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The first contribution springs from the encounter with James Irvine, the noted London designer that for a number of years has been based in Milan.
Holding to his design praxis that meshes rigor and irony, Irvine has created for Brix Random, a project that emerges from an in-depth reflection on the concept of a continuous surface. Fascinated by the characteristic Italian age-old tradition of the “terrazzo” floor that unfolds in a continuous surface, Irvine has produced a contemporary reinterpretation of a continuum that abolishes joints and eliminates the regular reiteration of the spaces between modules.
Single elements become indistinguishable, thanks to Irvine’s appropriation of the form of the traditional mosaic. Random troubles the rigidity of the drawing-grid. Its arrangement of the small squares works according to a logic that fragments and decomposes the grid that traditionally structures a tile surface.
The design finds expression in two different variations: the more traditional Quad, characterized by 2cm x 2cm squares, and the more graphic Domino, composed of small rectangular 2cm x 4cm modules.
Present in a considerable quantity, the stucco itself becomes an integral part of the idea. So much so that the variation of its color significantly changes the final result, granting the project a vast range of possibility.
In line with the firm’s vision that privileges the architectural value of design over decoration, Random, previewed at Fuori Salone 2012 and available on the market by the end of the year, picks up on Brix’s penchant for research and innovation.