Finding (+ Creating) Truth in Beauty With Ini Archibong
Designer Ini Archibong talks to Elena Frampton of Frampton Co about the magic of objects, luxury and more.
I had my eye on designer Ini Archibong?s creations long before I had the chance to talk to him. It?s Elena Frampton, of Frampton Co studio here, and I?m back with another awe-inspiring, six-minute conversation with a creative I admire. With this one, it got very real: not only do we share the same hometown of Pasadena, California; we share an appreciation for the spirituality and magic of creation. That must be part of the reason why I couldn?t stop thinking about his work the first time I saw it… seriously, sleepless nights!
In our latest Salon Series: Short & Sweet episode, I lean into this shared fascination with the intangible to learn how Ini Archibong translates contemplative, universal thinking into captivating design. Ini Archibong \ Photo: Julian Anderson
Calling in from a ?strange little town? near Basel, Switzerland, California-native Archibong describes how he ended up there. On a work trip one year, designing a wristwatch for heritage brand Hermès, he says: ?I was sitting near the lake and I thought to myself, ?Why do I live in a big city when I could be living next to the water"?? Now he lives in a fantasyland, as he describes it, in a home just beside a lake, river and forest.
Archibong’s “Vernus” chandelier that caught my eye while visiting the fairs in New York.
When I saw ?Vernus? I knew exactly who and wher...
I had my eye on designer Ini Archibong?s creations long before I had the chance to talk to him. It?s Elena Frampton, of Frampton Co studio here, and I?m back with another awe-inspiring, six-minute conversation with a creative I admire. With this one, it got very real: not only do we share the same hometown of Pasadena, California; we share an appreciation for the spirituality and magic of creation. That must be part of the reason why I couldn?t stop thinking about his work the first time I saw it… seriously, sleepless nights!
In our latest Salon Series: Short & Sweet episode, I lean into this shared fascination with the intangible to learn how Ini Archibong translates contemplative, universal thinking into captivating design. Ini Archibong \ Photo: Julian Anderson
Calling in from a ?strange little town? near Basel, Switzerland, California-native Archibong describes how he ended up there. On a work trip one year, designing a wristwatch for heritage brand Hermès, he says: ?I was sitting near the lake and I thought to myself, ?Why do I live in a big city when I could be living next to the water"?? Now he lives in a fantasyland, as he describes it, in a home just beside a lake, river and forest.
Archibong’s “Vernus” chandelier that caught my eye while visiting the fairs in New York.
When I saw ?Vernus? I knew exactly who and wher...
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