Somnamboule Armchair by Richard Yasmine

About the Item

Somnamboule armchair by Richard Yasmine Materials: Raw steel, leather and brass Dimensions: D 65 x H 75 cm Mysterious armchair made of raw steel, leather and brass. Sleepwalking has attracted a sense of mystery since decades, but it had not been seriously investigated and diagnosed until the last century. It was initially thought to be a dreamer acting out of a dream. In fact, it occurs when the sleeper is enjoying his most oblivious or a deepest sleep stage in which dreams are not usually reported. Sigmund Freud believed that sleepwalking was connected to fulfilling sexual desires. Back to the Roman mythology, Somnus was the God of sleep; the Greeks called him Hypnos. His mother was Night and his brother was Death. He lived in a dark cave and presumably never had to get up in time to go to school. He had a metallic sphere, I thought it could be his playful static seat/ball. “Somnamboule” It’s a lounge fashioned armchair made of steel structure covered with a cape of leather creating the back of the chair capturing a sphere within a spatial hallucination in a motionless moment of a daydream all upholstered and hand stitched, forming the seat. The whole, craft a theatrical dramatic yet lavish physical appealing object. Richard Yasmine a Lebanese interior architect and product designer, filled with imagination using his imaginary world as a simulation to try out new ideas and create new objects inspired of life, objects and emotions, the human body: physiology and needs, but also focuses on internal chaos combined with a certain innate sensitivity; sometimes extreme and provocative or even not expected by others but still minimal, bold, and straightforward without disguising or hiding true reality. He never tends to identify the difference between reality and imagination this what helps him creating intriguing and controversial design objects yet complicated in the process of production however this is distinctive in his personality. Trying always to incorporate a fresh approach sticking to his culture and tradition, frequently in a muddled process but a precise immaculate result not following any specific period or trend but a reflection of his own image. Integrating the Middle Eastern specifically the Lebanese knowhow and spirit within the recipe of each of his products; collaborating with craftsmen, consequently to reveal the oriental feel through an extravagant aspect, searching to spread the marriage between tradition and new technologies, by keeping his signature identity of commotion mixing craziness to sobriety with a touch of fantasy. He showcased his work at la biennale de St Etienne, Paris design week 2015, Milan design week 2016/2017/2018, Beirut artfair 2015/2016, Beirut design week 2015/2016, Dubai design week 2016 and in designjunction during the London design festival 2017, Some of his designs has been featured consecutively in Interni, domus, wallpaper, living-corrieredellaserra, ad, Icon, ideat, elle decoration, monogram, dezeen, designboom, design milk, highsnobiety, the national, Madame, 7daysuae, interiors, Arch newspaper, interior design NEW York, l’orient le jour and many other local and international blogs and magazines he has been selected by Esquire MIDDLE EAST between the 6 designers to know about in the middle east for 2017 and his work has been featured between the best of Dubai design week 2016 on Yatzer and best of Milan design week 2017 again on Yatzer. He has been interviewed by Elle décor Italia as the Lebanese designer talking about his city Beirut in the “secret Beirut” article as one of numerous other city guides. As for his latest news he showcased in 3 different spaces lately during Milan Design week 2018 and for the first time collaborating with the eclectic Italian brand JCP universe, his latest HAWA Beirut collection and WAKE UP CALL has been selected between the best of MDW18 on Yatzer, yellowtrace, domus, dezeen, designboom and many other press all around the globe, he has been nominated for the emerging designer of the year by Dezeen ,lately he revealed his latest work Ô-CULT the water sanctuary , commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy curated by la Triennale di Milano design museum, new pieces to be showcased April 2019 during Milan Design Week.

Creator:

Richard Yasmine (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Diameter: 25.6 in (65 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Brass,Leather,Steel

Place of Origin:

Lebanon

Period:

2010-