‘delicate poly (silver lining)’ debuts at design miami/ paris
Max Lamb‘s newest exhibition with Salon 94 Design debuted as a part of Design Miami/ Paris. Guests have been invited to discover a realm of materials experimentation together with his Delicate Poly (Silver Lining) assortment. In an eccentric show, the designer delves into the sphere of sculpture and fabric, making use of silver leather-based to craft seating items that evoke the imagery of ‘silver-lined’ clouds. This text unveils the intricate course of behind Lamb’s Delicate Poly sequence and explores his progressive enterprise into reflective chairs.
Max Lamb, Delicate Poly (Silver Lining), exhibition view | photos © Sean Davidson
leather-based sculpted into an evolving cloudscape
Max Lamb‘s Delicate Poly (Silver Lining) assortment with Salon 94 Design is a poetic homage to the timeless imagery of ceiling frescoes, the place wisps of clouds playfully adorn the heavens. Inside this exhibition throughout Design Miami/ Paris, guests encounter delicate leather-based furnishings that transforms right into a celestial front room, ‘seating for the gods and goddesses, and putti who circle above.’ Very similar to the ever-changing nature of clouds, Lamb’s delicate leather-based creations morph into numerous shapes, sizes, and configurations, not only for artwork’s sake but in addition for sensible performance.
Max Lamb, Delicate Poly (Silver Lining) Couch, 2023
max lamb’s experimental course of
Whereas Max Lamb’s delicate kinds might be discovered worldwide, serving varied functions corresponding to consoles, desks, planters, and retail seating, the Delicate Poly sequence is specially-tailored for lounging. The craftsmanship takes place in Lamb’s London studio and entails a multi-step course of, all beginning with a sculpted picket body, which serves as the muse for the seating. A community of linen webbing gives help, whereas recycled foam crumb serves because the preliminary layer, in the end wrapped in hand-sewn leather-based upholstery.
Lamb’s strategy to creating Delicate Poly objects takes an unconventional route in comparison with conventional upholstery. Slightly than pre-determining the form, he permits the fabric itself to information the ultimate end result. The versatile polyurethane foam is poured between the leather-based and the construction, filling the unfavourable house throughout the outsized exterior shell. The once-liquid foam units in place, capturing each ridge and fold, leading to a texture that’s solely dictated by the fabric’s path. When the work is turned upright, the underside turns into the seating floor, unveiling the beautiful folds etched by the journey of the liquid foam.
Max Lamb, Delicate Poly (Silver Lining) Armchair, 2023
‘silver nitrate’
In a continuation of his explorations with varied coating supplies, Max Lamb introduces a brand new sequence of extremely reflective chairs, dubbed Silver Nitrate. This assortment (see within the gallery under) begins with the identical course of as his earlier Poly works, the place polystyrene is meticulously lower to create irregular ridges. These ridges are then sprayed with rubber, which dries virtually instantaneously, forming the signature drips that characterize his creations.
The ultimate transformation of Max Lamb’s Silver Nitrate chairs is gradual. A moist software technique of silver nitrate breathes life into the rubber-coated poly chairs. A exact chemical resolution mixing silver nitrate and sodium hydroxide is meticulously concocted to create a moist resolution. This resolution is then utilized to the rubber-coated floor. As the answer dries and settles, it leaves behind a mirrored floor, reflecting mild from each angle. The contours of the chairs are strikingly pronounced as they shimmer, whereas their mirrored surfaces artfully blur the boundaries, creating an interaction with their environment.
Max Lamb, Delicate Poly (Silver Lining) Lounge Chair, 2023 
Max Lamb, Delicate Poly (Silver Lining) Espresso Desk / Pouf, 2023
