Inspired by Henri Matisse's eponymous painting (1950), the Les Mille et Une Nuits collection presents a set of accessories and office furniture in cork, as well as decorative objects in folded metal. Thus, each piece offers a reinterpretation of the work, through the use of its forms as well as its bright color palette.
The Les Mille et Une Nuits collection is the fruit of two collaborations between Maison Matisse and three designers : Guillaume Delvigne, and italien duo Formafantasma.
Guillaume Delvigne
In 2023, he imagined for Maison Matisse a series of desk accessories made entirely of cork, in Portugal, and hand-painted. The collection proves to be joyful and versatile. It consists of trays, organizers, shelves and a stool.
From this emblematic painting, designer Guillaume Delvigne fed on the singular language of free forms, taking up the idea of scissor cut-outs in colored paper, the use of forms declined in positive and negative, all in tones as vibrant as those on the original.
Echoing the playful spirit with which Henri Matisse cut paper and created a new form of expression, the objects come together in a play of colors, fitting together like the receptacle of the pencil holder and the organizer of desk or shelves that can be combined, turned around and arranged to form a bookcase. Their three-dimensional cutouts thus reflect the idea, dear to the artist, of superimposing layers.
Studio Forma fantasma
The Milan studio explored the stylistic universe and the composition of the work in order to reinterpret it in
their contemporary language and thus pay homage to Henri Matisse. The result is a sober interpretation, refined down to the form, the color, the balance and the very process of creation of the artist.
Inspired by the painter's work, as well as his way of working with paper-cuts, the design duo was able to imagine a set of colorful and geometric pieces in the colors of the work's palette.
Wishing to pay homage to Matisse's creative process, the Formafantasma used large sheets of paper that they cut with a blade. Thus, they obtained shapes that they then modified, by hand, before obtaining the design of the final piece.
Metal dowel, design centerpiece, so many pieces with a strong character, to arrange at home for a touch of uniqueness.
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