Part 2 of our Architectural Digest Home Design Show feature shares some of the most interesting products we saw at this year’s event. While some (one in particular) may not be practical for many reasons, these five items caught our eye for various reasons…whether it was design, craftsmanship techniques, functionality or pure beauty.
Calma E Gesso
Giving a new guise to a game born in the eighteenth century is an incredible challenge. The Calma E Gesso team already knew the challenge they were undertaking when they decided to redesign the ping-pong table and transform it into a superlative object of design: “Lungolinea”. The idea of playing on a transparent games table seems unimaginable but thanks to a series of spectacular inventions, devised by Adriano Design, it is now possible for even the most competitive professional players to enjoy a game of ping-pong on a table made of glass. The beauty of Lungolinea is in its lightness and sophistication of the technical material and technology. Distinctive and it will certainly be the attention grabber of the room.
Symbol Home
Whether you are spinning records, streaming, or watching TV, the Stereo Console is the ultimate entertainment console for any room in your home. The stereo cabinet is handcrafted in a variety of lacquer finishes mixed with natural solid wood. The steel base and optional LP storage bin come in a durable powder-coated finish that coordinates with the cabinet. The console’s surface is scaled to accommodate most turntables. Symbol and their furniture with integrated audio was a showcase that caught the eyes and ears of showgoers.
Pelle Designs
Pelle Designs was featured in Part 1 of the ADHDS but this time it is for their beautiful Spectrum Candles; sets of twelve soy wax candles that are individually cast into our Sugarloaf candle molds. The set is an expression of a color and scent gradient that increases/decreases with each candle in the Dark Rose or Red Currant spectrum. As the candles burn, the pools of colored wax interweave to create an altogether different color experience. White Mint candles are creamy white and smell like fresh and calming peppermint. The dark rose candles are jet black and smell like Bulgarian rose with sweet orange notes while the red currant candles are deep wine red in colour and carry a scent of currant leaves with hints of jasmine and geranium. The wax runoff is wonderfully drippy!
Amy Genser
Amy Genser plays with paper and paint to explore her obsession with texture, pattern, and color. Evocative of natural forms and organic processes, her work is simultaneously irregular and ordered. She uses paper as pigment and constructs her pieces by layering, cutting, rolling, and combining paper. The natural world is a clear source for Amy’s work. She is fascinated by the flow of water, the shape of beehives, and the organic irregularity of plants, flowers, rock formations, barnacles, moss, and seaweed. Her pieces bring to mind aerial landscape views, satellite imagery, and biological cellular processes.
Stefan Rurak
Designer and furniture maker, Stefan Rurak, takes reclaimed wood from all over New York City and turns it into conversation-starting furniture pieces with a story behind them. He explains to the press that “these stools are made from fallen trees from Hurricane Sandy and part of the proceeds from all of the sales go towards the Mayor’s Fund to help those affected by the storm”. What a resourceful and clever idea! With people like Stefan on board – the future of furniture design is in good hands.
And that concludes our two series blog post on this year’s design show. This year, we finally popped our Architectural Digest Home Design Show and we can’t wait until the next one!