Mantella is constructed of fiberglass finished in a high-gloss pearlescent paint. The design takes its inspiration from a combination of influences including Brazilian master architects Oscar Niemeyer and Roberto Burle Marx and their interest in abstract figurative affinities coupled with the French Baroque and Parisian Art Nouveau, all tempered by the precision inherent in new technological means of manufacture and design.
Project Information
Date: 2008
Size: Edition of 25 large and 25 small 48 × 3 × 128 in. 84 × 3 × 128 in.
Exhibited: Milan, London
Design Team:
Design: Hani Rashid, Lise Anne Couture
Design Team: Theo Sarantoglou Lalis, Dylan Baker Rice