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peter marigold: half full / half empty


'half full / half empty'


london-based peter marigold has designed 'half full / half empty' for the idee wood stool project.
the pieces are made from dying cryptomeria japonica trees which are turned green on a lathe,
creating the curved stools, which crack open as they dry. each one is reversible in the sense that
they are designed to appear either top or bottom heavy.



the stool in blue with cracks



process sketches
andrea db
12.22.10  
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?????......design?
eoe   12.22.10
I think formally it still needs some work.
bill   12.22.10
pretentious and dull in equal measure
zzzzzz   12.22.10
I dig. It makes more sense to see all of his work together, then these simple gestures begin to reveal a complex investigation of function and form. nice.
f.stachio   12.22.10
Try turning a stool from a tree trunk that won't crack, now thats a challenge !
Yogi   12.22.10
Between the land art approach and the Japanese savoir faire for wood there Is a potential for something truely great, in this project the wood can't be seen for the trees.
Cedar   12.22.10
he is good - keep goin!
max   12.22.10
peter marigold (17 articles)

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developed whereby a log was laser scanned to record its three dimensional form as data, and then reflected within the computer, creating a mirror image of itself. the result is a three-dimensional form that has bee...

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design | 06.29.11

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