nendo

for Bisazza

The spatial design for storied Italian mosaic tile maker Bisazza's exhibition of three bathroom suites - Hayon, Marcel and Nendo - at the 2012 Milano Salone. We took mosaic tiles with a thin layer of gold leaf sandwiched between glass layers, and stacked them vertically, rather than laying them flat as ordinarily done. Viewers' gazes passed through the gaps, gently demarcating the boundaries of the space. We adhered colorless transparent mosaic tiles to marble benches to create an ambiguous texture, somewhere between that of marble and tile. Our idea was to bring out a new charm　by emphasizing the glasslike quality of mosaic tiles, and to realize a comfortable, space with a feeling of floating.