Discovered

Touch, reflection and strength. How do our objects help combat isolation in a pandemic world? How can we foster a sense of touch in an increasingly virtual world?

Wallpaper* and American Hardwood Export Council present Discovered, a platform to promote and support design’s next generation, in partnership with the Design Museum, London.⁠ 20 designers from 16 countries across the world have been invited to to think freely about their experience of isolation, and to create an object that represents the functional and emotional connections to our everyday objects.

Considering the materials’ tactility as a key component of the creative and production processes, the designers have been given the choice of four sustainable U.S. hardwoods: red oak, cherry, hard and soft maple. The pieces will be made by AHEC’s global manufacturing partners, the results of which will be unveiled in Wallpaper* and on display at the Design Museum, London from the 13 September – 10 October 2021.

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The materials

The exhibition

Lahmu

Sizar Alexis

Concur

Mac Collins

Toteemi

Josh Krute

The Roof Stool

Trang Nyuyen

Howard desk

Mimi Shodeinde

Ra

Martin Thübeck

Recollect

Tan Wei Xiang

Presences

Isabelle Baudraz 

Migo 01

Pascal Hien

Kumsuka

Siyanda Mazibuko

Studiolo 20

Alessandra Fumagalli Romario

Riverside bench

Juan Franco and Juan Sierra

Winding Stream

Yunhan Wang

Shelter Within

Duncan Young

Thought Bubble

Nong Chotipatoomwan

Pari Pari

Kodai Iwamoto

Corners lamp

Kamonwan Mungnatee

Ikare

Taiho Shin

Reframe

Ivana Taylor

Iuxta me

Vivienne Wong

The partners

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