The pandemic world is all about newness, observes shodeinde: newdangers, and new ways of interacting, living and working. ‘in designing furniture for this new paradigm,’ she says, ‘we should lean into the familiarand the comforting. We should seek freedom, connection, stability andstrength.’ these qualities are to be found in her design: a solid desk whose light forms contrast with the rigorous construction and weight of the wood. The designer looked to a vast pool of cultural references, from the compositions of British sculptor Barbara Hepworth to the modernist architecture of Lina Bobardi, and the aerodynamics of flight (pilot Howard Hughes inspired the name of the piece). These influences converged into a sinuous silhouette, a design that challenges the familiar but also offers a sense of safety.

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Showcased at in 2021 THE DESIGN MUSEUM LONDON | 224-238 KENSINGTON HIGH STREET, LONDON, W8 6AG

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