Virgil Abloh - VA01 - Occasional Object - Limited Edition 365/999 - Cutlery set - Steel (stainless)
A new project in collaboration with American fashion designer Virgil Abloh and his London-based studio Alaska Alaska.
A new approach to tableware design, Occasional Object is a stainless steel cutlery set consisting of a spoon, fork, knife and a carabiner to secure all three together, either in the context of a new way of setting the table or as a way to design tableware. attaching these utensils to the body. A new look at cutlery in a limited edition of 999 numbered pieces.
Each cutlery piece has the same limited number. Knife dimensions: 21. 7 x 2 x 0. 12 cm
From the spoon: 20. 6 x 4 x 0. 12 cm. From the fork: 20. 5 x 2. 4 x 0. 12 cm.
No. 365 / 999
Born in Rockford, Illinois, Virgil Abloh was an artist, architect, engineer, creative director, artistic director, industrial designer, fashion designer, musician, DJ and philanthropist. After earning a degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he completed a master's degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) , Chicago. At IIT, while studying a design curriculum devised by Mies van der Rohe, Abloh began to shape the principles of his art practice. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago presented a major traveling survey of Abloh's work in the summer of 2019 – one of the most attended exhibitions in the museum's history. Abloh was the Chief Creative Director and Founder of Off-White™ and Men's Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton.
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A new project in collaboration with American fashion designer Virgil Abloh and his London-based studio Alaska Alaska.
A new approach to tableware design, Occasional Object is a stainless steel cutlery set consisting of a spoon, fork, knife and a carabiner to secure all three together, either in the context of a new way of setting the table or as a way to design tableware. attaching these utensils to the body. A new look at cutlery in a limited edition of 999 numbered pieces.
Each cutlery piece has the same limited number. Knife dimensions: 21. 7 x 2 x 0. 12 cm
From the spoon: 20. 6 x 4 x 0. 12 cm. From the fork: 20. 5 x 2. 4 x 0. 12 cm.
No. 365 / 999
Born in Rockford, Illinois, Virgil Abloh was an artist, architect, engineer, creative director, artistic director, industrial designer, fashion designer, musician, DJ and philanthropist. After earning a degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he completed a master's degree in architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) , Chicago. At IIT, while studying a design curriculum devised by Mies van der Rohe, Abloh began to shape the principles of his art practice. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago presented a major traveling survey of Abloh's work in the summer of 2019 – one of the most attended exhibitions in the museum's history. Abloh was the Chief Creative Director and Founder of Off-White™ and Men's Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton.
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