Design Meets Fashion: Nilufar Gallery Collaborates with Modes Boutique in Paris.

Milanese stalwart Nilufar Gallery has collaborated with the Italian fashion boutique Modes in a unique installation for Paris Art Week. It marks a partnership between the two design hubs and a commitment to forge stronger bonds between the contemporary arts.

Nina Yashar, founder of Nilufar Gallery, has curated a selection of pieces from her rich contemporary collectible design collection now available for purchase via Modes’ online platform. The collection features work by creatives Martino Gamper, Gio Ponti, Audrey Large, Bethan Laura Wood, Flavie Audi, Amy Lowry, Jonathan Trayte, EDXXKAT, Studio Nucleo and Anestis Michalis.

The collaboration reflects Yashar’s interpretation of the parallel between fashion and design. “These are reflections of diverse and multiple visions, ideas and understanding of contemporary design,” states Yashar. “To complement MODES’ offering, I selected artists whose creative outputs are as aesthetically appealing as rich in material research and creative extravaganza.”

Design elements are seamlessly blended in the space with the fashion items, placed on the shelves and on pouffes right beside the accessories. At first glance, it is difficult to discern which item belongs to what realm. The colour palette helps create this fusion, as the design pieces have been chosen to align with the tones of the boutique’s environment. Within this same curatorial approach, some of Nilufar’s pieces have been included as decorative features, while others as functional objects to be used in the space.

The collection is presented online in a dedicated section entitled “Pop-Up”. Find out more at modes.com.

The Candy Box Collection by Draga & Aurel.

Loosely inspired by the world of candy and joyful imagery, all the pieces of the collection are made entirely of cast resin—a play of shades, light...

[Images courtesy of Nilufar Gallery. Photography by De Pasquale+Maffini.]