quentin de coster manipulates belgian restaurant with polyester rope quentin de coster spatially manipulates l’air du temps with polyester rope photo © tim van de velde all images courtesy of quentin de coster when you analyze various creative disciplines, it’s easy to see how certain characteristics overlap and intertwine. this mentality has led to multiple collaborations between studios, hybrids projects combining seemingly opposite worlds, and even endeavors in which designers apply their skills in one field to another. this is a phenomenon that resulted in the creation of quentin de coster‘s ‘lianes’ installation for two’star michelin restaurant l’air du temps. video courtesy of quentin de coster the story began at a conference in march of 2013. during this event, chef sang-hoon degeimbre and de coster each presented their work and noted many common points between their respective artistic worlds. a year later, degeimbre invited the designer to develop an atmosphere aligned with his culinary expertise. quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom the atmosphere is aligned with chef sang-hoon degeimbre’s culinary expertise photo © tim van de velde san’s cooking at l’air du temps embodies nature. as a result, de coster incorporated organic qualities in his permanent installation and says, ‘lianes is an abstract reproduction of the random character of vegetation.’ by using multiple strands of white polyester rope, a haphazard arrangement spatially manipulates the dining room in a way that juxtaposes the indoor and outdoor environments. each individual piece is secured to the ceiling using MDF and pine battens. quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom de coster incorporated organic qualities in his permanent installation photo © tim van de velde quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom view of the space between dining rooms photo © tim van de velde quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom lianes is an abstract reproduction of the random character of vegetation photo © tim van de velde quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom each strand has its own personality photo © tim van de velde quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom when viewed closely, you can see the interwoven fibers of the rope photo © tim van de velde quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom the stands spatially manipulate the dining area photo © tim van de velde quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom shadows are cast on the walls photo © tim van de velde quentin de coster lianes lair du temps restaurant polyester rope belgium designboom light and depth are constantly changing throughout the day photo © tim van de velde project info: title: lianes designer: quentin de coster client: l’air du temps status: completed materials: white polyester rope, MDF boards, pine battens dimensions: 55m2 year: 2015 photography: tim van de velde
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:03:59 +0000