Tube Cologne

Constructed of stitched safety nets, Numen / For Use’s installation in Cologne assumes forms of closed hoses that pulsates and oscillates in the longitudinal section.

Conceived by Numen / For Use in Cologne, Tube is constructed of stitched safety nets which assume forms of closed hoses that pulsates and oscillates in the longitudinal section. The object is suspended with numerous synthetic ropes, channelling a giant convulsing centipede.

Such dispersed structural support enables even distribution of forces and allows the structure to feel soft and fully transparent as it transcends the architectural void, causing the sensation of free floating for the person inside.

The upper part of the structure, tailored from a flat net surface, consists of larger spaces, while the lower part of the installation, made of net hoses, feature narrow tunnels of entrance and exit. Two parts seamlessly merge in a pulsing spiral of the structure.