Strangled RackStrangled rack is part of the Future Primitives series that Muller Van Severen present in 2012 at Biennale Interieur in Kortrijk, Belgium. Strangled rack is conceived by further elaborating on the idea of juxtaposing basic elements. In this case, two horizontally shaped racks intertwine as if the room is too small to fit both in a normal way. The position of the racks can be altered, allowing the owner to choose his own shape according to what is

Julep is influenced by the 1950s Avant-Garde movement

giving the top of the stem a dual function as playful feature and practical handle

During that exhibition

which will attain a patina and darken over time

is adapted here in order to serially produce various typologies of objects

designed by visionary architects in the fascist colonial era

with loose cushions for the back that can be arranged according to the user’s own needs

The spotlight in white painted aluminium is mounted on a tubular stem in polished or burnished brass

In aesthetic terms

Alluding to the graphic of a pie chart

with its bright and sparkling lights refracted through the glass prisms

Pole illuminates a broad range of space in multiple configurations along walls