Wallpaper* Handmade Issue

Inspired by the Cartesian grid pattern of the Manhattan geography and architecture, Based Upon made this set of binoculars for the Mondrian hotel in Tribeca in response to the ‘Handmade’ brief set by Wallpaper Magazine. Overlaying map patterns with personal perspectives of New York from Street level, the piece also incorporates references to the rich history of Manhattan.

Read more about this project: Wallpaper* Mondrian Hotel

Watch the interview with Ian Abell

 

 

 

July 2011