Patricia Bustos Retro Futuristic Wonder Galaxy in Madrid

2019-03-14 14:33

Unabashedly steeped in candy-coloured sumptuousness and dreamy iridescence with a touch of bubbly effervescence, “Wonder Galaxy”, as its name suggests, is a fantastical space conceived by Madrid-based Patricia Bustos Studio as a retro-futuristic bridge between the creative energies of childhood and an avant-garde vision of the future. The project is part of this year’s Casa Décor, Madrid’s popular interior design event, now in its 54th edition. Conceived as a platform to showcase emerging trends in interior design, the event is centred on the transformation of a particular building where each room is revamped by a different designer. In this year’s edition, which took place from January 24 to March 10 in a 1930s mansion in the upscale neighbourhood of Salamanca, Patricia Bustos’ “Futuristic Childhood Revival” was conceived as the mansion’s dressing room. But this isn’t any old dressing room but one suitable for a superheroine of the future, a glimpse of whom can be found centre-stage above the bathtub in the form of Thunder Face, a lightning bolt-shaped portrait of model Ronja Okane by Mexican illustrator Paul Fuentes.

“神奇的银河”(Wonder Galaxy)，顾名思义，是马德里帕特里夏·布斯托斯工作室(Patricia Bustos Studio)构想的一个奇幻空间，它肆无忌惮地沉浸在糖果般的华美和梦幻般的彩虹中，带有一丝泡沫化的气泡。它是一座复古的未来主义桥梁，连接着童年的创造力和前卫的未来愿景。这个项目是今年马德里最受欢迎的室内设计活动Casa Décor的一部分，现在已经是第54版了。作为展示室内设计新趋势的平台，这一活动的中心是一座特定建筑的改造，每个房间都由不同的设计师改造。今年1月24日至3月10日，帕特里夏·布斯托斯(Patricia Bustos)的“未来主义童年复兴”(Futurical Child Revival)在萨拉曼卡(Salamanca)高档社区的一栋20世纪30年代的豪宅里举行。但这不是任何旧的更衣室，而是一个适合未来的超级女主角，在浴缸的中央舞台上可以找到雷霆脸的形式，这是一幅由墨西哥插画家保罗·富恩特斯(Paul Fuentes)创作的雷击型罗贾·奥卡内(Ronja Okane)的肖像。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

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(c)帕特里夏·布斯托的工作室。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

Inspired by the ground breaking aesthetic of the 1960’s and 1970’s filtered through Patricia’s own childhood references, the design of Wonder Galaxy is characterized by bold colours and a retro-futuristic aesthetic that marries surrealism and minimalism. Dominated by pink hues, the space embraces femininity with self-confidence and aplomb, while the iridescent windows establish a dream-like sensibility. Pink is a colour close to the designer’s heart, but more than that it can transform anything serious into something playful, thereby modernising the most classic piece and refreshing the most sober of environments. A series of slender arches and layered alcoves bestow upon the space a sense of infinite depth while the extensive use of mosaic tiles is a triumph of pixilation that gives the impression you’ve stepped into a video game. Made from recycled glass, the ubiquitous mosaic tiles come in different finishes and colours but predominantly feature an off-white, matt finish which is playfully juxtaposed with the soft texture and bold colours of the graphic carpets and the shimmering iridescence of the dichroic window filters.

灵感来自于1960年代和1970年代的地面突破美学，通过帕特里夏自己的童年参考，设计奇迹星系的特征是大胆的色彩和一种与超现实主义和简约主义相结合的后来主义美学。在粉色色调的支配下，空间包含了自信和APPLOMB的女性气质，而爱尔兰人的窗口则建立了一个类似梦想的情感。粉色是一种接近设计者的心脏的颜色，但更多的是，它可以将任何严重的事情转化为有趣的东西，从而使最经典的作品变得现代化，并且刷新最清醒的环境。一系列细长的拱形和层状的凹雕在空间上赋予了无限的深度，而马赛克瓷砖的广泛使用是像素化的胜利，这给你留下了印象，你已经进入了一个视频游戏。由再循环玻璃制成的，普遍存在的马赛克瓷砖具有不同的饰面和颜色，但主要表现为灰白色，哑光饰面，该饰面与图案地毯的柔软纹理和大胆颜色以及二向色窗过滤器的闪光虹彩完全并置。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

© Patricia Bustos Studio.

(c)帕特里夏·布斯托的工作室。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

Photo © Patricia Bustos Studio.

照片(Patricia Bustos Studio)。

The rectilinear geometry of the mosaic tiling also provides the perfect background for the curvaceous “Bubble Gum sofa” that whimsically echoes the arched alcoves and the plastic bubbles filling the bathtub – as do the bubble-like pendant lights by Danish manufacturer Bolia. Custom designed for this project, as are all the furniture and accessories in the room, the sofa is upholstered in a pink metallized elastic fabric which further enhances its sculptural plasticity. For all you know, it could easily be re-shaped like Plasticine. Further brandishing the retro-futuristic ambience of the space, the two marvellous “Spaceship” sinks are a marvel of design, featuring a pink alabaster basin supported on a glass pedestal and a slender tap rising from the floor made from polished brass. Concealed lighting that softly shifts in intensity and colour according to different scenarios is the icing on the cake that makes Wonder Galaxy a space where childhood fantasies, forced by adulthood into hibernation, can be reawakened in order to creatively re-imagine the future.

马赛克瓷砖的直线几何图形也为曲线状的“泡泡胶沙发”提供了完美的背景，这款沙发呼应着拱形的壁龛和充满浴缸的塑料泡泡-丹麦制造商博利亚(Bolia)的泡泡状吊灯也是如此。为这个项目设计的定制，以及所有的家具和配件在房间里，沙发是软垫在粉红色金属化弹性织物，进一步提高其雕塑可塑性。据你所知，它很容易被重新塑造成塑料。进一步挥动复古-未来主义的空间氛围，两个了不起的“飞船”水槽是一个设计的奇迹，特色是一个粉红色的白色盆支撑在一个玻璃基座和一个细长的水龙头从地板上由抛光黄铜。根据不同场景柔和地变换亮度和颜色的暗光是锦上添花，使神奇的银河成为一个空间，在那里，由于成年而被迫进入冬眠的童年幻想，可以被唤醒，以便创造性地重新想象未来。