A pioneer of Modular Constructivism, expert sculptor Erwin Hauer's Design 406 is reimagined as a modular wood wall system by Spinneybeck.

Symmetry, a concept found inextricably throughout nature, is something our brains are hardwired to perceive. Expert pattern seekers, we are drawn to repetitive noises, colors, and movements as physically calming or perhaps cathartic. Austrian-born sculptor Erwin Hauer knew this to be true, and devoted his life to the pursuit of symmetry. He is known for his seminal work in Modular Constructivism, a movement characterized by repetitious surfaces made of carefully constructed modules, usually organic in form. Spinneybeck has translated a familiar Hauer creation, Design 406, into a modern classic wall system.
Starting his career in the 1950s in Vienna installing light diffusing panels in churches, Hauer soon patented his designs and won a Fulbright Scholarship for his contemporary and innovative work. Moving to the United States in 1955 to continue his work, he studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, until he was invited by Josef Albers to join the faculty at Yale. In 2004, Princeton Architectural Press published Erwin Hauer: Continua, Architectural Screens, and Walls, which renewed interest in the repetitive screens. About a year before this publication, the sculptor joined forced with former student Enrique Rosado to form Erwin Hauer Studios, and produce some of his earlier designs.
Over the next 15 years, they produced a ...