Curiosity over ideology

In the design world, Christopher Boots is not just a name – he’s a provocateur with a creative approach as dynamic as the design pieces he crafts.

ALEESHA CALLAHAN

Visiting the studio of Melbourne-based industrial designer Christopher Boots is like stepping into one of his intricate lighting pieces. There is a sense of order, tempered with an innate organic sensibility. Wherever the eye lands, disparate inspirations are scattered, as Boots himself describes: “The studio is littered with half experiments and ideas”. Founded very deliberately on 11 November 2011, or 11-11-11 for the numerologically inclined, Christopher Boots the brand has now grown to a team of 30, which also includes representation in the United States. The design team of four is complemented with engineers, technicians and onsite manufacturing in Fitzroy. Looking around the studio it’s easy to draw the lines of reference from Boots’ own fascinations to the finished products. The most obvious is, of course, crystals and natural minerals,…

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