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Serban opened up about the fluid, improvisational nature of his work\u2014part sculpture, part drawing, part experimental dreaming. From sketches to large-scale installations, he reflects on his elastic sense of space and the strange alchemy (and joy) of turning steel into something tender. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apartamentomagazine.com\/stories\/serban-ionescu\/\">To read the full interview, become a member and unlock our endless digital archive!<\/a><\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_size":"full","gallery":[161085]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_blocks","block_sizes":"half_50_50","content_type_left":"image","image_size_left":"regular","image_left":161094,"video_left_url":"","video_caption_left":"","video_left_type":false,"text_left":"","credit_image":null,"credit_link_left":null,"content_type_right":"image","image_size_right":"regular","image_right":161092,"video_right_url":"","video_caption_right":"","video_right_type":false,"text_right":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_size":"full","gallery":[161089]},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_size":"regular","gallery":[161082,161088]},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_size":"full","gallery":[161081]},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Apartamento x BD<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Born from the liminal space between line and form\u2014from freehand sketches and spontaneous doodles\u2014these shapeshifting Mutant Hooks are as curious as they are endearing. Playful, gentle, and full of mischief, they live somewhere between function and fantasy. Each one, with its own uncanny posture and personality, feels like a creature from Serban\u2019s dreamscape, ready to hold your towels, your tote bags, or whatever other odd treasures your world contains. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apartamentomagazine.com\/stories\/serban-ionescus-mutant-hook\/\">Explore their world and get your hands on one or all four!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Apartamento x BD collaboration is a new series curated by Apartamento, marking BD\u2019s first venture into an everyday life objects collection. 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It also doubles as a play in three acts, written by Serban\u2019s friend and fellow artist James English Leary, who channels Serban\u2019s absurd, playful spirit through a cast of bizarre characters: Happy Lattice, Dog Bench Loaf, Assembled Chair, and more.<\/span><\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_size":"regular","gallery":[161160]},{"acf_fc_layout":"two_blocks","block_sizes":"half_50_50","content_type_left":"image","image_size_left":"regular","image_left":60937,"video_left_url":"","video_caption_left":"","video_left_type":false,"text_left":"","credit_image":null,"credit_link_left":null,"content_type_right":"image","image_size_right":"regular","image_right":60936,"video_right_url":"","video_caption_right":"","video_right_type":false,"text_right":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">148 Oblique Drawings<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This book opens up the artist\u2019s sketchbook, where vibrant, architectural forms meet a playful, collaborative poem built from the words of friends and fellow creatives. 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