Pop Up Exhibition at Mad Atelier, London
I am pleased to announce a new pop-up exhibition set within the vibrant and contemporary setting of the Mad Atelier Architectural practice and store which will run from June 2022.
The new capsule collection on display includes a series of interior textiles pieces that reflect on space, movement, shape and form and will be available to view and purchase from the Mad Atelier store at 42 Lower Clapton Rd, London E5 0PD.
We will be holding a private view on the 25th June, with times to be announced very soon.
Decorative, textile door panels, reminiscent of traditional portière, provide the backdrop to the collection. Hung within the doorways of rooms, these large panels provide a soft and tactile division between transitional spaces in the home and draw on the idea of creating a ‘den’. A childhood pastime that provides a reminder of the importance of creating meaningful spaces and boundaries.
The collection also includes sculptural textiles in the form of a kinetic mobile. Suspended abstract patchwork and appliquépanels float, gently travelling around one another to provide calming movement to sedentary spaces.
Each piece in the collection has been handmade in Sussex, using textiles which have been collected, found and reused. Linen and cotton remnants or end of roll textiles from other applications have been incorporated into the work as well as hand-dyed and painted element
Mad Atelier was established by Italian architect Chantal Martinelli and her French husband Julien Desormeaux, Mad Atelier is a little pocket of Mediterranean style transported to London’s East End. Opened in late 2017 on Lower Clapton Road, the store specialises in hand-selected playful pieces by contemporary designers, as well as vintage finds picked up by Chantal and Julien from galleries in Milan, Paris and Barcelona. The mix is constantly evolving as the duo discovers new workshops, studios and craftspeople to collaborate with, often on exclusive pieces.