Material Movement
Material selection is an important area where designers are innovating, and particularly with sustainable materials.
“There are innumerable benefits to working with recycled materials and finding sustainable solutions to manufacturing,” Mr. Sidhu said. An example of this is Karta-Pack, which is a post-consumer material made from the cotton fibers found in clothing like jeans and shirts. “It's commonly manufactured because of its highly customizable features and strength,” he said.
Karta-Pack is being used to create molded furniture designs that feel like fabric but are solid enough to sustain the weight of a person.
Designer Timothy Oulton, founder and creative director of Timothy Oulton furniture and interiors based in Hong Kong, gravitates toward leather for its timeless nature but is manipulating it in new ways. For what he calls a buff burnished finish, Mr. Oulton gently burns the leather and then buffs it by hand using lamb’s wool on the finished piece.
“It’s the perfect blend of classic vintage style with a rich, burnished finish,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Oulton has been working with ancient rocks and crystals.
“Our new Frozen lighting and mirror range is made from natural calcite crystals. The calcite emits a very soft, gentle glow when illuminated and has this almost mystical romance about it,” he said.
While Gabriela Gargano, founder of Grisoro Designs in New York City, prefers to focus on classic, natural materials (wools, linens, stone, metals), she’s also been impressed with a newer generation of synthetics.
“Most notably, the progress in nylon rugs has been remarkable,” she said. “Some of our highest-quality vendors have been able to develop options that feel luxurious and are incredibly durable. The pile, look and feel have come a long way; it’s a great alternative that is both kid- and pet-friendly,” Ms. Gargano said.
And then there are innovative uses of legacy materials. Mr. Sidhu works with a kind of barbed sheet metal to enhance his furniture designs by eliminating traditional notions of connectivity (i.e. glue, welding, bolting), while strengthening the physical bond between sheets.
“Materials like grip metal demonstrate an often-unexplored rift between the obligation of the design world to enhance visual appeal and the responsibility of manufacturing to focus on structural integrity. Somewhere deep in that rift is a gold mine that seamlessly communicates with both parties,” Mr. Sidhu said.
"furniture" - Google News
May 21, 2020 at 05:47PM
https://ift.tt/2ZoJhg1
Forward-Thinking Furniture - Mansion Global
"furniture" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2YLhHcA
No comments:
Post a Comment