Dressmaker Armando Cabral and residential furnishing model USM Modular Furnishings have teamed up for a collaboration impressed by his West African cultural roots. At present, the collaborators unveiled a dynamic vary of items together with a bookshelf, a storage mattress, an finish desk, and a tray that pay homage to Cabral’s heritage via the lens of USM’s glossy fashion.
The title of the gathering “NKYINKYIM” borrows the Adrinkra image from the Akan folks of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, representing the winding path of progress and challenges. The form of the image is mirrored within the bookshelf, which lends its kind to USM’s modular building effortlessly, winding backwards and forwards, and standing on 4 foremost legs.
Elsewhere, the mattress body proven in a heat orange tone, makes a daring assertion with its prolonged headboard and built-in nightstands. Cabral additionally interprets USM’s design vernacular to a semi-upholstered armchair, showcased in olive inexperienced with brown patterned cushions. On the importance of the design options Cabral mentioned “To me, the modular nature of USM’s designs symbolizes that—the best way every part varieties a cohesive, purposeful construction” in a press release from the model.
Displaying on the USM Soho showroom from February twelfth to Could 1, the set up additionally consists of items from Cabral’s A CASA homeware line. Through the exhibition, Cabral’s work shall be joined by a curation of items from exhibit companions Rruka, Fefo Studio, Amalia Residence Assortment, Nordic Knots, Alkemis Paints and Savior Beds.
See USM and Armando Cabral’s NKYINKYIM line within the gallery above.
