‘La Belle et la Bête’ lounge chair, by Xavier Lust, Kent Brushes and Delhez.
When we asked Xavier Lust to dream up a new take on the body brush for this year’s Wallpaper* Handmade, we expected something radical. But what the Belgian designer came back with surpassed all our expectations. Lust thought big.
‘At first I reflected on the functional, practical aspects,’ says Lust. ‘Then my train of thought released itself from these very pragmatic concepts and my hand loosened on the paper. I thought that a sculptural shape, like a rock, covered with brush hairs could be an interesting element: a mysterious object on which we can lean or sit down, and have a tactile experience.’
Brush design has changed very little in the past few thousand years. Lust’s creation took a closer look not only at aesthetics, but also at function, transforming the rather basic activity of dry body brushing into an overall physical experience in the form of an oversized, conceptual bristled daybed.
This story is from the August 2018 edition of Wallpaper.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the August 2018 edition of Wallpaper.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
A Kind of Magic
Demna's breathtaking couture collection takes centre stage at Balenciaga's newly renovated couture salons in Paris
Building Site
Sun Tower, China, by Open Architecture
Circular Approach
Repurpose clothing initiative, by Oliver Spencer
CITY
Seoul's unique mix of culture, art and style goes global, thanks to an unstoppable new wave of dynamic creatives
RESTORATION KINGS
Laplace for Hauser & Wirth Paris
CARDBOARD CUTOUTS
'Box' furniture, by Max Lamb, for Gallery Fumi
URBAN BOLTHOLE
Pacaembu House, Brazil, by Arthur Casas
SURREALIST DREAMS
Weird and wonderful works to wake up to
CROWNING GLORY
15-step scalp treatment, by Eco Jardin by Park Jun
WEARABLE ART
Jewellery collection, by Lynda Benglis, for Loewe