Lensvelt & Space Encounters–Boring Collection

Film / Photography

Boring Collection was conceived by Lensvelt & Space Encounters as a comment on the “ugly” appearance of affordable contract furniture and the distracting designs being added to some workplaces in the wake of the Google office. We can totally relate to the idea that furniture should not demand too much attention. For this project, we worked with the most iconic gesture of boredom: the attempt to throw a ball of crumpled paper into the trashcan until the clock turns five. In the film office people steal the scene even though they are surrounded by the designs of Boring Collection. Just like the architects intended.

For the still campaign we stacked the furniture pieces on top of each other in a shape inspired by Ettore Sottsass’ Carlton bookcase, the most ‘un’-boring furniture piece we could imagine.

Lernert & Sander’s concept was repeated for the furniture collection’s debut at the Milan design week with an installation at Ventura Lambrate. The furniture was placed in a clock-like formation, and stood in an artificial landscape of 150,000 paper balls made from leaflets about the collection.

Boring Collection won the Milano Design Award 2016 for the best presentation concept during Salone del Mobile 2016.