Tord Boontje - A Light into the Winter Darkness
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托德·邦傑

也許正是在這些黑暗的冬季，我們向設計師和藝術家尋求靈感。我們在灰色和貧瘠中尋找美麗，或者轉向內心豐富的想像力。這些設計師憑藉他們專注的工藝和才華點燃了我們的想像力，邀請我們探索陰影之間的美麗，他們為冬日的黑暗帶來了一盞明燈。

荷蘭出生的設計師Tord Boontje就是其中一位傑出人物，他以製作效果華麗但設計簡單的照明而聞名。他了解光的變革力量和魔力，最著名的是為 Habitat 設計的 Garland Light 和為Swarovski設計的 Night Blossom Garland（Alexander McQueen 的最愛）。

托德·布恩傑的肖像

整個冬天，我們都渴望光明，作為北歐血統的托德深知利用光明的必要性，以便在這個最黑暗的時期充分利用我們的家園。

“光可以徹底改變你體驗空間的方式。我們最近把休息室漆成深石墨灰色，並從側面而不是天花板上照亮它，創造了一個非常溫暖、放鬆的小房間，可以在晚上休息。”

托德對精心設計的物理空間的力量和效果有著深刻的理解。在冬天，我們需要爬到裡面“當你走進一個令人驚嘆的房間時，你會沉浸在一個設計好的環境中，這個環境非常強大且鼓舞人心。無論是聖保羅大教堂、蘇格蘭高地的克恩還是您最喜歡的夜總會。這種變革性的體驗也可以發生在一個小物體上，有那麼一刻你可以被帶走，更像是一首俳句詩，而不是一部完整的小說。”當外面什麼都沒有時，我們就會向內看。這就是想像力發揮作用的地方。

托德的想像力受到童話故事的啟發，它黑暗而美麗的曲折。因此，他與已故的亞歷山大·麥昆 (Alexander McQueen)的合作如此天衣無縫也就不足為奇了，兩人都擁有強大的想像力，都能看到黑暗中的美麗或明亮物體的險惡一面。 “是的，這確實有助於理解和聯繫他的宇宙並一起工作。我們為維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館製作的水晶聖誕樹“寂靜之光”，水晶的閃閃發光的能量和光禿禿的磨砂樹之間有一種非常有趣的混合，這種混合來自冬季景觀，但也可能來自後世界末日的世界。”

2004 年 Happily Ever After 裝置作品中的一把椅子

小時候，托德喜歡冒險遊戲，他最喜歡的東西是他的“鋼筆刀，它是我最珍貴的工具；它是我最珍貴的工具”。有了它，我在許多想像中的荒島中倖存下來！”作為一名設計師，Tord 的想像遊戲意識一直伴隨著他，他設計的許多物品都反映了這種樂趣。他的無花果葉衣櫥以 616 片琺瑯樹葉向納尼亞傳奇致敬，而他與 Alexander Mcqueen 合作製作的椅子精緻卻保留著荒誕感。

托德的作品不僅僅是一系列美麗的物品，它們還能照亮我們的心情並激發我們休眠的想像力。在寒冷寒冷的冬日里，我們都需要有人為我們提供富有創意的鼓舞人心的光芒。

“有時我們都需要做白日夢並逃避一下。”托德·邦傑.

這是激發托德靈感的一點點光線——“牡蠣連衣裙，如此大的宣言，同時又如此清晰，我發現這件衣服非常漂亮。”

亞歷山大·麥昆 (Alexander McQueen) 設計的牡蠣連衣裙

Dutch-born designer Tord Boontje is one such luminary, famous for making lighting that is opulent in effect but simple in design. Understanding the transformative power and magic of light, he has most famously designed the Garland Light for Habitat and the Night Blossom Garland for Swarovski (a favourite of Alexander McQueen's).

Throughout the winter, we crave light, and being of Nordic origin, Tord understands the need to utilise it to make the most of our homes during this darkest time.

“Light can completely transform the way you experience a space. We recently painted our lounge dark graphite grey and lit it from the side rather than from the ceiling, creating a very warm, relaxing den to retreat in the evening.”


Tord has a deep understanding of the power and effect of a well-designed physical space. During the winter, we have a need to climb inside.

“When you walk into an amazing room, you are immersed in a designed environment which can be very powerful and inspiring to experience. Whether this is St Paul's Cathedral, a Kern in the Scottish Highlands or your favourite nightclub, this transformative experience can also happen with a small object, for a moment, you can be taken away, more like a haiku poem than a complete novel.”


When there is nothing outside, we turn inwards. This is where imagination comes into play.

Tord's imagination is inspired by fairytale, its dark and beautiful twists and turns. It is no surprise, therefore, that he worked so seamlessly with the late Alexander McQueen, both in possession of powerful imaginations, both able to see beauty in the darkness or the sinister aspects of objects considered bright.

“Yes, it definitely helped to understand and relate to his universe and work together. With Silent Light, the crystal Christmas Tree that we made for the Victoria and Albert Museum, there is a very interesting mix between the sparkling energy of the crystal and the bare frosted tree, something from a winter landscape, but it could also be from a post-apocalyptic world.”

Tord's sense of imaginary play has stayed with him as a designer and many of the objects he has designed reflect this sense of fun. With its 616 enamel leaves, his Fig leaf wardrobe pays homage to the adventures of Narnia, and the dressed chairs he made with Alexander McQueen are exquisite yet retain a sense of the absurd.

Tord's work is more than a collection of beautiful objects, they lighten the mood and inspire our dormant imaginations. In the dark and cold of the winter doldrums, we all need someone to throw us a creative line of inspirational light.

“We all need to daydream and escape a little sometimes.”
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