As part of our ongoing exploration of Almaty's identity through urban cafe interiors following our previously published project Fika (2023) this new space continues our investigation into the architecture and spirit of the city as both reference and point of departure.
In his ongoing bid to highlight the idiosyncratic properties of various raw and manufactured materials, seasoned British designer Max Lamb has forged an intrinsically sustainable practice. He's crafted distinctive chairs out of cardboard that, by the very rough and rudimentary nature of their assembly, can be infinitely repaired. Of course, doing away with the restrictive and largely outdated convention - formal and aesthetic - of pristine, unblemished finishing is central to this proposition.
