A look into the art of furnishing and the designers bringing a space to life
細賞卓越工藝和時尚設計展現的超凡美學
Interior designers know well how much goes into creating a space. Likewise does La Deux, the luxury furniture distributor alleviating some of this creative load by assuming the role of consultant as well. “La Deux is a platform. We’re not obligated to promote a specific brand – we promote design,” says principal Alan Tse. Since 2012, La Deux has been working with furniture designers abroad and interior designers at home, bridging the former to a wider audience and the latter to curated inspiration. “We’re very happy to bring interesting ideas to Hong Kong designers, to help stimulate their creativity,” says Tse, referencing a mix of styles and generations of designers all moving the industry forward. We take a look.室內設計師總有著無限創意,而奢華傢具銷售商La Deux也不例外。公司總監Alan Tse向我們細說其品牌理念:「La Deux是一個雲集各式各樣精緻傢具的平台。我們希望能夠推廣作品本身,更甚於特定的品牌。」自2012年起,La Deux一直與國際和本地室內設計師緊密合作,致力引導大眾認識風格迥異的創作。「能夠讓本地設計師有機會接觸兼收並蓄的時尚設計是一件令人倍感興奮的事情。」以下是一系列精彩的作品。
PARACHILNA
The lighting brand features lamps in every form, from pendants to wall fixtures to floor lamps, in quirky assemblies – such as the Aballs Chandelier – as well as the fantastical, including the Gweilo floor lamps, comprised of hand-sculpted sheets of acrylic bent like fabric and illuminated by LED strips. The spectacular creations are designed by a roster of creatives including Jaime Hayon, Stephen Burks, design duo Neri & Hu as well as interiors consultants Viveca Gonzalez and Shukri Girgis.不論是吊燈、掛牆燈又或是座地燈,你都可以在燈具品牌Parachilna找到你的心水之選。Aballs吊燈外觀輕盈亮麗、以亞加力膠片和LED燈帶製作而成的Gweilo座地燈造型觸目。系列囊括Jaime Hayon、Stephen Burks、Neri & Hu和室內設計顧問Viveca Gonzalez和Shukri Girgis的創意設計。
RÖTHLISBERGER
“Switzerland’s very famous for making watches, and to make watches, you must have a lot of very precise machinery and tools,” says Tse. “With this background, the way Swiss brand Röthlisberger cuts and makes furniture is among the most precise around the world.” Their collections are also some of the most beautiful and thoughtfully designed, marked by innovation and whimsy yet not without functionality and ease – as illustrated in pieces such as the Ovolo oak table, with curves and magnets in the right places, or Susi & Ueli Berger's Stack of Drawers, a pillar of boxes in diagonally-striped wood veneer. Tse分享:「瑞士向來以精湛的手錶工藝著稱。一隻完美的手錶講求手錶零件和配件的精妙配合。瑞士品牌Röthlisberger同樣有著注重細節的態度,致力提供精雕細琢的傢具設計。」品牌設計新奇獨特卻不失美感,完美體現美學外觀和實用功能的重要性。糅合磁鋼面材和流暢線條的Ovolo橡木桌子前衛新穎;來自Susi & Ueli Berger的多重層疊抽屜則以一系列的木質飾面製作,對角線條造型別樹一幟。