2023

Using the wave patterns in the paintings of Mohamed Melehi and Mohammed Chabaâ as reference points, Studio Manuel Raeder transforms carpets, paintings, and patterns into manhole covers. He converts graphic references to the waves into ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) code, replaces them with the knotted typeface, and creates a pattern, then used for nonslip surfaces on the manhole covers. The symbols used to compose the knotted typeface are the same geometric shapes that appear in the carpets produced in the Atlas Mountains, and they correspond to the knots produced by traditional weaving. Using Mafoder’s existing distribution system, the project is disseminated in the streets and public spaces of Morocco. In this way, it builds on the founding spirit of the Casablanca Art School: taking art outside and making it accessible and available to all.

Production: Mafoder
Courtesy: Studio Manuel Raeder, Mafoder and School of Casablanca

Steel

Diameter 600 mm

Price on request