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Tortoise | Table light
About this product
Architonic ID: 1149309
SKU: TORT
Year of Launch: 2011
Concept
Japanese Raku in perfection. Tortoise a light object with a mystic atmosphere.
Following the Japanese process of Raku, this clay object is buried in sawdust concluding the second round of firing. The wood shavings thus burn in a vacuum, wherein carbon particles bind with the surface of the clay and lend it a dark, metallic sheen. The simplistic, shell-like form of the lighting object emphasizes the mysterious, fascinating character of the object resulting from this process. A cursory glance is not sufficient to recognize the material.
Material: Clear glass hand-blown bowl
Dimensions: 6.5 x 11 inch
Produced in: Zurich CH
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Designers
Nikolas Kerl
Switzerland
Which forms do we like to be around? What makes material objects into aesthetically independent objects, and how can an object’s power of expression be strengthened? Some of the question that currently occupy designer Nikolas Kerl, born in Munich in 1983, already began during his youth. He attended boarding school for four years, where classical education lessons and craftsmanship were considered to be of equal value in a woodshop belonging to the institute. This fostered the desire for further knowledge in the field of furniture design. Nikolas received his degree as an Industrial Designer from the Zurich University of the Arts. Merely one year later, he began practicing as an independent designer an producer. In collaboration with local artisans, he produces pieces of furniture as well as objects for daily use, marked by their confident formal language and an equally curious and meticulous handling of materials. Nikolas Kerl accompanies his products throughout the entire design process, from building initial prototypes through to final quality control of the finished product.