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Created for a museum space, this modular furniture draws inspiration from works of art and also provides an interactive visitor experience.
We go to museums for different reasons; sometimes it’s a personal journey of (re)visiting our favorite artist and discovering new things about artworks we love; sometimes it’s simply a cultural getaway that allows us to connect with other people. The Appareil Architecture x Montréal Museum of Fine Arts furniture design project aims to solve the needs of both of those groups of museum visitors, and everything in between. Appareil Architecture developed the project in partnership with Stéphane Aquin, the Museum’s Director General, and Mary-Dailey Desmarais, Chief Curator and holder of the Zhao-Ionescu Chair. As a result, the intervention focuses on the visitors’ experience while giving a nod to some of the museum’s artworks.
Colorful and designed with organic forms, the furniture pieces reference Nicolas Party’s in situ mural. The vibrant furniture also beautifully complements the passageway’s brutalist architecture. Modular and designed with ease of use in mind, the pieces allow visitors to arrange them in different ways, whether they want to relax in solitude (as much as a public space can provide), or interact with other like-minded people.
Designed and crafted in Montréal, the furniture was produced by local woodworking and upholstery specialists. To complete this project, Appareil Architecture collaborated with cabinetmakers Linea P International and lighting design studio Lambert & Fils. Photography by Nancy Guignard.
