Meet the Architects Behind Another Man x adidas Originals' PFW Men's Party

"Beneath a dome that once watched over the French Communist Party's debates in the 1970s, a large self-illuminating dinner table is prepared. Its oval shape stands in the middle of a room noisy with conversation and Object Blue's elegant, beat-driven dinner soundtrack. Guests like Gabbriette, Cruz Beckham, Paloma Elsesser, Damson Idris, ASAP Nast and Pusha T gather under a DayGlo hanging light box. The setting looks, not at all accidentally, like Kubrick's vision of a war room in Dr. Strangelove. And it is a party."

"During Paris Fashion Week Men's in late January, The evening was designed by culinary studio We Are Ona and Another Man partnered with adidas Originals and Casper Mueller Kneer, the architectural practice behind similarly ambitious projects for the likes of the White Cube Gallery in Bermondsey, the TIME flagship building in Seoul and the flagship Saint Laurent building on the Champs-Élysées. BeGood Studios to celebrate the legacy of the Stan Smith shoe in the incredible Unesco Heritage Site Espace Niemeyer."

"For the event, titled Objects of Legacy, they led the design of the space, in particular its large, oval dining table, which was the centrepiece of the evening. They brought a new approach to lighting the Espace Niemeyer, looking for intensity, and attempting to avoid obvious choices. We asked Olaf Kneer, founding partner and one of the directors of Casper Mueller Kneer, about his vision for the evening, and what it was like to work in such incredible surroundings."

The Objects of Legacy event took place during Paris Fashion Week Men's at the UNESCO Heritage Espace Niemeyer in late January. A large, self-illuminating oval dining table functioned as the central sculptural piece and stage for social interaction. The design was led by Casper Mueller Kneer in collaboration with culinary studio We Are Ona, Another Man, adidas Originals and BeGood Studios, celebrating the Stan Smith legacy. Lighting choices emphasized intensity and avoided predictable solutions to respond to the building's unique geometry. The assembly of guests, music by Object Blue, and DayGlo lighting created a cinematic atmosphere recalling Kubrick's war room.

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