{"id":2690,"date":"2025-09-24T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:00:37","slug":"multitude-of-sins-designs-own-material-lab-as-spatial-memoir-of-salvaged-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/multitude-of-sins-designs-own-material-lab-as-spatial-memoir-of-salvaged-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Multitude of Sins designs own material lab as “spatial memoir” of salvaged materials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bengaluru<\/a> studio Multitude of Sins<\/a> has used rejected samples, broken prototypes and construction waste to transform an apartment<\/a> into its material lab and research space.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lab, named Requiem for Ruins, is located in a former residential apartment building on the same floor as the Multitude of Sins<\/a> studio.<\/p>\n

This was turned into a material lab, which the studio will use for research and vendor meetings, with around 95 per cent of the space built from salvaged waste.<\/p>\n

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Multitude of Sins has designed a material lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Installations crafted in collaboration with local artisans are dotted across the lab, which consists of a selection area, lounge, pantry, store room and two meeting rooms.<\/p>\n

“Born from two years of quiet collecting and deliberate delay, the lab is a spatial memoir of chipped tiles, warped MDF, and forgotten attempts,” Multitude of Sins said.<\/p>\n

“Working with these overlooked pieces revealed that what society dismisses as useless can, when approached thoughtfully, be reimagined into forms that are both functional and artistic,” studio founder Smita Thomas told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

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The lab was built from salvaged materials<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The entrance to the space is framed by an assortment of construction debris, and the studio used wire and lightbulbs resembling stars to create a sculptural panel beside the door that is engraved with its motto.<\/p>\n

The foyer gives way to the lounge and selection area, which sits at the heart of the material lab.<\/p>\n

Among the waste materials that Multitude of Sins used in this area were scrap chains, perforated metal sheets and surplus brass knobs.<\/p>\n

The studio also used wooden beading samples created for its project Pennyroyal Tea<\/a> to craft floating bookshelves for the lounge. These were paired with light fixtures made from excess acrylic sheets from another project.<\/p>\n

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The staircase features a sculptural railing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adjacent to the lounge, a staircase leading to a currently empty space was decorated with a sculptural railing with geometric shapes made with acrylic offcuts.<\/p>\n

Thomas explained that the lab will eventually expand into this unfurnished space, transforming it into another research space for Multitude of Sins.<\/p>\n

Beyond the lounge is the selection area with a central 12-foot-long table crafted from scrap marble fragments, plywood offcuts and mesh.<\/p>\n

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A pegboard holds material samples<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here, repurposed pieces of an old staircase railing were used to create a pegboard, which can display over 300 material samples.<\/p>\n

A desk and storage system using 24 wire mesh baskets sourced from IKEA was installed below the pegboard.<\/p>\n