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Elliott Barnes
On 1st Dibs
Interior designer Elliott Barnes is
selling a selection of his exquisite
furniture and decorative designs via
luxury online retailer 1stDibs for
the first time.
Elliott Barnes’s creative process
is prompted by a stream of
consciousness uniting the
common denominators of
often imperceptible details
and peculiarities from various
possibilities and impossibilities.
It explores the familiar and the
popular and through narrative and
abstraction proposes objects that
simultaneously feel recognizable
yet novel.
The openness of his approach has
created unique modern narrative
solutions for apartments, villas,
hotels, restaurants, and clubs all
over the world, as well as furniture
collections that have been met with
international acclaim. As a result,
each one of his projects stands on
its own.
Visually speaking, Elliott’s work
is of its time. Even though some
details of his objects and may
reference or incorporate elements
from other periods and styles,
the overall feeling is resolutely
contemporary.
The key to his expression is rooted
in refined detailing. The correct
articulation and arrangement of
details gives a voice to any object.
Elliott selects materials in a way
"The River of Time" Screen by Elliott Barnes for
Philippe Hurel, Special Edition
A masterpiece of design and craftsmanship, the giant abacus “The Rivers
of Time” (“Les Rivi res du Temps”) is a special edition work created for the
AD Collections 2015 exhibition in Paris at the Ministry of Foreign Affaires,
Quai d’Orsay. This exclusive piece is based upon a work of the same name
that is part of the “Une Apr s Midi de Paresse” collection designed by
Elliott Barnes for Philippe Hurel and launched in the spring of 2015.
In a stained chestnut frame, with a pink gold finished brass base, this
screen transforms a decorative screen into a game. 78 spheres are
distributed on eleven brass with pink gold finish supports: 12 spheres are
in Saint-Laurent marble, 20 spheres are in blue blown-glass, 20 spheres
are in bird’s eye poplar, 6 spheres are in bright white lacquered wood, 20
spheres are in natural walnut.
One secret pivoting compartment is in bird’s-eye poplar with stamped
brass identity Medallion. The stained chestnut frame is accented by two
pink gold hooks.
Dimensions: 140 cm x 25 cm x H197 cm; Manufacturer: Philippe Hurel
that connects a work to a place,
a moment or an emotion, while
simultaneously leaving room for his
creations to stand the test of time.
Recently, Elliott has begun to use
the acronym ACT (art, craft &
technology) in reference to the
execution of his furniture and
objects. He confesses to being
preoccupied by the ‘formal’ beauty
of things - their practicality, their
technicality, their functionality
and thus, their beauty. He is a firm
believer that the harmonization of
these qualities results in work that
is perennial.