UniFor supports architect Michele De Lucchi in the solo exhibition "Roppongi Rokken: Sei Case"
UniFor is proud to support architect Michele De Lucchi in the solo exhibition "Roppongi Rokken: Sei Case" which will be held from 20th September to 14th October at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 in Tokyo, an exhibition space dedicated to design conceived by Issey Miyake and designed by Tadao Ando.
“It happened purely chance, as is often the case, fortunately. The entropy with which the universe moves, which is chaos, randomness, indeterminacy, incomprehensibility, suddenly comes together in one clear lucid message.” - Michele De Lucchi
The six works on display are part of the "Logge" series, sculptures that belong to the architect’s extensive artistic production and in which Michele De Lucchi explores the idea of the “in between space,” understood as that part of a house that connects the inside with the outside.
“The walls of these houses are made of frames with different patterns, like the ‘shoji’ partitions in Japanese houses or like the windows of the verandas and loggias found in European houses. [...] They evoke both the traditional Japanese tea houses and the more contemporary architecture which aims to create a unified space between the interior of men’s buildings and the open environment of nature.” — Michele De Lucchi
The houses, three made of wood and three of bronze, are small, single-story and are displayed on solid oak plinths, designed by Michele De Lucchi and made by UniFor. The choice of materials stems from De Lucchi’s personal passion for anthropology. Wood and bronze are among the oldest and most noble materials with which civilization has been shaped and civilization and humanity has developed. The unique plinths are composed of a series of solid oak blocks, hand-sawn and treated with the technique of acetyl oxidation. The result is unique pieces, in both design and manufacture, where UniFor’s sartorial know-how finds its highest expression. The strenghts of the bases helps to root the small loggias and emphasise their presence that is both textural and light.
This collaboration, which sees UniFor alongside Michele De Lucchi in this major project, further strengthens the bond that has linked them more than thirty years. A strong, synergistic relationship, which began with the design of the offices for Deutsche Bank in Hanover in 1994 and has evolved over time through projects, products and installations.
