The young Paris-born designer, Jonas Fernando Pires opened his own gallery last year on the left Bank and is producing some truly sensational work. Heavily inspired by the minimalism of Mies van der Rohe’s work and the graphic lines of architect Tadao Ando, Pires’s preferred materials are steel and cement, reflecting his architectural influences. In his limited edition light ‘Triptyque Drive Oneoff’, he aims to create an ‘impression of speed within an interior like the lighting you find in tunnels’ and the dynamism and energy produced is almost palpable. In this piece Pires explores perspective and volume using light and shadow and I love the feeling of movement and the way the light opens up the interior.

Pires’s first exhibit in the United States was with the French Design Connection hosted by the Chambers Hotel in NYC during ICFF in May this year and at Pavilion in Chicago in June.

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