Listening Party/Exhibition, Nave La Mosca

In 2022, following the closure of the studio’s workshop in Eindhoven, the design team curated a landmark exhibition and "Listening Party" at Nave La Mosca in Madrid. This event served as a major retrospective and spatial intervention, bringing together a vast archive of work developed across nearly two decades. Since the studio’s first workshop in Estrecho (2005-08), through its years in Carabanchel and Eindhoven, the team has cultivated a unique language rooted in the physical distillation of concepts—thinking with the hands to bridge the gap between furniture, mobility, and sound.

The exhibition was conceived as a rare opportunity to re-contextualize the studio’s historical archive within a single space. By arranging a dialogue between pieces from different eras, the team explored how their signature approach to sustainability and material circularity has evolved. The curated selection featured a wide spectrum of works, including the B.A.R.E. (Brick Appliances) series, O.F.I.S. (Objects From Interstitial Space), and the S.O.R. (Reupholstered Office Chairs) collection, alongside unpublished prototypes and pieces from the Temporal collection developed for the Machado-Muñoz gallery.

A defining feature of the event was the integration of the studio's research into acoustics. Two of the studio’s custom-built Sound Systems (S.S.) were placed "in conversation" with each other, serving as the functional heart of the closing listening party. Under the control of guest DJs and sound artists, these objects demonstrated the studio's belief that a sound system is not merely a technical tool but a domestic landmark capable of defining the atmosphere of a space.

Technically and conceptually, the exhibition at Nave La Mosca celebrated the "journey of the object." From raw industrial profiles to refined gallery pieces, the display emphasized the studio’s commitment to transparency in both process and materiality. By opening this archive to the public, the design team not only celebrated their journey from Eindhoven back to Madrid but also reinforced their position as a practice that seeks to find beauty, utility, and a second life in the interstitial spaces of our built environment.