dessert-shaped sculptures in marble and wood ornament ice cream shop in argentina
Foguel Studio turns ice cream shop into sculptural setting
In Tandil, Argentina, Foguel Studio transforms an ice cream shop into a temple of fantasy, where marble turns to cream, cones to columns, and childhood wonder becomes architecture. For the Figlio ice cream shop, Foguel Studio conceives a space that ventures far from traditional architecture. The project unfolds as an artistic statement, one that drifts among drama, romanticism, irreverence, exaggeration, and irony. While architectural in function, the project’s spirit is sculptural.
Foguel, an industrial designer and artist trained in scenography and costume design, brings a theatrical sensibility to the space, where materials and symbols play equally important roles. The interior combines marble ‘cream’ moldings and capitals, solid-wood ‘cone’ tables, resin ‘cocoa flowers,’ and cement ‘bonbons,’ along with vases showcasing 3D printed reliefs that reinterpret each ice cream flavor.
all images by Dagurke unless stated otherwise
Figlio ice cream shop’s interiors resemble sweet treats
At the heart of the space, a seven-meter hybrid effigy revisits Greco-Roman masterpieces through a contemporary, ironic lens. This ornamental excess, rich in intertextuality, evokes references to Michelangelo, the Colossus of Rhodes, and Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty,’ all while dialoguing with postmodernism and its unapologetic motto: ‘Less is boring.’ The result is both commercial and monumental, a dreamlike temple where state-of-the-art screens, raw stone claddings, marble sculptures, and even tiramisu textures coexist. Foguel, founder of the Buenos Aires-based studio, has recently received awards for her ephemeral works in ice. With Figlio, she turns into stone what usually melts away. The project ultimately celebrates architecture as fiction, a playful, instinctive, and intellectual operation that transforms fantasy into form.
Foguel Studio transforms an ice cream shop into a temple of fantasy in Tandil
the project’s spirit is sculptural, drawing from theater scenography
solid-wood tables take the shape of ice cream cones
at the center stands a seven-meter hybrid effigy that anchors the entire space
the sculpture revisits Greco-Roman masterpieces through a contemporary, humorous lens
the space blurs boundaries between art, architecture, and set design
the interior combines marble ‘cream’ moldings and cement ‘bonbons’
the composition turns decoration into narrative
vases showcase 3D printed reliefs that reinterpret each ice cream flavor
the vases stand on stone-textured wall recessions
ornamental excess becomes a deliberate design language
Foguel transforms traditional ice cream motifs into architectural form
commercial interior and monumental sculptures meet in one environment
the project uses architecture as a medium of fiction and play | image by Felix Niikado
project info:
name: Figlio By Foguel
designer: Foguel Studio | @foguelfoguel
location: Tandil, Argentina
photographers: Dagurke | @dagurke, Felix Niikado
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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom
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