IAFD x Forbo: new applications for Linoleum

For this collaboration between IA & FD and Forbo, the company's linoleum archive served as a source of inspiration for our third-year students from the bachelor department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design (IA & FD). The students were given access to and were invited to explore this treasure room of approx. 50m2 packed with information about the linoleum material and its rich history.

About the project

The students worked on two consecutive assignments. The first one reflecting and interpreting history (Linochambres) and the second one looking towards the future (Ex-tract-trude-pose). The variety of experiments that were materialized through products and artworks was presented in the school during the Open Day of the KABK in The Hague in January 2019.

Linochambres

Students researched the social aspects and the specific characteristics of the material, the design properties of linoleum as a building material, and speculated its future potential. Seven 1: 1 scale linoleum 'Period Rooms' were realized during the first assignment.

Ex-tract-trude-pose: breathe in, this is the beginning of a linoleum invasion

These rooms served as an inspiration for the development of individual projects in the second part.

IAFD x FORBO project - Vlada Naletkina
Vlada Naletkina
IAFD x FORBO project - Yen Le
Yen Le
IAFD x FORBO project - Youri Thibault, Menthe de Kloe, Miriam Asghdom
Youri Thibault, Menthe de Kloe, Miriam Asghdom
IAFD x FORBO project - Lilla Eördögh
Lilla Eördögh
IAFD x FORBO project - Violet Luu
Violet Luu
IAFD x FORBO project - Mila Baumann
Mila Baumann
IAFD x FORBO project - Mindy Li
Mindy Li
IAFD x FORBO project - Naira Nigrelli
Naira Nigrelli
IAFD x FORBO project - Kalina Lambreva
Kalina Lambreva
IAFD x FORBO project - Laura Bosch
Laura Bosch
IAFD x FORBO project - Lisa Hens
Lisa Hens
IAFD x FORBO project - Daria Kozhina
Daria Kozhina
IAFD x FORBO project - Shun Yoon
Shun Yoon
IAFD x FORBO project - Clémentine Boucher
Clémentine Boucher
IAFD x FORBO project - Joyce Bakker
Joyce Bakker
IAFD x FORBO project - Cristina Palicari
Cristina Palicari
IAFD x FORBO project - Ngoc Le
Ngoc Le
IAFD x FORBO project - Agathe de Klerk
Agathe de Klerk
IAFD x FORBO project - Agathe Lunel
Agathe Lunel

photos: Vladimir Vidanovski

IAFD x FORBO presentation - KABK Open Day 2019
Open Day 2019 presentation, photo: Hans Poel
The Echo of Architects, FORBO 1920-1930 - KABK Open Day 2019
FORBO 1920-1930, The Echo of Architects (Joyce Bakker, Laura Bosch, Esme Kim, Vlada Naletkina) photo: Hans Poel
IAFD department presentation - KABK Open Day 2019
Open Day 2019 presentation
IAFD x FORBO - Open Day 2019 presentation
Open Day 2019 presentation
IAFD department presentation - KABK Open Day 2019
Open Day 2019 presentation
IAFD department presentation FORBO - KABK Open Day 2019
FORBO 1900-1920, (Jinzi Liu, Mila Baumann, Julia Holmgren, Jihoon Baek)
FORBO 1920-1930, The Echo of Architects - KABK Open Day 2019
FORBO 1920-1930, The Echo of Architects (Joyce Bakker, Laura Bosch, Esme Kim, Vlada Naletkina)
FORBO 1930-1940, The Emerging Period Room - KABK Open Day 2019
FORBO 1930-1940, The Emerging Period Room (Daria Kozhina, Clementine Boucher, Maximillian von Igel, Naira Nigrelli)
KABK x FORBO - IAFD Open Day 2019 presentation
Open Day 2019 presentation

photos: Hans Poel

Participating students

Jinzi Liu
Mila Baumann
Julia Holmgren
Jihoon Baek
Joyce Bakker
Laura Bosch
Esme Kim
Vlada Naletkina
Clémentine Boucher
Daria Kozhina
Maximillian von Igel
Naira Nigrelli
Cristina Palicari
Agathe de Klerk
Kalina Lambreva
Marie Komatsu
Menthe de Kloe
Youri Thibault
Miriam Asghdom
Lilla Eordogh
Mindy Li
Yen Le
Thijs de Weerd
Violet Luu
Shun Yoon
Ngoc Le
Lisa Hens

Mentors
Samira Boon
Lada Hršak
Maarten Kolk
Ronald van Tienhoven

Externals
Marijke Griffioen (Forbo)
Anne Wagemakers (Forbo)

Photography
Vladimir Vidanovski (photo’s student’s individual work)
Hans Poel (photo’s Linochambres)

About Forbo

Forbo Linoleum is a Dutch linoleum firm and recently known for its engagement with top designers and material experiments.