Kelly Wearstler launches the ‘Transcendence’ collection, featuring eight furniture pieces, six lighting designs and a series of objects for the home.
A collection that ‘explores materiality and challenges scale’, the designs come from some of Wearstler’s most celebrated private interior projects, and act as an extension of the interior designer’s visual language, both expanding on recurring themes in her work and introducing new aesthetic directions. Each piece was designed by Weastler and produced in collaboration with craftspeople from the Southern California area.
Kelly Wearstler furniture design: the ‘Trascendence’ collection
From Kelly Wearstler’s furniture collection, Trascendence’: Colina credenza, Acero mirror, Acero dining chair, Otto solitare sconce
The point of departure for the collection, Wearstler explains, was ‘pushing the boundaries of each material, transcending the traditional form of each raw material.’ The collection includes the ‘Oblique’ series, inspired by a striped wooden dining table Wearstler originally designed for a residential project and later expanded into a series of tables declined in varying shapes and sizes featuring the striped motif made from angle-cut hardwood.
Another series of small tables is the ‘Triad’, also originally from a residential project and defined by large marble volumes wrapped in thick brass sheets. Moving on to storage furniture, the ‘Colina’ features a pair of monolithic, sculptural credenzas and one nightstand, designed with a plaster-like exterior which was hand-sculpted from resin contrasting with the walnut interior.
The Triad series of side tables, in marble and brass
Other pieces include organic-shaped bowls and essential lighting features, which Wearstler widely employs throughout her interior projects to add depth and shape. The collection includes table lamps, sconces, pendants and chandeliers in a wide range of materials, from brass and bronze to glass, stone and alabaster.
The collection is defined by strong geometries, its pure lines enriched by the varied material palette and muted colours. She says: ‘I look to find tension in each piece, balancing the familiar with the unexpected to create something that is both inviting and provides a new perspective.
The ‘Oblique’ round dining table, featuring angle cut solid hardwood stripes. The ‘Rarity’ bowl series includes one of a kind pieces hand-molded by local artisans and is defined by an organic shape
The ‘Colina’ credenza, a fine example of the furniture collection's materiality. The sculptural three-cabinet credenza is made by LA-based artisans from hand-formed resin and features a Walnut interior
The ‘Morro’ coffee table, a simple geometric composition featuring three marble spheres holding the table top. The piece is available in Coulmier limestone, Nero Marquina, Endive and Sunset Pink marble
The round dining table from the ‘Oblique’ collection and, on the wall, the ‘Stretto’ sconce
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