Build, destroy, repair, repeat!

JB Gambier and Hugo Beheregaray – one studied at the Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam and the other at the Design Academy Eindhoven – live and work in the Netherlands. The two designers and artists share a playful approach that is inspired by do-it-yourself.

This is also demonstrated by the action THE DESTRUCTION ROOM, which they specially created for the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2023 : Every visitor to THE DESTRUCTION ROOM, which is furnished with white furniture, is given protective clothing, a tool that they can select themselves, and one minute. When the time is over, the damaged furniture is mended in the Repair Station with colorful adhesive tape under the supervision of the designers. In this way, the installation is transformed during the course of the festival from a monochrome white space into a colorful and dynamic room – and powerless consumers finally have an opportunity to retaliate against the world of products!

Pictures by Pierre Castignola