Created by Argentina-based El Estudio Normal and Martín Huberman in partnership, ‘Capot (Spanish for car hood) is a site-specific installation that depicts people’s relations with the surrounding things, especially cars and their hoods. The unique installation is shaped from 95 Volkswagen Gol car hoods which are arranged in a pine cone-like form. Read more about the project on SURFACES REPORTER (SR):
Capot : center of attraction at Lollapalooza 2023
The amazing installation will be a sculptural epicentre for the long-awaited Lollapalooza Festival’s 2023 edition in Buenos Aires. It consists of 95 car hoods that are configured together in a pine cone-like form that hovers above the festival goers.
It will offer a creative backdrop for the event while allowing music lovers to congregate under its shade and enjoy the festival.
Use of everyday products to design something unique
Capot is the first part of a series known as Autopartes, the latest formal research project by El Estudio Normal, inspired by the auto parts industry.
The main aim of the project is to explore innovative design using everyday car-related objects.
Low carbon footprint
The teams devised the installation by optimizing existing resources, including the car hoods, while lowering the inclusion of new materials where possible, ensuring its low environmental impact. The installation also offers shade on warm summer days.
The visually stimulating installation is designed with the hope to encourage and foster the relationship between the auto industry, design and the potential customers of the new creations. This is an initiative to show the beautiful use of car hoods in a unique way.
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