Home & DesignMAY 15, 2020

Paper Furniture By Vadim Kibardin for Dreamers And Collectors 5110 Hours Of Hand Work. All Pieces Are Unique, As Each Is Made And Shaped By Hand, Without The Use Of A Mould. ― 15 Produced Models. 18 Single Chairs In Progress. 12 Designs In Sketching. 24 Objects Invented. ― throughout The 25 Years, Kibardin Has Been Commissioned To Create Unique Pieces For Private Clients, Galleries And Museums. ― 2000 Pounds Of Recycled Cardboard. 17 Saved Trees. 17 Trees Absorb A Total Of 250 Pounds Of Carbon Dioxide From The Air Each Year.

Vadim Kibardin and Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

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Black Collection

ORIGINAL HANDMADE COLLECTIBLE PAPER FURNITURE

The Perfect Touch

WHEN TRADITION MEETS TECHNOLOGY

Hand made process becomes one of the major movements of our time and can be understood as the repetition of skills that belong to our common past, exuding a sense of belonging and continuity. We hanker after things with a sense of human touch. The love and energy that goes into making things is part of what we buy.

Kibardin's method is about both moving forward and looking back. Gone are the clean lines of the past. In the digital age, it seems we crave the imperfections of analogue. Some imperfections are important in helping us to understand the world. Couple a craving for imperfection and the concept of luxury.

Kibardin concentrated on the hands-on manipulation of paper to create comfortable to sit design models, to discover unique forms which ultimately developed into sculptural pieces in their own right. Now it makes sense that we’re choosing to fill our homes with handcrafted objects made from natural materials.

Modern minimalism is a freedom from the trappings of consumer culture. It is a tool to rid yourself of life’s excess in favour of focusing on what’s important, enhance the meaning of what we chose to retain. Shifting from the produced to the personalised with environmental concerns about the throwaway culture.

Furniture occupies a special place in not only home, but they also have a strong impact on the psyche of persons using it. The theory of less is more isn’t about spending less. It is about getting the greatest soul impact though careful editing and restraint.

Kibardin creates sculptures inspired by the organic structures and growth patterns in nature. Driven by curiosity to discover three dimensional forms through the physical manipulation of material, he takes a hands-on approach to creation.

Kibardin has been creating paper themed designs as their signature style. All pieces are unique, as each is made and shaped by hand, without the use of a mould. Each chair is numbered with authentic design signature from Vadim Kibardin.

To sum up, after reading through the points ourselves, we’re pretty sure you’d take all of them out for your luxury home, especially some of the rare ones! So, if you do decide you want to buy one, then you first must talk with author, before he’ll let you take it for a life.

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Paper Art Project

THE FUTURE OF FURNITURE

During these difficult times, we are not defined by demographics or geography. We have shared ideals, dreams and a vision for a new reality. We together can advance culture. In a world where many people make do with old solutions, progressive people focus on the future.

My furniture is formed in an art object created from my own cardboard waste. Fuses nature and technology into a multidisciplinary furniture sculpture. The project is a critical vision on the future of furniture manufacturing, wherein two seemingly opposite craft and industrial evolutions have made a pact to survive. We can produce mass-furniture at home using cardboard and paper packaging based on standard patterns created by qualified designers.

The demands of customers and society to reduce material use, reuse, and create sustainable and recyclable products are increasing every day. Many years I examined both artistically as well as poetically, humans’ own ethical responsibility in dealing with human waste: a poignant increasing threat in today’s vulnerable world. I discover unique constructions utilising the unique properties of mundane packaging, working predominantly with paper as a sculptural medium.

I constantly ask new questions and test new ways of doing things. My process drives developments forward which can change a paper to a more sustainable and revitalized enliven solution and turn a standard packaging into a custom made product.

Take a look at my Totem furniture collection. It is essentially a condensed version of my vision, which transcends trends by being functional as a serial product and handmade piece of art. I focus on construction and delivering key looks, without the styling and theatrics of a show. I can bring you modern solutions at affordable prices, just collect paper and cardboard packaging, download patterns and manuals, and produce it with your kids.

It is time to invite you to take part in the changes. If you want to create new models or can produce it, or you are a manufacturer of a product with packaging, or journalists, I invite you to join our Paper Art Project. We are working with innovations, and innovations start with progressive thinking.

We can defy expectations and stereotypes. History has proven that it’s the rule breakers who have the power to change the world.

Vadim Kibardin

Prague. April 10, 2020

More info: kibardinart.com