Abstract
- Comprising 10 designs, Henry Julier’s Woven Buildings assortment combines the heat of Danish paper twine with USM’s basic chrome {hardware}.
- Initially unveiled in Might at NYCxDesign, the gathering is offered now on the USM web site and showrooms.
From Armando Cabral to Buchanan Studio, USM Modular Furnishings continues to increase the scope of its extremely recognizable design system by means of the eyes of world design skills. Among the many most up-to-date collaborations is Woven Buildings by industrial designer Henry Julier, who launched an all-new materiality to the system for his assortment, unveiled throughout NYCxDesign in mid-Might.
Woven by hand in Maine, Julier included Danish paper twine panels into the USM Haller system, shifting the model’s typical focus from shade to texture. USM’s glossy chrome body presents a delicate distinction to the standard textile work, which has parallels in varied cultural traditions throughout the globe. The hanging stability between industrial precision and handcrafted element provides a deeply human ingredient to USM’s modular logic.
As former Industrial Design Director at Commonplace Difficulty for 12 years, Julier holds a deep curiosity in design historical past that informs the acquainted impact of his USM assortment. The mixture of commercial supplies and pure parts, like paper twine, was typically utilized by the designers of the Bauhaus design motion within the early twentieth century. The echo of Breuer‘s cane Cesca chair, which utilized an identical tubular metal body, is simply one of many many parallels that may be drawn.
Woven Buildings includes ten items, together with the WS Chair, WS Bench, WS Stool, WS Sidetable, WS Cut up-Degree Desk, WS Nesting Tables, and the WS Low and Excessive Trays. Some designs, together with the WS Aspect Desk, WS Stool, and WS Bench, may be additional personalized with USM panels for added performance and shade selection.
Initially debuted on the inaugural version of SHELTER throughout New York Design Week, the Woven Buildings set up is on view at USM Modular Furnishings‘s New York showroom.
