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TITLE

Iridescent Creatures

CLIENT

Publicis Singapore on behalf of Nespresso

MATERIALS

Recycled Nespresso capsules, bioresin, glass beads, metal foil, brass tubes, chains

PHOTOS BY

Amado Gudek

DATE

April 2018

This collection is commissioned by Nespresso Singapore for their artist collaboration component of their 2018 sustainability campaign.

The brief was to create a series of functional products that showcases the myriad of possibilities of a used capsule.

Extracting aluminium strips from expired capsules

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Iridescent creatures explores the dark yet mystical side of the underwater world. Iridescent fish scales constructed out of Nespresso’s capsules are intricately tiled — a motif used throughout the collection, alluding to the orderly yet multi-faceted depths of the aquatic life.

“Fish scales” were treated to achieve iridescence

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Piecing the pendants together

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The collection debuts at Nespresso’s pop up store at VivoCity from 20 April – 30 April 2018.

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We are proud to be commissioned to produce this series of work, it being Nespresso’s first time collaborating with artists.