Form&Seek London Design Fair2017
Form&Seek will be part of Dutch Pavilion at London Design Fair on 21-24 September 2017
Form&Seek exhibitions always show a consideration to new crafts, material and processes.
With this upcoming show Form&Seek explores the theme of "Openness" where we focus on what designers with a vision of across borders and cultures, make and design in order to shift attitudes and cultures for the a more inclusive future. Form&Seek explores the idea of Dutch design, not through a national lens but as an attitude and way of thinking.
For the first time ever Form&Seek launches its own collection during London Design Festival as well as a producing and selling platform, enabling consumers and retailers to purchase original and innovative crafted goods from a curated collection founded and run by designers.
The Form&Seek collection focuses on new developed processes and contemporary, globally local craft techniques. Interesting, innovative materials and processes play a key role in the pieces by Form&Seek. Each item tells a story through the way it has been made or the impact it has on our daily lives.
Our new collection expands on a wide range of crafted products from conventional products prototyped with new technologies to products that play with natural formations and uses of material. Each thought provoking, poetic design object has a strong character and personality with the personal mark of the maker.
Embracing Touch
Embracing Touch is an evocative collection of jewelry, created by Lithuanian designer Marija Puipaitė, where the intent it to mark certain body parts. Silver and bronze puddles seem to ripple on body landscapes, and massive pieces lay comfortably on the skin–almost as an extension of the human body. The goal of this collection was to find commonly fitting shapes for its wearers, so the jewelry was cast from wax forms melted under body heat. The collection therefore also offers the possibility for personalization. Beyond this project, Marija uses the human body as a starting point for much of her design. Whether it is furniture or jewelry, it always possesses an intimate, organic connection with its user. It is no wonder then that Marija sees Embracing Touch as a material expression of the theme 'Age of Man.' “It is interesting how we feel about the material environment around us–what kind of connection do we have with it? Do we distant it all from ourselves, or do we see our bodies in integrity with the shapes and materials of Earth?” she says. In this collection, Marija celebrates the positive aspects of humankind’s handwork, and our ability to master materials and give them shape and function.
Designer:
Maria Puipate
Material:
Metal