377 Kispi Towel Von Rickenbach

377 Kispi Towel Von RickenbachDesigned by Herzog & de Meuron, the 377 Kispi Towel was created to anticipate the completion of the University Childrens Hospital in Zrich. The name of the towel comes from the local nickname of the hospital, Kispi, and the internal H&dM project number, 377. The towel takes its shape from the floorplan of the hospital, including its 16 courtyards. Pink, the only strong color applied in homeopathic doses throughout the building, was therefore the clear

intersecting X-shapes reveal a complex frame construction – a product of research and exploration into the possibilities and limitations of CNC precision cutting for traditional wooden joints

Unterwasser

The concept was to design the smallest lampshade possible

The downcast light is ideal for eating and working above tables or for mood lighting

I wanted it to be comfortable

This collection continues to use local wood

with an almost floating effect

or as a bedside table reading lamp

wiggle-free construction

with Gerhard Mack as both author and editor

whose artistic approach to wood turning resulted in a unique form of stacked cones

Volume 4 covers the span of projects No