Recognised throughout Switzerland for design elements that enhance public and semi-public spaces, BURRI invited Claudia Caviezel to design permanent accent elements to enliven the concrete architecture of BURRI's new design and production workshop building at its Zurich HQ. Caviezel introduced a fantasy natural world into her design theme Elements Go Wild. Her witty mural patterns incorporate BURRI products (road signs, street furniture, lighting) within an exotic flora and fauna landscape that animates each space. Flowers and tropical trees suffuse the 2D landscape while exotic animals curiously interact with BURRI products. Caviezel's seven colourful designs were digitally printed on acrylic panels to create large-scale lightbox walls, and digitally printed on semi-transparent fabric to create industrial-sized mobile curtain walls.

Detail of curtain
© Claudia Caviezel

Digital print on back lit material for canteen, 2.5 x 9 m
© Jürg Zimmermann

Printed curtain at the office, 3.3 x 8.2 m
© Jürg Zimmermann

Main entrance with two prints in light boxes, each 2 x 13 m
© Jürg Zimmermann

Detail of Print in light box, 2 x 13 m
© Jürg Zimmermann

At the exhibition of Design Prize Switzerland
© Claudia Caviezel

Detail of light box
© Claudia Caviezel

Detail of light box
© Claudia Caviezel

Detail of curtain
© Claudia Caviezel

Fabric check before sewing the curtain
© Claudia Caviezel

Photo taken in Istanbul, Turkey and used in print for light box
© Claudia Caviezel

Photo taken in Istanbul, Turkey and used in print for light box
© Claudia Caviezel

Photo taken in Istanbul, Turkey and used in print for light box
© Claudia Caviezel

Photo taken in Istanbul, Turkey and used in print for light box
© Claudia Caviezel

Curtain in lecture room, 4.6 x 8.9 m
© Jürg Zimmermann

Main entrance with print in light boxes, 2 x 13 m
© Jürg Zimmermann
Elements go wild
Curtains and Light Boxes
BURRI Public Elements AG
2012
Digital print on fabric and backlit material, different sizes
Produced by Mitlödi Textildruck AG and Christinger Partner AG, Switzerland
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