Philippe Malouin | Steel Works book

Texts: Marina Christina Didero, Sophie Lovell, Felix Burrichter, Drew Zeiba

Designed by NERO

Photographs and video stills: Athanassios Gatos and Lida Macha

Published by THE BREEDER, Athens and NERO

colored , soft cover, 132 pages

On the occasion of his solo show at The Breeder (Athens, 2021), while spending time in scrapyards from the UK to Greece, Malouin got particularly interested in salvaged steel. Borrowing the Dadaist technique of “cutting out,” the materials were cut out and reassembled according to a surprising formal language. 35 objects – seats, tables, coffee tables, lamps, etc. – came to life to achieve new forms without using anything new. The publication discloses Malouin’s “design by making” approach, documenting his creative process from the early experimentation to the final shape.

With an interview by Felix Burrichter and Drew Zeiba to Philippe Malouin, critical essays by Maria Cristina Didero and Sophie Lovell and further documentary material.