Head in the Clouds

Phil Cuttance says of this work, “Similar to the rough diamond (another recent Cuttance lightshade), the cloud city shade’s pattern was inspired by simple pop-up book patterns. This shade is created by cutting and then folding flat shapes to create the volumetric form of a mythical ‘cloud city’.” Since graduating in 2002 with honours in Industrial Design from Massey University, Cuttance has established a unique brand of quirky and quick witted design objects for production. Lightheartedly describing himself as a “design bogan”, Cuttance pays homage to this Australasian social archetype with an impressive variety of works which have been exhibited in Auckland, Sydney and Milan. Having moved to London in early 2009 to further his career, we can expect big things from this talented young Kiwi designer. www.philcuttance.com

Matt Blomeley, 6 March 2009