Every year Maison et objet decides who’s the best and the most outstanding names in the design world (January and September). Ilse Crawford is one of those big choices. In September 2016, the British designer will receive the Designer of the Year award. As usual, Ilse will have the opportunity to showcase her big work in a space that is entirely dedicated to her. Let’s get to know this amazing designer and her work.
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Studioilse. Photo by Martyn Thompson for WSJ
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Maison & Objet PARIS honours one of the most successful interior designers in Britain. Ilse Crawford is named Designer of the Year for the September 2016 fair. She will be the very first Designer of the Year to handle the scenography of the Designers’ Studio, in Hall 8.
Ilse Crawford as began her career as a journalist and was the founding editor-in-chief of ELLE Decoration UK. With over a decade in magazines, with a mission to put human needs and desires back at the centre of design, she founded her multi-disciplinary practice Studioilse in 2001.
This sensitivity-driven approach is evident even in her earlier works, with the Soho House Group. For ten years, she lent her talents to this international network of exclusive private clubs, hotels, restaurants and spas. During that time, she also completed a great number of projects: a restaurant, Cecconi’s, and the club of the Electric Cinema, both in London, the Babington House hotel in Somerset, the Soho House hotel, in New York City. All of them are evocative examples of her philosophy, to create environments where people feel comfortable, spaces that make sense for those that will use them – to create a frame for life.
This idea, to enhance the human experience, she applies to public spaces, private homes, products and commercial projects. In 2008, for the first Aesop shop in London, she decided to focus on creating an intimate atmosphere, while highlighting the historical dimension of the building’s architecture with thoughtful contemporary accents.
Work by Studioilse:
PERCHING STOOLS
Artifort, 2016
A family of three comfortable stools for flexible use, ideal for our healthier, mobile lives. Hand-stitched leather saddles over a simple wire frame, make for friendly, helpful companions to any occasional seated situation.
BILLY TABLE LAMP
Kalmar, 2015
This version of the classic Billy by Studioilse adds a different character with a shift of materiality. An oiled rosewood stem on satin-brass feet replaces the unstained oak and coloured lacquer of the original; a subtle, handsome update of a dear old friend.
SEATING FOR EATING
De La Espada, 2009
A family of furniture designed to bring people together. The family members comprise two settles, three benches and two stools.
W084 TABLE LAMP
Wastberg, 2008
A task light for the debut collection of Swedish lighting company Wastberg. It is designed to be sturdy, made from honest materials, which together have a distinctive, unpretentious character. It is a friend for the late night worker.
DUDDELL’S ARTS CLUB
Hong Kong, 2013
Concept, interior architecture and design of a restaurant, bar, event space and terrace over two storeys that would be a home for the city’s burgeoning art crowd. Key to its success is each area can adapt for different speeds and volumes and functions depending on the needs of its guests and the time of day.
CECCONI’S RESTAURANT
London, 2005
The refurbishment of a Northern Italian restaurant and bar in the heart of Mayfair. The robust marble, mirror and glass glamour of the grand cafes in the Veneto provide a stage where the waiters perform to crowds from the first coffee at breakfast to the last nightcap.
MATHIAS DAHLGREN RESTAURANTS
Stockholm, 2007
Two contrasting restaurants – Matbaren and Matsalen, fast and slow, respectively – tied together with an impressive entrance in Stockholm’s Grand Hotel. The intention with both dining spaces was to support and translate the Michelin starred chef’s gastronomic philosophy.
THE APARTMENT RESIDENCY
Copenhagen, 2014
An installation in The Apartment in Copenhagen that sought to restore the domestic atmosphere in the 18th Century building. Bringing life and people to the enfilade of rooms was key and we teamed up with chef Frederik Bille Brahe to turn the kitchen into a pop-up restaurant for the duration of the three-month residency.
226 DEVELOPMENT
Hong Kong, 2010
A residential development in a former 1960s block in the Sheung Wan district consisting of five apartments, public spaces and the façade. By opening the floorplans up, using real materials and maximising views over the gardens opposite, the building acquired a strong connection to the scale and soul of the local area.
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