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knIndustrie: Decorative Projects Bridging Tradition and Innovation
- Style Essentials Edit Team
- 1 day ago
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knIndustrie's design approach sits at the intersection of material experimentation and table culture, and the latest work by Lara Caffi for the brand makes that position concrete across three distinct objects: Magic Objects, Sparky, and Rubin.
Magic Objects is a candlestick crafted in concrete and available in three colors: yellow, taupe, and brown. The form references the silhouette of antique silver candlesticks but translates it into a contemporary material with a minimal finish. The structure is deliberately asymmetrical, and the back is flat, which provides it a dual character depending on how it is used. Placed alone, it reads as a sculptural object with an enigmatic quality. Placed alongside a second candlestick, the two forms complete each other into a balanced and unified composition. This built-in relationship between objects provides Magic Objects a narrative dimension beyond its functional one: the play of light and shadow it generates shifts depending on arrangement, making it as much about the space around it as the object itself.
Sparky takes the champagne coupe as its starting point and reinterprets it in transparent borosilicate glass. The shallow circular bowl is designed to open up the aromas and flavors of the drink, while the long slender stem is distinguished by an internal cavity that creates a visible channel as liquid flows down to the base. It is a detail that is structural and visual simultaneously, giving the glass an identity that is distinct from the coupe it draws from while retaining the elegance of that form.
Rubin is a cake stand available in two versions. The first is crafted entirely in transparent borosilicate glass, with soft, sinuous forms that allow the purity of the material and the quality of the making to read without interruption. The second version introduces amber borosilicate glass for the stem and acacia wood for the tray, creating a dialogue between transparency and warmth, between the delicacy of glass and the solidity of wood. Both versions are designed to move between everyday use and more formal table settings, suited to desserts, fruit, or finger food with equal ease.
Across all three objects, knIndustrie treats the table not as a functional surface but as a space where materials, forms, and interactions between objects contribute to how a moment is experienced. Magic Objects, Sparky, and Rubin each operate on that premise in different ways, through the relationship between two candlesticks, through the internal structure of a stem, and through the material dialogue of glass and wood.
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