LIVE FROM NEW YORK - Dupont Corian and Intramuros

New York – May 16th - DuPont Corian and Intramuros.  The French design magazine, Intramuros and Dupont Corian invited the designers who have been featured on the cover of the magazine to transform an A4 sheet of Corian Designer White to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the magazine.   This collection of 25 original works makes up the Carte Blanche exhibition, which can be seen in the Dupont Corian Design Studio until July 2nd.

Above: Editor-in-chief and publisher of Intramuros, Chantal Hamaide, Marten Claesson, Yves Behar, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune.

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party. Sebastian Bergne and Gabriele Pezzini.

Carte Blanche/ Gabriele Pezzini.  Under-Control Fruit Basket designed by Gabriele Pezzini “…the main idea of the project was to reduce the material waste and to transform a flat sheet into tri-dimensional shape.”

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party. Arik Levy.

Carte Blanche/Arik Levy. Constellation designed by Arik Levy “By perforating the plate with various diameters of holes I have turned this plate into a pattern, a metaphor of lace and fragility…see through opposing the opacity of the Corian.”

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party.  Francois Azambourg and Corine Poux-Bernard.

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party.  Nadine Roche, Marion Cisneros and Marva Griffin.

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party.  Gilda Bojardi.

Carte Blanche/Jonathan Olivares.  Something of the Process designed by Jonathan Olivares “…the material acquires a wonderful patina as is labeled, stamped and delivered, and its sharp edges suffer several small fractures in transit….”

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party. Giulio Cappellini.

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party. Todd Bracher.

Carte Blanche/Todd Bracher.   Physical Illusion designed by Todd Bracher “ Same mass, same weight, different beauty.”

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party. The Carte Blanche installation space was designed by architects, Yoshiko Sato and Michael Morris of Morris Sato Studio. The lighting above are sheets of Corian etched out and filled with LED lights.

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party. Uli Wagner, Patricia Urquiola and Alberto Zontone.

Carte Blanche/Patricia Urquiola.  Carte Blanche designed by Patricia Urquiola “An overlap of layers, almost dug in the material, gives an impression of deepness and irregularity, with different degrees of transparency.  The sharp light and the shadows emphasize the relief of the pattern.”

Seen at the DuPont Corian and Intramuros party. Gaye Cevikel and George Beylerian.