Power flow: Zaha Hadid’s newest product collection launches at Maison et Objet

‘These design pieces are very important to me and my team,’ stated the late Zaha Hadid about her product designs, during a retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim, New York. ‘They inspire our creativity by providing an opportunity to express our ideas through different scales and through different media; an essential part of our on-going design investigation.’ This synergy is seen in the latest design collection from Hadid's studio, launching at Maison et Objet today.
Consisting of tableware, candles and modular seating, the range is imbued with the British architect’s fluidity and refinement. The London-based studio has worked with a diverse mix of materials for this collection; glass melds with fine bone china and steel with PVD to conjure dynamic silhouettes through rigorous constructive techniques.
Arriving in deep and dark hues, the collection embarks on a geometric journey, starting with architectural vases and candleholders. Produced in fine bone china, the contours of the vases derive from Hadid’s research in tower forms, standing strong against the fine lines sweeping across the dinner sets. Appearing as a 3D concave shape, the monochrome definition in the tableware is vividly intricate.
From there, the collection continues to celebrate Hadid's powerful harnessing of material and shape – from the fun and playful puzzle Polyethylene modular seating and colourful ‘Rim’ vessels, to the delicacy of the stainless steel serenity bowls that flow like water.
On view at Maison et Objet all week, the collection will be exclusively available from Selfridges thereafter.
Consisting of tableware, candles and modular seating, the range is imbued with the late grand dame’s fluidity and refinement. Pictured: playful ’Rim’ vessels
The London-based studio has worked with a diverse mix of materials for this collection; glass melds with fine bone china and steel with PVD to conjure dynamic silhouettes through rigorous constructive techniques. Pictured: tea light holders from the 'Braid' series
Arriving in deep and dark hues, the collection embarks on a geometric journey, starting with architectural vases and candleholders, contours derived from Hadid’s research in tower forms
The collection celebrates Hadid's powerful harnessing of material and shape – from the fun and playful puzzle Polyethylene modular seating (pictured left) and colourful ‘Rim’ vessels, to the delicacy of the stainless steel serenity bowls that flow like water. Pictured right: reed fragrance diffusers
Appearing as a 3D concave shape, the monochrome definition in the tableware is vividly intricate
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Sujata Burman is a writer and editor based in London, specialising in design and culture. She was Digital Design Editor at Wallpaper* before moving to her current role of Head of Content at London Design Festival and London Design Biennale where she is expanding the content offering of the showcases. Over the past decade, Sujata has written for global design and culture publications, and has been a speaker, moderator and judge for institutions and brands including RIBA, D&AD, Design Museum and Design Miami/. In 2019, she co-authored her first book, An Opinionated Guide to London Architecture, published by Hoxton Mini Press, which was driven by her aim to make the fields of design and architecture accessible to wider audiences.
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