On Tuesday 5 August, @491projects , @_coolplus and @axislondon will present a joint event, showcasing forward-thinking furniture, clothing, and accessories. Works will span from 1950s to 2010s.
Join us from 6pm at Hangar 6, Hackney Downs Studios, 17 Amhurst Terrace, E8 2BT.
491 Projects is a store and rental archive focusing on progressive and avant-garde furniture design. By merging industrial and collectible processes, 491 challenges established hierarchies.
Cool Plus is a clothing store specializing in rare and underrecognized brands. It has a preference for elaborate fabrication, interesting construction and sportswear-informed design.
Axis London is a new store offering dark and assertive clothing and accessories for a contemporary audience. A cocktail a grunge and chic.
Graphic @liam.morrow
Event display @aleksashinamarina
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Photography @atsuyamorioka
Movement direction @yiling_zhao_
Styling @mylesmansfield
Hair @mthr0905
Photo assist @_takeyasu
Talent @aidanyearsleybln@kojjooo.oo@ishizawayuna
Yki Nummi
Table lamp, 1955
Stockmann-Orno, Finland
39.7 x 28.6 cm / 15 x 11 in
In the postwar era, lighting was predominantly made of metal. Acrylic was new, untested, and largely absent from interiors.
A true experiment in material and perception, this lamp was highly innovative for its time. Its lightweight transparent cylinder and detachable opal shade created the illusion of light hovering in space. Now held in the permanent collection of New York’s MoMA.
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Studio Celli Tognon
Dania Lamp, 1969
42 × 34 cm / 17 × 13 in
Cast from a single piece of enamelled aluminum, this lamp reflects a biomorphic approach to design, defined by its raised rear and flowing curves. Produced briefly and in limited numbers, it stands as a rare and collectible object.
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491 Projects, Cool Plus, and Axis London are excited to announce their first collaboration - a popup housing forward-thinking furniture, clothing, and accessories; a reflection of their intersecting sensibilities.
The temporary space will run from Saturday 26 July till early August 2025 at Hackney Downs Studios, E8 2BT. Operating as a mix of appointment-only and open days.
491 Projects is a store and rental archive focusing on progressive and avant-garde furniture design. By merging industrial and collectible processes, 491 challenges hierarchies.
Cool Plus is a clothing store specializing in rare and underrecognized brands. It has a preference for elaborate fabrication, interesting construction and sportswear-informed design.
Axis London is a new store offering dark and assertive clothing and accessories for a contemporary audience. A cocktail a grunge and chic.
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Photography @atsuyamorioka
Movement direction @yiling_zhao_
Styling @mylesmansfield
Hair @mthr0905
Photo assist @_takeyasu
Talent @aidanyearsleybln
Juliette Teste @___juliette___ is a contemporary ceramicist based in Paris. Whether from Chinese culture or the aesthetic of Greek ruins, Teste amalgamates different forms and influences, often instinctively and playfully. This results in striking, experimental forms that are filled with historical allusions and yet unrestrained by formal conventions.
Shown above:
‘Asarotos Oikos’, 2021.
Glazed stoneware clay.
Wheel-thrown, oxydation fired.
Unique piece.
This piece was inspired by the asàrotos òikos mosaic or the ‘unswept floor’ that decorated the floor of the dining room of the Aventine Hill Roman villa in the second century B.C. The original mosaic, created with small debris of glass and coloured marble illustrated crustaceans shells and bones found in Roman banquets.
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