Jaime Hayon, interior design with humour

A (green) chicken turned into a chair, another chair that recalls the shape of a man with open arms, a series of side tables that seem to be mushrooms in a forest...the creative world of the Spanish designer Jaime Hayon is surreal and playful at the same time, like a story by Lewis Carroll. Funtastic, as defined by the curators of the exhibition consecrated to his first 10 years as a full-time designer at the Design Museum in Holon, Israel. An idea that is perfectly embodied by the giant wall mirror created especially for the exhibition and made of Caesarstone inlaid marble.

Jaime Hayon was born in Madrid in 1974 and as a teenager he was into skateboarding and graffiti art. He went on to study industrial design between Spain and France and after that he was admitted to Fabrica, the Benetton-funded design and communication academy in Italy, where he later directed the design department until 2003. In 2000 he set up his own studio and since 2003 he has fully devoted himself to his personal projects, becoming one of the most accalaimed designers worldwide. Time magazine included him as one of the 100 most relevant creators of our times and Wallpaper* magazine has awarded his innovative style listing him as "Breakthrough Creator".

His creativity breaks down barriers among styles, materials, art and design, and is expressed in decor and interior projects, as that of La Terraza del Casino restaurant in Madrid.

One of his most recent creations, a perfect example of innovative contemporary design, is Milà chair for Magis, inspired by the dynamic forms of Catalan Modernism and produced with a gas-assisted injection molding technique: “ It’s a challenge for me, as someone who normally uses materials with thousands of years of heritage such as wood, metal, and ceramic, to create my first product in plastic. And I am happy with it.”.

Catch chair by &tradition has the same ironic, unconventional but comfortable design and literally seems to hug you. 

Fri ™ chair for Fritz Hansen also has a soft and comfortable line and was designed with the specific intention of creating  a cosy feel in any setting and encouraging who sits to be part of the environment. 

A similar idea of sinuous comfort, combined the study of Italian design of the 50s and 60s, inspired 399 Vico sofa for Cassina: “I wanted to make something extremely comfortable, but visually very, very slim – like a lady on a catwalk." The name is thew designer’s hommage to his son.

Always for Cassina Jaime Hayon designed the award-winning wooden tableware called Réaction Poétique, inspired by Le Corbusier architecture and L’Esprit Nouveau artwork: “I wanted to create useful objects for the modern home such as trays and side tables, but with sculptural elements interplaying forms, light and shadow.”

T-Table collection for Bosa is made up of ceramic service tables that can also be used as decorative pieces, entirely created and decorated by hand.

 

Jaime Hayon’s prolific imaginationhas also explored the world of lighting solutions: the Aballs collection, designed for one of today’s most successful emerging brands, Parachilna, relies on craftsmanship and “old” materials such as ceramics and blown glass to get a clean but the original result.

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