London fashion designer Henry Holland – widely known for his label House of Holland, from which he stepped down in 2020 – is aiming to make waves in the furniture industry. After parting ways with the fashion world, he made a move to creative ceramics with the newly founded Henry Holland Studio. After five years working with ceramics and homeware, Henry Holland is bringing his innate sense of bold and playful style to his first-ever furniture collection. The five-piece collection is marked by wiggly ceramic spheres and vague squiggly shapes, much of which is also found in his tableware and homeware.
Henry Holland’s first step into the furniture world features a collection of five statement pieces, all flaunting sculptural forms. Each furniture piece combines visual playfulness with meticulous hand craftsmanship. The collection features wiggly ceramic spheres, amorphous mohair seats, and patinated bronze.
Among the collection, the first piece is a spindly chair. The vague structure has a twiggy frame with glazed orbs beaded to it. Holland has used Nerikomi, a Japanese pottery technique, for the ceramics. Nerikomi includes the stacking of colored clay before slicing through its cross-section to reveal a zebra-style marbled pattern.
A squat pouf is next in the collection, a round counterpart to the spindly chair. The caramel-colored pouf stands on three oversized spheres made through the Nerikomi technique. Since every element is handcrafted, each item is unique with different shapes and patterns.
There is also a side table that is supported by a tower of Nerikomi orbs. It has a handmade ceramic slab with squiggly patterns at the top, with a puddle-shaped bronze base. The side table has two color options: white or green.
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The collection also features a console table made out of a spindly bronze frame threaded with clusters of red and white marbled orbs. The coffee table, like the others, is a piece of art. The legs are decorated with Nerikomi circulars and then topped with interlocking bronze and ceramic slabs. The collection was unveiled in the Mount Street Arts Festival in London’s Mayfair earlier this month.
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