New York-based designer Lindsey Adelman and label Calico Wallpaper joined forces in creating a joint showcase for Milan Design Week. This collaborative project is comprised of lighting systems and murals created with salt to exude a visual effect of "alchemy and decay." The presentation pieces are entitled the Adelman Drop lighting system and Calico Oceania wallpaper. The two found that they share a similar interest in experimentation of natural corrosive chemicals, such as salt to change the visual appearance of surfaces.
Adelman and Calico naturally chose the theme of salt for the collaborative range of work, creating a larger picture of the ocean using the selection of color hues and pattern designs.
The presentation room is set to have the walls lined with blue watercolor murals marbled with salt. The lights will be showcased in front of the wallpaper designs to tie the entire atmosphere together. The illuminating systems are bulbs attached to cylindrical rods boasting the same watercolor salted design.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Salt-created Home Furnishings
- Opportunity for designers and artists to explore the use of salt as a medium for creating unique home furnishings.
- Alchemy-inspired Lighting Systems
- Innovation potential for light fixtures that utilize salt and other corrosive chemicals to create visually stunning effects.
- Experimental Wallpaper Designs
- Emerging trend of utilizing salt and natural corrosive chemicals in the creation of intricate and captivating wallpaper patterns.
Sectors Adopting This
- Interior Design
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in the field of interior design by incorporating salt-created furnishings for unique and captivating spaces.
- Art and Design
- Potential for artists and designers to explore the use of salt and corrosive chemicals in creating visually stunning lighting systems and murals.
- Home Decor
- Opportunity for the home decor industry to offer salt-created furnishings and wallpaper designs that provide a distinctive and artistic touch to homes.
