It is almost impossible to talk about golden, copper and brass furniture without reminding Tom Dixon.
In Paris, Maison&Objet potentiated the golden and the copper trends and Tom Dixon gave us the best they can do with these masterpieces.
This brand represents a new range of super heavyweight cast iron containers that can take some beating!
At Maison&Objet Paris no one was indifferent when passing in Hall 8 and watch Tom Dixon’s stand.
These Shade Brass lighting were inspired by the logic of pure mathematics, geodesic structures are made up of sections of 0.4mm etched metal sheets.
In 2014, Tom Dixon was elected the Designer Of The Year by Maison&Objet.
“While the majority of designers here are more interested in the object’s form, I like to sell and build them, things”, he said. “I started crafting things and then people told me that I was a designer”, he added.
Tom Dixon was born in Tunisia and moved to England in 1963.
Infamously self-taught and passionate, his works are included in collections of the world’s most prestigious museums.
Boasting an eclectic career path, this quintessentially British designer has built his universe through intensely diverse and unusual experiences.
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After experimenting with iron, steel, copper and brass, his first success in the 1980’s was the “S” chair designed for Cappellini: a huge hit, the first in a long series.
Tom Dixon began his career as bass guitarist, he is a perfume maker, writes books and has also a kitchen; a plenty of new things is always on Dixon’s mind!
