Damian Jones, Cabinet, USA, 2020

Damian Jones, Cabinet, USA, 2020
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Todd Merrill Studio began representing Welsh artist Damian Jones in 2018. Jones creates hand-made, metal clad furniture out of his Los Angeles studio. Creating a constantly evolving visual language that is both unprecedented and familiar, his remarkable works are instantly recognizable for robust forms clad in an armor of detailed metal scales giving a Viking meets Ottoman Romanticism that evokes โ€œGame of Thronesโ€ commentary.

He is inspired by the aesthetic movementโ€™s โ€œbeauty for the sake of beautyโ€ yet his highly ornamented metal work is strikingly clean, subdued and always highly functional. Using bold forms vaguely informed by influences such as Carlo Bugatti, the Italian Art Nouveau designer to East African tribal art and architecture, Jonesโ€™ work is everything that todayโ€™s market of mass-produced, sleek design is not โ€“ unparalleled in quality and original. Jones creates rich textures by combining exotic woods with hand-cut bronzeโ€œtiles,โ€ which are individually laid to create beautifully faceted patterns. While Jones does work from sketches, the pattern work that defines his designs is largely spontaneous, evolving as the works take form, allowing the form and process to guide the finished piece. It is this spontaneity that gives each individual work its own distinct character. Always present is the work of the artistโ€™s hand. Jones favors a reverence for authenticity more than machined flawlessness, embracing subtle asymmetry and anomalies.

While Jonesโ€™ designs are sometimes rooted in traditional furniture designs his approach is distinctly contemporary, resulting in works that are inventive, elegant, and timeless.

As Jones works on a commission basis, custom designs may be requested.

Walnut, Bronze, Glass
45h x 60w x 19d in
114.30h x 12.70w x 48.26d cm

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