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How Do You Improve Jacobsen's Egg Chair? Cover It In Helen Amy Murray's Leathers
Above: Arne Jacobsen's classic Egg chair given new life with the "Peony" leather fabric.
Above: detail of "Peony" design
Helen Amy Murray is internationally recognized for hand-crafted, luxury creations inspired by nature and form, to create 3D surfaces within textiles.
above: 'Bird and Blossom', one of her newest designs
Helen won the Oxo-Peugeot Prize in 2004 for her innovative designs. She develops bespoke commissions using luxury materials for applications ranging from interior products, upholstery, wall coverings and art.
Below are some of her previous projects, done for personal and commissioned clients.
She certainly knows how to bring life back into an old wing chair or tub chair! Take a look at these stunning pieces:
Above: Wing chairs enhanced with the Bloom Pattern
Above: detail of "bloom" on wing chairs
Above: an otherwise boring tub chair is reinvigorated with "Bloom"
Above: Detail of "bloom" on a tub chair
Above: A traditional Edwardian armchair upholstered in "Rose"
Here are some of her wonderful patterns, both her newest collection and some of her classics.
These, along with more, were unveiled at the 100% Futures section of the 100% Design show:
Above: Succulent
Above: Chrysanthemum
Above: Oriental Flower
Above: Tropical
Above: Lattice
Above: Feathers
Above: Fishscales
Above: The designer, Helen Amy Murray. As lovely as her work.
Helen Amy Murray
E-mail the artist here.