The Art of Design Issue 40 2019 | Page 14

14 The RUA IPANEMA lounge chair is as dynamic as its namesake an elegant and architectural perch that fits in a more formal street. Yabu Pushelberg’s sultry form on a swiveling walnut base atmosphere but one which also has the swivel and flexibility to look embrace the carefree style of Brazil with a relaxed and effortless way good in anything it puts on. A forward-looking design named for a to lounge. design-forward nation. Bond Street, an iconic shopping destination with a history of fine JINBAO is named after Beijing’s highest high-street. While China art, and home to Sotheby’s and Bonham’s auction houses, seems can be associated with over-the-top opulence, the Yabu Pushelberg to reflect the dual personalities of London. On one side the pomp, design reflects a more restrained definition of luxury. elegance and refinement of a royalist Britain but on the other the The serene and snug armchair’s original profile is achieved through wholehearted embrace of the eccentric. The BOND STREET Stool, playing with negative space and our usual perceptions of scale and by Yabu Pushelberg, mirrors these dual personalities by creating our usual impressions of China. Top: Jimbao Streer Armchair