Homu’s New Serveware Range Riffs on Mid-Century Scandi Design

Photo: Courtesy of Homu/Pab Martin

The Melbourne-based homewares label’s Chroma collection is made to stand out on your dining table. There are sculptural stainless-steel bowls, three-tiered stands and a very sleek (and chic) tissue box.

Lys Chin is the founder and creative director of homewares label Homu. Chin and her husband Hamish Hoskin were inspired to create Homu in 2019 while designing furniture for their small and narrow first property.

Those custom pieces gave the couple a crash course in the design process. What started as a personal endeavour slowly morphed over lockdown into a refined label focused on pieces for the table. Crafted with style and purpose, Homu’s range includes delicate ceramic tableware, metal serveware, funky linen lamps and larger custom furniture.

The pair have since moved to a larger property, and the entire bottom floor houses Homu’s office and warehouse. Pieces are designed in Melbourne and manufactured in India, China and Indonesia.

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Chroma, the brand’s latest collection of stainless-steel pieces featuring a mirrored finish, takes its serveware in a more dramatic direction. An evolution of the brand’s popular Meta collection, the range moves away from the demure brushed-silver look of previous designs.

“While we originally created Meta for everyday use, it started getting really popular and picked up by fashion apparel brands for their events,” Chin says. “And so … we created Chroma specifically for events.”

From sculptural bowls to elevated platters, inspired by mid-century Scandinavian serveware, each Chroma piece is designed to stand out on your dining table. “The collection is not as gentle as our other pieces – they are quite loud,” Chin explains. “We usually balance out bolder and sharper shapes with a warmer composition to strike a balance.”

There are also candle holders with an eye-catching melted look, a set of kidney-shaped plates, and a triple-tiered stand that gives a modern look to high tea. Plus, sleek utilitarian items like a tissue box holder, colander, juicer and a range of cups, plates and cutlery.

As with all her collections, Chin hopes people will enjoy using the pieces much as they enjoy looking at them. “We want Chroma to visually beg you to play with it,” she says. “To make you want to cook, host and ultimately create.”

This article first appeared in Domain Review, in partnership with Broadsheet.

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