Ball Nogues Studio Creates Sculptural Workspace

Edward Cella Art + Architecture (ECAA) announced the installation of a permanent sculpture-like workspace designed by Ball Nogues Studio in its newly relocated gallery across from LACMA and adjacent to new location of the A+D Museum on Wilshire Boulevard.

The undulating functional object was crafted by hand from assembled layers of laser cut cardboard and Koskisen plywood, and it is manifest of ECAA's commitment to presenting important renderings and projects by 20th and 21st Century architects.

The installation is timely given that the Los Angeles based architectural firm is preparing for a solo exhibition entitled Feathered Edge at MOCA Pacific Design Center set to open July 26, 2009.

Seeking to affect the white cube space of the gallery with the minimum of materials, Ball Nogues utilized the surging repetition and pattern created with stacking two shapes of pre-cut cardboard designed and calibrated on computational software.

Suggesting movement and vitality, the reception counter acts as a fluid yet intermediary object between the public space of the gallery and the gallery's workspace.

Fabricated by the architectural firm's collective team, the workstation reflects the gallery's emphasis on craftsmanship and execution.

Embracing the post-gilded age economy, the design's humble materials does not shy from seeking new, dynamic forms.