07/11/2011
Outline furniture and lighting
Uncomfortable looking home furnishings need to be tried and tested before they become mainstream, but there’s no doubt that outline furniture and lighting has made a big impact at design and interiors trade fairs over the past year. The reflections and shadows cast by framework-based designs are certainly intriguing, in keeping with the current fascination for anything that has the curiosity factor.
Neon lighting from Charlie Sekers (sbove top and below) and Samuel Wilkinson’s Decode lamps (also below) have a raw, yet futuristic, edge.
Outline lampshades in traditional materials like wood (Wambamboo tectonic), skin (by Pepe Hayhoop) and basic metal (Donna Walker and others) are rapidly becoming the norm in designer circles.
Expect to see more outline furniture, room dividers and artwork - like these pieces by Clare Knox-Bentham - and Pure Evil's Neon Pig (below):
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