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Republiken Zoological Society is experimenting with different building systems and invite you to step into a world of light and geometric creatures. We are building with Polygo Play; a system of flat building pieces and Strawbees; a system of drinking straws coupled by connectors. What these building systems have in common is that they have been developed to create geometric sculptures. The aim with this exhibition was to explore a geometric fauna of creatures, seen and unseen by mankind possible to build when these two different building systems are bridged. We invited illustrators, designers and other creatives to build creatures with Polygo Play and Strawbees in a series of workshops. This resulted in a bunch of cute, strange, and fun...

While we make room for new inventory, parts of the “To the Wild” exhibition, which opened as part of Stockholm Design Week in February, is still displayed in the store. “To the Wild” is a tribute to the wild and displays Polygo lamps created by designer Jakob Uhlin surrounded and supported by objects that we associate with wildness and wilderness. Photographer: Cecilia Joachimsson