David Kaihoi is an artist first, having spent his early years making an endless array of gallery-worthy assemblages—paper dioramas, ceramic sculptures, mixed-media collage. He cut his teeth in decorating as a fine-arts installer, handling everything from Picasso drawings to Louis XV ormolu clocks. Brushing shoulders with leading tastemakers and interior designers, Kaihoi came under interior decoratings's thrall. "It's a dream to translate my influences and studio impulses into...
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David Kaihoi is an artist first, having spent his early years making an endless array of gallery-worthy assemblages—paper dioramas, ceramic sculptures, mixed-media collage. He cut his teeth in decorating as a fine-arts installer, handling everything from Picasso drawings to Louis XV ormolu clocks. Brushing shoulders with leading tastemakers and interior designers, Kaihoi came under interior decoratings's thrall. "It's a dream to translate my influences and studio impulses into lasting, lavish products," says Kaihoi. "For me, it's the quality of the hand that makes everything special."
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