when furniture becomes art

the utter, instant pleasure, that comes with a SLOW DREAMY recline.

Maria Pergay 1972 vs Rick Owens 2010 vs Rafael Cardenas 2011

In general, everybody has a pinch of poetry inside. Not everybody gets to see that, and that is the challenge: to light the light inside. But they can discover something about themselves by looking at the pieces. If they pass by and they stop, that means there’s a connection between the piece and themselves. (from NYT interview here)

What is it about stainless steel that you love?

"Everybody is scared of stainless steel, but we have a link — there is something deep inside between me and stainless steel. This material which looks so strong, hard and cold is sweet and not sharp, and it matches with everything. It is a good contrast for colors and other materials.

(taken from NYT interview here)

"I probably think of lines first, before going to my fairly limited roster of materials: plywood, concrete, marble, leather, fur, and antlers. I’m using alabaster for the first time. I’m not trying to do anything particularly witty or startling. I’m just trying to make something I can live with that summarizes some of the experiences and touchstones that mean something to me and to our generation."

- Rick Owens (here)









What is it that you find interesting about angular shapes?

Rafael de Cárdenas: Well, I'm not only interested in angular forms; I'm interested in the contemporary state, and it seems the fashionable undulation of curved surfaces has given way to the prismatic effects of angles. I particularly like their facility for creating distorted sight lines. Such indeterminacy suggests a dream state and enhances a mood.....

The collection stems from an interest in painfully simple triangular forms and using surface treatments in various ways to adjust 'volume'. Each form in the collection has at least one other version treated differently in terms of color and surface, suggesting various moods for each.

(read full interview here via Dazed Digital)






the utter, instant pleasure, that comes with a SLOW DREAMY recline.

Maria Pergay 1972 vs Rick Owens 2010 vs Rafael Cardenas 2011








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