(smow) blog compact IMM Cologne Special: Stylepark Featured Editions

When in our preview of IMM Cologne 2014 we referred to it as marking the opening of the European design circus, we had no idea that it was a circus with a fairground.

Sadly the carousel incorporating Zeitraum’s Pelle chair seat shells was not there to provide adrenaline rushes.

Only visual thrills as part of the 2014 Featured Editions programme.

Premièred as a concept at IMM Cologne 2013 and curated by the online portal Stylepark, Featured Editions is a collection of installations in which designers/artists/architects present a design object in a playful, conceptual way. Some of the installations attempt, and indeed achieve, a genuinely artistic discourse with the objects; others suggest a creative under time pressure and an organisation prepared to accept anything just as long as the presentation is ready on time.

A mix which doesn’t in anyway distract from the fun of the concept.

In addition to the Pelle carousel other works include a diving Sharky chair from Kristalia, a String ladder and the most bestial evisceration of the Charles and Eames DKR Wire chair, or indeed any chair, we’ve ever witnessed

Aside from providing a pleasing distraction from the high-glare of the companies stands and the all to often uninspired and dry presentations to be found thereon, the Featured Editions installations also provide a handy place to have a seat and relax for a few minutes.

All good clean fun and an excellent addition to the IMM Cologne package.

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