'ballantine’s 12' by oskar zieta, london, england
images courtesy of oskar zieta


designboom is currently in warsaw, poland where designer oskar zieta has created 'ballantine’s 12',
a steel bar that looks like a pile of melting ice cubes. specifically designed for ballantine's anniversary event
at nettie horn gallery in london, the piece aims to unite the studio's unique design language with ideas that are
inherent to the whiskey brand.





by experimenting with the same complex process of his previous work,
zieta was able to reverse the typical method of inflation - seen his previous fidu bench -
and implode the material by literally melting the steel. each stabilized block is heated to over
700 degrees then suddenly cooled down to fix the organic and individual shape in to place.



detail


the reflective cubes which are stacked together to create a circular bar,
absorb and reflect the surrounding environment, constantly changing
in its appearance and visually distorting everything that encompasses it. 



overall bar



detail



construction process



welding



welding



designer oskar zieta imploding a steel cube



concept sketch of inflation and whiskey production process



concept sketch of bar

melting steel bar for Ballantine’s 12 from Zieta on Vimeo.