bulthaup b3 / Shifting Contexts
curated by Mike Meiré

bulthaup durini
Via Durini 17, 20122 Milan
Destiny Hand
Destiny Hand Bg

Destiny Hand

Mike Meiré, 2009
25 × 25 × 15 cm
Ceramic / Keramik / ceramica
Bolle
Bolle Bg

Bolle

Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, 1968
Various sizes
Blown Glas / Geblasenes Glas / Vetro soffiato
Handwork / Handarbeit / Manufatto
African Mask I
African Mask I Bg

African Mask I

Dogon Tribe / Mali, ca. 1950
110 x 25 x 60 cm
Wood / Holz / legno
Cardinal
Cardinal Bg

Cardinal

Compagnie des Arts de la Table – Puiforcat Paris, ca. 1750
Various sizes
Silber plated / Versilbert / argentati
DS-60
DS-60 Bg

DS-60

Gordon Guillaumier for de Sede, 2010
74 x 76 x 83 cm
Black Leather "Naturale" / Schwarzes Leder "Naturale" / Pella nera "Naturale"
Call It A Day
Call It A Day Bg

Call It A Day

Mike Meiré, 2008
23 × 13 × 35 cm
Ceramic / Keramik / ceramica
Leather Lamp
Leather Lamp Bg

Leather Lamp

Martino Gamper for de Sede, 2010
100 cm, Ø 40 cm
Leather "Club Cigarro" / Leder "Club Cigarro" / Pelle "Club Cigarro"
ATA
ATA Bg

ATA

Mike Meiré, 2009
28 × 12 × 5 cm
Ceramic / Keramik / ceramica
Japanese Ceramic Bowls
Japanese Ceramic Bowls Bg

Japanese Ceramic Bowls

By Ryoji Koie, 2003
Bought at Park Hyatt Shop, Tokyo
45 x 25 x 25 cm
Figural Harlequin Lamp
Figural Harlequin Lamp Bg

Figural Harlequin Lamp

Antique piece, New York, ca. 1970
25,5 x 23 x 81 cm
Metal / Metall / metallo
African Mask II
African Mask II Bg

African Mask II

Dogon Tribe / Mali, ca. 1950
105 x 20 x 20 cm
Wood / Holz / legno
Bricks
Bricks Bg

Bricks

Mike Meiré, 2010
30 x 60 x 20 cm
Ceramic / Keramik / ceramica
Liuwa
Liuwa Bg

Liuwa

Missoni Home rug, 2007
170 x 240 cm
100 % Wool / Wolle / lana
Vor Bulthaup Durini

Via Durini 17

A view of the installation in the Milan showroom
in Via Durini.
Vor Shifting Contexts

Shifting Contexts

Inspired by the concept of “Shifting Contexts,” protagonists
of the architecture and design scene are reinterpreting and
staging bulthaup in a different and novel way.
Vor Eckert

Marc O. Eckert on Shifting Contexts

What makes bulthaup what it is today?
A statement from Marc O. Eckert, CEO of bulthaup.
Vor Opening Film

The autobiographical kitchen

A film about the interpretation of the bulthaup b3
by Mike Meiré in Milan.
Vor Leder

Skin on skin

Leather is intimacy, sensuality, closeness.
It evokes associations and emotions.
Touching leather is a special experience.
Vor Interview Mike

Interview with Mike Meiré

Anh-Linh Ngo, architect and editor of Arch+ magazine,
talks to Mike Meiré about “the kitchen as a reflection
of societal change.”
Vor Opening Fotos

Opening

Marc O. Eckert, Gerd Bulthaup and Mike Meiré
welcome guests on April 12, 2011.
Vor People

Encounters

The installation stimulates the eyes and the hands in equal measure.
Vor Rain

Digital signature

Part of the bulthaup b3 by Mike Meiré:
Continuing the analog game of possibilities
in a digital format (developed by Rainer Kohlberger).
Vor Joan

Joan as Police Woman

Her voice, accompanied by piano and electric guitar,
made it a magical evening that will linger in the memory.
Vor Teaser

Shifting Contexts trailer

“The great freedom of design that bulthaup b3
offers is taken to its zenith.”
Vor Making Of

Making of

Another idea becomes another reality through
understanding, skill and technology.
Vor Cabinet

Making of / The display cabinet

The display cabinet holds our most precious objects,
things that we cherish. Be they financially valuable
or just of emotional value.
Vor Holz

Making of / Wood

Just like exclusive leathers, special woods can also
express individualism right down to obstinacy.
Vor Produktion

Production

Perfection created by precision production.
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