With Self Love, Shamekh expands the language of radical experimental design: blending craftsmanship with innovation, weaving narrative into everyday objects, and dissolving boundaries between art, design, and sculpture. His work poses a timely question in today’s hybrid culture: can design still be confined to labels—or must it instead flow freely across disciplines, embodying the soulful and the functional, the grounded and the dreamlike, all at once?
Self Love is a space to sit with yourself. When you settle into these giant artichoke flowers, you turn inward, you reflect, and from that quiet space, transformation begins.
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At this year’s Design Miami/Paris, Dubai-based radical experimental designer Roham Shamekh unveils Self Love, a poetic installation of three monumental artichoke-flower seats—versatile both outdoors and indoors. Crafted in ceramic and the studio’s proprietary resin, these sculptural mobiliers transform the simple act of sitting into a meditative ritual of reflection, mindfulness, and self-transformation. Rooted in the silhouette of an everyday pouf, Shamekh elevates the form into a surreal floral sculpture. Each artichoke blooms open in layered petals—at once protective and embracing—inviting visitors to pause, to lean inward, and to inhabit stillness. For Shamekh, sitting is never passive: it is an intentional act of self-love, a quiet moment to observe the universe within as the first step toward shaping the universe beyond.Radiant and whimsical, the three artichoke flowers create a dreamlike landscape that feels both earthly and ethereal. Together, they compose a sanctuary at the heart of Paris’s leading collectible design fair—where design transcends function and becomes a soulful encounter.
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