La Folie: Djivan Schapira Drives Us Mad With Brilliant Home Furnishings
Djivan Schapira?s meteoric rise can be charted by the trajectory of his future-retro, high-glam home furnishings and galactic ambition.
Djivan Schapira?s meteoric rise can be charted by the trajectory of his future-retro, high-glam home furnishings that beguile as they come into view with appearances at trade shows like Salon Art + Design, global forums for collectibles like Design Miami/, and showcases like those hosted by Bergdorf Goodman in collaboration with Todd Merrill Studio, who also represents the emerging designer. Each ogle-worthy iteration by the prodigious French-American maker uses lacquered marquetry to sculpt with light akin to an architect, building on a visual language seemingly out of this world.
As Schapira?s practice gains momentum with every mirror, table, and cabinet commissioned, so too does the exploration of his highly expressive material compositions predominantly exercised in resin. ?It has been around for centuries, so the use of this particular material to project us into the future is fascinating, and a bit ironic,? says Laura Guido-Clark, the former Creative Director of Materials Innovation at Herman Miller and founder of Love Good Color. Solar Sailor Divergent Mirror I
Solar Sailor Divergent Mirror II
Solar Sailor Divergent Mirror III
Beyond the physical formulations, his work is an amalgam of color, finish, opacity, shape, and inlay ? each affecting the articulation, efficacy, and perception of the others. ?Right now it’s ...
Djivan Schapira?s meteoric rise can be charted by the trajectory of his future-retro, high-glam home furnishings that beguile as they come into view with appearances at trade shows like Salon Art + Design, global forums for collectibles like Design Miami/, and showcases like those hosted by Bergdorf Goodman in collaboration with Todd Merrill Studio, who also represents the emerging designer. Each ogle-worthy iteration by the prodigious French-American maker uses lacquered marquetry to sculpt with light akin to an architect, building on a visual language seemingly out of this world.
As Schapira?s practice gains momentum with every mirror, table, and cabinet commissioned, so too does the exploration of his highly expressive material compositions predominantly exercised in resin. ?It has been around for centuries, so the use of this particular material to project us into the future is fascinating, and a bit ironic,? says Laura Guido-Clark, the former Creative Director of Materials Innovation at Herman Miller and founder of Love Good Color. Solar Sailor Divergent Mirror I
Solar Sailor Divergent Mirror II
Solar Sailor Divergent Mirror III
Beyond the physical formulations, his work is an amalgam of color, finish, opacity, shape, and inlay ? each affecting the articulation, efficacy, and perception of the others. ?Right now it’s ...
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