In regards to her line of modern furniture, Mexican city-born designer Liliana Ovalle gets her inspiration from the "improvisation and low resources of the people in Mexico city."
Not everyone is privy to a U-Haul let alone a simple trolley, for them moving becomes an exercise of manipulation and careful knot tying. Most of us have come across the nomad whose entire abode is carried within a shopping cart, with various bags and equipment strapped to the side. This sense of intricate binding alongside an overabundance of material is what we get from Liliana Ovalle's furniture.
Utilizing a straight-forward design for a base frame, the Royal College of art Graduate ties a variety of pillows and blankets in a fashion that looks as if comfort is literally spilling out.
Drifter-Inspired Furniture
Liliana Ovalle is Inspired by the Ingenuity of Knot Tying
Trend Themes
1. Drifter-inspired Design - Incorporating techniques used by urban nomads and drifters to create furniture.
2. Improvised Furniture Design - Designing furniture that can be easily assembled and disassembled with minimal resources and improvisation.
3. Comfort-first Design - Designing furniture that prioritizes comfort and relaxation over conventionally sleek design.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture - Creating furniture designs that reflect the need for mobility, ease of use, and low-resource production.
2. Interior Design - Integrating unconventional pieces of furniture that mimic the designs of urban drifters into interior design schemes.
3. Textile Manufacturing - Leveraging unique textures and patterns to create playful, yet functional pieces of furniture that challenge traditional manufacturing.