For their first solo exhibition at the Helmrinderknecht contemporary design gallery in Berlin, Studio Makkink & Bey have created a site-specific walk through the three dimensional landscape of a rural village.

The installation, 'WashHouse' - which is on now and will be open until the 30th of October - aims to trace the sensual and experiential perception of private and public spaces.

Private space is determined by walls and other extreme demarcations; therefore protected and cared for by the individual. Public space is moulded by the responsible cooperation between individuals and groups. It is open, without boundaries and based on the principle of collective participation.

And soft, woollen blankets are the design objects through which space is defined in this show, with inner and outer mirroring one another.

Like houses, woollen blankets offer human beings protection and shelter. Both roof and blanket make private, protected moments possible.

Studio Makkink & Bey’s woollen blankets can simultaneously stage very private, intimate scenes as well as create vast public spaces. The border between private and public becomes blurred, and mohair is used to represent its softness and permeability.

The blankets hanging on a clothesline give shape to the space and divide it, whilst individually woven patterns and lines become a house’s exterior walls or reflect the imagery of the surrounding landscape.

Each of the unique mohair woollen blankets have been produced at the Textielmuseum’s workshop, Textilelab, in Tilburg, Netherlands.

All blankets are two sided and woven with two different colours with a total of five patterns.

Plus, if you'd like to bring a piece of the show home, you can buy a blanket from the gallery too...