when a baker mentioned to him that he was sick of flies invading his shop in summer when the door was open to let fresh air in, sans came up with a metal chain curtain (originally made of iron) that kept them out – and ventilated the shop. in 1926, its founder josep maria sans invented a machine for fabricating these links.īy chance, he discovered a commercial use for them in the 1930s. Spanish brand kriskadecor has long mastered the art of screening off areas thanks to its versatile chain curtains composed of metal links. an added advantage of these two examples is their transparency, allowing both light to penetrate them and adjoining spaces to feel interconnected. historical precedents include japan’s sliding, wood and paper shinto doors and the storage-cum-display unit of mid-century interiors, still coveted today. some projects call for flexible room partitions. Not that architects always face a starkly binary choice. the semi-transparent curtain above, informally partitions two spaces (pau casals VIP lounge, barcelona airport) The versatile chain curtains subdivide spaces at almost any height (top: KI20 business centre, budapest, hungary). working from home and adhering to social distancing in public venues have highlighted the benefits of cellular interiors where it’s possible to carry out different activities, from zoom calls to yoga workouts, in quiet, private areas. The debate has been inadvertently fuelled by the pandemic. if open-plan spaces were once seen by many as the acme of cool, contemporary living, architects and interior designers today acknowledge the appeal of more compartmentalized layouts – separate rooms with distinct functions. The relative merits of open-plan or cellular spaces are hotly debated today. You don’t necessarily need walls to create engaging spaces – as spanish manufacturer kriskadecor proves with its room-defining chain curtains.Īldgate tower, london, UK: in this subtle architectural intervention, circular, ceiling-hung curtains echo curved seating booths, signalling different zones
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