Martino Gamper, Bethan Laura Wood, Soft Baroque and Michael Marriott are among the designers that have created masks for an exhibition at London Design Festival.
London gallery Seeds presents Masters of Disguise, a show featuring 23 different masks, each designed to represent the character of its maker.
Other designers involved include Bertjan Pot, Sabine Marcelis, Jerszy Seymour and Nathalie Du Pasquier.
Martino Gamper's "psychological, psychedelic" mask is made of plywood
The masks vary wildly in form, material, shape and size. While some are more traditional, made from textiles or wood, others are more experimental or abstract, created in materials like glass and resin.
"I think everyone can relate to the theme of the exhibition, its vibrant and playful sides, as well as an appreciation for the skills, materials and techniques used by the designers," said Seeds founder Nathalie Assi. Soft Baroque made a shimmering fabric cushion punctured by eyelets
Curated by Italian studio MLXL, the exhibition forms part of the Brompton Design District, which this year has the theme Nature/Nurture. So designers were asked to respond to "the human or inner nature". But otherwise the brief was completely open.
"It was important to allow each designer to create their mask without constraining their imagination," Assi told Dezeen.
Rio Kobayashi used hardwood to create an animal-like face
Wood was a popular material choice.
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