Mabati

Living Machine ― Peter Behrbohm and Sebastian Schwindt ― wood, steel ― 520x180x250cm ― Berlin 2020

One object takes it all. From the back it is a cupboard, from the side a bookshelf and from the front a lamp. Wedged between the floor and ceiling, the multifunctional object also increases the room's safety should an unexpected earthquake occur in Berlin. What more could you ask for?

‘Mabati’ is Kiswahili and refers to the corrugated sheet metal from which the slums of Kibera are made. That's just what has been missing in Prenzlauer Berg.