i29 interior architects creates a new area in fashionable corporate responsibility for Gummo advertising agency.
As Gummo were only going to be renting the space on the first floor of the old
Parool newspaper building in Amsterdam for two years, i29 convinced Gummo to
embrace the mantra of ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ to create a stylish office space
that would impact as little as possible on the environment or their wallets.
They developed a theme that reflects Gummo’s personality and design philosophy – simple, uncomplicated, no-nonsense, yet unquestionably stylish with a twist of humour. Everything in the office conforms to the new house style of white
and grey. All the furniture was locally sourced via Marktplaats (the Dutch
eBay), charity shops and whatever was left over at the old office. Everything
was then spray painted with polyurea Hotspray (an environmentally friendly
paint) to conform with the new colour scheme. Even Jesus wasn’t immune, as you
can see in the attached pictures. The new office is a perfect case study of a smart way to fill a temporary space stylishly and at minimal cost. The collection of old and repaired products in it’s new coating has given a new
potential and soul to the old furniture.
Gummo is an independent full service advertising agency based in
Amsterdam. i29 interior architects is a creative and versatile design studio
whose aim is to create intelligent designs and striking images.
This project has won The Great Indoors Award 2009. nomination LAI award 2009, nomination Dutch Design Award 2009