Archetypes

Collection

Collection ARCHETYPES

Eindhoven, NL

2020

Studio Joachim-Morineau collection “Archetypes” is a furniture collection, which visually and structurally incorporates ancient Roman architectural elements.

Inspired by emblematic edifices such as Pont du Gard (Roman aqueduct, FR) and ruins from the Parco archeologico del Colosseo in Rome, the two designers translates these classic sculptural languages into a new industrial aesthetic.

Composed of pedestals, a cabinet, a table, a light installation, fruit bowls and more. The collection shows another aspect of Studio Joachim-Morineau.

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THOLOS, PTERON, METOPE

Columns / Pedestals

THOLOS, PTERON and METOPE are columns that can serve as pedestals to display your favourite objects (or plants).

Inspired by different temples structures and column shapes from the Parco archeologico del Colosseo in Rome, made out of industrial aluminium profiles and sheets, these columns create an historical presence in your interior.

Material:

Aluminium beams, tubes and sheets

Dimensions:

Height 105 to 110cm

Length 30cm

Width 30cm

Weight:

12 to 20kg

Note:

Possibility to have a different colour / finish

(such as blasted or anodized aluminium)

THOLOS

PTERON

METOPE

PEGMA

Bookcase

PEGMA is a bookcase inspired by Roman aqueducts such as the Pont du Gard in France. We mainly were inspired by the pillars rhythms and interspaces found in the conventional aqueduct architectures.

From spacious intervals on the ground-level to smaller ones on the higher ones. The etymology of the word PEGMA can be found in the ancient greek and latin languages: its meaning is “bookcase”.

Material:

Anodized aluminium tubes and profiles,

Getacore GC3011 merano cream sheet

Dimensions:

Height: 120 cm

Length: 190 cm

Width: 30 cm

Note:

Possibility to have a different colour / finish (such as blasted or anodized aluminium). Different sizes and compositions can be created based on the needs.

AEDES

Table

AEDES is a dining table inspired by the ruins from the temple of Apollo Sosianus in Rome. The three re-erected and existing columns of this temple in Rome were the main inspiration for the legs of the Aedes table.

Moreover, its original cornice/frieze became our industrial structure which support the Getacore table top. The etymology of Aedes, comes from the latin word “temple”.

Material:

Anodized aluminium tubes, profiles and sheets,

Getacore GC3011 merano cream sheet

Dimensions:

Height: 75 cm

Length: 220 cm

Width: 100 cm

Note:

Possibility to have a different colour / finish (such as blasted or anodized aluminium). Different sizes and compositions can be created based on the needs.

ARCEO

Arches / shop display / lighting

ARCEO is a light installation which creates an ambiance and gives structure to a public or private space by surrounding it. Arceo is inspired by numerous Roman architectures such as aqueducts, triumphal arches or even the surroundings of the “Canopus” of Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli.

It can be composed of various units : for example an entrance with 4 arches, a triptych with 3 arches or a duo with shelves. One of Arceo’s latin etymology means “to enclose”, which is the aim of this installation.

Material:

Aluminium beams, tubes and sheets, frosted plexiglas, LED

Dimensions:

Entrance vault (200 cm x 130 cm, Height: 290 cm),

Triptyque (410 cm x 170 cm, Height: 290 cm),

Duo shelves (230 cm x 60 cm, Height: 245 cm)

Note:

Possibility to have a different colour / finish (such as blasted or anodized aluminium). Different sizes and compositions can be created based on the needs.