Pōhutukawa Stool bedding Applying this love of design

Applying this love of design to objects made from clay allows me the expression of shape and form

temporal and physical “in- between-ness”: being between Western and Eastern cultural values and between the permanent and the temporary physical properties of artwork

メリノの優れた特徴は、肌に触れる不快な刺激がなく、アレルギー反応をほとんど起こさないことです。チクチクするのは繊維の太さ、肌に触れた時のたわみやすさが密接に関係します。ニュージーランド産メリノ繊維は他のものと比べて、羊の育つNZ南島の自然環境から、細くて長く非常に柔らかであるのが特徴であり希少な”呼吸する繊維”です。また、再生可能で生分解性があるため、人に優しいだけでなく、環境にも優しい素材です。

material lens

The wax pattern was pored and invested in plaster refractory in a lost wax process and hand cast by the artist from their own small furnace

Pōhutukawa Stool bedding Applying this love of designVeronique Desmet is a Belgian artist currently living in New Zealand. These pieces are made of mature phutukawa. The wood was collected by the artist from the property she was living on. Each part of the stool has been burned separately in an open fire, and then assembled. A strong relationship with nature is fundamental to the artist creative process. Her working rhythm, materials, quality of finish, and place for creation are all linked with nature.