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bonsoir paris: melting wooden sculptures


'duramen series' by bonsoir paris
all images courtesy of bonsoir paris 
all images © davina muller


french design duo rémy clémente and morgan maccari of bonsoir paris have designed 'duramen series', consisting of three sculptures. 
for each piece, the shape of a picture frame has been manipulated to a point where it can no longer function as such, 
but still remains recognizable. the forms have been carved, sanded and finished by hand, out of various types of woods
such as oak and fir. the contrast between the natural colors of and textures of the material help define the detailed contours of the carvings. 



polished linden on hammered pear
250 cm x 120 cm (98 inches x 47 inches)



sketch of duramen 2500/1200



'duramen 2500/1100'



polished oak on sanded fir
250 cm x 110 cm (98 inches x 43 inches)



detail



sketch of duramen 2500/1100 



'duramen 2200/600'



glossy wenge
220 cm x 60 cm (86 inches x 24 inches)



detail



sketch of duramen 2200/600



process of hand carving wooden sculptures 



using a variety of tools to get the organic shapes 



sanding the wood 



transportation process 


project info:


art direction / design: bonsoir paris
sculpture: adrien corroler 
cabinet: kwantiq 
design / achievement: jules cairon 
post-production: cédric hugonnet @ studio collet
bora db
12.18.11  
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Superbe !!!!
Jean-Pierre Pérusse   12.18.11
Awesome pice of contemporary art
kon   12.18.11
One of the coolest feats of woodworking I have ever seen! This is so unbelievable.
Tinj   12.19.11
The craftsmanship is admirable. Would be even better if they calculated the volumes of the melted parts and original parts. In the first two pieces there is an excess of melted stuff that seem to appear out of nowhere. The last object doesn't suffer from this flaw and it is my favorite.
airborne   12.19.11
Magnificent! I am loving the cutting-edge approach.
Micah Joël   12.19.11
great craftsmanship but really wasted......
this looks like melting feces!!!!!!!
It cannot be denied
Charmain Giuliani   12.24.11
Wow! This work is mind blowing! Awesome.
Loli   12.25.11

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