Playground Closes at Dusk: the first outdoor collection by Nacho Carbonell

Monday 11 July 2011


Spazio Rosanna Orlandi presented Playground Closes at Dusk, Nacho Carbonell's first collection of furniture designed specifically for outdoor use, at Art Basel Design Miami last month. Comprising five pieces, the limited-edition collection makes strong use of Carbonell's signature primal forms and tactile surfaces.

Auditorium, from Playground Closes at Dusk by Nacho Carbonell

Shaped like ladders, cones and loudspeakers, the metal constructions explore ideas of our sensory experiences and memories. Users are invited to climb to new heights, with the organisers emphasising that "the pieces are supposed to be smelled, touched, climbed and heard".

Resonator, from Playground Closes at Dusk by Nacho Carbonell

Materials used range from concrete to stainless steel, glass, resin and cast bronze - and Carbonell worked with Barnabe Fillion & Borre Akkersdijk, perfume designers, to complete the project.

Odor, from Playground Closes at Dusk by Nacho Carbonell
Memoralia, from Playground Closes at Dusk by Nacho Carbonell
Point of View, from Playground Closes at Dusk by Nacho Carbonell