New York design studio Jumbo
has created a dark purple chair and three matching lamps, all
from curved tubes of steel.
The curved tubular forms serve
as the chair's structure and the lamps' bases, in the pieces that comprise the
Neotenic collection.
The small series, which was
launched at the NYCxDesign festival last month, was designed by
friends and designers Monling Lee and Justin Donnelly – who established a
studio called Jumbo in 2016.
The duo, who are based in
Brooklyn, created the items in the collection from matching chunky, tubular
forms in a dark purple colour.
The alloy frames are coated in
an auto urethane paint, giving the steel surfaces a high-gloss sheen that is
similar to lacquer.
The chair comprises two tubular
elements. A U-shaped volume turned upside down forms the two back legs, while
the second more angular piece forms the backrest and two front legs.
The base of the chair is
upholstered in cowhide dyed a matching deep burgundy, with the rough
upholstered texture juxtaposing the glossy metal structural elements.
The largest of
the three lights has a base of 12.5
inches (31.75 centimetres) wide and is 22 inches (56 centimetres) tall, and is
designed to rest on the floor. It is topped with a blown-glass globe with a
soft satin finish.
The second light fixture has
been designed as a table light. It has a similar shape to the floor lamp but is
smaller in scale at 11.5 inches (29.25 centimetres) tall.
Finally, the wall sconce has
the same dimensions as the table lamp with a cord affixed to one end of the
curved steel design to turn the light on.
The table lamp was first
designed as a prototype in Jumbo's makerspace at A/D/O. The
whole Neotonic collection is on display at the Sight Unseen x A/D/O shop
at 29 Norman Ave, Brooklyn.
Other tubular designs include
a steel chair made from ventilation pipes and scrap metal by Lucas
Muñoz and double-mouthed, U-shaped flower vases in lavender and red by
Earnest Studio, displayed at Colony for NYCxDesign 2018.
Comments
Post a Comment