The Petit Listening Lounge

— Nantes (44) — 2003
Designer: Métalobil
Client: CRDC – Le Lieu Unique
Location: Le Lieu Unique

The piece extends, stretches, and deforms, adapting to the space and to the body. It alternates between a bench or a daybed, and an alcove for hi-fi and video equipment.
Flexible, perforated, backlit panels line the walls and ceiling, forming a mashrabiya of images of lust.
The piece consists of a plywood structure covered in red natural rubber; a seat made from a continuous veil of rattan strands; and four niches with fabric closures lined with purple satin, fastened with a ZIP.
The dimensions of the piece are: a footprint 2.86 m deep and 4.6 m wide; and vertically, it climbs the wall to a height of 1.7 m.