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Interior design for Free Lance's showroom and creative director's office in Paris

Photography: Devin Blair

For New York Design Week 2019 Tino Seubert collaborated with Galerie Michael Bargo to showcase his Anodised Wicker and Cable Rug pieces. Both collections juxtapose industrial materials with a residential context. Through displaying the work alongside vintage pieces by Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Jean Prouvé, a viewer becomes aware of similarities in inspiration. Furthermore, the array of materials visible, spanning several decades, create a rich contrast.

Carbon black is the main component of fine Particulate Matter (PM), produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels across homes, industry and transport. As smog It obscures visibility and is the main cause of air pollution. Recent studies suggest it is the number two contributor to climate change.

Drawing on the idea of ancient Egyptians, who used the carbon black from candles to produce ink, The Colour of Air filters PM from car exhausts to produce (PM-LEAD) for pencils, and (PM-K) ink for screen printing posters, as well as permanently dying an outdoor sports outfit (PM-DYE). For Tino Seubert's RCA graduation project Smog becomes wearable, touchable and visible to people who, unknowingly, inhale it everyday.