Milan 2015: London designer Philippe Malouin has formed a collection of geometric planters in a variety of shapes, textures and colours using strong-surface material Caesarstone.
Malouin’s Caesarstone Movements collection includes cuboid, cylindrical and pyramid-shaped vessels, which have a selection of surface textures, patterns and colors.
“For me the beginning stage was the exploration of the materials, as we tend to commence most projects,” mentioned Malouin.
“We therefore centered on paying time in the workshop, except, this was not an ordinary workshop, but a entirely outfitted strong surface transformation facility,” he extra.
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Caesarstone is an engineered quartz materials that is generally utilised to type interior operate surfaces.
“Caesarstone is an extremely versatile material that is straightforward to predict and function with, and it delivers a variety of colours and finishes,” mentioned Malouin. “I as a result experimented with a series of techniques and applications ranging from the mundane to the more experimental.”
The planters show conventional carving tactics such as inlay and marquetry as properly as showcasing the assortment of colors in the Caesarstone assortment, which includes new hues for 2015.
The collection will be shown at Milan’s Palazzo Serbelloni from 14 to 18 April, in the course of the city’s annual style week, along with a set of eight Caesarstone swings hung from a circular frame – also created by Malouin.
A twelve-seat version of the swing set was presented at Toronto’s Interior Layout Demonstrate in January.
