Sebastien Wiernick's OnSite Installations

by Sarah O

Belgian designer Sebastien Wiernick has been pushing the envelope in modern furniture design with his sculptural installations since 2002. Made of winding and warping polyethylene tubes that seem to have a mind of their own, his pieces have graced temporary exhibits as well as found a home in more permanent settings such as cafes and public spaces.

Temporary installation at Into Art&Furniture, Berlin, Germany

A theme that seems to be constant, however, is the idea of opening a space up to wider interaction with its participants through playful, thoughtful movement captured in design. Reminiscent of a roller coaster, his pieces wind up and down, into and around each other to completely utilize all aspects of the space and engender a sweeping feeling of velocity and motion. What results is a kind of neo-futuristic, half-alive kind of installation, beckoning the user to take part and become a part of its microcosm.