MELTDOWN CHAIR: BRONZ # 1 DESIGN BY TOM PRICE
MELTDOWN CHAIR
BRONZE # 1 DESIGN BY TO PRICE
Meltdown Chair:
Bronze #1 is made using a ‘lost-plastic’ casting technique. The original
form for the chair, made from polypropylene tubes, is encased in a thick
ceramic shell and then melted out to create a cavity into which the molten
bronze is poured. Once cooled the ceramic shell is broken away to reveal the
bronze form within. The back and underside is left ‘raw’ and patinated black.
The seat is polished to a bright mirror finish.
This is a part of a
limited edition of 12. As the ceramic mould must be broken to release the
chair, it is necessary to repeat the entire process from the beginning every
time one is cast. While this process is very labour intensive, it ensures that
every chair in the edition is unique.
Material: Bronze
Approximate dimensions: H: 750 mm - W: 450 mm - D: 450 mm
Approximate dimensions: H: 750 mm - W: 450 mm - D: 450 mm
Photography: James Champion
You may visit to see
another design news of Tom Price Meltdown Chair PP #2 to click below link.
TOM PRICE
Born in London in 1973, Tom Price continues to live and work in the
capital. Drawing on his training in both sculpture and design, his practice
regularly delves into the grey areas between the two disciplines.
Much of the work Price produces seeks to explore the untapped
potential of familiar materials, encouraging them to behave in unfamiliar ways.
This often requires developing machinery and tools that are capable of
subverting conventional industrial manufacturing techniques, introducing a dose
of entropy into what are typically very controlled processes. Chance is an
essential element in this creative process, and one that Price relies on to
transcend the limits of imagination.
Since graduating from London’s Royal College of Art, Price has
established an international career as an artist and designer with works in
major collections and museums worldwide, including acquisitions by San
Francisco MOMA, Denver Art Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the MKG
Hamburg, and Amore Pacific Museum of Art in Seoul. He has also completed
several large-scale sculptural commissions for public and private spaces.
http://www.tom-price.com/about
