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True design lovers can't limit their aesthetic crushes to furniture and patterns. So we're spotlighting the designers we can't stop obsessing over. This week: Jaime Hayón.One look at the Madrid-born artist-and-designer Jaime Hayón's imagination-fueled works and you'll immediately be taken away by his whimsy and bold patterns.
As a teenager, Jaime was all about the skateboarding and graffiti art scenes. And you can see it in his designs, whether it's his new retro-style sofa for Fritz Hansen or the super-polished-yet-edgy Camper store in Tokyo, which he designed for the shoe company.
But my favorite Jaime pieces are these weirdly enchanting porcelain vases that he handcrafted for the Spanish firm Lladró. They really show how art and design are one and the same for Jaime, and there's something mysterious and magical about them that captivates me.
Equally quirky is this collection of crystal candleholders that he designed for the Turkish brand Gaia & Gino. From afar, the blocky pieces, which can be stacked on top of each other, resemble pretty perfume bottles.
And if you're wondering what else Jaime's been up to recently, he's also teamed with The Rug Company for his first collection of carpets.