Ignant continues its series Spatial Dialogue with its second editorial “Silhouette” co-curated and produced with Forma Gallery, the shapeshifting Berlin gallery dedicated to collectible design. The hallowed environment of a Berlin church, once in ruins, set the scene for a luminous scenography of collectible design by Vanessa Heepen, Interior Designer and Founder of Forma Gallery and Clemens Poloczek, Founder and Creative Director of Ignant. The coalescence of their complementary disciplines – photography and curation respectively – cast new light on an ensemble of singular objects from emerging and established designers alongside vintage pieces from across Europe.

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To spatial designer and creative director Vanessa Heepen, design is inherently discursive. It is a tool for fostering dialogue between disciplines, geographies, materials, eras, and ideas. Acting on the instinct that it was time to dial up the conversation in Berlin’s design scene, in early summer 2023 Heepen launched the first edition of FORMA, a nomadic gallery presenting an eclectic assemblage of contemporary art and design objects alongside select 20th-century pieces. To bridge the gap as the city eagerly awaits the gallery’s 2024 edition, Ignant Founder and photographer Clemens Poloczek invited her to co-curate an exclusive editorial, catalyzing new chemistry between unexpectedly complementary works.

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