A year ago, André Fu launched his first homeware collection, a suite of furnishings, bedding, lighting, tableware, and cashmere scarves and throws which proved so popular that this year, the Hong Kong-based interior architect is releasing a second wave of designs that include sculptural beds, cabinets, a covetable chaise longue and accessories.
Both collections share the designer’s signature understated sophistication and fascination with craftsmanship, although this new one introduces a softer, sinuous form that feels perfectly attuned to today’s challenging times. Fu says he created the new collection thinking about the silhouettes of Hans Coper’s abstract pottery, Alexandre Noll’s wooden sculptures and classic, sleek midcentury profiles.
Take the portable LED lamp, for example: frustrated by generic restaurant table settings, Fu has transformed his favourite architectural device, the glass brick, into an undulating wave on a bronze base. Mirrors with a matte bronze geometric frame are inspired by Bauhaus circular windows.
Curves are the unifying theme throughout Mid-Century Rhythm, the title of the collection, most notably in a sculptural three-tier oak and glass cocktail trolley. Its curvaceous form carries through to graphic, rippling patterns on tableware and bed linen.
