'Isla' Picnic Set, by Design Haus Liberty and Yerra
There is more than meets the eye to ‘Isla’, the big, pink, furry outcome of a whirlwind collaboration between South American luxury rug maker Yerra and London- and Hong Kong-based architecture studio Design Haus Liberty. It doesn’t immediately look or sound like the most natural, ethical or sustainable product – and that’s partly the point. Similarly, it’s not a product that might immediately call to mind South American craftsmanship. But this soft-as-soft-can be luxury landing mat, made from the finest Peruvian alpaca, is an exercise in upending expectations.
Dara Huang of Design Haus Liberty and Yerra founder Santiago Schapira met for the first time when they were tasked with making a love-themed rug for Wallpaper* Handmade’s tenth anniversary exhibition. The result, a lovingly handcrafted rug, made from only natural materials, was fawned over and fluffed up by just about everyone who came near it, an instant happy place of tactile pleasures.
From the initial meeting, preconceptions were left at the door. Design Haus Liberty underwent a crash course in Yerra’s trade, getting to grips with everything from the origins of the palette of materials on offer to the techniques available to shape them. Meanwhile, on the other side of the table, eyes widened at the design visions Huang was laying out.
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Guiding Light - Designer Joe Armitage follows his grandfather's footsteps in India, reissuing his elegant midcentury lamp and creating a new chandelier for Nilufar Gallery
For some of us, family inheritances I tend to be burdensome, taking up space, emotionally and physically, in both our minds and attics. For the London-based designer and architect Joe Armitage, however, a family heirloom has taken him somewhere lighter and brighter, across generations and continents, and into the path of Le Corbusier. This is the story of a lamp designed by Edward Armitage in India 72 years ago, which has today been expanded into a collection of lights by his grandson Joe.
POLE POSITION
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URBAN OASIS
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WARM FRONT
Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics
BALCONY SCENE
A Brazilian island hotel offers a unique approach to the alfresco experience
ENSEMBLE CAST
How architect Anne Holtrop is leaving his mark on the Middle East
Survival mode
A new show looks at preparing for a post-apocalyptic landscape (and other catastrophes)
FLASK FORCE
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BLOOM SERVICE
A flower-shaped brutalist beauty in Geneva gets a refresh
SECOND NATURE
A remodelled museum in Lisbon, by Kengo Kuma & Associates, meshes Japanese and Portuguese influences to create a space that sits in harmony with its surroundings