KELLY WEARSTLER AND ARCA INTRODUCE NUDO 2.0
12 December 2024
Kelly Wearstler has announced her latest collaboration with ARCA, officially unveiling the next phase of their NUDO series at Art Basel Miami Beach 2024. The collection explores interlaced stone forms, inspired by ancient weaving techniques, reimagined with unexpected softness.
Each piece of the NUDO 2.0 collection emerges from the union of traditional craft techniques and cutting-edge technology, beginning as a digital exploration of helix forms and weaving patterns, before realisation as a piece of functional art. Through 3D-rendered miniatures, designs are meticulously calibrated before the stone is selected, in this instance onyx. ARCA’s craftspeople then employ robotics alongside the finesse of an artisan’s hand to actualize each design.
The expanded collection introduces new furniture designs that extend the language of the original NUDO series.
A standout piece is the NUDO Ping Pong Table, crafted from onyx, which transforms effortlessly from a lively game table into a dining table with a simple removal of the net.
Classic NUDO designs also undergo a next-generation evolution, reimagined in new stone. The NUDO End Table, Easy Chair, Long Bench, Stool, Chair, and Side Table now take on a gem-like quality in onyx. With each stone's natural intricacies, no two pieces are alike. Each design embodies its own distinct spirit, honoring the raw beauty and expressive character of marble.
NUDO 2.0 is available at ARCA's Wynwood showroom and online at kellywearstler.com.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
About Kelly Wearstler:
Kelly Wearstler is a designer and founder of an eponymous Los Angeles-based studio that works across architecture, design, curation, and creative direction. Since Wearstler began her practice in 1995, she has designed craft-forward, and context-driven residential, commercial, retail, and hospitality interiors; introduced a wide-range of design solutions across product categories; engaged in innovative, cross-disciplinary collaborations and brand partnerships; and commissioned works from a global roster of artists her online Gallery. Always on the cutting-edge, she is currently exploring the design potential of Artificial Intelligence, having integrated it into early project stages since late 2023, and adopting sustainable, eco-friendly practices to ensure the design industry’s positive impact. Having made a career pushing its bounds, she has been honored on the AD100 Hall of Fame, Elle Decor A-List, Wallpaper’s Top 20 Designers, and Time Magazine’s The Design 100, among others, and was one of the first interior designers to host a MasterClass. Wearstler is the author of six design books and a columnist for Harper’s Bazaar Netherlands.
About ARCA:
ARCA is the leading global purveyor of high-end natural stone, tile and engineered wood. The brand vision is defined by its passionate co-founders, Gerardo Cortina Wiecher and José Fernandez, who travel the world to discover and select the most captivating one-of-a-kind materials that balance quality, durability, and beauty. ARCA collaborates with the top specialists in natural and engineered materials.
ARCA fosters creative connections that encourage and promote design, culture and art through extraordinary in-person and digital experiences. As a result, the showrooms and the e-commerce platform are conceived as design centers for inspiration and creation. The in-house specialists provide high-touch, personalized guidance on materiality to ensure that architects, designers and artists have the resources to realize their vision. Established in 2001, the ARCA Worldwide headquarters is in Miami with a Design Center in Guadalajara, Mexico, and additional showrooms in Mexico City, Querétaro and Monterrey.
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