PRESS RELEASE: PIRAJEAN LEES UNVEILS IMMERSIVE LIBRARY EXPLORING THE POWER OF SOUND AT WOW!HOUSE 2025, IN COLLABORATION WITH DEDAR
2nd June 2025
London, June 2025 — Narrative design studio Pirajean Lees, in partnership with iconic Italian textile house Dedar, unveils a sensory-rich library at WOW!house 2025, the annual design showcase held at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, from 3 June to 3 July 2025.
For this year’s edition, Pirajean Lees invites visitors into a space where design, emotion, and sound converge. Titled “A440 Hz – Connecting in Silence”, the room draws its design narrative from the universal tuning note heard just before a concert begins — an emotionally charged moment, filled with anticipation and presence. The space becomes a reflection on sound: not just what is heard, but how it’s felt. Here, the conventional idea of the library is upended — less a hushed repository of books and more a retreat designed for deep listening and layered experience.
At the heart of the design is a question: how does sound shape a space? - “In today’s urban landscape, true silence is not the absence of sound but the art of controlling it,” - the studio reflects. Informed by a shared love of music — particularly jazz — between Pirajean Lees and Dedar, the room explores the interplay between quiet and expression. “The result is a design that captures that moment of breath before a performance begins, a space full of intent and stillness.”
True to the studio’s narrative design philosophy, every project begins not with visual references, but with story. In this room, that story is physical and atmospheric — told through materials, textures, acoustics, and emotional tone. Clad in Dedar’s expressive, tactile textiles, the room offers both comfort and resonance. 'Aplomb' and 'Splendido' are used in layered compositions to manage acoustics with warmth and tactility, while the perforated 'A Love Supreme' fabric plays with light and reflection across mirrored columns and 'Amoir Libre' covered ceiling.
We’re proud to be part of such a globally celebrated event,” say the founders of Pirajean Lees. “We’ve created a space that encourages pause, connection, and deep listening. It’s a room that speaks through silence — and listens, too.
Bespoke bookcases, designed by Pirajean Lees, crafted by Bluecrow
The Listening Chair, designed by Pirajean Lees, crafted by Maison Phelippeau
Enjoy the playlist for the library here.
Pirajean Lees's central pendant, crafted by Iberian Lighting, features Dedar’s Wide Wool QB and sets the ambient tone, while the rug, inspired by Chladni patterns and hand-made by Jennifer Manners, mirrors Pirajean Lees's A440 Hertz design narrative. Timber stools crafted by Ben Whistler, upholstered in 'Splendido Splendente', add sculptural softness.
Architectural Lighting by LightIQ emphasises the jazz-inspired ‘A Love Supreme’ drapery, and plays with highs and lows, highlighting textures, tones and artworks by sculptor Pira and a bespoke Jo Malone scent deepens the multi-sensory environment.
A curated vinyl collection and a gently turning record player are nestled on the bespoke Pirajean Lees designed Listening Chair — offering a quiet ritual within the space. Sculptures are layered in thoughtfully, suggesting a lived-in, personal atmosphere that feels closer to a private retreat than a public installation.
Inspired by traditional luthier cases, the timber bookcases, designed by Pirajean Lees, crafted by Bluecrow, are lined in Dedar’s 'Fanfara' and 'Vladimiro' textiles, enhancing the spatial rhythm while absorbing and diffusing sound. These details create a quiet, cocooning experience — more felt than overtly seen.
Throughout the space are bespoke furniture pieces from Pirajean Lees’ forthcoming collection — each one crafted to stand the test of time. Designed in-house and realised in close collaboration with expert makers, each piece reflects a shared commitment to material integrity and artisanal quality.
The Listening Chair, designed to house a record player and a collection of vinyls, is upholstered in Dedar’s woven 'Kotakot', with 'Amoir Libre' piping. A modular sofa in luminous 'Monsieur Baudelaire' velvet is layered with cushions in 'Adorabile Alpaca' and 'Patchwork', finished with 'Pin' rouche braid. Made in collaboration with Maison Phelippeau, the two seating pieces are handcrafted in London using the finest artisanal methods and savoir-faire, for long, immersive listening sessions.
A440 Hertz narrative-inspired rug, crafted by Jennifer Manners
More than a decorative showcase, the library offers a quiet moment within the bustle of WOW!house. Emotionally rich and acoustically aware, it’s a room that reconsiders how we experience space — asking not only how it looks, but how it makes us feel.
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Notes to Editor are below.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Opening times:
3 June - 3 July 2025, Monday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 0XE
Press Previews:
Monday 2 June, 10.30am - 12.30pm: Press morning for WOW!house
About Pirajean Lees
Rooted in narrative design, Pirajean Lees is an award-winning Interior Architecture and furniture design studio founded in 2017 by Clémence Pirajean and James Lees. Specialising in private residential and luxury hospitality worldwide, the studio is renowned for creating avant-garde, trend-setting designs that blend creativity with function. As narrative designers, their unique process begins with analogue research, forming the plot and the characters within, allowing them to craft spaces with storytelling at their core.
Notable projects include The House of KOKO, Kioku by Endo at The OWO, and Mimi Kakushi. In 2025, Pirajean Lees will debut ‘Editions,’ a sustainable collection of artisan-made furniture and accessories, reflecting their commitment to design and craftsmanship.
About Dedar
Founded in 1976, Dedar is an Italian textile company that expresses a personal style with its cutting-edge contemporary collections of fine fabrics, wallcoverings, and trimmings. Located close to Como, in the heart of a manufacturing district, Dedar experiments and innovates to attain product perfection through an ongoing dialogue with those craftsmen and textile specialists who are most familiar with the techniques employed in the production of excellent fabrics. Characterized by seductive colour palettes and unexpected patterns, Dedar combines precious yarns with research into fibre technology to offer various solutions for curtains, upholstery, and wallcoverings of timeless elegance.
About Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour
Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour in London is the world’s premier destination for design and decoration. Home to 130+ showrooms and more than 600 international brands, it is the largest of its kind in Europe and the first port of call for professional designers and architects sourcing for prestigious residential and commercial projects, as well as design enthusiasts seeking inspiration for their own homes. A thriving events programme, including WOW!house, cements its reputation as an exceptionally dynamic, thriving hub.
PIRAJEAN LEES - FURNITURE EDITIONS
ACC01 Bookends
RG07 Audio rug
CAB02 Bookcases
CAB03 Desk
CH05 Listening chair
CH06 Stool
SO02 Sofa
TC01 Coffee tables
LP01 Pendant light
DEDAR FABRICS, WALLPAPERS, TRIMMINGS
'A Love Supreme' fabric (003), ardesia
'Adorabile Alpaca' fabric (011), storm blue
'Amoir Libre' (036), terra cotta by Dedar
'Aplomb' fabric (031)
'Fanfara' fabric (114)
'Kotakot' fabric (003), black
'Monsieur Baudelaire' fabric (006), indigo
'Nebula' fabric (H24006 / 001), magnete
'Patchwork' fabric (007), marine
'Pin019 Rouche' tufted braid (014), champignon by Dedar
'Spendido Splendente' fabric (029), bois de rose lamina oro
'Splendido' fabric, storm blue (023)
'Vladimiro' fabric (028)
'Wide Wool Qb' fabric (001), avorio
COLLABORATORS
Art & Assembly: Fabrication studio
Benjamin Moore: paint
Bluecrow: Contractor and joinery
Iberian Lighting: bespoke lighting
Light IQ: Architectural lighting design
Maison Phelippeau: Upholstery, drapery
ARTWORK
'Bougeoirs', sculpture, bronze, no 4 / 8 (1992) by Pira
'Le Danseur', sculpture, bronze, no 2 / 8 (2001) by Pira
'Youp La Boum', sculpture, bronze, no 5 / 8 (1996) by Pira
CONTRIBUTORS
'Occular Round' spotlight with honeycomb lens by Phos
'Rinia' wall-washer LED tape by Lucerna Lighting
'Surface' sconce, bronze by Studio Henry Wilson
'Plato Oval Trio' trays by Uniqka
'Malt whisky set with wooden tray' by Nude
'Fluted Cornice' frieze (C139) by Stevensons of Norwich
'Drum T3' table lamp, brushed aluminium by Minimalux
'Helsinki' clamp wall / table lamp, chrome by Heal's
'Compact Standmount' speakers (607 S3) by Bowers & Wilkins and AWE Europe Ltd
Wireless streaming amplifier (M1), black by Marantz and AWE Europe Ltd
JO MALONE FRAGRANCES
'Oud & Bergamot' classic candle by Jo Malone London
'Pomegranate Noir' classic candle by Jo Malone London
'Pomegranate Noir' diffuser by Jo Malone London
The Narrative, A440 Hertz
As a curated collection of knowledge, a library stands as a physical representation of silence, a quiet retreat from the world.
For WOW!house, we approach the design holistically, by exploring how sound can shape a space. Silence ends as the music starts, sounds are held back, muffled and subdued. Emphasizing this sensorial quality of conventional libraries, we create an immersive experience embracing the power of silence and the expression of sound.
In today's urban landscape, true silence is not the absence of sound, but the art of controlling it. Music, as an artistic expression, embodies this delicate balance of sound control.
Our narrative stems from A440 Hz - the tuning standard of musical instruments before a concert - the sound of anticipation. An emotionally charged moment filled with imagination, thrill and wonder of new discoveries.
