Faye Toogood presents new designs during Milan Design Week -- all of which explore the concept of sexuality and the body as a whole. She presents lamps and daybeds that look like mattresses stacked on top of one another along with rugs that are reminiscent of body parts. The Rude rugs are made concerning impromptu paintings by Toogood after visiting an exhibition that showcased works by Francis Bacon, who highlighted the human body. All of the rugs are made using different yarns and techniques to capture the brush strokes.
Toogood speaks about the design project to Dezeen, stating "This is my take on embracing all that comes with being a woman. I'm a couple of years off being 50 and I spent the last 20-30 years in design not really drawing attention to being female. I'm a second-wave feminist. We were much more like: being female is not part of the conversation. We don't want to talk about it. We're just designers. It got me thinking about the male interpretation of sexuality and the body and I thought, I'll have a go at doing that myself."
Image Credit: Faye Toogood
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Sensuality-exploration Design
- Creating furniture designs that delve into the themes of sensuality and the human body, redefining traditional furniture concepts.
- Artful-yarn Creations
- Innovating with various yarns and techniques to produce artistic rugs that capture the essence of impromptu paintings and brush strokes.
- Gender-expression in Design
- Exploring new avenues for incorporating gender and sexuality themes into design projects, breaking away from traditional gender-neutral approaches.
Where This Applies
- Furniture Design
- Opportunities for furniture designers to push boundaries by infusing sensuality and body-inspired elements into their creations.
- Textile Manufacturing
- Potential for textile manufacturers to experiment with diverse yarns and techniques to produce rugs and textiles that reflect artistic brush strokes and impromptu designs.
- Interior Design
- Space for interior designers to explore gender expression and incorporate themes of sexuality and the human body into their design projects for a more inclusive and expressive approach.
