Walrus, Octopus & Rhino Chairs by Maximo Riero

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXmURrmO2jLfK5U4lYOOmg7ICLPRcbZbHZSeHxdyuYnXEGt8_bTVlyS2nA0oHg8dWsJxPPNUE09W7O9Kb67qDk6zqX3Hj1khkNCZCX-_9zzAOPKrHd4We1QcUJA5J2Ty3U8CFH894_5vT/s1600/Animal+Chairs+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647921337239717602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXmURrmO2jLfK5U4lYOOmg7ICLPRcbZbHZSeHxdyuYnXEGt8_bTVlyS2nA0oHg8dWsJxPPNUE09W7O9Kb67qDk6zqX3Hj1khkNCZCX-_9zzAOPKrHd4We1QcUJA5J2Ty3U8CFH894_5vT/s400/Animal+Chairs+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maximoriera.com/flash.htm">The Animal Chair collection by Maximo Riero</a> consists of a diverse range of species; an octopus, a whale, a rhino, a walrus, a lion and even a beetle. Each unique chair is faithful to the animal's image and yet has incorporated traditional tufted seating in its appearance. Thus far Maximo has completed three of his intended collection, the first being an Octopus, followed by a Rhinoceros and a Walrus. A Lion, a Beetle and a Whale are the next three to come.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Octopus Chair:</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7HgBRsxM3jfADP0u60lk62BZf7mG9ROwEljUSuoODr5g1m9jl1QJmcy9v-KIrOINW1gjAzEjPtS0VaKsjC9mbn0b8IGMhIiDHMD0G2Y0SVzq0qyGYQgV5v5lCBIFNuXNK8FJYybYCfDP/s1600/octopus6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647923441166008066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7HgBRsxM3jfADP0u60lk62BZf7mG9ROwEljUSuoODr5g1m9jl1QJmcy9v-KIrOINW1gjAzEjPtS0VaKsjC9mbn0b8IGMhIiDHMD0G2Y0SVzq0qyGYQgV5v5lCBIFNuXNK8FJYybYCfDP/s400/octopus6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 402px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg9y0jhUASTlDIpkGbeKnTp69zLwE4x9n9iCKJEdjdgljqCY6c8fvMxI57D33UNBizA9AncWE42A8hWdJwXlWJSdOQdj31Ca8xpXtiWgM7E09zsstQzISk3jDTIIUAzbzuBBz6vXUhSP0/s1600/octopus4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648550800747876482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg9y0jhUASTlDIpkGbeKnTp69zLwE4x9n9iCKJEdjdgljqCY6c8fvMxI57D33UNBizA9AncWE42A8hWdJwXlWJSdOQdj31Ca8xpXtiWgM7E09zsstQzISk3jDTIIUAzbzuBBz6vXUhSP0/s400/octopus4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Rhino Chair:</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-0H3uS1wez4ZZkTiFOrc-uOYORa43rtILIflcd0nE_o9r_wQJgxlHFSGadRwy6CtRlYrLCvZQ-prWCRcaNAH9Go5HwY65922OmDJXGoL1ondfilObLAIGt5y1aoII0elwFb340R6yYJH/s1600/rhino+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647919606387170434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-0H3uS1wez4ZZkTiFOrc-uOYORa43rtILIflcd0nE_o9r_wQJgxlHFSGadRwy6CtRlYrLCvZQ-prWCRcaNAH9Go5HwY65922OmDJXGoL1ondfilObLAIGt5y1aoII0elwFb340R6yYJH/s400/rhino+detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 548px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPpNwBenRRSlm3bDkxyrLk8BezMBf8Mmhww9pOJV-7QUhc3HlHBWuqv5HBwGsC-Lvv8w3Lm-BT4UM6r03XUd63E05feEc8svec6rblxCWajil4LQQ5PyYRm-MYgOkdImEiMWX7dwoSuYS/s1600/110707W-01-17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647917578529824338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPpNwBenRRSlm3bDkxyrLk8BezMBf8Mmhww9pOJV-7QUhc3HlHBWuqv5HBwGsC-Lvv8w3Lm-BT4UM6r03XUd63E05feEc8svec6rblxCWajil4LQQ5PyYRm-MYgOkdImEiMWX7dwoSuYS/s400/110707W-01-17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 525px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCrSyzjdRt7HZah26Z7qox4fKo2ejsNtEC3nMIQ-JmLlVPNpUpNh3fgKRB3WOmaSDziHLlguAt46mtJGjRPp6i4789UQ5ZaxHPJ8njnreQcSheYewCZqWWBeam0D0R9o8uuiliB6OafLY/s1600/page01L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647919837812456066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCrSyzjdRt7HZah26Z7qox4fKo2ejsNtEC3nMIQ-JmLlVPNpUpNh3fgKRB3WOmaSDziHLlguAt46mtJGjRPp6i4789UQ5ZaxHPJ8njnreQcSheYewCZqWWBeam0D0R9o8uuiliB6OafLY/s400/page01L.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">About the artist:</span><br /><br />Máximo Riera has been a practicing artist for over thirty years. Whilst predominantly working in photography, painting and sculpture, he has also published a collection of poetry. Inspired by his travel and experiences through Europe and the Caribbean Islands, Máximo's vibrant use of colour and evocative attention to detail have been an inspiration which convey the meaning of his creations. His work also demonstrates a predominant influence from abstract expressionism and the Pop Art movements.<br /><br /><br /><br />Even though his artistic career was relegated to a secondary role due to his professional life in the medical industry, Máximo still organized several exhibitions and events for his work, with all proceeds going to charity.<br /><br /><br /><br />Born in Asturias, Northern Spain, Máximo has now retired to his studio in Cadiz, where he paints and sculpts each day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maximoriera.com/">www.maximoriera.com</a><br /><br />

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When Computers And Classics Collide: Sebastian Brajkovic's Lathe Furniture

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-DNZWS7oOl4Hy-4jdlPzBj7sMKbvCwT0k7X8CqUGH68rzcwBh4CUZHYIEP_rjntMVqdohLYSh2fi8YOKoDt4heFjMWBAMMB2vUPqW715ClBk_tzpVle9Ff1Oo9JSmwK1aoFSTG0TstAy/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304315461816036066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-DNZWS7oOl4Hy-4jdlPzBj7sMKbvCwT0k7X8CqUGH68rzcwBh4CUZHYIEP_rjntMVqdohLYSh2fi8YOKoDt4heFjMWBAMMB2vUPqW715ClBk_tzpVle9Ff1Oo9JSmwK1aoFSTG0TstAy/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 485px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SEBASTIAN BRAJKOVIC </span><br /><br />Last Spring, Carpenters Workshop Gallery had a showing of Sebastian Brajkovic's collection of work, entitled Lathe. The exhibit consisted of a series of several chairs and one aluminum table, all of which combine classic furniture design with computer inspired 'stretching' to create a modern interpretation of antique style furniture.<br /><br />The work is so innovative and unusual that one of the pieces from the exhibition, Lathe VIII, has even been entered into the prestigious permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.<br /><br />"They are called <span style="font-style: italic;">Lathe</span> because of the apparent rotating effect of the design. In fact the word Lathe comes from the Latin word used to convey the idea of milk being stirred. 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." says Sebastian.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM_qZlN07gMSw5BKYRXywzWxlkKQ66Vpzxkk9ERKA92qK02nqAHKJrmXt8kQftdidEtyJo8Tx5hCI5BttkIs7O8yiIR-6Xm7KGxFkiMm9u7u8yoK6zttUb18Wwchm6P66qho8419NYn9r/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304316985545635554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM_qZlN07gMSw5BKYRXywzWxlkKQ66Vpzxkk9ERKA92qK02nqAHKJrmXt8kQftdidEtyJo8Tx5hCI5BttkIs7O8yiIR-6Xm7KGxFkiMm9u7u8yoK6zttUb18Wwchm6P66qho8419NYn9r/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><br />The artist continues "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."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-LnwfccfiVdhDSgoW6U4pSsHvpbss3JbcEru1MorP37_AUyFX2NbDbcl_uHZm6sf3EQsxCryzrtYSxy6wskZ-9Y5qW1Sh0WsvOKHT17UHxXlxVKymxhlyTDS5uDswsFDVpJfofVAyKm0/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304326527914810402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-LnwfccfiVdhDSgoW6U4pSsHvpbss3JbcEru1MorP37_AUyFX2NbDbcl_uHZm6sf3EQsxCryzrtYSxy6wskZ-9Y5qW1Sh0WsvOKHT17UHxXlxVKymxhlyTDS5uDswsFDVpJfofVAyKm0/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 647px;" /></a><br /><br />His artistic process starts by deconstructing historical pieces of furniture, in particular seventeenth-century chairs, then through a combination of wood carving, bronze casting and hand embroidering, he reconstructs an entirely new vision, as you can see from the pieces below.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lathe I:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2ZwIdBKnSZyVIG18V0WMFCo6UAzXT92GZr4wayJLEqD9uEhupG9DcOEMyMDHhKuM0i97QfF3HSE-EkIGFTrDez-obh7YBv_spmH-T3CK58gPAlG0aoQuyv42Mb49h02qWY_eGdZxBVfJ/s1600-h/SBlathe-i-view.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304321724146448466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2ZwIdBKnSZyVIG18V0WMFCo6UAzXT92GZr4wayJLEqD9uEhupG9DcOEMyMDHhKuM0i97QfF3HSE-EkIGFTrDez-obh7YBv_spmH-T3CK58gPAlG0aoQuyv42Mb49h02qWY_eGdZxBVfJ/s400/SBlathe-i-view.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqYg0nKd46OJOHAQhM_UjR1UN3sARp2uXT8jXBArT8dgTru8FW_P8mQPMQfw04V51aD2Q0_EXxtwwn9B1yGVwImCQ_19TfUYt6YQHshTKaeIJ9nzLHHr6cHH2zSArbptDOF9RjszKW2cY/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304311352045271026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqYg0nKd46OJOHAQhM_UjR1UN3sARp2uXT8jXBArT8dgTru8FW_P8mQPMQfw04V51aD2Q0_EXxtwwn9B1yGVwImCQ_19TfUYt6YQHshTKaeIJ9nzLHHr6cHH2zSArbptDOF9RjszKW2cY/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 494px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1heBHxmoUm9AbgEAEF_6kGyupMAXXVfeUHGOzzXLdXhCJ7eJ3fcSpbcGM_n8_yzRRgbKrKPlG2s-LID3r283OC69nK2Jyc50KUv4inRznf9VU6_6zfu71d81HTchpLBILSLQGfjz1DFKw/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304311191372113186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1heBHxmoUm9AbgEAEF_6kGyupMAXXVfeUHGOzzXLdXhCJ7eJ3fcSpbcGM_n8_yzRRgbKrKPlG2s-LID3r283OC69nK2Jyc50KUv4inRznf9VU6_6zfu71d81HTchpLBILSLQGfjz1DFKw/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 658px;" /></a><br />Above: Lathe I, 2008<br />H 85 L 114 W 114 cm<br />Bronze, embroidered upholstery<br />Edition of 8<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lathe II:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9KTVQ14mhqUqQePws3mdz_lwbdfaH_AosZvgiRfw60VbWQdxaOv9ghrSPcBhUogDRrVwku4jykigPJMofSQwSs8c7KG6RxWi_FirA2U6nPV0trK6H0ozuKYNIl1IUNAFbc592sgJvu78/s1600-h/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304310473881346754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9KTVQ14mhqUqQePws3mdz_lwbdfaH_AosZvgiRfw60VbWQdxaOv9ghrSPcBhUogDRrVwku4jykigPJMofSQwSs8c7KG6RxWi_FirA2U6nPV0trK6H0ozuKYNIl1IUNAFbc592sgJvu78/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 444px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrsM5x0tm25FIbeV8ftvnBi114jvN28luBK8a2fAbilraJ7CZKn2DiY8d0Mmn8Nivl-5k_7dqWPXF9du6tDKE_3_MU_o1j2IMVGTYudje9R1fdE6R4aRZ33F0GAhvlrtDymfHGjkhS8Ik/s1600-h/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304314291905574482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrsM5x0tm25FIbeV8ftvnBi114jvN28luBK8a2fAbilraJ7CZKn2DiY8d0Mmn8Nivl-5k_7dqWPXF9du6tDKE_3_MU_o1j2IMVGTYudje9R1fdE6R4aRZ33F0GAhvlrtDymfHGjkhS8Ik/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 789px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5NAs3D6Qg39F8ipnY6RXeH4JdcJEgVLEaWQ9JG1CFqNPraoTQ3YuCMkHI7F4WeLwC8V7PUQWPyzlXlsvnlV8PY8ElrYHKvDqXjQxrM94E1LqKFMPF0C1oDsZ7IfhHUdE_T4Q6QyjFrCv/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304314196429636770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5NAs3D6Qg39F8ipnY6RXeH4JdcJEgVLEaWQ9JG1CFqNPraoTQ3YuCMkHI7F4WeLwC8V7PUQWPyzlXlsvnlV8PY8ElrYHKvDqXjQxrM94E1LqKFMPF0C1oDsZ7IfhHUdE_T4Q6QyjFrCv/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 353px;" /></a><br />Above: Lathe II, 2008<br />H 100 L 102 W 62 cm<br />Bronze, embroidered upholstery<br />Edition of 8<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lathe III:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwS5L9SutF8lXGAKEwO2_4xM2QZOlJ-de43jaroRCyGb-FDj063XnrpR6Lit-5eDYNo7ZPNF1aJBrqAwO_SOvffFTbVdh_RExD14VocAM-suAD1x6-r1vv55XcVa7-XF2tyVpCERzpJoV/s1600-h/Picture+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304314604482387506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwS5L9SutF8lXGAKEwO2_4xM2QZOlJ-de43jaroRCyGb-FDj063XnrpR6Lit-5eDYNo7ZPNF1aJBrqAwO_SOvffFTbVdh_RExD14VocAM-suAD1x6-r1vv55XcVa7-XF2tyVpCERzpJoV/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 600px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMGKUyoQuu-W58wjVhBUh7TAS5hd9LX3I-kNsmescX5beLEiFKhyYg2Q0J7cNMRO3zVGy5-N9gMqDis7ce7DJOhcl_-_IepcaqjPi7puOZK7zF1BGlXcDNbCe36k3rNiBITKkdMev176d/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304318358354380098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMGKUyoQuu-W58wjVhBUh7TAS5hd9LX3I-kNsmescX5beLEiFKhyYg2Q0J7cNMRO3zVGy5-N9gMqDis7ce7DJOhcl_-_IepcaqjPi7puOZK7zF1BGlXcDNbCe36k3rNiBITKkdMev176d/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 512px;" /></a><br />Above: Lathe III, 2006<br />H 94 L 74 W 67 cm<br />Bronze, hand embroidered<br />Edition of 8<br /><br /><blockquote>Usually the materials or forms I use are from products that already proved themselves as worthy. Like the lathe chair series for instance, the forms are used from old chairs, these old chairs lay easy on the eye because they are recognizable, in a way they are accepted. If I want to explain a chair that looks like its moving, it will explain itself better when you recognize the old and familiar chair in it.<br /> ---- Sebastian Brajkovic</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lathe V (in various color versions):</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pl8-tfelxQNSOKzQDrqVJUuxrGXYtmnxR1YTZEu0dU-GVYqtZa72sd_LJnhw7r2_0jzEeyJoehsobq2u7oTge9kQkeuWE5Kd7Bns5sHwADfGaRZF3sBdpmH75lfaAam-C1Ku0U1XhYzA/s1600-h/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304309934551100818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pl8-tfelxQNSOKzQDrqVJUuxrGXYtmnxR1YTZEu0dU-GVYqtZa72sd_LJnhw7r2_0jzEeyJoehsobq2u7oTge9kQkeuWE5Kd7Bns5sHwADfGaRZF3sBdpmH75lfaAam-C1Ku0U1XhYzA/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 491px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6kspbUFyQ_FjXzfeVKMQb_SW5zhfLLTJUDcZPCIDri1oQq3WBuhO19OR7yLwAOj8F3vwbkef6VqxbXM5iny1CrtvQ5JzHpEa6-0DtC7Wn5ZQCWUwcT8_Eg-VvvVIxp7Qyf-4n8pG1N7f/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304317104901724706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6kspbUFyQ_FjXzfeVKMQb_SW5zhfLLTJUDcZPCIDri1oQq3WBuhO19OR7yLwAOj8F3vwbkef6VqxbXM5iny1CrtvQ5JzHpEa6-0DtC7Wn5ZQCWUwcT8_Eg-VvvVIxp7Qyf-4n8pG1N7f/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 529px; height: 519px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9FKEvLOu48Qb2ntPaEmQGoecz6dG1R6oxcZ3JEmxJH7GA0dfWtn9Q_iqfVPvHRQryOS-75eNmshuSfakEko_sgOgBRSwjaeddez31TOXiSBEllJvrQwMTjSCfMDogfMnVPr7Xro4QTZx/s1600-h/BRAJKOVIC2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304314890934220274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9FKEvLOu48Qb2ntPaEmQGoecz6dG1R6oxcZ3JEmxJH7GA0dfWtn9Q_iqfVPvHRQryOS-75eNmshuSfakEko_sgOgBRSwjaeddez31TOXiSBEllJvrQwMTjSCfMDogfMnVPr7Xro4QTZx/s400/BRAJKOVIC2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 474px;" /></a><br />Above: Lathe V, 2007<br />H 94 L 94 W 54 cm<br />Bronze, hand embroidered<br />Edition 8<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lathe VIII </span>(shown below) 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.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55EI1QVxCuRbHt7okMiUOBkJRzylDrCdqqIZUNT-Vkk-I_yrLoDrLryzI1bzSA2xvzaBTzFKPhzydRwPIOPZ9g-CW92kGF5k4F3CIfE-yyBv0IYYY0GPMK7yNtRHgGnwUfRFizOx5WQJ_/s1600-h/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304310149118228482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55EI1QVxCuRbHt7okMiUOBkJRzylDrCdqqIZUNT-Vkk-I_yrLoDrLryzI1bzSA2xvzaBTzFKPhzydRwPIOPZ9g-CW92kGF5k4F3CIfE-yyBv0IYYY0GPMK7yNtRHgGnwUfRFizOx5WQJ_/s400/6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-DNZWS7oOl4Hy-4jdlPzBj7sMKbvCwT0k7X8CqUGH68rzcwBh4CUZHYIEP_rjntMVqdohLYSh2fi8YOKoDt4heFjMWBAMMB2vUPqW715ClBk_tzpVle9Ff1Oo9JSmwK1aoFSTG0TstAy/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304315461816036066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-DNZWS7oOl4Hy-4jdlPzBj7sMKbvCwT0k7X8CqUGH68rzcwBh4CUZHYIEP_rjntMVqdohLYSh2fi8YOKoDt4heFjMWBAMMB2vUPqW715ClBk_tzpVle9Ff1Oo9JSmwK1aoFSTG0TstAy/s400/Picture+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 493px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQW8ZsTg98XzSAFQ1Nmo_GYwK2_rHLwqY-tsbluOrHNOE5EZHdG9Jy_YFeQSLwoCA5BHCzyP-r3IETKtxGT8c0mMHcYgcj6CZ3iPg05RYW8FIMivsypgWCgGfjceOxaIGAmTkNfQLu77GA/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304315598154270546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQW8ZsTg98XzSAFQ1Nmo_GYwK2_rHLwqY-tsbluOrHNOE5EZHdG9Jy_YFeQSLwoCA5BHCzyP-r3IETKtxGT8c0mMHcYgcj6CZ3iPg05RYW8FIMivsypgWCgGfjceOxaIGAmTkNfQLu77GA/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 816px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46ooGw_6isQQaySPES5_i7VYGnnTO04M_AOhYJ2-rIa6HwxCmR_eVdgWSJpEUyUewmDJ39j_NZQBsTI-GLgc_j9ikXW2PmzVwPkjCCr0b6oiDBTKYHk_FpZNydtUv_I1wzWAkvrVgVLyS/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304314474498664242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46ooGw_6isQQaySPES5_i7VYGnnTO04M_AOhYJ2-rIa6HwxCmR_eVdgWSJpEUyUewmDJ39j_NZQBsTI-GLgc_j9ikXW2PmzVwPkjCCr0b6oiDBTKYHk_FpZNydtUv_I1wzWAkvrVgVLyS/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 499px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXrg4mAJmX1SRj5F4qCsWPf0K97OlSZ0NMKKq-0AoPIK4Mqlh_EHc3PeX0ReE2omURFQyl4t5x4SJOlLsO7rMrD4y4uWa8bqHrUmJMPqDRTxQ56cN-Boh-0evrA0HgB-klngdsIlMi8a9/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304310359888614562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXrg4mAJmX1SRj5F4qCsWPf0K97OlSZ0NMKKq-0AoPIK4Mqlh_EHc3PeX0ReE2omURFQyl4t5x4SJOlLsO7rMrD4y4uWa8bqHrUmJMPqDRTxQ56cN-Boh-0evrA0HgB-klngdsIlMi8a9/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 603px;" /></a><br />Above: Lathe VIII, 2008<br />H 105 L 140 W 85 cm<br />Bronze with nitric-acid burned patina and needle stitched embroidered fabric<br />Edition of 8<br /><br />Made of aluminium, the Lathe Table is quite literally created by being turned on a real lathe. In this incarnation however, the chisel carves aluminum directly instead of the traditional wood. The evocative sense of movement is conveyed in the spinning lines of the quasi vortex, offering the past impression of a moment of great movement and now stillness. Inspired originally by a child’s spinning top, whizzing around at high speed, it has the same illusion that once at its optimal speed it is no longer moving but standing up straight. The highly polished surface is a product of the lathe turning technique which polishes as it carves the metal. He explains that whereas the Lathe Chairs are more like painting, in that modifications can be made during the production process, the Lathe Table is a one step process which is an honest and direct application of the Lathe concept.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lathe Table:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq3RxrtVGd2nxr_mkkOABDhWZ6ny06gtV88EqjNA3BY6cRndZz_ghLHwiH9pxxDjK9zqAJMFdv1aQwKC7p-jzdEg709acIc2wVml_JoJjURa3bv9u2AHRLPfjna8wBmX2PN7O7a2z87MU/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304310673163116834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq3RxrtVGd2nxr_mkkOABDhWZ6ny06gtV88EqjNA3BY6cRndZz_ghLHwiH9pxxDjK9zqAJMFdv1aQwKC7p-jzdEg709acIc2wVml_JoJjURa3bv9u2AHRLPfjna8wBmX2PN7O7a2z87MU/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 255px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp8gbXyF97Yg8ZUMLFMzh60zkc0oSagzAiKJBMcpnN-S_y-PtNzwn7TrpePwwPodApFAYu36MoFloBMRXOg5MjmtKCuRVnH7cqBNR1SO3TCkNHi2paGhHOUizLn1_b4pvkrcdwqSiQvs7/s1600-h/SB-lathe-table-v.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304321124332090754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp8gbXyF97Yg8ZUMLFMzh60zkc0oSagzAiKJBMcpnN-S_y-PtNzwn7TrpePwwPodApFAYu36MoFloBMRXOg5MjmtKCuRVnH7cqBNR1SO3TCkNHi2paGhHOUizLn1_b4pvkrcdwqSiQvs7/s400/SB-lathe-table-v.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGvNgaOrbDrqEnJCOg1-6FAN-aYbmpnoSHpx8AV4zTFVuJDE3mVZHS17vFyJWOiBDWsZiWJtCuKcW2Bj_d7szPC8789gQ9A33oIT5qCwoll-d15exuCIGnCOLFVwiL5Aa5gLML2wyVFXN/s1600-h/l4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304315059704741138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGvNgaOrbDrqEnJCOg1-6FAN-aYbmpnoSHpx8AV4zTFVuJDE3mVZHS17vFyJWOiBDWsZiWJtCuKcW2Bj_d7szPC8789gQ9A33oIT5qCwoll-d15exuCIGnCOLFVwiL5Aa5gLML2wyVFXN/s400/l4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW0fGekr9tXJ1oyvAK7ymOk169ctx6rhb6fLw27PWVIjAOBG4rXvVNmzM3FjUk-R37USO6LZtbifTgMLeAOMXIjVwTsrvQ3UoSov86DqBZVdNn56DdC5UcnJMdKNwmzP6DzxAGz5CttFu/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304318629073836370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW0fGekr9tXJ1oyvAK7ymOk169ctx6rhb6fLw27PWVIjAOBG4rXvVNmzM3FjUk-R37USO6LZtbifTgMLeAOMXIjVwTsrvQ3UoSov86DqBZVdNn56DdC5UcnJMdKNwmzP6DzxAGz5CttFu/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 346px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-u2vMSGPdmdcS7H733UyjD18NLgi7qyYEPmDnPHuzTMNNQ0G4PVn5GoY1aUhIB5-wduP88ED3C8IbRoYfNZ5RT3Yle34StqU4q_frMsUjy6zkxGNmZZyiK-GG_0n72RuoklRXKanhuye/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304318527656732050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-u2vMSGPdmdcS7H733UyjD18NLgi7qyYEPmDnPHuzTMNNQ0G4PVn5GoY1aUhIB5-wduP88ED3C8IbRoYfNZ5RT3Yle34StqU4q_frMsUjy6zkxGNmZZyiK-GG_0n72RuoklRXKanhuye/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 706px;" /></a><br />Above: Lathe Table, 2008<br />H 30 L 119 W 119 cm<br />lathe turned aluminium<br />Edition of 8<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the designer:</span><br /><a href="http://sebastianbrajkovic.com/">Sebastian Brajkovic</a> was born 18th September 1975 in Amsterdam from a Dutch-Indonesian mother and a Croatian-Italian father.<br /><br />After completing a course in cabinetmaking at school he applied for both the Rietveldt and Designacademy being torn between an art and design education. He chose the Designacademy with a view to make art that wanted to be design or visa versa. He studied under Gijs Bakker, Hella Jongerius and Jurgen Bey. He continues his studies in philosophy at the University of Utrecht. He carried out an invaluable internship at Jurgen Bey's studio. In June 2006 Brajkovic graduated with the "Lathe Chairs" and "Home Grown" projects.<br /><br />The above pieces, if not yet sold, are available for purchase from:<br /><a href="http://cwgdesign.com/"> The Carpenters Workshop Gallery, </a><br />3 albemerale street, london w1s 4he<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">special thanks to S</span><a href="http://www.rossanaorlandi.com/" style="font-style: italic;">pazio Rossana Orlandi</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Dezeen</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for some additional images.</span></span>

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