And Anti Matter debuts lighting and "domestic sculptures" at DesignMarch 2017
Icelandic studio And Anti Matter has launched its first collection at this year's DesignMarch, conceived as a series of concrete objects and lamps that bridge the gap between art and design.
Established by creative duo Þórey Björk Halldórsdóttir and Baldur Björnsson, And Anti Matter debuted the Previously Unreleased range by creating an installation inside a ReykjavÃk coal-brush factory.
The collection features a series of floor lamps created from neon rods, which have been bent out of shape and partially encased in steel tubes.
Photograph by Gulli Mar
"We played with ideas of antennae, transmitters, signals, receivers and those sort of things when sketching," the duo told Dezeen. "We drew the shapes from sounds and memory of sounds." The lamps are set in moulded concrete bases in a variety of pastel colours and shapes. Paint chips were blown onto the surface and coated in a clear lacquer to create a terrazzo effect.
"It's a semi-forgotten process," Björnsson said. "A lot of industrial spaces use this method, because it is thought to be calming for the brain to work in. We found that to be incredible beautiful."
Photograph by Gulli Mar
Moulded concrete and paint chips were also used to create a series of objects that can be assembled to create large or small sculptures.
"The domestic sculptures can become functional objects," said Björnsson. "Then there are these smaller objects that you can rearrange...
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