“Give ‘em what they never knew they wanted.”
Diana Vreeland
Left: Flower Book by Julie Cockburn
CONCEPT
An evolving installation over four months, showing unique and special pieces by London’s design talent, spanning lighting, sculptures, artworks and textiles that give particular visual and tactile pleasure.
Right: Ephemera by Clare Twomey
Exhibits
BOOK SCULPTURES
Books magically transformed into sculptures by Julie Cockburn – Body Book had pages with numerous circles cut out, in which sat a neon pink rubber ball… Flower Book featuring a paper flower bursting out of its pages and Schubert Book with pages sculpturally stitched together.
CERAMIC SPLENDOURS
Clare Twomey’s Ceramic Ephemera featured household objects which appeared to "sink" into the wall… and Complacent Familiarity – a limited edition glazed/decorated porcelain pistol, making the viewer torn between what we know about guns and our response to fine china.
Ceramic tectonic structures by Melanie Trievenor, her architectural, geometric forms provided an alternative to traditional wall decoration by creating a subtle extension of the wall itself.
TEXTILES and TEXTURED PAINTINGS
Sculptural relief paintings by architect Misha Stefan. Renowned for his sculpted interiors, these artworks explored urban concepts whilst providing abstract ‘mood-boards' for his clients.
Top: Artwork by Misha Stefan
Dragging the display and presentation of collectable textiles into the 21st century, Paul Reynolds juxtaposed 20th century textiles with contemporary materials such as acrylic, PVC and neon. His 'Chanel Bottle’ is a 1950s sequin and bead appliqué perfume bottle mounted on to PVC.
Bottom: Chanel Bottle by Paul Reynolds
Editorial Coverage
Elle Magazine US
