{"product_id":"smoke-column-cabinet","title":"Smoke Column \"cabinet\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigners: Sarah Keenlyside, with Pauline Gironi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoke Column\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a speculative, freestanding sculptural cabinet by artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarah Keenlyside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with digital graphic collaboration by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePauline Gironi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, that subverts the anatomy of the commercial cigarette pack, transforming it into a piece of radical furniture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented as a 1:1 exploratory prototype for Dutch Design Week, the monolithic tower of drawers utilizes a flat vertical stack. By isolating and replacing brand names with the evocative descriptors found on cigarette packaging—such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etrue, smooth, light,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elucky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—the exterior presents a graphic composition, combining the bold geometric lines and colours of mid-century packaging design with intricate, hand-painted cigarette textures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece stands in direct dialogue with the anti-functionalist lineage of Ettore Sottsass's iconic 1965 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommode Column\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his other early 1960s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMobili a Torre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Tower Furniture) exploratory concepts. In a modern nod to Sottsass's signature bulls-eye concentric knobs, the drawers are fitted with authentic car cigarette lighters, turning the tactile act of opening a drawer into a cheeky, pop-art gesture. Ultimately, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoke Column\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shifts the cigarette pack from a micro-vessel of personal consumption into a macro, architectural monument to the allure and rituals of smoking culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigners’ bios:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarah Keenlyside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Canadian artist, creative director, and designer based in Turin, Italy. Her multi-disciplinary work resists categorization, but usually focuses on high-concept narrative environments, interior curation, non-fiction and experimental video, and the material culture of everyday life. Driven by a rigorous pursuit of hyper-detail and conceptual clarity she leads the conceptual direction, fabrication, and execution of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoke Column\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe installation’s digital graphic identity was developed in collaboration with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePauline Gironi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a French multidisciplinary designer based in Berlin whose work spans event design, furniture design, and graphic experimentation. Keenlyside and Gironi met while studying design at a school in Milan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials used:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cardboard, wood veneer, acrylic paint, varnish, car cigarette lighters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 150 cm x  45 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-79722dfd-7fff-516b-0259-e1455771fcc9\"\u003ePrototype: 1800€ \/ Fully realized cabinet, edition of 3, price upon request \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DIRT market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54908496412995,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/9774\/9921\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-11at3.47.20PM.png?v=1791914003","url":"https:\/\/dirt-market.myshopify.com\/products\/smoke-column-cabinet","provider":"DIRT market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}