The intention behind the "Stand Art" event in Madrid in October 2003 was to fuse Interior design, fashion, and live music, underlining the conceptual and formal similarities of these disciplines. Moneo Brock Studio was invited to make one of four exhibitions planned for the three-day event. Material, texture, modulation, transparency and color were the parameters at work in our installation. The space was loosely structured to flow around the different pieces, creating competing views, superposition of scales and unexpected compositions.
Solid acrylic sheets and hollow acrylic panels in transparent, translucent and brilliant colors were cut, folded and manipulated to create shelf units, dividers, and chairs. The sketches of fashion designer Iñigo Aragon --printed at life-size on acetate and suspended in two fields at opposite corners of the space-- created the background and welcomed the visitor to the space. Light projected through these elements painted walls and floor surfaces with colors. The furniture and the designs blended in form, color and texture.
Lounging fields were made with masses of coconut fiber mat, cascading to form fold upon fold. Contrasting with the crisp and precise acrylic pieces, the collection of furniture was expanded to include seats made of cork, foam and coconut fiber, experiments with traditionally modest materials that were developed as part of this site-specific project.