Consumer culture and the natural world collide in this series of sculptural furniture pieces, created by British artist Jonathan Trayte following a road trip across the USA.
Set to feature in an upcoming exhibition at Friedman Benda gallery in New York, Trayte's one-off pieces incorporate giant plant forms, vivid colours, and a clash of organic and artificial materials.
Atomic Double is a piece that clearly references the natural world
The artist found inspiration for many of these pieces following a 2,000-mile trip that he and his wife took through the western states of America.
He was fascinated by the natural landscape forms he found there but was equally captivated by manufactured objects, from product packaging to advertising graphics. Grass Green Settee pairs animal hide with furry upholstery, neon plastic and marble
This clash of contrasts materialises in his work in the form of unusual juxtapositions, whether it's a cowhide sitting alongside neon plastic, or pendant lights embedded in a nest of raffia.
"It was just so rich, visually and culturally," Trayte told Dezeen. "I feel like it's going to have a legacy that lasts quite a while, in terms of how the work develops and what I make in the future too."
Rafia was used to create the Desert Lights
Trayte has made a wide variety of pieces for the exhibition, set to be titled MelonMelonTangerine. He describes the process as creating "a cast of characters".
"Quite often I will work o...