Lebanese designer charles kalpakian uses optical illusions to form rocky shelves

Lebanese designer charles kalpakian uses optical illusions to form rocky shelves


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LEBANESE DESIGNER CHARLES KALPAKIAN USES OPTICAL ILLUSIONS TO FORM ROCKY SHELVES all images courtesy of charles kalpakian LEBANESE DESIGNER CHARLES KALPAKIAN HAS DESIGNED ‘ROCKY’, A CREDENZA


FEATURING WELL-DEFINED ANGULAR AND SCULPTURAL LINES. kalpakian created a 3D variation of a classic pattern used by cabinet makers; playing with perceptions of space and volume that reveals


itself and changes according to the observer’s point of view. made of steel, the coating of the shelves has a slightly textured touch and  comes in three different colors – black, blue or


aluminum grey. check out the middle eastern collection by charles kalpakian here.   the blue edition  the designer used 3D printed prototypes to form the lines in black steel  in aluminum


grey   each shelf fits oversized books piotr boruslawski I designboom oct 03, 2015