the forever & infinite
seduction (of the black line).

“Memory is everything.”






the forever & infinite
seduction (of the black line).


“Memory is everything.”

images:
1. Brabrand, 1963, by Friis og Moltke 2
2. desk by Franco Albini


"We believe in human contact and social empathy. Dedication and joy of work are values that are deeply rooted in our company’s traditions and in our desire to renew Danish architecture in light of these traditions and with originality, beauty and functionality. We as professionals are challenged in such a way today that you are often tempted to create new and sensational solutions. FRIIS & MOLTKE is motivated to go in a different direction.

We do this by conducting internal discussions amongst ourselves, and by engaging in dialogue with our clients. They must benefit fully from our company’s experience, capacity and professionalism. Our architectural vision involves a close interplay between details and the whole, integrated buildings with a coherent idiom. This is where we find our inspiration and our joy in creating architecture."





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Franco Albini

"In 1941 Franco Albini designed a transparent radio
(however, it was never produced)."






























"In 1930 Franco Albini opened his own studio for interior design and decoration. After the war, Franco Albini worked as an architect, too. In 1930 Franco Albini participated in the Monza Triennale where he showed his furniture designs. At the 1936 Milan Triennale, Franco Albini presented progressive designs for a rational layout for small rooms, called "stanza per un uomo" (one-man room).

Albini designed a tiny room, in which each element fulfilled one or more functions: a tabletop is integrated in a shelving system, the ladder leading up to the loft bed also functions as a clothes stand, and the bed itself is a partition for the room. In 1941 Franco Albini designed a transparent radio (however, it was never produced).

Franco Albini's most popular designs were done in the 1950s. The most famous ones were his designs for shelves and chairs, produced by Cassina and especially by Poggi. The shelves are easy to disassemble and can be expanded without restriction. The shelves have no back board as they are either clamped between the floor and the ceiling or suspended on the ceiling on metal chains. This construction then functions as a transparent room partition. In 1951 Franco Albini created his rattan chair "Margherita".

From 1952 the designer and architect Franca Helg was Franco Albini's business partner; she played a crucial role in numerous Albini designs. As an architect, Franco Albini built housing estates in Milan and in 1957, he designed the building for the La Rinascente department store in Rome. Together with Franca Helg and Bob Noorda, Franco Albini also designed underground stations in Milan. From 1963 to 1977 Franco Albini taught at the Polytechnic school in Milan.


Franco Albini died in 1977."





(i'd like to see these underground stations~!)

all text taken from here...

images taken from a catalog via Nilafur....











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