PHOTOGRAPHY: REBECCA SCHEINBERG INTERIORS: MATTHEW MORRIS WRITER: EMMA MOORE
The arch has lately become the design meme
du jour, backing chairs, supporting tables and
holding fronds. There’s barely a sconce, pendant,
shelving bracket or mirror currently escaping
the treatment. Bridging chasms, rounding out
rigid lines, circular thinking... there’s no doubt
a socio-political reading to be found in this
dominant device. But whatever the motivations,
the majestic Roman arch is obvious in its origins,
and loops back to more recent moments in
design history such as the Memphis era. We’ve
gathered some of our favourite examples.ARCH
WAYS
There ain’t nothing like a dome for
a dollop of design inspiration‘MICHELLE’ FLOOR MIRROR,
£2,385, BY TIM RUNDLE, FOR
SP01, FROM SILVERA. ‘MOLES’
SCULPTURE, £30, BY AYTM.
‘TRIUMPH’ TABLE, €1,912, BY
JOSEP VILA CAPDEVILA, FOR
APARENTMENT. ‘ARCH’ TRAY,
€59, BY DE INTUÏTIEFABRIEK,
FOR NEW DUIVENDRECHT.‘GIORGIO’ CHAIR, £7,800,
BY FRANCESCO BALZANO,
FOR ATELIERS SAINT-JACQUES,
FROM KOLKHOZE. ‘ARCH’ AND
‘CURVE’ ACOUSTIC PANELS,
PRICE ON REQUEST, BY FORM
US WITH LOVE, FOR BAUX
FOR STOCKISTS THROUGHOUT,
SEE PAGE 224∑ 045
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