London-based design studio Soft Baroque melds conventional household furniture and objects with conceptual art. Its experimental approach to design is evocative, fantastical and functional.
Soft Baroque was founded in 2013 by design duo Saša Štucin and Nicholas Gardner. Štucin studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in visual communications in 2011. Gardner earned a bachelor’s degree in furniture design in 2010 from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. Štucin and Gardner later met while attending London’s Royal College of Art. They both graduated in 2013, Štucin with a master’s degree in visual communications and Gardner with a master’s degree in design products.
In 2011, Štucin took part in a workshop under Milton Glaser at the School of Visual Arts in New York and, in 2013, he participated in a research project at the Sandberg Instituut’s Think Tank for Visual Strategies in Amsterdam. Gardner worked as an assistant in designer Jerszy Seymour’s studio in Berlin in 2012 and as an assistant in Max Lamb’s design studio in 2013.
Since partnering as Soft Baroque, Štucin and Gardner have garnered critical attention for their unconventional modern furniture and objets d’art. The studio’s first piece — designed in 2014 — was the Lenticularis mirror, an innovative cross between a mirror and a scent diffuser. Another notable early work was the cartoon-like Pearl Screw Shelf bookcase in 2017, which features broken walnut timber planks, engineered plastic shelves and freshwater pearl screws.
Other pieces, such as chairs, benches, the Puffy Brick Column stools, vases, tables and lighting, are designed to blur the lines between functionalism and art. As Gardner explained in an interview with PIN-UP Magazine, “With a lot of our objects, we try to form a strange equation.”
Soft Baroque’s unique designs have included commissions from the luxury fashion brand Balenciaga and Swedish design company HEM. The duo has exhibited their pieces at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Swiss Institute in New York City, galleries in Copenhagen and New York and in major international design fairs.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of Soft Baroque seating, case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects and more.
Contemporary LED Chandelier by Soft Baroque
By Soft Baroque
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unique handmade black nickel-plated brass and LED Chandelier from the "BN&F" series by the London based design duo soft Baroque. Custom designs and sizes...
Brass, Nickel
$11,660
H 26 in W 75 in D 18 in
Bonnie Config 2 Large, Contemporary LED Chandelier, Brass or Nickel, Large, Art
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Each organic flower-like form is ...
Brass
LED Swirl Four Ring Chandelier Pendant Light in Gold Contemporary
Located in Westport, CT
Individual rings with integrated LED stripes grouped together. The height and tilt of each ring can be adjusted individually. 3000K 110 lumen / watt Finishes: Rose gold, poli...
Stainless Steel
$19,800
H 86.62 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
Bonnie Config 1 Contemporary XL LED Bronze or Brass Sculptural Chandelier
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
This piece was designed around the form of the artist's newborn daughter's eyes, and aptly named after her. Matthew Holleman is originally from New Zealand but now resides in Sweden ...
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Bonnie Config 3 Contemporary LED Chandelier, Brass or Nickel, Art
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance, and essence. Each organic flower-like form is s...
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
$10,470 / set
H 27.56 in Dm 51.19 in
Bonnie 3 Contemporary LED Chandelier, Solid Brass or Nickel, Handmade/finished
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Each organic flower-like form is ...
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Bonnie Config 1 Contemporary Custom Large LED Sculptural Chandelier
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
This piece was designed around the form of the artists newborn daughters eyes, and aptly named after her. Matthew Holleman is originally from New Zealand but now resides in Sweden wh...
Brass, Bronze
LED Cloud Chandelier Large
Located in Westport, CT
Unique chandelier where hundreds of small LED lights are combined with a handmade wire mesh sculpture shaped like a cloud. Eight LED lights are mounted on the canopy. Dimmable. Finis...
Metal
$13,370 / set
H 35.44 in Dm 63 in
Bonnie 5 Contemporary LED Chandelier, Solid Brass or Nickel, Handmade/finished
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Each organic flower-like form is ...
Nickel, Bronze, Brass
$15,180 / item
H 59 in W 26 in D 26 in
Bonnie Config 1 Medium, Contemporary LED Linear Chandelier, Solid Brass
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylised form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Each organic flower-like form is ...
Brass
$13,310 / item
H 18 in W 98 in D 16 in
Bonnie Config. 4 Contemporary LED Linear Chandelier, Solid Brass @ 250cm/98"
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Each organic flower-like form is ...
Brass
Soft Blown Chandelier
Located in Hollywood, FL
This porcelain Soft Blown Chandelier chandelier from the Soft Blown collection is one of the first designs made for Lladró by Nichetto Studio, the prestigious Stockholm-based Italian...
Porcelain
$8,360 / item
H 31 in W 53 in D 16 in
Bonnie Config 3 Contemporary Linear LED Chandelier, Solid Brass @ 135cm/53"
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylised form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Each organic flower-like form is ...
Brass