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Luxury of stillness.
QUALITY OF SILENCE_pure+familiar reinterprets the theme of holistic living. Purist and soothing, human and sustainable. It gently casts its eye on unconventional design concepts that lend previously undreamed-of significance to the familiar. An unhurried interior theme that works completely naturally. QUALITY OF SILENCE focuses on the growing desire for well-being. Positive, honest colours and simple materials create a living environment that allows us to experience warmth, tranquillity and comfort as true luxury. The interplay of all elements conveys a harmonious sense of balance. Welcome to the quiet zone.
1 Restaurant ÄNG designed by Norm Architects, photo Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen 2 Hatch - eggshell pendant lighting design by Bodin Hon + Dilara Kan, Studio Yellowdot, photo Ali Gulsener 3 Detail: Soft Spot Armchair by Bly Studio 4 Basao Tea Cup by Norm Architects, Photo Sandie Lykke Nolsøe 5 Basao Tea Cup by Norm Architects, Photo Sandie Lykke Nolsøe 6 MCO 3 – PORTOBELLO by Julie Richoz, Mattiazzi, photo Gerhardt Kellermann 7 Africa by Francisco Gómez Paz, Vibia, vibia.com, photo Courtesy of Vibia 8 PEEL Chair by Prowl Studio, photo Noah Webb 9 Bouboulita by Simoneloo for Volume Ceramics ©Volume Ceramics 10 Acacia by Malgorzata Bany | MBANY LTD info@mbany.co.uk, malgorzatabany.com 11 Restaurant ÄNG designed by Norm Architects, photo Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen 12 Necklace Sterling Silver Six Seeds 2022 by SIMONA DENICOLAI, Maison Commun, photo Miguel Rózpide 13 Earrings Sterling Silver One Seed - Beechnut - Squash 2023 by SIMONA DENICOLAI, Maison Commun, Photo Miguel Rózpide 14 MCO 3 – PORTOBELLO small by Julie Richoz, Mattiazzi, photo Gerhardt Kellermann
Colours
Mild, positive colours are at the heart of QUALITY OF SILENCE. Soft, subtly mixed nuances appear as if illuminated by the sun, while the shaded tones present themselves in a restrained and natural way. Many colours reflect the honest, simple and often unusual raw and organic materials that are the focus of QUALITY OF SILENCE. Natural material colours, sunlit pastels and lightened tones are characteristic of this palette, which exudes warmth and calm as well as lightness.
Nine colours with eight micro-colour themes allow for diverse designs that can be transformed continually throughout the year. The warm component includes a soft terracotta, a rosy blonde wood and a sunlit straw yellow. The neutral shades include a matt, soft eggshell ecru as well as a light and darker sand tone. In the cool component there is a subtle mist tone, a shaded blue and a natural sage.
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Materials
In QUALITY OF SILENCE, familiar materials appear released from their original context. Eggshells, for example, serve as the starting point for unusual designs that tell their own stories. As far as possible, everything is recycled – not just wood but leaves and bark too. Discarded paper fibres are turned into handmade, high-quality paper. Simple, completely unassuming and unconventional resources from everyday life are often given new meaning in this way.
Transformation is fundamentally understood at QUALITY OF SILENCE. Many designers think beyond the individual product and develop circular design concepts. New materials such as compostable bioplastics already have the possibility of reuse. This appreciation for existing raw materials and the pursuit of a liveable, human future are reflected in the overall design.
1 Human Material Loop knitdesign by Li Jiahao, Studio Zsofia Kollar, photo Kwadwo Amfo 2 Detail: Human Material Loop fabric sample by Mona Reich, Studio Zsofia Kollar, photo Medina Resic 3 Detail: Eggboard Circle by Progetto CMR, Artemide, photo courtesy of Artemide 4 Detail: Bouboulita by Simoneloo for Volume Ceramics ©Volume Ceramics 5 Detail: Soft Spot Armchair by Bly Studio 6 The Essence of Biocement by Julia Huhnholz / Friedrich Gerlach, photo Friedrich Gerlach 7 Detail: Reed vase green by Monica Förster Design Studio, Orrefors photo Orrefors 8 Material: PEEL Chair by Prowl Studio, photo Noah Webb 9 eggshell process 10 Detail: Hatch - eggshell room divider design by Bodin Hon + Dilara Kan, Studio Yellowdot, photo Ali Gulsener
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These days we want to surround ourselves with things that are designed not only sensibly and sustainably, but that also create an emotional connection. Interior objects with a distinctly sculptural quality address this desire. The boundaries between design and art are fluid here, which is why many designers intentionally speak of everyday sculptures. It is not uncommon for these to be in the form of one-off creations or individually worked objects with an authentic personality that are intended to enrich our living environment. Figurative elements can be found here as well as artfully simple abstractions.
QUALITY OF SILENCE allows us to discover the special in the basic. At its core are the aesthetics of everyday life as well as the enjoyment and appreciation of the moment. Sensitively designed products turn simple rituals such as tea drinking into moments of stillness and mindfulness. Time and chance are also increasingly incorporated as criteria in the design process. Some materials cannot be produced artificially, but must first be found, picked up or collected. Others need time to become what they are. Here, slowness and leisure are deliberately incorporated into the design process. Irregularities and traces of workmanship bear witness to the history of a product’s creation and give it an individual spirit.
