Dune – 3 rd prize Alicja Stańczyk Dune, a plea for desert silence W ith Dune, the young Polish designer from Nowa Huta in Krakow has created much more than a mere piece of furniture to rest on. This bed, conceived as an “antithesis to fast-paced urban life”, offers a sensory approach to furniture in which emotion takes precedence over style. Inspired by the landscapes of Poland’s Błędowska desert, the object aims to be a protective cocoon, an invitation to profoundly reconnect with your inner self, like the image of silence in the desert at dawn. Between the organic lines, childhood memories and the sensory feel of the fabric, Alicja Stańczyk tried to design a breath rather than an object. Feel the luxury For its creator, Dune breaks with the often rigid and intimidating traditional codes of design. Here, geometry gives way to fluid and organic lines. The centrepiece is a monumental headboard, like a giant cushion, which serves as a manifesto for a “human and playful” type of luxury.
The choice of beige micro-velvet and the inclusion of artisanal finishes, such as the hand-gathered folded base, guarantees that each bed is unique. Between minimalism and theatricality Dune successfully balances two worlds; it offers the minimalist a purity of form and the maximalist a textural and theatrical presence. The designer sees winning 3 rd prize in the Elite Design Awards as a validation of her intuition. She is already planning to bring her sculptural language, shaped by memories of the theatre workshops of her childhood, to larger installations in which light and sound sculpt the atmosphere. Dune is only the first step on a quest for lasting serenity.
Beauty doesn’t have to be perfectly rectilinear; it can be soft, asymmetric and organic while still being luxurious. – Alicja Stańczyk
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