The VIKKII Collection, by Los Angeles based studio THESYS Design, is an exercise in creating a series of house wares and design objects from a single “smart” unit that can be informed by simple parts that are interchanged.
The collection is based around the sheet metal VIKKII joint, fabricated just 10 miles down the road from the THESYS studio. Through the exploration of bending and subtracting volumes through the V shaped form, a reveal is made in the joint which creates a slip-joint connection. This connection easily allows simple units to be added and interchanged, such as the dowels and glassware that comprise the family of products.
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