Along with the great and good of the design world, American designer Kelly Wearstler was in Miami last week where she unveiled NUDO 2.0, a sinuous stone furniture collection with natural stone brand ARCA. Realised in pastel-hued onyx, the new collection is an expansion of Wearstler's original 2022 marble furniture series with the US brand, which explored softness in stone.
This new collection continues on the same theme but pushes it further in terms of form and materiality. Inspired by textile craftsmanship and weaving traditions, the project began with digital explorations of helix forms and weaving patterns. 3D-rendered miniatures were meticulously calibrated before the full-size onyx pieces were brought to life by ARCA's craftspeople using a combination of robotics and hand techniques to carve the monolithic blocks.
