GOLDEN CIRCLE

Does everything turn to gold?  

Golden Circle, 2010
Brass
Unique work
H30 x W10 x D2cm (each)
© Mark Humphrey

COLLECTOR
Louis Vuitton

LOCATION
New Bond Street, Mayfair, London, UK

“GOLDEN CIRCLE TRANSFORMS A FLOOR INTO A STUDY OF VALUE, SUCCESS AND THE PURSUIT OF WEALTH. HAND-CRAFTED FROM POLISHED GOLDEN BRASS, THE SURFACE PLAYS ON THE ANCIENT MYTH AND FAMILIAR EXPRESSION ‘EVERYTHING I TOUCH TURNS TO GOLD’. THE MIDAS TOUCH OF GOLD BECOMES A METAPHOR FOR SUCCESS, PROSPERITY AND THE DESIRE TO TURN AMBITION INTO SOMETHING TANGIBLE. WHAT BEGINS AS A FLOOR BECOMES A PHYSICAL EXPRESSION OF THE DREAM TO ACHIEVE HIGHER QUALITY.

OTHER TILES ARE MADE FROM TEXTURED METAL IN HAMMERED SILVER, PATINATED BRONZE AND HONED COPPER. THE FLOOR BRINGS TOGETHER DIFFERENT MATERIALS, COLOURS, SHAPES AND CONFIGURATIONS WITHIN A SINGLE SYSTEM. THE SURFACE DRAWS ON PATTERNS FOUND IN ANCIENT FLOORING, REINTERPRETING THEM THROUGH A CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGE OF METAL. EACH TILE BECOMES PART OF A LARGER COMPOSITION – A MODULAR SYSTEM THAT CAN BE CONFIGURED AND ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT SPACES.”

Mark Humphrey

“THE ACCLAIMED ARTIST MARK HUMPHREY IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.”

GQ
Gentleman’s Quarterly magazine