The Seamless collection of furniture represents the culmination of Zaha Hadid’s morphological furniture series – reaching back to the creation of Z-scape in 2000. Seamless emphasizes the use of complex curvilinearity and the smooth transition between elements to effectively re-invent the balance between furniture and the space it occupies.
Swash Cabinet
Crest Bench
Nekton Stools
Serif Shelving
Gyre Chair
Gyre Chair
Nekton Stools
Swash Cabinet
Gyre Chair
The Seamless collection of furniture, featured in a 2006 London exhibition for Phillips de Pury & Company and Established & Sons, represents a dialogue of complex curvilinear geometries and detailed ergonomic research, through which Zaha Hadid sought to reinvent the balance between furniture and space.
The collection’s evolutionary lineage is easily discernable, with clear connections to earlier projects such as Z-Scape (2000), Ice Storm (2003), Aqua Table (2005), the Hotel Puerta America interiors (2005) and Elastika (2006). Seamless represents the culmination of this morphological series and a new beginning in terms of adding new surface sensations.
The design language explored throughout the collection emphasizes the usage of complex curvilinearity, seamlessness and the smooth transition between elements. A formal integration of diverse forms allows individual furniture pieces to be considered within the overall mass of the ensemble. The pieces, initially morphologically conceived, are shaped further by typological, functional and ergonomic considerations. However these further determinations remain secondary and precariously dependent on the overriding formal language of the collection.
In 2006, Zaha Hadid described the collection as: ‘A dialogue of geometry and materiality that invites us to totally re-invent space. The unique furniture pieces are a direct evolution of our architectural language: soft meets sharp, combining repetition and variation, whilst balancing the smooth transition between otherwise disparate elements of furniture.’
ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS
Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
Saffet Bekiroglu, Melodie Leung, Helen Lee, Alvin Huang, Johannes Schafelner
