*엘레강스 퍼니쳐 [ Lee Broom ] Salon

1930년대의 엘레강스한 분위기를 모티브로 디자인된

암체어와 다이닝 체어, 소파, 풋스툴, 드럼시트 그리고

쿠션은 독특한 고상미를 풍긴다.

이름처럼 우리가 알고 있는 '살롱'( 왠지 살롱하면 고급 부티끄샵이 떠오르는 것 같다.)

과 많이 닮아 있다. 최고급의 원단사용과 핸드메이드로 만드는 디테일은

한층 더 제품을 부각 시켜 주는 것 같다.

정말 엘레강스 하다.

reviewed by SJ

London Design Festival 2011: designer Lee Broom launches a collection of  upholstery with studded detailing at his east London studio this week.

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The Salon collection is inspired by 1930s elegance and is composed of an armchair, dining chair, sofa, footstool, drum seat and cushions.

The furniture is upholstered in either wool or leather in a range of neutral shades, with metallised or powder-coated stud detailing.

Salon is Broom’s first upholstery collection and combines his experience in the fashion industry with his signature luxurious hand-finished products.

This year, award-winning British designer Lee Broom launches his fifth collection at the London Design Festival, a dramatic debut upholstery collection entitled ‘Salon’.

Inspired by the curvaceous lines of 1930s upholstery, with a hint of fashion fetishism, the new collection features soft silhouettes contrasted and accentuated with modern stud detailing. True to Broom’s signature style and ethos, the polished collection has been created using traditional British craftsmanship.

The Salon collection includes six pieces – an armchair, dining chair, sofa, footstool, drum seat and cushions. Available in a refined palette of beiges, greys, blacks and whites, there is also a choice of wool, velvet and leather finishes.

In upholstery, studding is traditionally used to hide elements of the manufacturing process. For Salon, however, Broom has chosen to focus on this detail and exaggerate it, creating an edgy modern look, which echoes similar finishing found in luxury fashion accessories and punk rock couture. The hand finished and hand-applied studs, available in faceted gold or gun metal, are softened by the fluidity of the furniture; while complementary studding in the same colour as the fabrics creates a shadow effect in the relief.

Designing an upholstery collection was a natural progression for Broom. Inspired by his theatre and fashion background and an experience of designing bespoke furniture pieces for interiors projects, Broom thrives on the direct involvement of working side-by-side with his manufacturers to produce hand-finished pieces.

“I have wanted to create an upholstery collection for a while; my experience in fashion taught me the importance of beautiful tailoring in design and working with British manufacturers allowed me to be entirely hands-on in the design process. The collection has been brought to life through a combination of traditional techniques and contemporary finishes.” Lee Broom

from  dezeen