Published on : Monday, September 28, 2020
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Benchmark Furniture and the Design Museum challenged Studiopepe — amongst 9 international designers — to create a table and seating for their personal use, to suit their new ways of living and working from home.
The onset of Covid-19 has significantly changed the way people live, interact and work. CONNECTED is an experiment set out to explore how creatives and makers adapt their processes using new technologies to work together at a distance and often operating from new, improvised home offices.
Our project PINK MOON takes inspiration from Nick Drake‘s song and lyrics, based on the the idea of the cycles of renewal and new beginnings.
‘Pink Moon’ tends to appear in the night sky of April with a pinkish hue and it is named after the blooming flowers of the Moss pink — one of the first spring flowers.
According to Native Americans, it represents the focus on new and exciting things that could bloom up in your life during this season. It pushes us to take an active role, focusing on that call to action and how that affects your current life circumstances.
The perimeter of the table heavily draws the skyline of the mountains. The headrest of the chair, which is dominant to the structure of the seat, becomes a rising moon, recalling a strong need for rebirth.
The legs of the table, designed through inlay technique, have a strong reference to the decorative techniques of Native American tribes who used geometric decorations (such as triangles and chevrons) as symbols of protection.
A symbol of union and collectivity that today, more than ever, we need to embrace.
All designs are now on display at the Design Museum from September 11 to October 11 as part of London Design Festival 2020.
Tags: 9 international designers, ahec, benchmark furniture, challenge, CONNECTED, Design Museum, Studiopepe, STUDIOPEPE/Pink Moon, WFH project
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