I’ve already mentioned this exhibition and exhibitors in an earlier post. Here are a few of the other pieces which caught my eye: Elise Hauville showed Manège, a box that opens into multiple smaller boxes like the unfurling petals of a flower. A beautiful and poetic piece demonstrating that not everything needs an obvious function. The thinking behind […]
Products
The new collections at St Louis crystal
I’m always interested to see heritage brands re-invent themselves for a new generation and here is another example. I have inherited glassware from St Louisand find it a joy to use. The company is constantly pursuing new ways of extending its repertoire and here are a few of the new developments I saw in Paris at […]
Karimoku New Standard at Maison & Objet
I just had to stop at Karimoku New Standard to admire their highly finished contemporary furniture in washed icecream & acid colours with a mix of Japanese and European influences evident in the shapes. This was their first time at M&O and they tell me they’ve had a great response The company has been established in Japan since 1940 […]
Vitamin at Maison & Objet
I first came across Vitamin lighting at the Clerkenwell Design Festival back in 2011 (see my post from then) and it’s good to see how they’ve developed. The characteristic knotted flex remains for the new lighting and they also showed their Element Vessels. More companies seen at M & O to follow…
Meissen Home: tradition redefined.
Here is another brand developing beyond its established historical base. I’ve always admired the quality of Meissen and was interested to see their new home collection launched at Maison & Objet this autumn. Note the 18th Century shapes for this tea set but in 21st Century metallic finishes. Using motifs from their archive of 60,000 designs and colours […]
Thomas Eyck and colour
I do like the selection of designers Thomas Eyck collaborates with and want to focus on 2 of them in this post, notably for their use of colour. Irma Boom has created a book derived from specific Unesco protected sites. Each page is a record of the colours seen at a particular location so the wallpaper produced from this research will […]