Wallpaper* Global Interiors: a snapshot of design in Central and North America

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Finishing our Global Interiors journey in Central and North America, we discover some of the finest contemporary furniture as well as\u00a0experimental pieces of lighting and ceramics. Exploring\u00a0fine\u00a0examples of American design from the USA, Canada, Guatemala and Mexico, our search for some of the most inspiring global furniture design is represented...

, invention and design, with recurring themes including ‘the intrinsic mechanical, physical, and chemical qualities of materials and the exploration of light as a medium.’is available as a pendant or table lamp , featuring an integrated dimming system concealed within the sleek brass cylindrical base. The bulbous forms of the mouth-blown glass shade enhance the precious nature of the glass craftsmanship.

Part of the gallery’s offering is the ’Constructs and Glitches’ series by American designer Christopher Stuart; a collection featuring furniture-inspired pieces of manually distorted geometry and computer distorted pieces that derive their forms from glitches produced by CAD. The ‘Chamfer’ table from the series deconstructs the forms of a coffee table to create a sculptural composition of precision-bent sheets of stainless steel.

Simone Bodmer-Turner started her eponymous studio in 2018, inspired by her travels and collaborations with clay communities in Japan and Oaxaca, Mexico. Her ‘Permanent Collection’ was designed ‘to be a timeless, complimentary group of curvy ceramic forms, emphasizing the power of negative space, and heavily influenced by the bridged, multi-necked forms of Meso-American stirrup vessels,’ she explains.

. Their most celebrated piece, the 1006 Navy Chair, was originally made in recycled aluminium for the US Navy in 1944, and remains a staple in many domestic and hospitality interiors worldwide, as well as one of the finest examples of recycled furniture.

 

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