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Shiro Kuramata’s How High The Moon (1986) is an ingenious and perfectly uncomfortable armchair in nickel-plated stretched steel mesh that now stands in front of the corrugated aluminium panels of the living room storage unit in our project Ropemaker Duplex, finished in 2022.

Blending art, design and architecture is what we do. taken in Malmö, Sweden by @mxgrthlstudio

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21 days ago

New work in collaboration with artist @d_a_v_i_d_s_v_e_n_s_s_o_n being installed in Karlstad. Three pavilion-like sculptures that together form the shape of a boat hull, placed along the new infrastructural bypass Vikenförbindelsen.

Looking forward to seeing the groundwork and lighting finished for the inauguration in June. More info coming soon.

With @karlstadskommun taken in Karlstad, Sweden by @mxgrthlstudio

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Our new work För-bindelse-akter being installed!
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@mxgrthlstudio
@d_a_v_i_d_s_v_e_n_s_s_o_n
@karlstadskommun
#karlstadskommun #maxgerthelstudio #davidsvensson #publicart #offentligkonst förbindelseakter taken in Karlstad by @mxgrthlstudio

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Our new public artwork För-bindelse-akter is currently under construction for the infrastructural bypass Vikenförbindelsen in Karlstad, Sweden. It consists of three sculptural works placed from east to west at different locations along the bypass.
The artwork takes its point of departure in a boat hull – in the skeleton and shell that form the interface between boat and water. The three sculptures can together form a single continuous hull, as if they originate from one and the same vessel divided into architectural signs.

The intervention is anchored in Viken’s history through Wennberg’s Mechanical Workshop and its ship production from the early 1900s. We draw from Wennberg’s original drawings of a tugboat from 1916. The artwork connects to the vision’s three concepts: time, movement, and the changes of light.

The sculptures evoke portals and pavilions – spatial enclosures that embrace the human body and form small stages along the route. Their placement from east to west follows the sun’s movement from morning to evening, each piece aligning itself with the the rays of the sun at a certain time of the day. The title För-bindelse-akter links the ship’s bow (för) with its stern (akter), while simultaneously pointing to the connection (förbindelse) itself. Through all parts of the artwork, we want to activate the entire Vikenförbindelsen and contribute to a continuous urban environment.

The artwork is a collaboration between the artist David Svensson and the architect Max Gerthel for Karlstads kommun. Produced by Fremek, Dals Långed.

@d_a_v_i_d_s_v_e_n_s_s_o_n
@mxgrthlstudio
@karlstadskommun

#karlstad #karlstadkommun #karlstadskommun #vikenförbindelsen #publicartwork #offentligkonst #corten #cortenstål #swedenpublicart #maxgerthel #davidsvensson #art #pavilion #wennbergsmekaniskaverkstad #stadsträdgårdenkarlstad #älvbrinken #löfbergskajen taken in Karlstad by @mxgrthlstudio

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Currently in progress: A public artwork for the infrastructural bypass Vikenförbindelsen in Karlstad, Sweden. It consists of three sculptural works placed from east to west at different locations along the bypass.

The artwork takes its point of departure in a boat hull – in the skeleton and shell that form the interface between boat and water. The three sculptures can together form a single continuous hull, as if they originate from one and the same vessel divided into architectural signs.

The intervention is anchored in Viken’s history through Wennberg’s Mechanical Workshop and its ship production from the early 1900s. We draw from Wennberg’s original drawings of a tugboat from 1916. The artwork connects to the vision’s three concepts: time, movement, and the changes of light.

The sculptures evoke portals and pavilions – spatial enclosures that embrace the human body and form small stages along the route. Their placement from east to west follows the sun’s movement from morning to evening, each piece aligning itself with the the rays of the sun at a certain time of the day. Made from corten steel, they will become rusty red av eventually dark, almost black, like remnants from a past iron age.

The title För-bindelse-akter links the ship’s bow (för) with its stern (akter), while simultaneously pointing to the connection (förbindelse) itself. Through all parts of the artwork, we want to activate the entire Vikenförbindelsen and contribute to a continuous urban environment.

The artwork is a collaboration between the artist @d_a_v_i_d_s_v_e_n_s_s_o_n and Max Gerthel for Karlstads kommun. Produced by Fremek, Dals Långed.

#karlstad #karlstadkommun☀️ #vikenförbindelsen #publicartwork #swedenpublicart #maxgerthel #davidsvensson #art #pavilion #wennbergsmekaniskaverkstad #stadsträdgårdenkarlstad #älvbrinken #löfbergskajen by @mxgrthlstudio

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6 months ago

This weekend I finally brought this frame back to life with some simple hand tools. Originally born in Beijing, [untitled] Armchair is a play with contrasts. The minimal, uncompromised frame was wrapped with soft nylon straps, echoing my ambition to cross Donald Judd with Bruno Mathsson. As a designer I never compromise function or comfort so the [untitled] series is a serious attempt at creating a chair that is used and cherished over a long life.

I made the latest version with leather offcuts, carefully pieced together to make a unique pattern for each seat. I love how the uneven edges of the leather fit into each other like pieces of a puzzle.

The [untitled] series are made and sold by STUDIO MAX GERTHEL, don’t hesitate to DM if you are interested.

#armchair #untitled #offcuts #donaldjudd #brunomathsson taken in Malmö, Sweden by @mxgrthlstudio

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The #muqarnas washbasin developed by Studio Max Gerthel as a part of the cross-innovation lab What Matters_3.0. It is now part of the same exhibition @formdesigncenter. Inspired by Islamic architecture, the washbasin is to be made made from low-carbon concrete

The project is funded and organised by @regionskane and @formdesigncenter and @s_p_o_k

#exhibition #formdesigncentermalmö #washbasin #concrete #lowcarbon #cross-innovation taken in Form/Design Center by @mxgrthlstudio

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10 months ago

This extension to a small railway lineman's house from the early 1900's in rural Skåne is designed for a young family of four. The new building doubles the living area while maintaining the existing kitchen. We will use old and leftover windows and doors bought at second hand construction markets. The wood cladding will be sourced from a demolished garage. The facades will thus be redesigned as we start collecting materials, leaving a lot of decisions left to chance. I'm excited to follow this project over the next year, planning permit will be submitted in the coming weeks.

#architecture #reuse #repair #extension #faluröd #bricabrac #corrugatedsheet #studiomaxgerthel #swedisharchitecture by @mxgrthlstudio

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Studio Max Gerthel will present a new design project MUQARNAS developed as a part of #whatmatter_s 3.0 with @formdesigncenter funded and run by @regionskane.

I was teamed up with @betongdesign to develop a new washbasin made with low-carbon concrete. The basin uses geometry from Islamic architecture and patterns to optimise the shell, using minimum material for the mould as well as the concrete substance.

The exhibition opens November 29 at Form/Design Center in Malmö.

Thanks to
@anna_dottir
@frost_art_prod
@kornmacher

And everyone else in the What Matter_S group that made it so enjoyable

#crossinnovation #formdesigncenter #regionskåne taken in Form/Design Center by @mxgrthlstudio

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#architecture #maxgerthel #omnitable #interiors #scandi #furniture #architectureinsweden #design #swedishdesign taken in Malmö, Sweden by @mxgrthlstudio

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