Hudson
Virginia Harper designs Hudson: an elegant game of Chinese
boxes, of solids and voids, of lightness and material. Hudson is a side table
that contains another one. The first Hudson side table is a mini architectural design inspired by
New York’s Freedom Tower. The hollow structure skilfully reproduces a hexagonal
prism that extends towards the sky. The second pouf-side table fits perfectly
in the cavity of the bigger table. A little leather or saddle-leather handle
enables you to remove and move the pouf with ease and to use it alongside the
other element or simply on its own. The Hudson side table is composed of a tubular metal structure with gunmetal
grey finish. The surface is in sheet metal and black painted birch plywood. The
upholstery, in Saddle leather with raw-edge seam and contrast stitching,
alternates three full-grain leather panels with three in punched leather with a
particular geometric motif. The structure of the Hudson pouf-side table is in birch plywood with light padding
in polyurethane foam. The surface is in poplar plywood with curved side panels
in hardboard. The upholstery is available in Pelle Frau® leather or fabric.
About Designer | |
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Virginia Harper |
Virginia
Harper, is an industrial designer with a broad range of experience
architectural interiors. She studied at the University of Michigan and then
moved to Milan for a Masters in Industrial Design at Domus Academy. She
designed for various international brands while in Milan before returning to
New York City to work for renowned architectural firms, Peter Marino and
Rockwell Group. With her own practice, she focuses on retail and hospitality
projects and occasionally residential interiors. She is designing furniture for
various brands including her own line for DDC New York. She is a Design
Director for Estee Lauder’s Global Store and Visual Merchandising Design. |