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Tree

Tree

EDL x Formwerkz

EDL collaborates with acclaimed architectural firm Formwerkz Architects to present an installation using high pressure laminates. Formwerkz created ‘The Tree’, a structure comprising an assembly of laminate fins that create the vision of an enchanted forest. ‘The Tree’ exemplifies the idea that true minimalism involves maximising the different roles and functions a single design gesture or object can fulfill.
Inspired by the vision of an enchanted forest, the play of light and shadows can be experienced from within the installation, much akin to walking through a forest and admiring the silhouettes of the trees from below. The installation is designed to have a dialogue with the ever-changing quality of daylight in the space. The intensity of shadows experienced from within as well as seen from the exterior of the installation will fluctuate according to the light conditions – both natural and artificial.
The installation’s structural frame acts like a clothing carousel, allowing the laminate fins to be hung in tiers. The orchestrated array of colours in each tier depicts the colours of the forest in each season. Visitors can appreciate the rich tapestry of a forest displayed via the two different laminate applications on each fin: one side showcases EDL’s natural timber designs, while the other features solid tones found in nature across seasons.

“I love the idea that a single simple object can embody so many layers of messages. It’s an installation that a 3-year-old could enjoy as much as an 80-year-old. We believe that design should be made accessible to the mass and be spread or enjoyed through these works more readily,” says Gwen Tan, partner at Formwerkz.

About Formwerkz Architects

Formwerkz Architects was established in Singapore in 2004 by Alan Tay, Seetoh Kum Loon, Gwen Tan and Berlin Lee. The practice is largely defined and shaped by their common interest in the recovery of mutual human relationships, and the restoration of primordial relationships between man and nature. Projects become vehicles to design happenings or more precisely, the conditions that can espouse more active engagement between man and man with his environment.

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