FINANCIAL TIMES - HTSI (UK) | PRINT | 12 OCTOBER 2024 NEW FRONTIERS WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE? CARLO SCARPA’S MOUNTAIN MASTERPIECE — THE NEW SPACE RACE — INSIDE THE APPLE VISION PRO JUMBO, SO DELICIOUSLY DUMB — ENTER THE SCI-FI CORRIDOR — THE JOY OF THE JEEP THE DESIGN ISSUE 12 OCTOBER 2024 636_Cover_PRESS2subs.indd 1 636_Cover_PRESS2subs.indd 1 27/09/2024 12:06 27/09/2024 12:06 BACK TO THE FUTURE Sculptor Maurice Calka’s fibreglass Boomerang desk was produced circa 1969 by Leleu-Deshays, which released an advert encouraging clients to order a phone, intercom and TV alongside it. On show at the Portuondo Gallery (POA), it looks just as modern today. PAD London, Collectible Design Fair, 8 to 13 October at Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1, padesignart.com OVAL OFFICE At 88 Gallery, the Bird’s Egg table merges two ovoid shapes to “symbolise continuity and rebirth in its most primordial form”, says Chilean designer Abel Cárcamo. The sculpture is cast in bronze for a tactile gold and black finish (£15,000). MUSHROOM EFFECT This brushed-lacquer mushroom-shaped lamp designed by Pierre Charrié and on show at Spazio Nobile was developed in an atelier in Hanoi, Vietnam (€4,000). The wooden dome is coated in glossy lacquer that is applied in more than 20 stages over three months. BURST FORTH For her Mirage wall lamp, designer and decorator Stéphanie Coutas employed the centuries-old craft of straw marquetry to create iridescent patterns that burst like stars behind a polished alabaster tube of light (€7,500). GAME BOY Multidisciplinary designer Taras Yoom has been bringing his imaginary Yoomoota Universe to life since 2020. The Long Chair is inspired by creatures from Yoomoota’s Planet of Errors, and draws on Yoom’s childhood love for gaming ($9,500). ALIEN LIFE At Daguet-Bresson simple forms take on an extraterrestrial aesthetic. Claire Lindner’s biomorphic Going Deep Red sculpture is matte-glazed to create a powdery texture, saturated in bold colour gradients (€6,800). GALACTIC GLOW These free-blown glass vessels by British artist Peter Layton are part of his Aurora collection, which is inspired by the Northern Lights and “captures the ethereal dance of colours in the night sky.” Part of Layton’s showcase, they are priced at £7,000 for the pair. HIGH SUSPENSE These Duck sleeper chairs were designed in the 1960s by Christian Adam, known for his highly modern furniture. The pieces are formed out of a metal structure that is then covered in wool fabric by Maison Pierre Frey. POA at Galerie Meubles et Lumières. SURFACE VALUE For his stoneware Accumulation chair on show at Sarah Myerscough Gallery, Luke Fuller took inspiration from the traditional manufacturing process of handmade bricks, throwing clay into wooden formers and layering it to form a craggy surface (£10,400). NEW WAVE There is an array of otherworldly lights at 88 Gallery. These colourful Ondulation wall sculptures designed by Lila Farget (from £6,300) are made in cast glass and bronze to create repeating ripples as if formed by a drop of water. DEFYING GRAVITY Among the line-up at Objects with Narratives is Mircea Anghel’s Lose Control table. It features a plank of zazange wood and a metal spike that has been subjected to controlled detonations (from €50,000). AHEAD OF THE CURVE Part of Axel Chay’s new furniture collection, the Calade sofa, shown at Pradier- Jeauneau, is inspired by his hometown La Calade – a warm, urban neighbourhood overlooking an industrial harbour in Marseille. The bean-shaped seat, with walnut- stained oak structure (€31,200), is upholstered in ochre mohair fabric from Kirkby. SILVER SURFER Linde Freya Tangelder, founder of Destroyers/Builders, reinvented the form of metal repoussé to create this Slabs low table at æquō gallery (£16,500). She enveloped hand-carved teak blocks in German silver, then had them welded together. These pieces at PAD are out of this world. By Clara Baldock STAR TURNS F U R N I T U R E CUTTING EDGE Bryan O’Sullivan Studio’s future vision includes the limited-edition Areca bench crafted with a nickel-plated cast aluminium frame and an upholstered seat in Toyine Sellers’ Phinda Ré Vingt-Cinq fabric. There are 28 pieces, priced at £15,500 each. 39 FT.COM/HTSI THE FIX PHOTOGRAPHS: ALICK COTTERILL. DAMIEN ARLETTAZ. GETTY IMAGES 636_FIX_PAD_PRESS2art.indd 39 636_FIX_PAD_PRESS2art.indd 39 27/09/2024 12:40 27/09/2024 12:40