aerial view of the 'poured bar' being flipped


london-based studio glithero (sarah van gameren and tim simpson) was commissioned by
the corinthia hotel, london to develop a temporary bar that would host several parties
including the bafta awards and events during london fashion week. the duo came up with 'poured bar',
consisting of layers of fast-hardening fluid, poured over a 6 metre long immaculate surface.
when the liquid becomes rigid, the poured slap is flipped, revealing the smooth plane of the first poured layers,
while also exposing the blobs, drips, puddles and runs from production, outlining the path of the gestures
in which it was made. the completed bar top is mounted to a wooden structure.



sarah van gameren pouring the first layer
photo by petr krejčí



photo by petr krejčí



sarah van gameren and tim simpson pouring the second layer
photo by petr krejčí



detail of the layers
photo by petr krejčí



overlapping



the bar top flipped to reveal a smooth surface



preparing to move the bar top to the wooden structure which it sits upon

Poured Bar from Studio Glithero on Vimeo.