Objects Freeling Waters WILLIAM M., 2021

Freeling Waters, a collaboration between painter-turned-muralist Gijs Frieling and graphic designer-turned-calligrapher Job Wouters, has shown upcycling at its best with a collection of reworked antique cabinets. Originally shown at London Design Festival in September and scheduled to be exhibited at Design Miami/Podium, Shanghai in November, the 18th and 19th–century pine cabinets have been re-energised by the duo with startling geometrical patterns and lines of poetry. Each is adorned with vibrant colours in pure pigments, giving them a singular intensity. The William M. cabinet is a treasure trove of colours — intense blue, white and brown on the exterior, with a Seventies-style checkerboard of yellow and orange lining the inside. The one-of-a-kind cabinets are now available for purchase via The Wrong Shop Projects, a new platform that brings together artists, designers and specialist manufacturers in commissions for bespoke art.