Juxtaposed with a deliberate + intentional design process, I love the freedom allowed within the finite parameters of these metal accessories. These appear capriciously woven and twisted- and yet, while the metal objects below bring a needed touch of free spirit to an otherwise controlled interior, they’re painstakingly hand-crafted…
A woven natural iron brass lamp from Arteriors Home.
A lidded object and a woven stool from Furn & Company showroom at the Boston Design Center.
And there’s historic precedent for functional twisted metal objects- in the form of a kitchen implement in an antique display tray
and in horseshoe crabs shown in a footed antique display bowl
and plant stands
And shoes:
The Keno brothers appreciate the grid-like (though slightly curved) woven metal of early Bertoia chairs. The antique-loving duo juxtaposed the mid-century chairs with objects from differnt periods in this Traditional Home image.
Design: Keno brothers. Image: Traditonal Home
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