FAREWELL TO REASON

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IndustryPlus opens its new showroom with a presentation of a new chapter in the oeuvre of designer and artist KSY (Nathan Yong). In this colourful collection of furniture made from fluid onyx, a designer’s reason is challenged, cold hard stone is being bent, and furniture is viewed beyond our physical realm. Farewell to Reason was designed for ‘Electicism’, organised by IndustryPlus.

Presented in conjunction with Archifest.
Fluid onyx by MM Galleri.
Sensory experience by Neuewave.
Lighting by ERCO.

On view from 22 Oct – 21 Nov 2021​

PRESS RELEASE
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IndustryPlus opens its new showroom with a presentation of a new chapter in the oeuvre of designer and artist KSY (Nathan Yong). In this colourful collection of furniture made from fluid onyx, a designer’s reason is challenged, cold hard stone is being bent, and furniture is viewed beyond our physical realm.

Farewell To Reason comprises 7 limited edition designs drawn in the typology of everyday furniture; barstool, bench, chair, table, shelf, low stool, and table object. These pieces, built from precious onyx that has been bent using state-of-the-art technology, push the boundaries of what furniture can mean to us. KSY (Nathan Yong) wishes that “people can see it as furniture beyond our physical realm; a chair to rest your eyes on, a table that talks to you, a barstool that
sparks a debate.”

This is industrial designer Nathan Yong’s departure into art, under his artist alter-ego KSY. Abandoning a designer’s reason that is concerned about business and function, he started designing this collection from his thoughts, emotions, and belief system. “This body of work is a departure from all that; all that seemed to “make sense” are now being re-evaluated. A hard stone that used to be impossible to bend is now being manipulated. A furniture that is supposed to function based on one’s needs is now being challenged. The assumption that stones are dull and not colourful is now being thrown...”

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