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The Pixel Couch

By Tanya Palta on Monday, July 21st, 2008

Image: The Pixel Couch

The Pixel Couch. Designed by Cristian Zuzunaga.

At times, artistic creativity entails defying clichés and creating designs that exemplify a true flash of brilliance. There is something utterly fascinating about witnessing a structure of work whose roots lay in the designers fortuitous imagination and additionally see that creativity get impeccably translated into sustainable design. Take for instance The Pixel Couch which is the brainchild of a Royal College of Art graduate by the name of Cristian Zuzunaga.

A pixel, which is the smallest single component of an image, has now attained unparalleled importance in our contemporary existence. However, while it may live both in and beyond our displays and photos, we don’t even seem to register its omnipresent nature. However Cristian Zuzunaga noticed the ubiquitous pixel and did something (rather well, we might add) about it by paying homage to the all pervading pixel.

Zuzunaga’s Pixel couch echoes with eccentricity and highlights the designer’s proclivity to inject vibrancy in his creations. The pixel pattern is alluring without being chaotic and its crystal clear that the designer wants to redefine the living room space.

The Pixel Couch will be produced by Danish manufacturer Kvadrat and sold through Moroso. Moroso will make it a part of their Springfield sofa series and Kvadrat will use what they term as blitz fabric. However no price or actual release dates have been announced.

By not adhering to a conventional source of inspiration, the Pixel Couch epitomizes the convergence of abstract influences with sustainable design. Zuzunaga’s cacophonous concoction of pulsating colors may evoke extreme reactions and may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it does call to the inner geek in me.

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Tanya Palta recently completed her degree majoring in History. After trying to come up with a gazillion excuses to avoid work in the corporate world, she decided she might as well do something she loves. Hence, she dabbled in photography and also became a freelance writer. She has always been creatively inclined (so she says), and in particular, the contemporary design scene is of great interest for her.

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by Jacob Slevin July 21st, 2008

this is such a clever product - for someone whom finds himself staring at pixels in photoshop all day, this is a goody.

and just wait until mr. r. yusupov sets his eyes on this.

by Lora Leonard July 21st, 2008

In the United States, Kvadrat is available through Maharam. I would love to see this particular fabric concept developed into an entire collection. Uber fresh!

by Mr. R. Yusupov July 21st, 2008

This is indeed a beautiful pattern. I’d love to see the source image the designer used for creating it. Although there is something fun in not ever knowing. Could be the designer’s secret joke forever.

You’ll see on his site that he’s put this pattern onto a chair and fashion line.

I feel like this pixel concept could have been pushed a lot more though. And I don’t mean by simply slapping this pattern onto a bunch of surfaces.

The designer could get into the business of furniture design and use the square pixel grid as the structure when drawing the forms of the products.

This way, when the pixel pattern is printed and fitted on the form, the pixels line up perfectly with the edges. The printed pattern would do more than just be visually appealing and mysterious. It would also bring attention to the structure of the product, exposing the grid that was used to define its shape. Show me an entire collection done this way and I’ll buy 20 of everything.

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