London's South Kensington has a brand new creative venture sprouting up. Located in an old Victorian house, a former flower shop, the venue doubles as an exhibition space (SEE meaning ‘special events exhibits’) and design store (the 'DS' part of its name). By bringing together these two elements, it creates a new system of displaying and experiencing art and design. The store/gallery hybrid offers a new conceptual format, which three times a year will change into a new exhibition in the gallery and accompanying store selection, offering new creative experiences with each chapter.
SEE• makes its debut with a showcase from Véio, giving a glimpse into the Brazilian artist’s sculptural take on natural forms and his contemporary point of view on traditional shapes. Curated by Stefano Rabolli Pansera, the exhibition includes wooden objects that come alive through the artist’s work. In the store, Milan-based studio Actant Visuelle has selected a number of objects from an international roster of designers that include Mieke Meijer, Aldo Bakker and Jerszy Seymour amongst others.
Inspired by the wooden artifacts of Véio’s showcase, the items on sale in •DS focus around wood creations punctuated by accessories in glass, ceramics and metal. The pieces are displayed throughout two rooms of the former shop, where designer Carol Rabolli Pansera has created an interior that leaves traces of the building’s previous lives.
Left: the works of Brazilian artist Véio, debuting the gallery's temporary programme. Curated by Stefano Rabolli Pansera, the exhibition includes wooden objects. Right: inspired by the wooden artifacts of Véio’s showcase, the items on sale in •DS focus around wood pieces, such as the Oxidation stools by EDHV
The store/gallery hybrid offers a new conceptual format, which will change three times a year
The pieces are displayed throughout two rooms of the former flower shop, where designer Carol Rabolli Pansera has created an interior that leaves traces of the building’s previous lives. Pictured: 'Egon table' by 54 Kilo
Left: 'Apollo lamp' by Pietro Russo. Right: the designer's 'Piuma table' and 'Metropolis lamp'
The works of Dutch designer Aldo Bakker feature in the store's selection. Pictured left: 'Jug and Cups collection'; Right: '3dwn Up wooden chair'
The Framework collection by Mieke Meijer is part of the debut •DS selection, curated by Milan-based studio Actant Visuelle
Left: 'Enterprise chair' by Jerszy Seymour. Right: 'Paddle bench' by Samare
At •DS, the wooden pieces are punctuated by accessories in glass, ceramics and metal, such as Jetske Visser's 'Filter vessels', left. Right: Objects by 200grs., a collection inspired by the use of wood off-fall
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Photography: Courtesy of SEE••DS
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