KAMEH 0.5 CHAIR H
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ON THE OCCASION OF COLLECTIBLE NEW YORK, KAMEH INTRODUCES: KAMEH 0.5 EDITIONS, A LIMITED SERIES OF FIVE CHAIRS, MAKING IT THE FIRST UAE BRAND TO EVER SHOW AT THE PRESTIGIOUS FAIR. THIS COLLECTION DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE TIMELESS WORDS OF JOHN MUIR: "INTO THE FOREST I GO TO LOSE MY MIND AND FIND MY SOUL." THIS EVOCATIVE QUOTE SERVED AS THE GUIDE FOR THE NEW COLLECTION.
INTEGRATING ARTISANAL WOOD BURNING TECHNIQUES, THE AESTHETIC OF THE COLLECTION IS A PROFOUND REFLECTION OF THE DESIGNER’S PERSONAL JOURNEY. “BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE FOREST, I OFTEN FIND MYSELF BURNT OUT, SEEKING RENEWAL AND INSPIRATION. THIS STATE OF BEING 'BURNT OUT' MIRRORS THE TRANSFORMATION AND REDISCOVERY I EXPERIENCE IN NATURE,” SAYS KAMEH. EACH CHAIR IN THE KAMEH 0.5 EDITIONS IS METICULOUSLY HAND-SCULPTED FROM ASH WOOD, MAKING EVERY PIECE ONE-OF-A-KIND. EACH DESIGN IS LIMITED TO 10 PIECES.
EXPLORING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, KAMEH ENVISIONS WHAT A FOREST MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN A DESERT LANDSCAPE. THIS VISION ULTIMATELY LED TO THE COLLECTION'S DISTINCTIVE FINISH ACHIEVED THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TECHNIQUE OF SHOU SUGI BAN (WOOD BURNING), A METHOD WHICH ENHANCES THE LONGEVITY AND TIMELESSNESS OF EACH CREATION.
THIS COLLECTION ALSO DEEPLY RESONATES WITH ONE OF THE PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OF OUR TIME. AT THE TIME OF THE COLLECTION’S INITIAL PRESENTATION, SEPTEMBER 2024, APPROXIMATELY 255 MILLION HECTARES OF FOREST HAS BEEN LOST TO WILDFIRES WORLDWIDE, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING AND HONORING THE NATURAL WORLD. (SOURCE: GLOBAL WILDFIRE INFORMATION SYSTEM)
THE KAMEH 0.5 EDITIONS REPRESENT A BLEND OF ARTISTRY, TRADITION, AND INNOVATION.
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