Broken Series Sky Blue by Snarkitecture - Gufram
Date : 2023
Designer: Snarkitecture (Daniel Arsham, Alex Mustonen)
Brand: Gufram
Colors: Gray / Blue
Material: Plastic / Rubber
Dimensions: W 190 cm x D 70 cm x H 43 cm
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Gufram renews its collaboration with Snarkitecture, presenting the new limited edition of BROKEN SERIES which plays with shades of blue.
Following the success of the very first BROKEN SERIES originally launched in 2017, the new BROKEN SERIES BLUE EDITION includes the Broken Mirror , Broken Square Mirror and Broken Bench . The three pieces peer into an alternative dimension where alienated optical effects play with the "short circuit" between apparently hard appearances and the real softness of the material in which it is made.
Alex Mustonen and Daniel Arsham , the masterminds behind Snarkitecture , played ironically with the idea of ambiguity and the concept of "soft/not soft" in the use of polyurethane , Gufram's signature foam material, to imitate concrete . The form of each piece is both familiar and strange – an architectural fragment that reflects the shared sensibilities of Gufram and Snarkitecture.
The BROKEN SERIES BLUE EDITION
is produced in limited editions of 33 pieces each
, highlighting the preciousness of the brand's creations which, although always playful and ironic in their look, are produced and finished by hand
. To achieve the texture of the concrete wall, Guflac® , the special paint invented by Gufram more than 50 years ago, is applied entirely by hand, allowing the polyurethane to maintain its elasticity
and experience aesthetic
experiments unique .
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Snarkitecture is a New York-based collaborative practice founded by Daniel Arsham and Alex Mustonen.
Snarkitecture's work focuses on designing existing spaces or collaborating with other artists and designers.
They aim to reuse or abuse existing architecture to make the architecture perform the unexpected.
Arsham and Mustonen met while studying at Cooper Union in New York and established Snarkitecture as a formal practice in 2008.
American artist Daniel Arsham combines sculpture, drawing, architecture and cinema in the design of his works. He imagines futuristic works retracing the history of our present. Thus, he adds crystals to fragments of his works to give them this precious and priceless appearance. Our history and its vestiges are therefore a source of inspiration and richness in his eyes. The materials he uses support his point: sand, selenite and volcanic ash are worked to appear ancient.
Daniel Arsham now carries out numerous partnerships with luxury brands such as the latest collaboration with Dior.
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Gufram is an Italian furniture manufacturer based in Barolo (Piedmont region). Founded in 1966 by the Gugliermetto brothers, Gufram, acronym for "Gugliermetto Fratelli Arredamenti Moderni", takes the form of a creative laboratory: they combine their knowledge of local craftsmanship with emerging architects and artists of the time. Their sculptured art objects revolutionized the aesthetics of 1960s furniture. From 1965, Gufram followed the artistic direction of designer Giuseppe Raimondi, who associated the company with emerging artists and architects of the time.
They study new choices of materials and mainly choose polyurethane foam to pad and structure their sculptural creations. Polyurethane will become their trademark. In addition to mastering the processing of flexible polyurethane, Gufram has developed and patented a special finish: Guflac®, the true essence of the company's artisanal spirit: this special and unique paint job makes surfaces more uniform, consistent and elastic . Soft, elegant shapes are thus created, innovative shapes that would otherwise be impossible to cover.
Gufram icons, regardless of the collection they are part of, are made by sculpting flexible polyurethane foam which is then finished or decorated by hand with the Guflac® backing.
Their creations, in the wake of pop art, are anchored in the avant-garde movement of the 1960s.
In 1968, Gufram presented its products under the name Multipli: industrially reproduced art objects in limited edition. Gufram then enjoyed considerable success with the public and the international press. Among their most remarkable creations: the Bocca sofa, originally designed by Salvador Dali, the Cactus coat rack, the majestic Pratone seat or even more recently the grotesque stools in the shape of a tombstone The End from the Toiletpaper collection, or the Broken Mirror imagined by Snarkitecture.
These “domestic sculptures” now appear in the most beautiful homes and the most renowned museums in the world.
The Gufram company was bought in 2012 by entrepreneur Sandra Vezza and her son Charley as artistic director. They were able to breathe new life into the company, notably on the occasion of the company's 50th anniversary celebrations in 2016 but also with new collaborations such as that with Moschino “Moschino kissed Gufram”.
