Interlude

Interlude is an intervening body of work that breaks from the studio’s narrative progression of Acts to inaugurate Apparatus editions. This limited work indulges in fine handcraft pushed beyond the boundaries of the studio’s production pieces.

Musical references inform the collection, with motifs evoking synesthetic interpretations of notes on a score, and a pair of cabinets conceived in the compositional tradition of theme and variation. hand embroidery, alabaster, carpathian burl, and eel skin ground the collection in decorative references, while playful proportion and scale carry the work into a historical fantasy.

Interlude includes the studio’s second short film, made in collaboration with Matthew Placek, which brings to life the fantasy of a shuttered modernist opera house. The imagined space shaped the collection from its conception and illustrates the fundamental role of the exploration of space, real or invented, in informing artistic director Gabriel Hendifar’s process.

  • Dimly lit hallway with three ornate dark wooden doors flanked by two abstract sculptures and hanging pendant lights
  • Dimly lit room with olive green carpet, sculptural coffee tables, a green lounge chair, and a folding screen against textured walls.
  • Top view of an antique wooden box with removable lid revealing a decorated ceramic vase inside on a textured brown surface
  • Dimly lit artistic wooden wall sconce with abstract cutouts and a softly glowing light inside on a dark textured background
  • Close-up side view of a textured abstract sculpture with geometric patterns and protruding metallic rods against black background
  • Vertical dark wooden slats with narrow metallic strips featuring abstract patterns against a black background
  • Dark wooden folding room divider with metallic gold rectangular accents next to a small wall-mounted light fixture on textured wall
  • Abstract stone sculpture composed of interconnected rounded shapes with speckled black and beige textures on a brown surface
  • Close-up of a brass plate embossed with text on a rounded beige marble surface against a black background
  • Close-up of a textured red brick wall with vertical sections casting shadows against a tan background
  • Dimly lit interior scene showing a textured wooden door partially open to a room with a stone table and upholstered chair
  • Dimly lit interior hallway with textured walls, an open door, a stone pedestal bust, and a hanging lantern light fixture.