The dutch designer Maarten Baas will present a first solo exhibition in the Contrasts Gallery, exhibition that reflect the contradiction of Shanghai with the unique interpretation of this young talented designer:
“Shanghai is a city full of contradictions: old/new, high-tech/low-tech, tradition/revolution, fake/real, cheap/expensive, original/copy, etc. Together, all these contradictions seem to form a big and interesting paradox, the complexity of which you can’t exactly define. What you can feel is the atmosphere, the energy coming from it, a kind of chemical reaction to what’s happening. This was what encouraged me to develop the exhibition ‘The Shanghai Riddle,’ also full of paradoxes and experiments, inspired by a city in which everything seems possible.”
hand-carved elm replicas of plastic mass-produced furniture
Sculpt Piano, wood with glossy black finish, the 'Sculpt'series 
Stack of Plastic High Stools in Elm, edition of 50
CONTRASTS GALLERY PRESENTS THE SHANGHAI RIDDLE
THE FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF DUTCH DESIGNER MAARTEN BAAS IN CHINA
AUGUST 15 – September 4, 2008
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love it! the shapes reminds me of "boca do lobo", one brand of luxury furniture :)
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