The young Parisian designer unveils his new furniture collection, made of imaginary rain, blackened oak and white gold leaf, at Galerie Gastou in Paris.
Dining Table
A few raindrops on surfaces, and the idea is born. Quentin Vuong's "After the Rain" collection delicately evokes the traces of rain left on objects, glistening before they disappear. In his work, this young designer composes with materials, textures and shapes. A graduate of the Arts Décoratifs in Paris, he cut his teeth in the design department of La Fabrica in Treviso. He then went on to work with a Paris production agency, designing sets for Jil Sander, Courrèges, Thom Browne and Acne. His first series of mirrors, designed for Rimowa, immediately won over the audience. Today, Quentin Vuong continues his explorations in his studio at Villa Belleville, developing furniture projects, set designs for fashion shows, spaces for fashion boutiques and gallery pieces.
Awakening the senses
His clean, timeless lines continue to subtly combine minimalist aesthetics with artisanal techniques and noble materials. His superb "After the Rain" collection is another example, unveiled at Galerie Gastou during the Maison&Objet show last January. This vast array of pieces (chairs, armchairs, benches, mirrors, tables, screens, candlesticks, ashtrays, lighting fixtures...) probes our relationship with nature, time, materials and touch. "The furniture freezes an imaginary rainfall after a summer storm, thanks to the subtle application of glistening resin drops. They defy gravity, occupying every surface of the satin-finish wood, hand-carved with a gouge," explains the gallery, based in Paris's 6th arrondissement.
© Edouard Auffray / After the Rain de Quentin Vuong / Courtesy of Galerie Gastou / Armchair, Red Chair, “Tower” ashtray, Paravent
An invitation to contemplation
Quentin Vuong applies black epoxy resin by hand to his blackened oak furniture, creating this liquid effect, which he deposits delicately, discreetly and naturally. This long, painstaking process allows all these elements to catch the light. If the effects are scintillating, the gilded mirrors with white gold leaf, which he often uses in his creations, further illuminate this classy collection of furniture. " They reveal misty, immaterial images evoking mysterious portals, witnesses to the passing of time", adds the gallery. Quentin Vuong dexterously handles pure, raw forms, infusing "his sensitivity to design, his research into the expression of time and his knowledge of materials".
