Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. By burning a collection of furniture that went up in Smoke..!, Maarten Baas has continually been an instrument of his times. Single-handedly leading a movement towards the use of black in our interiors, he possibly even pre-empted the dramatic change in the wind of September 11th and its aftermath. The design world witnessed the important use of petrification, charcoal and ash in design that ensued, teaching us that in order to progress forward, it is sometimes necessary to burn our bridges from the past (a great mantra with which to start the New Year!).

This iconic chair has now been given a second life as a decayed period piece of history; upholstered in an amazing silk textile by Rubelli (seen here for the very first time), and it is inspiring because it represents the fusion of past and present in one product, inviting new possibilities for design to decorate the future…

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