The unusual registry office in Bydgoszcz was designed by Julia Wawrzynowicz, a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. The project is her bachelor’s thesis and was created with the help of supervisor Maciej Świtała, PhD.
Nowadays, a wedding ceremony is first and foremost a family celebration. Every couple wants this day to be special and long-lasting in the memory of both guests and the newlyweds. Very often it is one of the most important moments in life, marking a completely new chapter. This is what the young designer had in mind when she worked on her Bachelor of Arts project
The aim of the project is to create visually attractive interiors of the Registry Office in Bydgoszcz, which through an appropriate spatial form stimulating emotions and senses will accompany the unique wedding ceremony. The project is an answer to the question of whether it is possible to combine the formal character of a state institution with the artistic expression of its interiors? Part of Julia Wawrzynowicz’s project is a small pavilion, which, placed in the garden, is intended to be the crowning point of the ceremony. In the installation, guests can take commemorative photographs.
The theme of the work is inspired by Alexander McQueen’s Resort collection.
Fashion is a part of art which, like painting or literature, is a subtle form of the artist’s individual interpretation of the world and the human being. As I see it, fashion is first and foremost the desire to create beauty in the form of a variety of colours, lines and forms. Although the main function of the clothes we wear is to protect us from the weather, clothing also provides other functions. It allows us to express ourselves as an individual, show our membership of a certain group of people, emphasise individual physical features and social status or externalise our personality. Many contemporary creations created by the most prominent designers resemble theatrical creations rather than everyday clothes. These creations, just like art, are meant to make us think, discuss, create room for interpretation and delight the viewer with their originality and ideas, very often crossing a boundary and revealing to the viewer what was previously unknown,” explains the young designer.
I was particularly impressed by the Resort collection, which immediately made me think of a wedding ceremony and the flowers that are an integral part of this event. The collection is elegant, dominated by subtle, delicate colours and colour transitions,
reminiscent of the colours on flower petals,” she adds.
The interior of the office is divided into five main rooms: the entrance hall with cloakroom, the waiting room, the wedding hall, the clerk’s office and the toasting room with storage. The interior design is kept in light, delicate and subtle colours with a clear colour accent in the form of pink fabrics hanging from the ceiling. The wedding hall is the most important room, which she distinguished through the use of fabrics arranged in the shape of large pink flowers. The pink colour of the fabric composition on the ceiling ‘spills’ down to the floor, transitioning into pure white. The main geometric shape used in this room, as in the whole project, is the circle.
The aforementioned pavilion was designed in the garden behind the Registry Office building and is the last point where the spouses and their guests go. This area is designed for 4-5 people and serves to commemorate a special day in the life of the bride and groom, offering a place to take commemorative photographs. The installation harmonises with the style of the interior, keeping the circular shape and the white and pink transparent fabrics, creating a coherent stylistic concept with the interior of the office. The spatial form was placed in a part of the garden with lush vegetation, allowing the greenery of nature to shine through the transparent fabrics, creating a unique impression.
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