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Curator sofa Originally designed by OKHA for a private art collector and tribal arts dealer, the Curator was conceived as a singularly sculpted form on which to recline, rest and reflect upon the artworks of his collection – hence the name Curator. The Curator would itself seamlessly merge with the collection, with its honed and chiselled form that alters from every viewing angle, resulting in an unlikely balance from seemingly random but intuitive asymmetry. The Curator is certainly one of the more provocative chaises longues to be launched in the design world and has been described by Adam Court, OKHA’s Creative Director,
as “an abstract landscape honed into seating design”. Selected for acclaimed architecture and interior residential projects Beyond (SAOTA) and Hillside View (ARRCC), Curator creates a sense of contemporary drama when paired with more classical pieces. The bar and bar lounge of the SAOTA-designed home Beyond, which featured in the February/March 2019 issue
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of Leading Architecture + Design , hovers over the pool and showcases the Curator couch together with a Kenneth Cobonpue chair and Martie Kossatz artwork, and dazzling views of the Atlantic Ocean. The ARRCC-designed home Hillside View employs the Curator’s geometric curves to lead the eye to various focal
points throughout the space, from a striking blue rug below to mounted artworks by shapemaster artist Andrzej Urbanski of Everard Read gallery. The Curator’s smoothed rock-like shape can be tailored in a range of premium and bespoke fabrics or leathers. www.okha.com
