The British furniture designer Matthew Hilton RDI has turned his talents to sculpture, presenting his debut collection of works in a new solo exhibition, Tough Moment, presented at Paul Smith’s flagship Albermarle Street gallery space.

Tough Moment is inspired by Hilton’s fascination with industry, methods of making and the industrial aesthetic. In his first collection of sculptures, he uses various forming processes such as laser cutting, milling, water jet cutting, folding and traditional casting. These processes are employed to manipulate the hard and weighty medium into bold abstract forms aiming to evoke our physical and emotional experiences. Matthew describes the experience of transition from the practice of design to sculpture as a tough one, bringing new creative challenges.