Contract - December 2012 - (Page 112)
Petra Blaisse and Desso Woven into the Fabric of Stedelijk Museum
It’s what’s inside that counts—especially in the case of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. When it reopened in September following a four-year renovation, the museum caused a stir with its controversial new identity, defined chiefly by a white-volume annex by Benthel Crouwel Architects. Regardless of opinion on the exterior, the interior presents a different story, told in part by Dutch designer Petra Blaisse of studio Inside Outside. Commissioned to create a tapestry for the focal wall of the museum’s new entrance hall, Blaisse responded with a 2,150-square112
foot wall hanging fabricated by carpet manufacturer Desso. The tapestry pays homage to the past, present, and future of the Stedelijk and the region: Large silhouettes depict native flowers; line drawings replicate archival site plans; a section drawing depicts floor locations; and stitch details allude to the rich weaving history of Dutch culture. “There is a clear synergy between the context of the building and its interiors,” says Desso CEO Alexander Collot d’Escury. “The tapestry is designed to complement the architecture and its surroundings—and to tell a story about their histories.” —sheila kim
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photography: Courtesy Desso anD insiDe outsiDe (left, Bottom); john lewis marshall (Below)
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the tapestry’s layered motifs (left) are nods to the museum and Dutch culture, while each floor is delineated like a section drawing; labels for the floors indicate which spaces are behind the wall for museumgoers. the new annex (below) designed by Benthel Crouwel architects—a smooth white volume that cants upward—is known locally as “the bathtub.” Various stitching details (bottom) reference the weaving history of the netherlands.
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Editorial
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Product Focus: Rex-Ray Analysis
Designers Select: Office
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Designers Select: Hospitality
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Highlights of the Year’s Great Products
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