September 16, 2018 -- The Zaha Hadid Gallery will showcase new collaborations including the RE/Form carpet collection by Zaha Hadid Design for Royal Thai during London Design Festival 2018.
RE/Form continues Royal Thai’s design-driven direction. The collection consists of 22 designs, inspired by four themes that feature prominently in Zaha Hadid’s work: striated lines, ribbonlike projections, pixelated landscapes and organic cellular shapes. Patterns within each grouping capture Hadid’s signature use of interweaving, layering and play with light and shadow. The designs introduce custom new colours for Royal Thai commercial carpets, with hues of turquoise, red and green in their colour palettes.
'Striation' from the RE/Form carpet collection by Zaha Hadid Design for Royal Thai
Translated into Axminster-loomed and hand-tufted designs, each design represents reconfiguration and transformation—the theme itself a reflection of Royal Thai’s recent reformation. RE/Form is a celebration of Hadid’s legacy and Royal Thai’s passion for inspiration.
The Zaha Hadid Gallery will also present the new 2018 Zaha Hadid Design Collection, together with Zaha Hadid Architects’ recent collaboration of 3D-printed furniture with Nagami as well as an exhibition by the studio’s Computation and Design research group (ZHCODE).
18-22 September 2018
Tuesday 2pm-5pm
Wednesday-Friday 2pm-6pm
Zaha Hadid Gallery
101 Goswell Road London, EC1V 7EZ
About Royal Thai
As carpet manufacturers, designers and collaborators, Royal Thai find inspiration from many places—from fine art, fashion and nature, to their process, machinery and materials. Partnering with a variety of artists from around the world, they offer a multicultural perspective and have an extensive library of patterns to customize pieces that enhance each client’s overall vision. With a focus on the hospitality industry, Royal Thai’s collections add the finishing touch to spaces and stories, welcoming guests and enhancing their stay.
About ZHCODE
ZHCODE is the computation and design research group for Zaha Hadid Architects. Established in 2007, ZHCODE forefronts architectural experimentation by putting into practice their knowledge and research in programming, geometry and mathematics to develop innovative and efficient architectural solutions.
About Zaha Hadid Architects for Nagami
The Bow and Rise Chairs showcase ZHA’s ongoing research into 3D printing and material experimentation. Their design is informed by the structural optimisation processes typically found in nature, with their materials and fabrication methods expressed in the pattern and the colour gradient of both pieces.
The Bow and Rise Chairs have been printed with a pellet-extruder using raw particles of biodegradable PLA materials from renewable sources–such as corn-starch–that provide lightness and stability.
About Zaha Hadid Design Collection 2018
In a career spanning four decades, Zaha Hadid’s pioneering vision redefined architecture and design for the 21st Century and captured imaginations across the globe.
Collaborating with the world’s most iconic brands to create exquisite one-off, as well as limited-edition pieces, Hadid’s works are within some of the world’s most respected museum collections and have been showcased in acclaimed retrospective exhibitions worldwide.
She created the “Zaha Hadid” label for her signature design pieces; each informed and inspired by her renowned architectural repertoire. Zaha Hadid Design developed the collection, reinterpreting the relationships inherent throughout Hadid’s architecture. “My product designs and architecture have always been connected; some of our earliest projects were designs for products and interiors. These design pieces are very important to me and my team. They inspire our creativity by providing an opportunity to express our ideas through different scales and through different media; an essential part of our on-going design investigation,” Hadid explained during her retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, New York.
The 2018 collection conveys the unrivalled innovation within her work. Designed with Hadid’s unwavering belief in the power of invention in a diversity of materials both traditional and contemporary. Outstanding new pieces continue the fluid lines and subtle, organic geometries that define the collection.
