BIG SUR
DESIGNER MICHAEL HILAL IS PLEASED TO LAUNCH HIS FIRST FURNITURE COLLECTION, BIG SUR, WHICH HE DESCRIBES AS “A LOVE LETTER TO CALIFORNIA,” IN COLLABORATION WITH THE RENOWNED ST. VINCENTS GALLERY IN ANTWERP, BELGIUM. BIG SUR WILL BE UNVEILED IN A NEW DEDICATED SPACE AT ST. VINCENTS WITH AN OPENING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2023.
An emerging creative voice, Hilal subverts the concept of formality in design. His collection includes a sculptural tête-à-tête sofa of modular upholstered components, two stools and the aluminum and blue acrylic Judd bar.
The varied topography of Hilal’s home state from mountains to rugged shoreline is the starting point for Big Sur’s shifting interplay of organic shapes. Configurations engage and form spaces for hanging out, catnapping, toasting cocktails or telling secrets.
Conceived of as a room’s center-of-gravity, rather than a wallflower, the sofa transforms into a natural gathering place. The ease of California living, a signature concept in Hilal’s work, is reflected in the casual configurations and reconfigurations. Plush upholstery and couture details feel put-together yet approachable. The two extra wide stools are all about lounging, orbiting the assembly on their own or paired up.
In an ode to the artist Donald Judd, whose reductionist forms alluded only to their own physical presence, Hilal crafted the floating, minimal Judd bar and record player. Contrasting the sofa’s organic nature with its metallic geometry, the bar creates a cool sensory counterpoint and nostalgic twinge. The vibe is inviting, relaxed, effortless.
The varied topography of Hilal’s home state from mountains to rugged shoreline is the starting point for Big Sur’s shifting interplay of organic shapes. Configurations engage and form spaces for hanging out, catnapping, toasting cocktails or telling secrets.
Conceived of as a room’s center-of-gravity, rather than a wallflower, the sofa transforms into a natural gathering place. The ease of California living, a signature concept in Hilal’s work, is reflected in the casual configurations and reconfigurations. Plush upholstery and couture details feel put-together yet approachable. The two extra wide stools are all about lounging, orbiting the assembly on their own or paired up.
In an ode to the artist Donald Judd, whose reductionist forms alluded only to their own physical presence, Hilal crafted the floating, minimal Judd bar and record player. Contrasting the sofa’s organic nature with its metallic geometry, the bar creates a cool sensory counterpoint and nostalgic twinge. The vibe is inviting, relaxed, effortless.
