This ultimate photography studio in Hong Kong could be yours - for HK$18.2 million
Francesco Sacconi creates the ultimate and modern photography studio
Thanks to our smartphones and apps such as Instagram, we have all become amateur photographers. With a quick tap of our phones, we would have snapped a photo. Those more adventurous and armed with a more creative eye may opt for a real camera - but the fact remains that the fundamental way we're exposed to photography is highly influenced by modern sharing technology.
Unlike the days of film photography, technology has enhanced the way we experience photography and ultimately enjoy the end product. Gone are the days when a dark room was required to bring photographs from film to life - with the click of a button we can instantly print and project our photographs to share them with our friends and family.
To celebrate the new technology and embrace our fondness of capturing infinite moments - whether on our smartphones or on a professional camera - has commissioned designer Francesco Sacconi to create the ultimate fantasy photography studio every amateur photographer would dream to have.
With a passion in photography that stemmed from a young age, Sacconi is himself somewhat of a photographer and truly appreciates what one might look for in what he dubs the "photography studio for the 21st century".
"I want to create a mecca [for] photography," says the designer, who sought to design "a modern reinterpretation of [the] photography production process".
He does so in a manner that puts his signature spin on the space.
The designer says: "Luxury for me is a lifestyle. Luxury is the [ability] to understand the possibilities that are available." With this philosophy in mind, Sacconi is always asking himself "what is next" and uses that to push boundaries and to drive his designs.
The home photography studio is no exception. The designer makes use of the concept of fluid furniture - such that everything can be adaptable and can be shifted and readjusted to suit the user's daily needs.
Sacconi has a background in Parametric Design and uses his expertise in a process that is based on algorithmic thinking and provides a tool for designers to use more complex free form shapes in their designs - as reflected in this mainly spherical design concept.
