Turn interior spaces into a wonderland where art meets function through sculptural forms and intriguing configurations doing double duty as furnishings.
Branching Bubble Floor Lamp by Lindsey Adelman Studio
The artist—whose work has been shown at the The Cooper Hewitt Design Museum—used nature as muse to create a visual composition of organic shapes and industrial elements. Available in a variety of hardware and glass, including white glass with oil rubbed bronze (shown here).
$11,200 Future Perfect San Francisco at 415-932-6508 thefutureperfect.com
Lana by Sacha Lakic for Roche Bobois
From the French designer who applies his passion for cutting-edge technology to imagine futuristic cars and motorcycles, this chair showcases his signature — dynamically sculptural work resulting from fluid, sleek lines. Made with a cold foam shell—a high-quality polyurethane foam which provides support and contouring, as well as resistance to allergens. Chair cover available in 28 colors including Ivoire (shown here).
$2,190 Roche Bobois San Francisco at 415-626-6813 roche-bobois.com
Bolide V2 Large White Plaster Wall Mirror from Edizione Limitata by Simone Fanciullacci
From the Italian furniture brand curated by the well-regarded product designer-educator (his work includes game sets, tabletop pieces and furniture), this design features a hand-shaped three-dimensional frame—turning an everyday item into wall art.
$10,980 Online at artemest.com or Inquire at Artemest Galleria New York 917-409-3176.
Nepenthes Complex by Christopher Boots
The Australian-based industrial designer (he also studied literature and linguistics) intended his creation “to evoke that intoxicating tension between danger and beauty—the same seduction (its namesake) carnivorous plant uses in nature”. Its visual appeal is matched by its tactility—the angular hardness of the brass cables thread through, vine-like, organic curves of hand-blown glass.
Inquire at Coup D’Etat San Francisco at 415-241-9300 coupdetatsf.com
Beffori Coffee Table by Delisle Paris x Eric Schmitt
The collaboration between the 130-year old Maison and the self-taught artist-welder has produced a refined piece with a touch of rock-and-roll—a nod to a phase from Schmitt’s past. Made from acier (French for “steel”), and polished slate, alabaster or marble, and finished in fire patina, brass leaf or white gold leaf (shown here).
Inquire at sales@brightonpresidio.com
Bibendum by Eileen Gray from ClassiCon
Named after the Michelin Man (the humanoid mascot made from stacked white tires) and created in 1926 – as the International style was beginning – this armchair by the Irish designer cleverly subverts that movement’s adherence to monochromatic color palettes and unornamented rectilinear forms into a shapely, minimalist form.
Find a showroom at classicon.com or Inquire at Arkitektura SF at 415-565-7200
Lisa Boquiren is an architecture and design aficionada who provides brand strategy for creative businesses. She has overseen rebranding initiatives at EHDD Architects and the San Francisco Design Center, and she creates convergent conversations on A+D, and presents, at the American Institute of Architects’ San Francisco and Los Angeles chapters. Photo by Thomas Heinser
