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Molo Design Ltd.

Soft Wall, 2007

Description

Maker

  • Molo Design Ltd., Canadian
  • Stephanie Forsythe, b. 1970, Canadian
  • Todd MacAllen, b. 1966, Canadian

Title

Soft Wall

Year

2007

Medium

Tyvek, industrial wool felt

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • tyvek,
  • wool

Techniques

  • industrial felt,
  • needlepunch

Dimensions

228.6 x 548.6 cm (90 x 216 inches) open

Place

Vancouver; British Columbia; Canada

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

2007.108

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Evolution Revolution

February 22 - June 15, 2008

Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen have practiced architecture in Vancouver, British Columbia, since 1996. Prefabrication features prominently in many of their projects, and in 2003 they developed Molo Design as a place for researching materials and exploring ways of making space. The freestanding room partition and backdrop Soft Wall is one result. Focusing on economy, flexibility, and reusability in the atmosphere of a true cooperative, Molo enlists all its employees to take part in the assembly of its products, from stitching to packaging. As artists, they have found that “designing what a machine can make has brought them closer than ever to the process of fusing creative thought and making.”

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