Barber And Osgerby Puzzle Tiles
Each unique large format tile is created by scattering.
Barber and osgerby puzzle tiles. Puzzle represents the freedom of giving birth to endless random combinations by pairing up graphic patterns with a modern and contemporary aesthetic thus maximising the possibility of customisation of the interiors. All four are on show in an installation at the domusshowroom in london this week as part of clerkenwell. Primavera 2018 mutina porcelain stoneware primavera started with the idea of fabricating a product that evoked the character of a natural material. Puzzle is a collection for mutina designed by edward barber and jay osgerby.
Rather than try to create a design that reproduced nature s scope for endless variation the strategy adopted was to identify a method for manufacturing an infinite variety of imperfections. Created by british design duo edward barber and jay osgerby for global leading italian manufacturer mutina puzzle consists of eight colour families each named after different european islands. Puzzle is a series of glazed porcelain stoneware tiles that is a mixture of block colors and multi colored graphic patterns. Puzzle 2016 mutina porcelain stoneware glazed terracotta the puzzle collection developed through experimentation with geometric forms.
Giving the chance of design graphic flooring matched with a block colour façade and vice versa. Puzzle is a series of glazed porcelain stoneware tiles that is a mixture of block colors and multi colored graphic patterns. Puzzlemutina edward barber jay osgerby. Barber and osgerby has previously created other tiles ranges for mutina puzzle and mistral.
Puzzle by barber osgerby. Creating a gradation of colours that starts out as a block colour on the floor and blends into graphic. It s a series of glazed porcelain tiles that is a mixture of block colors and multi colored graphic patterns. Puzzle is a collection for mutina designed by edward barber and jay osgerby.
The neutral colours represent the northern isles of faroe gotland aland anglesey and skye while the warmer brighter shades are associated with the mediterranean islands of creta milos and murano. The idea behind the collection is to design the entire room to provide communication between architectural and space elements placed in different parts of the space and drawing a continuous line through color declinations of the collection. Puzzle stands for the infinity of possible combinations and a total freedom in its disposition. Puzzle is a collection for mutina designed by edward barber and jay osgerby.
In the course of these studies it became apparent that the different composite arrangements resembled abstract maps. A series of physical models was used to explore multiple compositions in order to determine the exact layout of patterns on the tiles.