Hugo is a design critic, curator and the co-founder of Bard, a gallery in Edinburgh dedicated to Scottish design and craft. A long-serving member of the Wallpaper* family, he has also been the design editor at Monocle and the brand director at Studioilse, Ilse Crawford's multi-faceted design studio.
In times of flux and friction, there’s comfort to be found in celebrating endurance. Such was our feeling on learning that Ralph Pucci, the esteemedmannequin designer-and-fabricator-turned-gallerist, would be hosting a large show for Parisian artist-designer Hervé Van der Straeten, to celebrate 20 years of their collaboration. In the somewhat fickle frippery of the contemporary design landscape, this is a partnership of heavyweights, which we wholeheartedly applaud.
Van der Straeten pitched up on Pucci’s doorstep two decades ago in the hope of capturing the New Yorker’s eye with his work. The young Parisian was not long into furniture design himself, having moved from jewellery into the burgeoning field of collectible design. Serendipity played its part. Pucci happened to be emerging from an elevator when he met Van der Straeten, who persuaded him to look at his portfolio. Eyes and heart alighted on the work.
On the occasion of the show’s opening, we caught up with Ralph Pucci to learn more about his journey from mannequins to fine furniture; his relationship with Hervé; and the impressive family firm he has helmed between generations up and down.In short, we decided to focus on the furniture. Since we’ve last spoken, the whole world has changed dramatically. I sensed for some time that things were shifting in retail. When I first started, retail was a creative industry.
‘Ame’ designed by Teruhiro Yanagihara for Danish brand Kvadrat is its first ‘textile-to-textile’ product, made entirely of polyester recycled from fabric waste. The Japanese designer tells us more© Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.
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