May
20 - 23, 2006
Artecnica
presents Tord Boontje at the International Contemporary Furniture
Fair - Booth 822
Working
on the cusp of design and craft, Tord Boontje, the Dutch-born,
France-based product designer combines advanced technologies
with artisanal techniques to create exquisite glassware, lighting
and furniture.
From his
early projects like the tranSglass series of recycled green
bottles, to ambitious recent work such as the sumptuous replica
of a bough of Blossom that he created as a Swarovski crystal
chandelier, Tord Boontje has sought to imbue his products with
a magic and romance that transcends their function.
Born in
Enschede in the Netherlands in 1968, Boontje studied industrial
design first at the Design Academy in Eindhoven and then the
Royal College of Art in London. As well as making limited edition
pieces, such as his continuing collection of Swarovski chandeliers
and the Inflorescence project of computer-generated floral drawings
he is developing with the digital artist Andrew Shoben and computer
programmer Andrew Allenson, Boontje is developing designs for
mass-production.
He has adapted
the Wednesday collection of lights he made in a batch edition
in 2001 into a less expensive, mass-manufactured light to be
sold in Habitat. Boontje is also continuing work on a collection
of glassware for Dartington Crystal and to develop new products,
such as eyewear, for the fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
Products
by Tord Boontje for Artecnica:
Home Accessories
-TransGlass
- Puddles
- Thinking of You
- Table Stories
- Until Dawn
Lighting
- Come Rain Come Shine
- Shadow Light
- Midsummer Light
- Icarus Light
- Garland
- Christmas Light
Stationary
- Fairy Tail
- Christmas Tales
Interior
Elements
- Flora
See more
of Tord Boontje’s work at www.artecnicainc.com
or www.tordboontje.com
Contact:
508
S. San Vincente BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
TEL.: 323-655-6551
FAX: 323-655-8555
info@artecnicainc.com
www.morosousa.com
