LIQUID SPACES – Installations and Spatial Experiences

Liquid Spaces is one or favourite books among Gestalten’s publications for this season. Edited by Sofia Borges, Sven Ehmann and Robert Klanten, Liquid Spaces explores the impact of spatial and tangible experiences on human perception and the notion of lasting, sensual encounters. 

This discourse is becoming increasingly important as – in today’s hyper digitalised age – unforgettable experiences lay the foundation of a meaningful dialogue and relationship between artist and audience, museum and visitor or brand and consumer. 

“Surprising materials, colors, shapes, and surfaces provide the props, which alongside innovative smells, sounds, and lighting concepts come together in expansive, stage-like gestures with sculptural details.” 

Divided into four different sections – Geometric Spaces, Ephemeral Spaces, Theatrical Spaces and Immersive Spaces – the book intriguingly showcases the many different ways in which galleries, museums, temporary events, pop-up shops and flagships stores playfully experiment with the idea of crafting an impactful spatial experience. This said, diving into its 256 pages, you’ll find a wide spectrum of unconventional environments and extraordinary spaces created by artists, scenographers, and architects as well as both interior and exhibition designers.

Photographed by Ali Baïlon for GOODS WE LIKE

CINQPOINTS – Architectural Stationery and Toys

One of our most recent discoveries is Cinqpoints - a French company that designs and produces stationery objects and toys. What makes the brand stand out is not only their truly refined and clean design aesthetic, but their mission to spread contemporary architecture to a larger audience. In so doing, Cinqpoints intriguingly combines playfulness, curiosity and imagination with contemporary culture, design and architecture.

Archiblocks is a construction set of building blocks created for both adults and children. Designed by Laurence Calafat for Cinqpoints, the set creatively as well as intelligently follows the formula of form + balance + composition + inspiration = architecture. The result being a modern16-piece set of smooth, precision-cut, untreated blocks that allows you to experiment with modularity, volume, balance and compositions. Material: untreated, natural lime-wood. Comes in three different style: natural, black and white.

Photographed by Ali Baïlon for GOODS WE LIKE.