• 30/09

    John Lewis Fashion Pavilion by Grimshaw

    London department store John Lewis has commissioned Grimshaw Architects to design a pop-up installation for their Oxford Street store. The installation is made of cardboard tubes of various lengths and diameters suspended in sheets of perspex held together with transparent rods, creating the illusion of a floating cardboard screen.

    After two months in London it will travel to other John Lewis stores in the UK. The modular nature of the installation means that it can easily be dismantled and reconfigured to suit the needs of specific stores and spaces. The ‘tube walls’ separate spaces in an unusual way by partially obscuring views and revealing glimpses of adjacent spaces.

    (Images via Dezeen)

  • 24/08

    The Draughtman's Arms, London

    As part of ‘The Arhictect: What Now? exhibition that ran from 9 to 13 August, architects Gundry and Ducker designed a ‘pop-up-pub’ in the Crypt of a Marylebone church that served as a bar on the opening night and as a reception area for the rest of the exhibition. Its simple cardboard shell was decorated with 1:1 CAD drawings of wallpaper, art, windows with architecture related views and all the other little details that make up a typical English pub.

    The illustrated aesthetic was complimented by a simple trestle table that served as the bar and a minimalist chandelier made of wood.

    Its cardboard shell hovered dado height above the floor, partially revealing activity within.

    (Images via Dezeen)