following collaborations with phillip k smith III, studio swine, and sou fujimoto, international fashion brand COS will team up with arthur mamou-mani at this year?s milan design week. as part of the event, the london-based french architect will create a digitally fabricated pavilion that will guide visitors through the courtyard and into the adjacent gardens of palazzo isimbardi, the 16th-century palace that hosted phillip k smith III?s atmospheric ?open sky? sculpture last year. intriguingly, the structure will be created using open-source software that explores the potential of parametric design.
 
ahead of the unveiling of arthur mamou-mani?s much-anticipated design, we spoke with the architect about his background and upbringing, the evolution of his work, and how he feels about the future of the profession. read the interview in full below, and preview the COS installation as part of designboom?s previous coverage here.
arthur mamou-mani will team up with COS for the 2019 edition of milan design week
image by thomas lohr (also main image)
 
 
designboom (DB): what is the best moment of the day"
 
arthur mamou-mani (AM-M): there are so many things happening, I like when I have a moment for myself in the office around the afternoon. by that point I?m awake and finding my cruising speed. I get a lot of things done when I?m in that mode.

the temporary structure will be built using bio-plastic created with 3D printing
image by thomas lohr
 
 
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