Archinect - News 2024-11-23T05:55:02-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150114045/hem-opens-its-first-us-showroom-with-a-vibrant-site-specific-installation-by-endemic-architecture-in-downtown-los-angeles Hem opens its first US showroom with a vibrant site-specific installation by Endemic Architecture in Downtown Los Angeles Katherine Guimapang 2019-01-11T12:18:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2e/2e458c1d00866ed49446a849d21c17e8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Quickly becoming a must know name in the realm of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/53271/furniture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">furniture</a> and design, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/349/stockholm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stockholm</a>-based furniture brand Hem makes opens its first US showroom. In collaboration with Madera, the brand will be partnering with <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/76667700/endemic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Endemic Architecture</a>'s founder and director <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150004458/a-studio-of-one-in-conversation-with-clark-thenhaus-of-endemic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clark Thenhaus</a> to design a site-specific installation. Thenhaus, most noted for his larger than life project <em><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150034858/from-concrete-to-composites-designing-material-innovation-exhibit-at-cca-addresses-questions-about-our-past-present-and-possible-futures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Confetti Urbanism</a></em>&nbsp;will take inspiration from his previous project to create <em>Confetti Courtyard</em>. This installation will showcase Thenhaus's knack for combining primitive <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/273/form" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">forms</a> and shapes with dynamic <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/40598/color" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">colors</a> to create an unforgettable spatial experience.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/aa/aac3fd587e483b8ff5d3fb0517e6535e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/aa/aac3fd587e483b8ff5d3fb0517e6535e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Confetti Urbanism - CCA Back Lot Image &copy; Clark Thenhaus / Endemic Architecture</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65fcf1e574986f136e1d1428f95c25e5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/65/65fcf1e574986f136e1d1428f95c25e5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Confetti Courtyard by Clark Thenhaus / Endemic Architecture</figcaption></figure><p>Known for collaborating with innovative designers and brands, Hem embraces their new West Coast showroom with the colorful graphic work&nbsp; Thenhaus delivers. Hem's new headquarters will have the walls, floors, and other surfaces directly painted on...</p>