John Astbury and Kyuhyung Cho launch Fade bathroom collection
Milan 2014: Stockholm duo John Astbury and Kyuhyung Cho have designed a collection of vessels and furniture for the bathroom with softly rounded edges.
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The Fade collection by young designers John Astbury and Kyuhyung Cho consists of 13 pieces all derived from the same motif: a rounded shape that sits somewhere between square and a circle.
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"The aim was the representation of transformation within the objects," Kyuhyung Cho told Dezeen. "The process of shifting from one state to another was the inspiration."
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The family of products includes a low table, a mirror, and a collection of trays and vessels, all in greyish-blue tones.
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The trays and vessels come in a range of sizes and each is made from parian clay, traditionally used in the slipcasting process when making pottery.
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The clay was used for this collection to add "a weight and expectancy appropriate to ritual," said the designers.
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The ash table is formed from a tray-shaped top sat on four legs, while another tray with a circular copper mirror in the centre can be mounted on the wall.
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The collection will be presented at the Ventura Lambrate design district in Milan from 8 to 13 April.