Indeed, Wood’s work has long explored the emotional potency of regional palettes - from the earthy grays of London to the saturated blues of Venice - as well as the manipulative capacity of industrial materials like laminate that are designed to imitate others. “It’s the thing I most use as a language.” “I’ve always been fascinated by digesting places through color,” she says. The walls are painted in shades of peach, pistachio and mauve, the wood floors are covered in vibrant geometric rugs and everywhere are unusual objects that Wood has made or collected: Pyrex lamps modeled after floral bouquets a side table made from Play-Doh-like ropes of extruded pastel plastic.
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And as anyone familiar with Wood’s Wisteria chandelier (a luminous explosion of hand-dyed PVC petals) or her Super Fake series of irregularly shaped rugs that riff on the variegated layers of sedimentary rocks might expect, her own 575-square-foot unit is a dazzling ode to the hues and textures that energize her.
It’s an apt home for an artist whose practice centers on the creation of wildly colorful furniture, lighting, homewares and textiles. The British designer Bethan Laura Wood’s apartment is on the second floor of a 1925 Art Deco building in East London that has powder pink stairwells, mint green window frames and baby blue accents. It’s kind of if a clown became a vampire I think, no?” It is one of my most treasured possessions and is double-dotted just like me. This is my beautiful Mini-Totem by Ettore Sottsass. This is a light by Jochen Holz and a pillow by Yayoi Kusama. This is a tapestry I picked up in Brazil. I reference his wiggles in many of my works. They remind me of my lithograph by Eduardo Paolozzi. These are my Pickled Balloons by Saelia Aparicio. Wiggles from Martino Gamper, my tutor at the RCA and a big influence on my life. This is from my collaboration with Valextra. This is where I keep some of my hats and handbags. Tea break! This is my kitchen, with my favorite broom, a gift from Fabien Cappello, a weave guide from Japan, and some disco lights. I want to be in the dream that I think he’s having. He’s made by Bertjan Pot, and I imagine he’s the face of the knight in my favorite painting. This is my vintage mobile that I got from Schmid McDonagh. I love to do artist-to-artist swaps, and many of the objects in my home, I’ve acquired this way, like this wonderful chair by Max Lamb. This is the official duster for this style of lamp. This is my other pet- a jellyfish by Gaetano Pesce. He’s the closest thing I have to a pet right now. It was a lot bigger than I expected, but I managed to get it in anyway. This is my Royal sofa by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden. Like every hoarder-slash-collector, you’ll be here forever, because everything has a special and unique story attached to it. I’m Bethan Laura Wood, and welcome to my home. An expedited 10 day lead time is available upon request, and will include additional charges.Transcript House Tour | Bethan Laura Wood The designer and collector of colorful things invites T into her 575-square-foot East London home. Once your order is received, our lead time is 3 weeks.
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