The desire for new, surprising experiences is irresistible. unknown beauty_strange + gracious seeks and finds them in previously unseen spheres. An exceptional interior theme that crosses the border between unconventional grace and incredible new creations. Convergent technologies, unreally-real surfaces, astonishing shapes and targeted mixed reality aesthetics spark interest and appeal to all the senses. The beauty of the ephemeral finds expression in artistic objects, forms and colours that seem always to elude definition. Enchanted, we celebrate the entry of the unexpected into our familiar living environment.
1 Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, Photo Ossip van Duivenbode 2 Paper Sculpture by Studio Kuniko Maeda, Photo Kuniko Maeda 3 Paper Sculptures by Studio Kuniko Maeda, Photo Kuniko Maeda 4 DO ME NOMAD by Brokis © Martin Chum 5 Puffer armchair and footstool by Philippe Malouin for SCP 6 Fungus series by David Valner Studio, Photo Tereza Valnerova 7 Dangling Mirror by A+N 8 GRAPY GREY COTTON by © Gan Rugs 9 Holographic Drip Earrings by Inna Monastyrna for Jam Inc Jewelry, Photo Inna Monastyrna 10 Fungus vase by David Valner Studio, Photo Tereza Valnerova 11 Grotto Console by Chris Schanck, Photo Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Chris Schanck 12 Puffer armchair by Philippe Malouin for SCP 13 Morf Sculpture by ferm LIVING 14 Recovered vases by David Valner Studio, Photo Tereza Valnerova 15 Oasis pedestal by Lumiere Bricoleur, Photo Jesper Drejer Rundt 16 Eclipse pedestal by Lumiere Bricoleur, Photo Jesper Drejer Rundt 17 TAFLA O1 Sapphire Gradient Collection by Zieta Studio 18 ENOKI METALL by Philipp Mainzer for e15 19 Glass sculpture by Stine Bidstrup Studio, Photo Dorte Krogh and Stine Bidstrup 20 Glass sculpture by Stine Bidstrup Studio, Photo Dorte Krogh and Stine Bidstrup 21 Grotto Console by Chris Schanck, Photo Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Chris Schanck 22 t.e. 234 the lucent collection by Carole Baijings Studio for Design in collaboration with Phygital Studios, Photo Thomas Eyck 23 Manoa by Sebastian Herkner for Zwiesel Glas, Photo Florian Eichinger 24 Jazz Coupe by Nina Nørgaard, Photo Irina Boersma 25 Simple Coupe by Nina Nørgaard, Photo Irina Boersma 26 Beetle Stools by Daan De Wit 27 BLANKENAU Coffee Table by Lukas Wegwerth, Photo Courtesy of Thomas Joseph Wright Penguins Egg Ltd. for Gallery FUMI
The unknown beauty_strange + gracious colour palette presents intense, extravagant tones in interplay with delightful and graceful nuances. Eight micro-colour moods enable completely individual interpretations and focal points ranging from cool to intense and from neutral to eccentric.
The enjoyment of surprise is also reflected in the colour scheme. The unknown beauty_strange + gracious colour palette creates unique moments to enchant and amaze us — with transparent, multicoloured, shimmering, satin, wet-look and pearly rainbow effects. A fascinating riff on the unreally-real that shows the familiar in an uncommon, distorted perspective.
unknown beauty_strange + gracious challenges the bounds of our imagination. Designers and product developers spell out the possibilities of their materials in completely novel ways. Abstract, strange and mysterious shapes and unconventional surfaces lend interior objects an unexpected attraction. The interplay of light and shadow also plays an important role: Shapes, colours and patterns define themselves differently from moment to moment and have a situational effect on their surroundings. They can never be captured in their entirety.
The boundaries between analogue and digital, real and virtual are enthusiastically blurred in creative experimentation. Organic forms dissolve in shimmering, iridescent surfaces. Craft and technology merge to form a discipline all its own. Even purely analogue objects now reflect a previously unseen delight in exceptional creative processes and unconventionally combined techniques and materials.
In unknown beauty_strange + gracious, imagination is translated into enchanting and amazing forms. These are genuine art products that surprise us with speculative curves and colours, unleashing our curiosity and encouraging us to interact.
1 Detail: ENOKI METALL by Philipp Mainzer for e15 2 Detail: Paper Sculpture by Studio Kuniko Maeda, Photo Kuniko Maeda 3 Detail: BLANKENAU Coffee Table by Lukas Wegwerth, Photo Courtesy of Thomas Joseph Wright Penguins Egg Ltd. for Gallery FUMI 4 Detail: POP-Coins by A+N 5 Detail: Eclipse Dream Mirror by Lumiere Bricoleur, Photo Jesper Drejer Rundt 6 Beetle Stools by Daan De Wit 7 Detail: Glass sculpture by Stine Bidstrup Studio, Photo Dorte Krogh and Stine Bidstrup 8 Mini Cup by Nina Nørgaard, Photo Irina Boersma 9 Glass sculpture by Stine Bidstrup Studio, Photo Dorte Krogh and Stine Bidstrup 10 GLOW by Calico Wallpaper 11 t.e. 234 the lucent collection by Carole Baijings Studio for Design in collaboration with Phygital Studios, Photo Thomas Eyck
The aesthetic is increasingly understood as a holistic experience – not simply visual, but involving all our senses and our imagination. Interaction with the built environment is desired and actively incorporated into design.
As an interior lifestyle theme, unknown beauty_strange + gracious presents surprising solutions and an unconventional way of thinking. Real objects suddenly find themselves in virtually created worlds with which we can interact in the here and now. Hybrid formats are also gaining importance in retail. The metaverse and Web3 offer completely new spaces for fashion, furniture and interior objects. Digital universes that provide access to our living environment and expand it in both directions.
Chance becomes an important component in creative processes. Material experiments and objects that seem strange and controversial at first glance unfold their own gracious quality on closer inspection. With a crossover position between convergent disciplines, the conquest of new spheres is as much the focus of unknown beauty_strange + gracious as the fleetingness of the moment. We long for things we have never seen before. In the transient and the unknown, we find a whole new, unexpected beauty.
