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Set in Stockholm’s Östermalm neighbourhood at
the former home of ABBA manager Stig Anderson,
our exhibition at Stockholm Design Week 2018
entitled ‘Let’s Pretend This Never Happened,’
eschewed the typical static display of objects,
and was instead a place where objects and
emotions intertwined, where visitors were made
to feel at home, connected to one another and
to the space around them. Created by Lisbon-
based Studio Astolfi, the centrepiece of the
exhibition was a performance where two actors,
Fernando Nobre and Vania Rovisco, moved through
the home, bringing De La Espada products to
life through vignettes of daily life. Or as
principal of Studio Astolfi, Joana Astolfi
describes it, “We wanted to bring the public
closer to the pieces. To make them experience
furniture in a sensorial and interactive way,
encouraging them to engage with every piece.
The public is taken on an unexpected journey of
emotions, surprises and sensations.”
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