AMO confronts August Perret’s sober Palais d’Iena with a newfound sense of audacity, hijacking the surfaces of the architecture with new patterns, colors, and textures. This is the showspace for the Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2020 collection; the floor is covered by a bold decorative carpet – which continues throughout the Perystile surface and the staircase- an antithesis in both form and material. The columns are surrounded by metal frames equipped with LEDs, which sublimate each column into a geometry of bright pink light. In between the columns, reclaimed cinema seating forms a dynamic milieu, creating a whimsical atmosphere. Challenging the order and precision of modernism, Miu Miu reclaims the Palais d’Iena for irreverence and play.
n° 51 - 11 March 2020