“Well-made things last. I believe longevity is one of the simpler forms of sustainability that we can hope to achieve as contemporary designers.”
Studio Henry Wilson was established in inner Sydney in 2012. The studio designs furniture, lighting, accessories and components in metal, stone and glass.
Henry Wilson’s work is characterised in part by utilitarianism, giving precedence to form and function.
His pieces embody feeling, displaying the studios interest in the imperfect beauty that comes from objects made by hand. Each pieces retains a sense of individual charm while not compromising the robust framework required for manufacture.
Predominantly, what draws and influences studio Henry Wilson is the Australian landscape – in its multiformity and in the singular qualities of its light – with an emphasis on resolution of forces to add energy. Nothing remains perfect in Australian conditions, and Wilson believes weathering is to be accepted and valued even up to the extent of effecting subtle imperfections during manufacture.
Each design within the collection begins with concepts and forms gleaned from constant excursions into art, nature, and heavy industry.
“I find that remaining open to this dynamic and following the particular energy of a project reliably bears fruit, likewise editing and occasionally discarding concepts and designs as they evolve.
Materials often speak for themselves, evoking an intuitive response connected to their physical properties and design heritage. The anthropology of design obviously has a linear narrative; contemporary designs and production methods stem from those that have come before. But the act of design is a fluid exchange between inspirations, materials and production.”
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