Burnished Indigo by JAMESPLUMB Burnished Indigo by JAMESPLUMB
Burnished Indigo by JAMESPLUMB Burnished Indigo by JAMESPLUMB
Burnished Indigo by JAMESPLUMB Burnished Indigo by JAMESPLUMB

London Design Festival 2014: Furniture collection explores the beauty of indigo

26 : 09 : 2014 London Deisgn Festival : Furniture : Dying

London – During London Design Festival JAMESPLUMB exhibited a collection of lighting and furniture pieces that explored the revivalist process of indigo-dyeing, emphasising its rarity, value and the ceremonies associated with the material.

‘Indigo cloth is traditionally used as a dowry in rural tribes in China,’ Hannah Plumb tells LS:N Global. ‘We wanted to highlight the precious nature of this cloth.’ Burnished Indigo, a collection of delicate, primitively shaped lighting created through finger-pleating was accompanied by a large Chesterfield table and sofa. The objects highlighted the metallic nature of the deep inky indigo tone.

During the exhibition, guests were also served a delicate tea pairing by Arabeshi di Latte of painterly indigo-coloured tea reflecting the alchemy involved in ceremonial indigo-dyeing. 

For more of LS:N Global’s top picks from London Design Festival, visit our Shows section. 

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