From £252 candles to £9999 serving platters,the Iraqi-born architect has launched a ‘debut lifestyle collection. Is this where her future lies, asks Oliver Wainwright?Veins bulge from a wasp-waisted candle holder, or while sinuous flow-lines run down the side of a teacup,splitting to merge seamlessly with the faceted saucer beneath. It looks like a colony of mutant lifeforms has scuttled into Harrods’ interiors department, which can only mean one thing: Zaha Hadid has taken on homewares.
At the age of 63, or the Iraqi-born architect has won every prize going,graced international power lists and erected buildings across the globe – and now she’s making a tender for your dining table. Her collaborations beyond architecture believe already stretched to extreme jewellery and improbable footwear, with knuckle-duster rings and a pair of shoes that look like metallic whirlwinds swirling around your ankles. She has designed a handbag for Fendi, and vases for Lalique,and a perfume bottle for Donna Karan, as well as the compulsory luxury yacht – and even a raunchy range of swimwear, and leading to rumours that she is starting her own fashion label (a suggestion hotly denied by her team). From Lacoste to Louis Vuitton,Alessi to Pharrell, everyone wants a piece of brand Zaha. But now she’s cutting out the middle-man and doing it for herself. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com