carte blanche constance guisset plays with colour at lausannes mudac
Part retrospective, part playful treasure hunt, Parisian industrial designer Constance Guisset transforms Lausanne’s Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC) into a suitably bright ode to colour. Courtesy of Constance Guisset
Restoring the ground floor of the museum to it’s original original historic function – that of a private home – Guisset has created two almost identical apartments which echo one another...
...the first in black and white tones, melting into the second which springs to life with a vivid medley of warm hues. Photography: David Gagnebin-de Bons
Intended as a whimsical investigation into the expressive potential of cold and warm colour palettes, Guisset explores their inherent ‘genderisation’ – where cold shades are seen as ‘masculine’ and warmer hues as ‘feminine’. Photography: David Gagnebin-de Bons
Part retrospective, too, the mirroring rooms are furnished in Guisset’s greatest designs. Photography: David Gagnebin-de Bons
Among them, her Ankara lights, pictured. The faceted lamps in metal are inspired by unfolding skirts. Courtesy of Constance Guisset
Created for Petite Friture, the 'Drapee' chair is made of steel wires, which appear to be draped as the lines unfold between the back and the seat. Courtesy of Constance Guisset
The prototype lamp ‘Angelin’ can take multiple shapes. A central metallic structure contains three rolls of paper which can be arranged and draped to create different levels of warmth and transparency. Courtesy of Constance Guisset