Pearl Lam Design presents works by
André Dubreuil, Danful Yang, Douglas Young,
Patricia Waller, Philip Michael Wolfson and XYZ Design
to coincide with Frieze at
PAD LONDON 2012
10th-14th October, 2012 / Stand B16
Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1, UK
VIP Opening (Invitation only): Tuesday, 9th October, 3-9pm
General Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 10th-14th October, 11am-8pm
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Date of issue: Monday, 24th September, 2012 - Pearl Lam Design announced today its
participation in the Pavilion of Art & Design (PAD) in London from 10th to 14th October, 2012.
The gallery will present six international artists and designers from very different design
scenes: André Dubreuil, Danful Yang, Douglas Young, Patricia Waller, Philip Michael Wolfson
and XYZ Design. Each designer explores function and aesthetics through their work in a broad
array of media from furniture, soft sculpture to porcelain.
André Dubreuil: Born in 1951, the French designer is renowned for specialising in
furniture-making and porcelain through a combined use of wood, metals and enamel. Works on
view at PAD will include Mr. Big, a vibrant enamel cabinet hand-crafted in his workshop in
France and Four Seasons Console Table, a luxurious enamel cloisonné table made in elmwood
using traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Dubreuil’s frequent visits to China have deeply
influenced his work, as he takes inspiration from the elaborate traditions and techniques of
Chinese craftsmanship.
Danful Yang: Born in 1980, the young Chinese designer reinvents traditional Chinese arts and
craft technique in modern Western materials to create playful and visually dynamic works. Yang
will showcase her renowned furniture pieces from the Fake series, which is a statement about
the onslaught of consumer culture and the aspirations of a new generation of people in an
increasingly homogeneous society fascinated with brand names and logos. Materials from fake
luxury brand handbags are juxtaposed and used to upholster a chair that is a hybrid of
traditional Chinese and Western Rococo styles, commenting on the present and reinventing
traditions. Yang will also exhibit her three traditionally shaped porcelain works, Daydream,
Glasses and Girly, a series of pieces inspired by Chinese craft techniques.
Douglas Young: Born in 1965, leading Hong Kong designer Douglas Young creates fascinating
works influenced by the arts of both Eastern and Western cultures, fusing tradition with new
technology. Specially commissioned for PAD 2012, Lunar Eclipse reinterprets the ancient
archetype of the multilayered Chinese ivory ball, symbolising the Earth and its complexity, in a
modern floor lamp which delicately combines carbon fibre with marble.
Patricia Waller: Born in 1962, the Chilean born German designer artist uses acrylic wool, a
material generally known to bring comfort and warmth, to create her woven sculptures of
unexpected subject matter which question ways of seeing. Her eccentric pieces are made of
crocheted yarn and synthetic materials. She will present works that include her sculpture Under
Construction and a pair of yarn eyeballs titled Observer.
Philip Michael Wolfson: Born in 1968, London-based American architect Philip Michael Wolfson
has established his distinctive pathway re-examining the forms and ideas of the early 20th
century Modernist movements with a unique approach to functional sculpture, design and art,
informed by the dynamics of fracture and fragmentation. His renowned work Painting on the
Wall under the heading 4 Arts of the Scholar - Paintings, a contemporary Western interpretation,
has been inspired by a reverence for the training that required the scholar to achieve mastery of
QIN, QI, SHU, and HUA—translated as music, board game, calligraphy, and painting. It requires
years of study of the ancient classics and philosophical treatises, as well as self-analysis of the
moral principles and influences of Confucianism, Feng Shui, Taoism and Buddhism.
XYZ Design: Founded in 1997 in Hong Kong and now based in Shanghai, the design group XYZ
Design will showcase for the first time at PAD 2012 two new pieces, Stacked Hexagons Dining
Table and Stacked Hexagons Coffee Table, which feature sculptural stainless steel bases.
About Pearl Lam Design
Pearl Lam Design has tirelessly promoted design as an art form in China. Pearl Lam has funded
an artist-in-residence programme for artists and designers across the globe. Pearl Lam Design
shows works by established and emerging international designers including André Dubreuil,
Maarten Baas, Mattia Bonetti, and Studio Makkink & Bey. They are invited to push the
boundaries of traditional Chinese art and craft techniques and create new works that reflect
their experiences in China.
Pearl Lam Design aim to illustrate the absence of segregation between fine art and design in
traditional Chinese culture, where decorative art assimilates into fine art, modernity merges
with traditions, and traditional values are still revered. The Gallery seeks to cultivate the
philosophy and aesthetics of Chinese craftsmanship while simultaneously exploring Western
perspectives of these techniques.
Pearl Lam Design works with: Maarten Baas, Mattia Bonetti, Patrice Butler, André Dubreuil,
Studio Makkink & Bey, Martin Szekely, Peter Ting, WOKmedia, Philip Michael Wolfson, XYZ
Design, and Danful Yang.
Pearl Lam Design will open a new gallery space in Shanghai in 2013.
About Pearl Lam Galleries
Pearl Lam started exhibiting and promoting Chinese contemporary art in 1993 in Hong Kong.
Currently, Pearl Lam Galleries consists of two spaces in Shanghai: a Fine Art Gallery and special
project space, and the recently launched gallery in Hong Kong. Pearl Lam Galleries will also
open a major space at Gillman Barracks in Singapore in 2013.
Presenting an exhibition programme of the highest quality, Pearl Lam Galleries has championed
the promotion and re-evaluation of the philosophy, perceptions and aesthetics of Chinese art
for almost 20 years. From an early stage, popular touring shows such as Awakening: La France
Mandarine, the French influence on Chinese Art (2004-5) characterise the exhibition
programme with their intercultural dialogue and dynamic work by international artists from
established and emerging markets. Today, Pearl Lam Galleries is Asia’s most dynamic art
gallery dedicated to Chinese and international contemporary art and design. Exhibiting Chinese
artists such as Lan Zhenghui, Li Tianbing, Wang Dongling, Zhang Huan, Zheng Chongbin, and
Zhu Jinshi reinterpret traditions, fuse cross-cultural influences and examine China today. The
exhibition programme also presents major international artists solo exhibitions stimulating
cross-cultural dialogue and cultural exchange between China and the rest of the world.
Exhibitions by Jenny Holzer and Yinka Shonibare are planned for 2013.
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