![]() ![]() Suddenly one morning the beach was full of these incredible shapes and colors that had fallen over the centuries, and I knew what to do.ĭuo No 16 by Laura Fischer (not for sale)įischer removes the salt and hand-weaves a custom open “net” around each of his found pebbles, using the kind of waxed linen threads that are used for fishing nets. #Nightingale open science aimurgia financialtimes full# The results are breathtaking: each network of tiny nodes is a mathematical feat while being mesmerizingly beautiful. “It’s exciting not to be the designer of the form but just to interact with it.” “Each stone presents a different challenge,” she says. With these decorations objects, designed to be hung on the wall alone or in pairs or held like “palm stones”, Fischer has tapped into something that resonates right now. Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum for Guangming Science City © Brick While drawing inspiration from found stones is by no means new, there seems to be a bit of a pebble going on as creatives across many disciplines channel the tactile beauty and escapist spirit of small stones. The Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for Guangming Science City, which is expected to be completed next year, is shaped like a pebble. ![]() Kanye West’s portable music mixer, Stem Player, rests in the palm like a small stone with soft, comforting curves. #Nightingale open science aimurgia financialtimes portable# Meanwhile, artist Daniel Arsham has crafted furniture from rock formations – the Pebbles chair, the Bedrock table – in a collection inspired by the rocks on the beach behind his Long Island home, and Play-Doh models that he made with his children. Pebbles armchair by Daniel Arsham © Daniel Kuklah. Courtesy of Daniel Arsham Studio and Friedman Benda Kohler x Daniel Arsham Rock Sink © Daniel Kuklah. Last year, Olivia Thorpe, the founder of British organic beauty brand Vanderohe, branched out with Curio, a line of colored blown glass inspired by nature. She creates Pebble Bowls, Skimming Stone Trays and her best-selling sculptural Pebble Stacks, which produce a pleasing rattling sound. “Originally they were meant to be simple, but two of them came out in different sizes, so naturally I went and stacked them on top of each other, like you would on the beach,” says Thorpe. “I think it’s a deeply rooted instinct, playful but also meditative. I gifted a stack to jewelry designer Carolina Bucci, and the whole time we were together, she held them, stacked them, and unstacked them - she didn’t put them down. ![]() Thorpe was stunned by responding to the pieces, which launched on Net-a-Porter and are now in The Conran Shop and Liberty. #Nightingale open science aimurgia financialtimes portable#.#Nightingale open science aimurgia financialtimes full#. ![]()
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