Small and beautiful: Designer furniture scaled-down

At the Museum der Dinge in Berlin a noteworthy exhibition/installation from Berlin based artist Carolina Kecskemethy is approaching it’s end.

Until November the 10th visitors have the opportunity to view “Mobilien. 1000 Möbel auf 80 Quadratmetern” (MOVABLES. 1000 PIECES OF FURNITURE ON 80 SQUAREMETERS). Which is pretty much what it is. Using her, possibly scary : certainly unique, collection of dolls house furniture, Carolina Kecskemethy has created a tribute to the variety/similarities/good/bad/joy/senselessness/necessity of furniture and for all designer furnisher. Conceptions are mocked and through her juxtapositioning of epochs, materials and the cultural origins of the pieces Kecskemethy makes us question why we like what we like and don’t like what we don’t like.

If we like the can-can on continuous loop in the background is a different question altogether.

B3 Wassily Miniature from Vitra

We at smow can’t offer anything like the range of miniature chairs that Kecskemethy possesses, and in all honesty we are not certain it would be healthy if we could.  But with the miniatures collection from the Vitra Design Museum we can offer a unique range of detail-true scale models of the most important designer furniture creations of all time. Be it Stuhl No. 14 from Thonet, Stuhl W1 from Mart Stam or B3 Wassily by Marbel Breuer the Vitra miniatures range are certainly not intended as children’s playthings. Much more these exact scale replicas are intended as collectors items for admirers of great handwork and as teaching aids for those whose job it is to inspire future generations of designers. Additionally many architects use the miniatures to help them help their customers choose their correct furniture for a new building or renovated space.