Daniel Libeskind presents, “Musical Labyrinth” an installation for Frankfurt at the Cosentino City in New York

The renowned American architect Daniel Libeskind unveiled his “Musical Labyrinth” installation yesterday at the Cosentino City showroom in Manhattan. It is his latest collaboration with the Spanish multinational, leader in the production and distribution of innovative surfaces for the world of architecture and design. The “Musical Labyrinth” installation will be presented in Frankfurt on 9 May as part of the “One Day in Life” initiative.

At the event, Libeskind explained the details of this installation to the various media representatives from the architecture and design community of New York – an installation that every visitor to the German city will be able to see in Frankfurt’s Opera Square.

Covering 289m2, the installation simulates a deep black landscape and is engraved in white with the original concept sketch by Libeskind created for the “One Day in Life”. This is possible thanks to the use of Cosentino’s ultra-compact surface Dekton®, which, in addition to its outstanding physical performance and strength, can also be customized using techniques such as etching.

“Musical Labyrinth” is made up of 80, 2cm-thick personalised Dekton® slabs in its black “Sirius” that measure 3.2m x 1.4m. Furthermore, these slabs serve as a canvas for Libeskind’s design to be applied using sunken relief in white. The lines of the drawing illustrate an imaginary labyrinth within the city, indicating points that correlate to the addresses of the 18 venues –each location a metaphor for the 18 basic conditions of life- where the various “One Day in Life” concerts and performances will be held.

In relation to “One Day in Life” project, Libeskind stated that “Every city creates its own structure through dreams. The streets we walk on and the topographies we experience exist simultaneously in reality and mystery.”

The Spanish firm was represented at the conference by Santiago Alfonso, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Eduardo Martínez-Cosentino Alfonso, the Group’s Sales Director and CEO of Cosentino North America. The latter stated that “we are delighted to work once again with Daniel Libeskind and to sponsor this initiative which will be totally innovative. At Cosentino we are constantly committed to innovation, as can be seen by our surface Dekton®. For us it is a natural partnership to work with Daniel on his unique and inspiring projects such as this installation, as well as with the “One Day in Life” series of performances.”