wallpaper* handmade celebrates its 10th anniversary shouting 587 projects, 1,085 collaborators. all good!
this year…
contributions to wallpaper* handmade x come from alexandra jefford, alighieri, architectural association, architectural titanium, atelier françois pouenat, bottega ghianda, brdr krüger, caran d’ache, chan + eayrs, charles zana, charlotte juillard, clara yee, design haus liberty, douglas coupland, elmgreen & dragset, fritz hansen, georg jensen, globe-trotter, guglielmo poletti, gustavo martini, hayon studio, huguet, il marmo, ilaria bianchi, john pomp, johnston marklee, kasper kjeldgaard, lanzavecchia + wai, lars beller fjetland, layer, lobmeyr, marine julié, nick ross, nio, oeo studio, ostens, otomoto, palmer//harding, paul smith, ückl, saint charles apothecary, sebastian alberdi, sebastian cox, skagerak, smile plastics, smythson, studio frith, studio wieki somers, temmer, teo yang studio, tom of finland foundation, turnbull & asser, vitra, zeitraum, and many more.
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Just as the kitchen has evolved from purely a work space to a hub of chatter and bonhomie during the pre-dinner party social hour, so should the outdoor kitchen – aka the barbecue – be a location for the host to engage with his or her guests. For some reason, however, the bbq hasn’t followed the same evolutionary path and, more often than not, is still kept distinctly separate from the rest of the party, meaning the host is left to cook in solitude while everyone else has fun. With this in mind, Wallpaper* asked Zurich-based design Alfredo Haberli to create a bbq that was also a social destination.
For his barbecue, Haberli worked with metals specialist Kim Stahlmobel to create a mobile grilling station made from a mix of oak, yellow zinc-plated steel, brushed stainless steel and painted steel with a tool set made from hand-forged stainless steel. The barbecue is quite lovely as far as barbecues go, with a rich wooden work station and minimal wheels and legs, but frankly I don’t see how it’s any more conducive to backyard chit chat than any other barbecue, unless you’re chatting about the nice bbq or its cute operator.
Perhaps Wallpaper*’s reasoning is that they brought a whole party of designers together for this collaboration? Aside from Haberli and Stahlmobel, the magazine asked London-based Argentine chef Diego Jacquet to provide something yummy to grill. He obliged with chorizo criollo, a coiled sausage made from British pork and Argentine beef. Frankie Harrington and Cord Jarvie of Canadian sandwich shop Meat & Bread supplied the condiments and created a meat rub made from fennel, coriander and star anise. “The set is rounded off with a supersized jar of their signature mustard, all housed in a herringbone box created by the duo’s design collaborators Glasfurd & Walker. Made from 700 pieces of wood to echo the shop’s countertop, its animal logo is revealed when it’s empty.”
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Just when I thought I had seen everything that Maurizio Cattelan ever made hanging in the Guggenheim’s rotunda I find out he’s also one half of the duo behind Toiletpaper Magazine, a publication that’s vastly more pleasing to the eye than its name suggests. The other half of that duo is Pierpaolo Ferrari, a photographer who’s shot just about every famous face in the world. For Wallpaper*’s Handmade collection they created an edition of six photorealistic, trompe l’oeil tablecloths printed with a rich spread of vibrant foods being devoured by an army of insects. You may not want to eat your next meal atop of table of beetles snacking on orange slices and baked ham, but it is pretty amazing to look at as a fully satiated viewer.
The tablecloths were used at Wallpaper* and Toiletpaper’s joint party in Milan during their Handmade exhibition, and you’ll see it again in a fashion editorial shot for Wallpaper*’s September issue.
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