R HUGHES OFFICE MAG – NOV 22

R HUGHES

When I founded R HUGHES in 2010, I held a conviction that the design talent in Atlanta deserved access to notable vendors as well as the joy of discovering trailblazing brands.

Twelve years later, Steven & I have been able to bring the brand to life through a beloved playlist series dubbed Office Radio, an in-depth digital design journal, unforgettable holiday parties, and intriguing vendor launches.

Little did we know that doing what we love in a way that felt most honest to us would lead us to be Christened “coolest showroom in America” by industry arbiters Business of Home. Regardless of the distinction, R HUGHES is an exercise in edge and edit, service and experience.

So what’s next?

Well, we invite you to take a pause when you get these pages in your hands to take a look at what is inspiring us lately: fresh vignettes around our showroom, recent designer innovations, reimagined worlds from our vendors, maker deep dives, & more. As our first ever volume of OFFICE MAG we hope it brings you respite in a world that just keeps spinning faster. For creatives of any kind, this relationship between pause and reflection is the most courageous act as we are on a perpetual mission to usher change in the world of design.

SHOWROOM SELECTS

Highlights from the showroom reset 2022. An opportunity to breathe new life into our four walls.

HIPPOPHILIA

LEATHER BOUND

with OCHRE

IN TANDEM

LIAIGRE x

OBUMEX

Collaborating for many years on interior design projects in Belgium, Liaigre opens a showroom space within the Belgian showroom Obumex in Knokke le Zoute. The two Houses share the same vision of a refined art of living and discreet luxury, as well as a sense of beauty based on the highest quality and the finest materials with functionality and ease in mind.

Showcasing a curated selection of furniture, lighting, and accessories from Liaigre, Obumex is the label’s first official partnership store in Europe.

WHAT’S OLD IS NEW

Honoring the Eames experiments & the Saarinen Tulip Chairs that came before it, the BassamFellows Petal chair is the most advanced 3D molded wood veneer chair ever put into commercial production with a range of options including wood grain, height, type of base, with or without leather pads, and so on.

TROVE 2.0

Milan Design Week 2022

After a two-year exhibition hibernation, Australian label Christopher Boots revealed their second collaborative showcase with Lost Profile Studio titled TROVE 2.0 during Milan Design Week 2022.

Featuring the newest range called OURANOS, the exploration of natural history, myth, space, and time were woven together to mesmerized international audiences.

Mystery clouds the ancient story of OURANOS: The God of Heaven, grandfather of Prometheus, consort and son to Earth Goddess Gaia. Concealed by time, OURANOS reminds us to push past our limitations, eying the skies above our clouded collective consciousness. Glowing spheres hewn from quartz rock sweep away the mists of time, revealing an artefact of our home planet, an ode to far-flung maverick ice giant, Uranus.

HISTORICAL REFERENCE

The Bourdelle Museum was once the atelier and home of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, whose monumental art deco masterpieces are a highlight of the Champs-Élysées Theater. He was a student of Auguste Rodin, a teacher of Giacometti and Henri Matisse, and an important figure in the Art Deco movement and the transition from the Beaux-Arts style to modern sculpture. Pierre Augustin Rose invites you to revisit the Great Masters alongside design contemporaries.

SCENE CHANGE

To summon a mood, founder Gabriel Hendifar begins his creative process by imagining a complete world - sometimes referencing temporal, cultural and historical touchstones and sometimes simply trying to capture an emotion. Born from playful experimentation, the objects produced become tangible artifacts of these conceived worlds and are an invitation for you to join in each scene from APPARATUS.

MAKERS HIGHLIGHT

Crafted in noble materials including bronze, steel, marble, bridle leather, and classic woods, his pieces invoke seemingly contradictory responses: luxiourious/simple, complex/comforable, fine art/furniture.

The unique aesthetic has been described as “future primitive”.

Working in his Western Montana studio, Ty is inspired by natural forms, modern architecture and the workmanship of traditional crafts.