ZARA HOME COLLABORATES FOR A SECOND TIME WITH BELGIAN DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT VINCENT VAN DUYSEN

Zara Home is collaborating with Belgian designer and architect Vincent Van Duysen for a second collection of furniture, homewares, and textiles, set to launch in June 2023.

The collection mainly focuses on the dining room, with the concept of togetherness being the overarching theme for designer Vincent Van Duysen. Each piece was designed with the idea of conviviality and helping diners experience. “This is a collection inspired by convivial moments around a dining table, in the company of your loved ones,” explains Van Duysen. He further describes the collection as feeling like a homecoming, due to its dimensions, sensorial aspects, look, and feel all reflecting his work.

Their collaboration led to the creation of a collection that pays tribute to the performer’s musical background as well as the history of the Balmain’s house. In fact, after devoting five months to refining the collection, the collaboration produced 17 couture pieces, with 16 of them corresponding to the songs on Renaissance, the collection beginning with the self-assured “I’m That Girl” and culminating with the pulsatingly liberating “Summer Renaissance.” Moreover, the collection, named Renaissance Couture, showcases dramatic sculptural elements such as hammered metal breastplates, 3D-printed bustiers, and feather fireworks.

“I can’t help but be thrilled by the history-making aspects of this collaboration,” Rousteing said. “This appears to be the first time that a Black woman has overseen the couture offering from an historic Parisian house. And those designs were created in partnership with the first Black man to ever oversee all the collections at an historic Parisian house. Let’s hope those two firsts help inspire plenty of others. Thank you, Beyoncé,” he continued, “for creating the infectious, joyous music that launched this journey – and for partnering with me to ensure that we designed the collection that perfectly reflected the power of those compositions.”

Take a look at the collection here: https://us.balmain.com/en/experience/renaissance-couture-beyonce-x-balmain