BEYOND THE PALE
Adrian Bannon’s ethereal Thistledown
Coat has an almost ghostly presence
above our deconstructed Chesterfield.
RETHINKING THE ORDINARY
Reinvention needn’t involve DIY skills; all that’s required is
the ability to see the potential in something. Right: A low-fi
calendar, made by Hiroki Kitade from stones, shells and sand
in a wooden tray, looks like a Japanese garden in miniature.SOFT TOUCH
Aged timber has the
effect of softening harder
industrial surfaces such
as steel and concrete. A
Tokyo kitchen at Starnet
makes up for lack of
space with a playful
use of reclaimed
planks to createa
‘striped’ island unit.106 NEXT / SEPTEMBER 2019