Commissioned by the Columbia University Italian Academy, this pair of wall screens is featured prominently in the lobby of the Academy’s historic headquarters. My partner and I designed and built these moveable wooden structures to add light, texture, and depth to the building’s entry when the Academy’s periodic exhibitions are not on display.
The design is based on the Italian Renaissance concept of the curio cabinet, wherein objects of interest are put on display in mirrored boxes. We envisioned these to hold a collection of small terrariums made espcially for the project, with flexibility to hold a variety of objects in the future.