Studio Mumbai | 簡單材料之美-設計風向

Studio Mumbai以其簡樸的材料和巧妙地將傳統與現代結合在一起的作品而聞名，這些作品取材於印度和西方文化。這是他們在布魯塞爾Maniera畫廊舉辦的第二場展覽，於5月18日開幕，一直持續到2019年8月24日。

Indian architectural practice Studio Mumbai has forged a reputation for celebrating humble materials and astutely combining tradition and modernity in a body of work that draws from both Indian and Western cultures. For their second show at Maniera Gallery in Brussels, which opens on May 18th and runs until August 24, 2019, the practice has developed an eclectic collection of hand-made furniture and objects that was born as a result of researching materials not usually associated with the production of homeware.

該工作室由Bijoy Jain於2005年創建，位於孟買，由建築師、工程師、木匠和泥瓦匠組成，他們都接受過傳統技術的培訓。團隊一起工作，非常注重每一個項目的細節，無論大小，都鼓勵探索性的創作過程，其中材料，形式和功能同等重要。工作室的實踐方法包括深入研究材料，使用比例模型而不是計劃以及大型模型，這意味著設計一個家具係列與他們的建築項目並沒有太大的不同。

Founded by Bijoy Jain in 2005, the Studio is a Mumbai-based practice consisting of architects, engineers, carpenters and masons who have all been trained in traditional techniques. Working collectively, the team pays enormous attention to detail with each project, large or small, instigating an explorative creative process where material, form and function are given equal importance. The Studio’s hands-on approach, which includes studying materials in depth and using scale models rather than plans as well as large-scale mock-ups, means that designing a furniture collection is not all that different from their architectural projects.

對於他最新的Maniera畫廊係列，包括沙發床，控製台，燈，長凳，折疊屏幕和一係列椅子，Jain從當地資源，傳統印度工藝品和古埃及文物中汲取靈感。

For his latest collection for Maniera Gallery, which comprises a daybed, a console, a lamp, a bench, a folding screen and a series of chairs, Jain drew inspiration from local resources, traditional Indian crafts and ancient Egypt artefacts.

乍一看，這個係列的手工作品似乎是簡單的設計，但事實上，它們是對簡單材料進行了深入研究的結果；傳統工藝使石頭、磚和牛糞等通常與家具生產無關的基本材料充滿了優雅和精致。

The collection’s hand-made pieces may seem at first glance as simple designs but they are in fact the result of an intense research focused on humble materials and traditional techniques which allowed rudimentary materials like stone, brick and cow dung, which are not usually associated with furniture production, to be imbued with elegance and refinement.