Schullin's jewelry store in Vienna - SKETCHLINE

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1972 - 1974

Schullin’s jewelry store in Vienna

author

Hans Hollein

description

The store is small in size. The volumetric copper structure plays a dominant role in the composition of the facade. Lighting fixtures in the form of metal cylinders, built into a deep crevice, simulating a geological section located in the plane of brown granite. Some of the materials are precious, and some are cheap and affordable (Hollein combined them with an unprecedented disregard for their real value). He mixes bold shapes and colors with great refinement of detail, and was never afraid to combine the richest of ancient marbles with the latest plastics. From this, everything is luminous, sparkling, teasing the visitor with an impression of wealth and mystery.