an exercise about today´s social behavior.
inspired by the shanty towns all around south america,
from las ciudades perdidas in mexico city to las favelas in rio de janeiro,
FALC try to preserve the improvisation´s essence, the grids absence,
the disorder´s liberty.
fabrics, wood sticks and boxes in different dimensions and materials
(from bamboo to polycarbonate)are part of a piece of furniture -
a shelf inspired by houses on piles.
shanty towns are units of irregular self-constructed housing that are typically unlicensed and occupied illegally. they are usually on lands belonging to third parties,and are most often located on the urban periphery. shanty town residences are built randomly, although ad hoc networks of stairways, sidewalks, and simple tracks allow passage through them. most are inaccessible by vehicle, due to their narrow and irregular streets and walkways and often steep inclines. This design project was born out of a conversation with a brazilian friend. we talked about the situation in the favelas, the violence and how people survive in such a hostile environment. but we also thought that those people are as happy as most of us in a luckier situation. in simplicity lies the joy of life. I tried to recreate the feeling of this experience and to express it within this shelf.
