Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents Sebastian Brajkovic's furniture series 'Lathe'.

His works are morphings – re-interpretations of antique items of furniture with a cultural origin which can be clearly identified, generally chairs in the style of the 17th century. Sebastian Brajkovic uses the techniques of traditional craftsmanship to re-shape these items of furniture by extruding or turning them and setting them in a new, contemporary context.

Lathe V by Sebastian Brajkovic

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Lathe V by Sebastian Brajkovic

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"My very first thought with making this design was actually a practical one. I wanted to create more space on a singular chair by “extruding” the seat’s surface area. This extruding idea came from a Photoshop function where you can pick a row of pixels and extend them as long as you want. This modern computer method aided me to devise new ways of sketching as a contradictory partner in my design process. In this paradoxical sense, using antique forms was the next logical step."

Lathe VIII by Sebastian Brajkovic

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Lathe VIII by Sebastian Brajkovic

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Lathe VIII adopts the idea of the traditional love seat, which is created by connecting two baroque-style chairs by an extruded backrest. The elaborate embroidery on the upholstery of the backrest is a significant element of this work. The regular overlapping of the outline across the entire width of the backrest creates the impression of movement which is reminiscent of super slow-motion shots á la Matrix. Brajkovic accordingly seems to integrate the moment of morphing, the element of time as a fourth dimension, into the object.

Lathe Table by Sebastian Brajkovic

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Lathe Table by Sebastian Brajkovic

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The Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London will be devoting an extensive exhibition to the work of Sebastian Brajkovic from 5 February to 14 March.