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A play with movement and shapes in design
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WHO is he?
Norwegian designer Kim Thome runs a studio in East London, from where he works on private commissions and develops new installations and furniture. Thome graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2012 and has since exhibited at A Palazzo Gallery, William Bennington Gallery, 100 percent Norway, Pavilion of Art and Design, Habitat and showcased his work at Wallpaper Handmade in Milan, Italy. His works find a balance between installations and objects, blending a mixture of graphic elements and optical play in material and spaces.
Tell us about some of your work, and name the project you are most proud of.
My work with Swarovski during London Design Festival 2015 is probably the project I’m most proud of.
The piece was first shown at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum in September last year as part of the 2015 edition of the London Design Festival.With the success of its debut, the piece was exhibited earlier this month at Design Shanghai, at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.
Zotem is a large-scale dynamic installation which engages audiences in an active interplay of scale, movement, and light. Vivid geometric patterns, printed on a mesh canvas, run in a continuous loop inside the totem framework and are illuminated in prismatic color, reflected and refracted by Swarovski crystal to create a hypnotic visual illusion.
The 7-meter high piece features 206 specially crafted Swarovski crystals and a motorized canvas mechanism to create a colorful blend of light and movement. The title Zotem is a word-blending of the sounds and meanings of ‘totem’ and ‘zoetrope’ — a 19th-century animation device that pre-dates film and gives the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of isolated drawings that appear to move as they flick past the eye in quick succession.
I am working on a project for Wallpaper to be showcased in Milan this year and I am designing a lounge chair for a project based in Portugal.
Describe your design style.
I like working with color and try to keep things as simple as possible, although I don’t feel I have a certain style. My style changes from project to project depending on whom I work with.
Where are you most creative?
I work well when I’m traveling. It’s when you are the least distracted. Especially on planes and trains.
What does your home mean to you?
My home is a functional place yet constantly changing. I’d like to think it reflects us as a family.
What do you collect?
I’m not a great collector I must admit. I’m the opposite of a hoarder. I like to throw out what is not needed. That said, I think it’s important to keep samples of work at my studio for inspiration.
Where would you like to go in Shanghai?
I prefer to explore and get lost rather than to have a plan.
What will be the next big design trend?
I don’t know what the next big design trend is. I think I create better work if I don’t pay much attention to it.
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