Martino Gamper plays with perspective for Prada window installations
Italian designer Martino Gamper has created a "homage to the humble corner" in the shop windows of fashion house Prada (+ slideshow).
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Prada enlisted Gamper to design its latest store front displays, creating environments for presenting both women's and men's clothing to passers-by.
The installations, named Corners, used panels of wood veneer to form enclosed angled spaces in which the mannequins are placed and are being replicated in Prada stores around the world.
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"Corners is an evolutionary window design concept by Martino Gamper in collaboration with Prada which pays homage to the humble corner," said a statement on Gamper's website.
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"The design draws its inspiration from perspective, fragments and contrasts between natural materials. Those elements are enhanced by the simplicity of a corner which is a common thread for all the displays."
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Wood grains on the walls and floor are angled to emphasise the perspective and make the spaces look tighter.
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Some of the spaces feature shelves and raised sections of flooring for displaying accessories.
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Images of landscapes including mountains and forests are mounted in thin vertical strips at the back of each niche, aligned parallel to the glass windows in front.
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Initially installed at the brand's flagships in London and Milan (pictured), the concept will soon be rolled out across Prada stores worldwide – each with a slightly different spin on the idea.
"Corners is a space within a space, making each display a unique story designed to evolve with the seasons," said Gamper.
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According to his website, the designer "discovered his love of corners and began to probe the multiple emotions provoked by the single right-angled boundary" while studying at London's Royal College of Art, and has experimented with the architectural element ever since.
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Prada's collaboration with Gamper is a departure from the brand's long-term partnership with Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and his firm OMA, which has produced a series of unique store designs and catwalk sets for 25 years.
These include a runway surrounded by water for Prada's Spring Summer 2015 show and a portable, shape-shifting cultural pavilion in Seoul.