Gallery fumi at design miami/basel 2014

GALLERY FUMI AT DESIGN MIAMI/BASEL 2014 studio markupoika engineering temporality cabinet, 2012 edition of 12 H175 x W95 x D50 cm ON THE OCCASION OF DESIGN MIAMI/ BASEL 2014, GALLERY FUMI

PRESENTS A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY WORKS AND COMMISSIONS. curated by directors sam pratt and valerio capo, THE SELECTED PIECES PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF MANUFACTURING AND MATERIAL

APPLICATIONS. glithero coup de grâce, 2014 unique H80 x W125 x D36 cm bronze, walnut, gum paper among the furniture that is being presented are two designs by british creative max lamb who

exercises the traditional process of wajima nuri urushi lacquering to finish a cabinet and table. in contrast, a sculptural three-dimensional wall by rowan mersh is completed from 40,000

windowpane oyster shells that form a textural surface that reflects light in a way that visually enhances the iridescence of its natural appearance. a cloud-like formation of glass blown

luminaires by jeremy wintrebert, hang delicately, while the sensually robust form of alex hull’s ‘split’ armchair displays the possibilities of moulding soft leather / suede into a

structural form. max lamb urushi cabinet, 2014 unique H90 x W96 x D40 cm cypress, wajima-nuri urushi lacquer technique gallery FUMI’s showcase at design miami/basel is a survey of today’s

design contemporaries and the broad range of materials and manufacturing techniques they are exploring through their diverse practices, including pieces by: brooksbank & collins,

glithero, alex hull, max lamb, thomas lemut, rowan mersh, johannes nagel, sam orlando miller, zoé ouvrier, studio markunpoika, study o portable, faye toogood and jeremy wintrebert. max lamb

urushi low table, 2014 unique H15 x W60 x D60 cm cypress, wajima-nuri urushi lacquer technique faye toogood element table, 2012 edition of 10 + 1AP H20 x W100 x D100 cm blue resin alex hull

split armchair / nude, 2013 edition of 12 + 1AP H73.5 x W90 x D93 cm vachetta leather, suede, composite jeremy wintrebert clouds, 2014 variable dimensions approximately ∅55 cm per element

hand blown glass