Depot Basel is a new initiative that is considered to be a place for contemporary design and is housed within a nearly 100 year old former grain elevator in Basel, Switzerland. The space has been re-utilized for small and large-scale exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions and film screenings.
The first exhibition, called Prelude 01, invited nine designers to spend six days on location engaging in dialogue with the building and its distinctive structure. The participants delivered answers in the form of unique infrastructure that will now form the core of the location for the next 2 years.
One of the most unusual Prelude 01 creations is this chair by Max Lipsey.
“We are not a fair, nor a festival. Not a museum, a showroom or a gallery. We are a temporary place for contemporary design.”
Via designboom.com