{"id":11038,"date":"2026-01-25T13:34:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/harry-nuriev-presents-designer-of-the-year-installation-at-maisonobject\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T13:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:34:47","slug":"harry-nuriev-presents-designer-of-the-year-installation-at-maisonobject","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/harry-nuriev-presents-designer-of-the-year-installation-at-maisonobject\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Nuriev presents Designer of the Year installation at Maison&Object"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Transformism<\/div>\n

Maison&Objet<\/a>‘s Designer of the Year Harry Nuriev<\/a> applied his signature silvering effect to antique furniture presented as part of a futuristic installation at the design fair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nuriev, the founder of creative practice Crosby Studios<\/a>, developed the installation for the recent edition of the biannual Maison&Objet<\/a> trade fair, which took place from 15-19 January at Paris’ Nord Villepinte exhibition centre.<\/p>\n

\"Transformism
Harry Nuriev has created an installation for Maison&Object<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Designer of the Year showcase provided an opportunity for the Paris and New York-based designer to present his Transformism manifesto, which involves adapting existing objects to give them a new purpose or meaning.<\/p>\n

“Transformism is the act of turning something into something else \u2014 not by erasing its origin, but by amplifying its essence,” he explained in a text presented within the exhibition space.<\/p>\n

“It is about giving a second life to objects that have lost their place. It is about creating meaning from what others overlook. It is about questioning what beauty means today \u2013 and discovering it in what has been ignored, rejected or forgotten.”<\/p>\n

\"Silver
It features antique furniture covered in silver fabric<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The installation responded to the event’s theme of Past Reveals Future by presenting historic objects in a futuristic space where everything was rendered in metallic finishes.<\/p>\n

In a film produced prior to the event, Nuriev said he wanted visitors to “completely disengage with all the labels of what’s old and what’s new and just receive every object as something that has no past and future.”<\/p>\n

\"Silver
Glossy floors and walls reflect the overhead lights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The exhibition comprised a salon-like arrangement of Napoleonic-style furniture and objects, which the designer covered with metallic fabric to create crinkled reflective surfaces.<\/p>\n

The vitrine-like space featured a glossy floor and walls, with an overhead lighting grid contributing to the minimal brutalist aesthetic.<\/p>\n