benjamin hubert: antecedents exhibition at the aram store

benjamin hubert: antecedents exhibition at aram store during LDF
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designboom recently had a chance to inverview british designer benjamin hubert during our visit to the ‘antecedents’ exhibition at the 2013 london design festival. presented at the aram store, the installation featured an exclusive look behind the prolific young designer’s process, showcasing new experiments, prototypes and products for companies such as moroso, classicon, de la espada, menu and corelam. given that the london-based studio conducts material-driven projects centered around production technique and process, hubert challenges the everyday application of traditional manufacturing methods with innovative products.

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benjamin hubert interview: antecedents exhibition at aram store during LDF
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‘a lot of our projects are very complex,’ hubert tells designboom. ‘because we’re usually doing something innovative or something interesting with materials or construction, it inherently causes a longer design process — so everything can take up to two years. I mean it can sometimes just be the negotiation, which is the harder part, or might be physically making something work in the factory.’ some of his most recent work including ‘ripple’ – the world’s lightest timber table – and other process intensive furniture pieces such as the ‘pelt chair’, ‘talma’, ‘membrane’ and his ‘cradle + net’ collection were also featured at the show.

the ‘antecedents’ exhibition features an exclusive look behind the young prolific designer’s process
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prototypes and products are shown for companies such as moroso, classicon, de la espada, menu and corelam
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benjamin hubert’s ‘pots’ for menu on display
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cardboard mockups of the ‘pelt’ chair for de la espada
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finalized and prototype versions of the ‘cradle lounge chair’ for moroso
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visual model detail – cradle lounge chair for moroso
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‘talma’ prototypes for moroso
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ergonomic prototype for ‘talma’
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