The entire interior is an homage to timeless design icons and an endless dialogue between them and the historical architecture of Moscow. The shape of the polished brass shelf is inspired by the design of the main exhibition pavilion. This object, just like a mirror, reflects all the kitchen activity and the cooking showcase. the suspensions hint at the junctions of fuller geodesic structures; wooden slat panels are designed according to the author's drawings and the profiled sheet in the kitchen is a reference to the architecture of the Eames' experimental house in California. The oval panels echo the Eames' impressive video installation at the Sokolniki exhibition; the Architect combined them with the recognizable wall clocks of George Nelson. The custom-made pattern of the floor tiles is inspired by the diamond-shaped texture of one of the many carpets in the Eames house, the old brick building of the area where ceramic floors were used. Suspended clouds in the shape of rounded honeycombs made of polished reflective metal are another reference to Buckminster fuller's architecture, as well as an allusion to Charles and Ray Eames' interest in all kinds of hanging structures that they used in the interior of their house, whether it was an upside-down painting, a papier-mache whale, Alexander Calder's mobiles or tumbleweeds.

Project team: Evgeniy Shchetinkin, Anna Selyanina, Kirill Shuvaev
Photo: Polina Poludkina