Tomorrow's energy comes from today's ideas
Enel extends the date to join the international “WinDesign” contest to August 30, 2025. A unique opportunity to imagine the new design of wind turbines.
The installation places a long bench on a slope of green lawn, connecting different heights along the western side of the museum's square. The bench is composed of diverse wood sections, constantly changing its shape and offering different surfaces in which to sit or lie down. These different sections were born out of an ergonomics study, with the goal of not only ensuring a comfortable seat, but allowing the visitor to become more aware of their body. The installation allows users to exercise, proposing a series of yoga-inspired calisthenics. This way, a series of QR codes are placed along the bench, and through a smartphone, users can access a website with instructions on how to perform a specific exercise in a particular portion of the bench. The installation thus serves as a means of interaction between space and the body of the visitor.
The project suggests an alternative to traditional urban furniture, allowing interaction and exercise through careful study of ergonomics. Urban Design Movement's Sarah Gluck, Robyne Kassen and Simone Zbudil Bonatti, are actively engaged in the study of all urban elements that offer the possibility of transformation, allowing users to physically interact with them.
At he end of the installation, Urban Design Movement intends to dismantle different components of the bench, relocating them in other areas across Rome and reinforcing the relationship between the MAXXI and the city. Matteo Costanzo
Design: Urban Movement Design: Sarah Gluck, Robyne Kassen, Simone Zbudil Bonatti
Collaborators: Anna Maria Zandara, Andrea Ribechini, Daniele Ludovisi, Marta Veltri, Azzurra Galanti, Vincenzo Gagliardi, Daniele Lampis, Emanuela Magnani, Eduardo Marques, Michael Caton, Ilana Judah, Kerim Eken, Ezra Ardolino, Annah Kassen
YAP MAXXI Exhibition: 16 June to 23 September, Gallery 1
Events: 16 June to 4 November, YAP Space
Natural stone is an eternal material
Now in its 59th edition, Marmomac returns to Verona from September 23 to 26 to showcase the role of stone in contemporary design.