gallery FUMI: contemporary works and commissions at design miami/basel 2015

gallery FUMI: contemporary works and commissions at design miami/basel 2015
(above) metalware chair, max lamb for gallery FUMI, brass and copper, UK 2015
all images courtesy of gallery FUMI

for design miami/basel 2015, gallery FUMI presents a selection of contemporary works, including new pieces commissioned specifically for the fair by: brooksbank & collins, faye toogood, glithero, jeremy wintrebert, johannes nagel, lukas wegwerth, max lamb, sam orlando miller, study o portable, thomas lemut and tuomas markunpoika.

metalware chair, max lamb for gallery FUMI

among the presented pieces, british designer max lamb exhibits his ‘metalware’ series. these new pieces are derived from his existing ‘woodware’ collection, a repertoire of furniture types assembled from dowel rods different wood types and diameters. in this series, wood dowels are replaced with metal tubes, forstner drill is replaced with a tube laser-cutter, and glue is replaced with tin solder paint. 

max lamb, ‘urushi coffee table’

also presented by gallery FUMI is an installation of berlin-based designer lukas wegwerth’s ever evolving vessels. crystal material both interrupts and fuses around found ceramics to create pieces that are — on one hand — organically grown and reminiscent of natural earthly elements — and on the other — luxurious and extravagant.

cristallization vase n.45, lukas wegwerth for gallery FUMI, ceramic and crystals, germany 2015

london-based designer sam orlando miller extends his sculptural mirrors into new dimensions with 2 new works: ‘cascata d’acqua’ deconstructs the classic mirror format by using slithers of reflective material in various shades of blue and green, resembling falling water. ‘rete corallina’ is the biggest mirror ever shown by gallery FUMI, made in coral patinated glass.

cascata d’acqua, sam orlando miller for gallery FUMI, mirror and silver, UK 2015

gallery FUMI presents ‘mise en place’ and ‘en route’, two new consoles which form part of the ‘les french’ collection by london-based design studio glithero. both pieces consist of bronze cast legs and table tops, finished in a black and dark blue patina. each piece that is made is completely unique — as the bamboo structure perishes, it is replaced with bronze during the lost material casting of the legs and table tops.

new ‘les french’ series, glithero for gallery FUMI, patinated bronze, UK 2015

new ‘les french’ series, glithero for gallery FUMI

london-based studio study o portable extends the ‘fuzz’ series in new dimensions, by creating the form of a bench suitable for exteriors.

fuzz bench (detail), study o portable for gallery FUMI, jesmonite, UK 2015

other new works presented include ‘big jazz’, two of the largest vessels ever made by german ceramicist johannes nagel, and works from london based designer faye toogood’s assemblage 3 and 4 collection, as well as a bench made of white moleanos limestone.

faye toogood — archetypes / plaster in fabric bench

faye toogood — roly poly daybed / raw

faye toogood — cage for birds

johannes nagel — big jazz