By LAWRENCE TAN
UK designer Lee Broom is perhaps better known for dishing out award-winning bar interiors than furniture, but judging by his first two furniture collections to date, Broom could well become the next Philippe Starck.
His sophomore series, entitled “Rough Diamond”, follows on from his debut “Neo Neon” collection, which involved taking vintage furniture pieces, and giving the furniture a new lease of life by embellishing it with light installations.
For example, the “Bright on Bistro” Chair (pictured above), limited to 50 pieces, is an antique classic bentwood chair rescued from a tea house in Brighton with a silhouette accentuated by turquoise neon. The Club Chair takes a traditional Chesterfield but replaces the 85 buttons with fairground light bulbs.
Broom will launch his third collection at the London Design Festival this September but there wouldn’t be any light bulbs or neon this time. While information is scant at the moment, a spokesperson for Broom says the new collection will “focus on pieces for the living room” with an “emphasis on simple classic shapes but with unique and striking application”.
All images are courtesy of Lee Broom.
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