Shown at Rossana Orlandi in Milan, Confession is a project from Scottish/Swedish designer Nick Ross, a current graduate student at Konstfack in Stockholm. Confessions aims to make public places more intimate by creating micro-environments in which people can be discrete and private.
Working with Blå Station to realize the project, Nick created a steel and oak structure that is about bar height covered with sound-absorbing pressed polyester felt.
From the designer:
Ever since architects started taking down interior walls to create airy open spaces, a new set of problems have arisen. Whilst these areas are more communal, there is an issue with finding discrete, private areas which take you away from the noise of open spaces. Confession is a new furniture archetype which seeks to resolve these problems of privacy and seclusion. It enables the creation of a space for a quick meeting, to hear a personal story, a quiet place to read the paper with a coffee or even somewhere to indulge in office gossip. It also reminds us of what we lose in the era of shared and open communication. Instead of erecting walls to create personal and confidential spaces, which can prove expensive, these communal areas can be furnished in a new way at a fraction of the cost and hassle.
Coco on 05.05.2012 at 20:16 PM
Sure you can have a little privacy in there… but what exactly is discreet about it?
Craig Purcell on 05.06.2012 at 18:52 PM
Where’s the software that makes this work?
raymondaadib on 07.09.2012 at 13:10 PM
i think this idea is new but it didn’t add anything i think its more bothering for both parts as for the standing method and when they breathe its like too close that could make them hate each others instead of talking privately+ always space is refreshing another plus witch is why do they want to be in public and private at the same time ? they can be private somewhere else isn’t ..? anyway its always good to have new creations but strong concepts need to be more studied .