How funny is this: a luggage range that already looks bashed about. The boys on the stand really made me smile at Maison & Objet.Italian company Crash baggage was born out of the idea that you shouldn’t have to worry about dented luggage as it’s been done already. Any more will just add to the effect.It’s heartening to […]
Fairs
Rugs by Chuk Palu made in Afghanistan
With so much negative news about the hardships in Afghanistan, it is easy to forget the richness of the culture and that wonderful things are produced there. These rugs, which I saw for the first time at Maison & Objet, impressed me with their colouring and subtle design. Rahim Walizada, owner of Chuk Palu, told […]
Light Junction at Design Junction
Lighting has become a larger product area than ever before, and not before time as it’s such an important aspect of any interior, a fact recognised with the introduction of Light Junction, a new section within Design Junction this year. Here are a few of the lights seen, as ever only a taster (in a […]
New products from Atypyk
Atypyk’s quirky, off-key sense of humour always amuses so I caught up with them at Maison & Objet to see what they’ve come up with this season. Their Aladdin Sane flash mirrors, created exclusively for the David Bowie Is… exhibition at the V&A earlier this year did very well and, although I already featured their Battersea Power Station ashtray, […]
Maison & Objet: Illuminations presentation by Elisabeth Leriche
I always find the information presented by Elisabeth Leriche inspiring and sometimes poetic. Her latest presentation at Maison & Objet didn’t disappoint and I was surprised to meet one of the exhibitors, Geoffroy Gillant, who had also been at the Libby Sellers private view a few days before. His white Carrara marble disc, “Stella”, forms part of […]
Contemporary glass – part 2 of 3
Following on from my previous post here are some more pieces, really capturing the particular magic of light that only glass can achieve. Hungarian Laszlo Lukacsicreates pieces that change colour depending on your viewing point as well as the light source.Click here to watch a video of another of his petal sculptures. This, by Masaaki Yonemoto, […]