okha · 2018. 10. 11. · okha’s on the ground uk offering with the staffan tollgard design...
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f u s i o n
“ the process of causing a material or object to melt with intense heat
so as to join with another “
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Court’s inspiration from the iconic artist takes on a palpable feeling as he talks about the relationship between Miles the man and Miles the chair. Davis developed Jazz into Cool Jazz, ultimately becoming one of the architects of what we now know as Jazz Fusion. It is this transition which Court has conceptually worked into the Miles armchair taking age old design concepts, re-working them, extended them and pulling new life out of them to create an armchair which is both familiar and innovative.
“Davis created some of the 20th century’s most challenging and influential music.”
One would not be mistaken if the great trumpetist comes to mind when viewing the Miles armchair by designer Adam Court of OKHA.
– U.S NPR on Miles Davis
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Davis and his instrument form an extension of one another, something Court has employed in his narrative.
“The base transitions into arm in one continuous fluid movement much the same way as Miles holds his trumpet and they transition into one.” – Adam Court, OKHA
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Miles debuted in London this month as part of the first of OKHA’s on the ground UK offering with the Staffan Tollgard Design Group.
Both chair and musician are sinuous, elegant and sensual in form and expression. The tapered and floating arm of the chair is the result of a continued line (or train of thought), it’s the result of a journey much like a musical monologue that ends in a crescendo.
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“The movement, rhythm & contour of Davis’ music is intuitive, unexpected…emotively charged.”
– Adam Court, OKHA
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Grosvenor Waterside Gatliff Road SW1W 8QN London
LONDONStaffan Tollgard Design Group
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+44 (0) 2079526070
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WordsTara Meeran
Product PhotographyNiel VoslooPete Maltbie