Dry Drying Rack by Sylvain De Bellis

About This Piece

Contemporary Design

Dry is an interchangeable and stackable totem shaped clothes dryer, realized in a series of four steel structures welded together in four interchangeable and adaptable forms, allowing the user to combine and realize numerable variations. Each element is lacquered in thermo acid colour, creating a dynamic silhouette and structure. The concept of ‘Dry’ is inspired by the functionality and arrangement of homes; both throughout the past and at present, paying attention to the evolution of homes and associated lifestyles, the utilization and economization of space and aiding the demand for multi-functional furniture. 'Dry' could be placed in a contemporary open plan space where utilitarian furnishings also evoke sculptural art installations. On the other hand, it also lends itself to integrated living areas where space is limited, allowing the user to stack for function, increasing the capacity of drying surface area as required. The ‘at home’ approach to assembly permits the user to create diverse structures and forms and to adapt the structure to their requirements of the space and task. Each element is conceived to be able to be stacked inside one another while unused, making storage and transportation easier. Furthermore, each piece is light, yet durable created in four aesthetically linear structures and four colors, offering variable dimensions of perspective and creating an exciting three-dimensional transposable structure.

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Creator	Sylvain De Bellis
Design Period	From 2000
Country of Manufacture	Switzerland
Style	Contemporary
Detailed Condition	New — This is a new (unused) item of contemporary design.
Product Code	CET-85095
Materials	Steel, Lacquer
Color	Blue, green, red, white
Width	96 cm 95.5 cm
Depth	96 cm 95.5 cm
Height	71 cm 70.5 cm

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	United Kingdom
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items
Carbon Neutral	For every purchase made, Pamono offsets 100% of estimated carbon emissions from global shipping.

Delivery Details

Delivery will be completed by a parcel service such as UPS, DHL, or FedEx.
You will receive a tracking number to monitor the status of your shipment.
Delivery will take place between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine the packaging upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damaged packaging, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note, take pictures, and—if the item inside shows damages—contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations regarding damaged packaging represents your acceptance of the completed order in perfect condition.

About the Creator

Sylvain De Bellis

Swiss designer Sylvain De Bellis was born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1990. He studied industrial design at École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ÉCAL), graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in 2013. While at ECAL, De Bellis spent one semester as an exchange student at the Design Academy Eindhoven. After graduating, he interned in London for designers Philippe Malouin (September 2013 to March 2014) and Lee Broom (April 2014 to June 2014), where he gained real-world insight into the total design process, from conception to realization. He returned to Switzerland, and worked for a year as a junior designer at the La Chaux-de-Fonds-based industrial design agency Multiple SA, where he contributed to projects for commercial clients such as Nestlé. As of this writing, De Bellis is pursuing his Master’s degree in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in London. According to the designer, his current goals are “to further develop, conceptualize, and challenge my practice and design identity, setting me on the path to opening my own design studio in 2017.”

De Bellis’s designs focus primarily on material exploration; he works frequently with metal, wood, and clay, testing and pushing the limits of these materials. Standout projects to date include Bounce Family (2012), a collection of containers composed of Lycra-covered steel that stretch and hold much more than expected; and Dry (2012), a sculptural, stackable drying rack made of four movable, colorful, thermo-lacquered steel components designed to adapt to today’s multipurpose living spaces. To date, De Bellis’s work has been shown at Les Arts Décoratifs (Paris 2015), Spoga + Gafa (Cologne, 2015), and the Royal College of Art WIP Show (London, 2016).