-Mesure reduces waste and creates a unique object that can be cherished. The aim is to combine the individual approach of made-to-measure with the ease of manufacturing industrial products. The project was supported by the Ikea Foundation and presented with Prohelvetia during Milano Design Week 2023 at the house of Switzerland. The prototypes were woven with Tisca Tischhauser AG.
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