domenica, agosto 16, 2015

Best practice: Montana designer Ty Best launches luxury furniture in London | Carlomaria Grassi

People are often surprised that Ty Best, the ­designer behind the
avant-garde furnishings of Caste, lives and works in Missoula, Montana. That's
the way he likes it. The people who live there don't understand what I do, he
says, and the people who understand what I do, don't understand why I do it
there. It's this tension that makes my designs work. The rugged terrain of his
home state is one of the many disparate influences he draws on for his powerful
yet refined pieces, which are available nationwide.    Ty Best studied fashion design in
California, where he met artist Malcolm Hill and began assisting him on
elaborate and fantastical window displays for Barneys. I cut my teeth in a big,
fabulous environment, says Ty Best, and it pushed me to have my own point of
view...        
Best practice: Montana designer Ty Best launches luxury furniture in London | Design | Wallpaper* Magazine

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