CTRLZAK expands JCP UNIVERSE with bespoke ligomancer sofa

CTRLZAK expands JCP universe with bespoke ligomancer sofa
all images courtesy of CTRLZAK art & design studio

‘ligomancer’ is a bespoke sofa designed by italian-greek studio CTRLZAK for JCP UNIVERSE, an ambitious furniture company founded by architect livio ballabio in 2015. currently the creative force behind JCP, the studio’s work is a fusion of art and design through a continuous challenging of established notions of form and aesthetics.

‘ligomancer’ sofa designed by CTRLZAK

the piece itself is characterized by its bold tailor-made copper structure, which is wrapped in a spontaneous composition of elastic support bands — a common component often relegated to the hidden interior of cushioned furniture. utilizing more than 100meters of banding, ‘ligomancer’ marks the boundary where line becomes form. only through direct interaction can the seating surface be delineated, accomplished when one finds his or herself nestled within a web-like nest of material.

a spontaneous weave of bands serves on both functional and visual levels

the product’s concept — and resulting essence — is drawn from the words of english artist and author alistair gentry. he begins, ‘a few of the most telepathic of that region can be heard declaring that when the flames were at their peak, two men and a woman were drifting in the midst of the fire, and that they ascended on black threads through the collapsing and molten steel girders and the broken glass, then passed through the air like lightning to vanish with a clap of thunder.’ ‘ligomancer’ by CTRLZAK for JCP UNIVERSE was presented during MDW 2016. 

elastic bands make up the body of the sofa 

stainless steel tubular structure with tailor-made copper finish

‘moonscraper music / machine intelligences / bound by song and string’ ligomancer’s haiku by alistair gentry

designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions  feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

edited by: nick brink | designboom