nucleo design collective colonises the htel de galliffet in paris during pad
Turin-based studio Nucleo's new Paris retrospective rounds up a mixture of its small and large-scale pieces, showcasing the studio's artisanal techniques
Works like this 'Cages' coffee table, 2013, are staggered throughout the space, offering insight into the foundation of Nucleo's output
This 'Carboniferous' table, 2011, a black aerodynamic mass of jagged angles, looks like honed wood at first glance. In fact, it was constructed from honeycomb cardboard filled in by resin and then topped with textural layers of carbon fibre
Stacked transparent cubes form the 'Presenze' armchair, 2011, crafted from coloured resin
The chair then reappears as a Murano glass 'Presenze' vase, 2013
The 'Presenze' vase in orange Murano glass
This cubic design next morphs into a small column 'Presenze' table, 2013
'Souvenir of the last century' epoxy resin bench, 2012
The 'Wood Fossil' cube, 2013, fuses resin and wood
The 'Wood Fossil' consolle, 2012, similarly unites resin and wood
'Wood Fossil' table, 2013, combines wooden legs with an epoxy resin top
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