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| Criss Cross by Bethan Laura Wood |
W Hotels has announced the site-specific installations made by the three winners of W Hotels Designers of the Future 2013. Launched at Design Miami/Basel this week, each is based on the theme of Making Connections.
The three winners, Seung-Yong Song, Jon Stam and Bethan Laura Wood, were asked to respond to the regional context of a particular W Hotel, with the results ranging from Aztec-inspired lighting to furniture inspired by Bangkok's street food culture.
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| Bethan Laura Wood with Criss Cross |
British designer Bethan Laura Wood created a collection of glass pieces called Criss Cross for W Mexico City. Inspired by Mexico City's colourful flowers, markets and Aztec/Art Deco architecture, the piece combines the skills of two glass artisans: Italian Pyrex specialist Pedro Myver and Mexican coloured glass experts Nouvel Studio.
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| Criss Cross by Bethan Laura Wood |
Korean designer Seung-Yong Song travelled to W Bangkok and created the Wheeljek Collection, a range of versatile furniture inspired by the city's many street food carts.
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| Wheeljek Collection by Seung-Yong Song |
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Wheeljek Collection by Seung-Yong Song
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With the soon-to-open W Verbier as his starting point, Amsterdam-based designer Jon Stam designed a timepiece called Claude Glass inspired by the landscape of the Swiss village and how it changes through the seasons.
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| Jon Stam with Claude Glass |
Working with photographer Guido Perrini, Stam created a black mirror that can be turned to adjust the speed at which the landscape changes.
