(smow) blog compact: It takes more than one by mischer’traxler at Design Miami Basel 2014

When we met up with Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler aka mischer’traxler ahead of the exhibition Castling. Designers meet the collection at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden, we also briefly discussed their “It takes more than one” project which was presented at Design Miami Basel 2014 by Victor Hunt Designart Dealer.

Created in context of the studio’s tenure as the 2011 “W-Hotels Designer of the future”, It takes more than one is a mirror that requires two people for it to function.

And as such is a reminder, if not a warning, for our increasingly narcissistic modern society that self-reflection is a process that requires external input. Despite an all-encompassing belief to the contrary, as an individual you cannot develop and mature by yourself. You need help. You need interaction. Need to trust people and ask for help if you want to grow.

mischer’traxler advised us that would be quite a difficult object to photograph.

They hadn’t bargained on us managing to rope in John Stam from Commonplace Studio and “Victor Hunt”^* himself to help us. Or of us having loads of time on our hands.

* We sadly can no longer read our note of the galerist’s real name. Apologies! And thanks!

It takes more than one by mischer’traxler at Victor Hunt Designart Dealer, Design Miami Basel 2014

As Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston taught us......

..... it takes two baby!