bureau betak designs surrealist checkered pavilion for dior's SS18 in paris

following bureau betak’s dramatic mirror-filled pavilion last year for dior’s spring 2018 show, the studio unveiled yesterday their new creation for the same fashion brand: a checkered-pavilion in paris’ musée rodin for the spring summer 2018 couture show. the set, featuring monochromatic tones and oversized body parts hanging from the ceiling, responds to maria grazia chiuri’s — dior’s creative director — surrealist-inspired runway creations.

image © bureau betak

greeted by a squared structure having a pattern consisting of alternating black and mirrored squares, the dior pavilion designed by bureau betak already depicted a strong aesthetic. following the same design, the floor flowed into the walls of the pavilion, guiding the visitors into the interiors. once inside, a dramatic black and white space opened, surrounded by white draped-textiles. hanging from the ceiling, different body parts like eyes, ears and torsos, accompanied by bird cages, brought the attendees back to surrealist paris.

image © bureau betak

‘only the inevitable theatricality of my life interests me.’ a quote by leonor fini — an argentinian surrealist painter who worked closely with christian dior— that inspired maria grazia’s latest collection. as for the set design, these words fit it perfectly too. 

image © bureau betak

time lapse of how the space was built
video © dior

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screenshot © dior

watch dior’s full spring-summer 2018 haute couture show here
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