Schrofer’s initial designs will be on show this summer at the Stedelijk Museum CS, alongside a range of other designs by his Concern design bureau.
Schrofer’s forthcoming exhibition in the Sandberg Room at the Stedelijk Museum CS (the Stedelijk’s temporary home until next October) will feature a selection of around fifty maquettes of projects undertaken in recent years. There will also be a glimpse of current design projects. The maquette of the new Stedelijk Museum, including Concern’s designs for the refreshment areas, will be on show for the very first time. At this stage, his designs are little more than concepts – a proportion of the furniture is to be produced specially for this project in collaboration with third parties.
In the case of the café-restaurant, Schrofer has come up with a theatrical concept: the height of the chairs and tables will increase the further you advance into the building. The maquette also shows the proposals for the interiors of the entry hall, the shop and the Knowledge Centre, designed by the architects of the new building, Benthem Crouwel.