PAUL COENEN , REVOLUTIONARY OF MATTER
Whether folded or curved, Paul Coenen's metal furniture demonstrates that functionality can also be synonymous with simplicity.
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The art of fire par excellence, glassmaking has recently attracted a new generation of artists. Whether they work with blown or wax-molded glass, these neo-glassmakers are reinventing codes and coming up with wildly innovative creations. Acumen has brought together four talents who have fallen under the spell of this discipline.
Helle Mardahl
It was a childhood dream for Danish designer Helle Mardahl to open a confectionery store. Now, with her glass creations, her wish has come true. Like sweets in sweet hues, her collections take us back to childhood. Whether vases, lamps, bowls or candy dishes, each piece is crafted in colored blown glass, revealing the charm of its irregularities.
Devyn Ormsby
Her fruit is as realistic as can be. Influenced by the plant imitations in blown glass popular in the 1960s, American artist Devyn Ormsby pays tribute to them with her "Devon made" collection. Bananas, lemons and mandarins are molded with lost wax, creating a play of contrasts between the transparency of the material and the heaviness of the glass. A highly original approach to materials that titillates the senses!
Serena Confalonieri
Her penchant for craftsmanship makes her transparent creations veritable jewels. With the Calypso tableware collection, designer Serena Confalonieri celebrates the Art Nouveau floral universe. Tinged with delicate colors, this series of borosilicate glassware plays with our senses through an ambiguous dialogue between the imaginary forms given to the objects and their function. With her flutes, the Milanese company promises a lively, festive table.
Roos Kalff
With the studio that bears her name, designer Roos Kalff imagines a link between past and present. Inspired by Dutch artistic tradition, she infuses her lighting fixtures with a contemporary approach, using vintage glass objects and hijacking their original form and function. A responsible approach that she pursues by producing each piece by hand in her Amsterdam workshop.
Louise Conesa
Whether folded or curved, Paul Coenen's metal furniture demonstrates that functionality can also be synonymous with simplicity.
