‘kirsten’ lamp made of plexiglass granulate image © designboom

german designer johannes hemann generates forms by storms – not the destructive forces of the winds, but energy-generating, as they can be seen in sand dunes or snow drift. an interference – plates, glasses, bottle and books – defining the space.

imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 2 johannes hemann image © designboom

imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 3 johannes hemann explaining the process of making image © designboom

imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 4 inside the wooden box image © designboom

imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 5 image © designboom

imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 6 ‘fridtjof’ side table made of cork (2008) image © designboom

imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 7 the making of ‘fridtjof’

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imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 9 ’emma’ lamp made of styrofoam (2008)

imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 10 ‘paula’ lamp made of plexiglass granulate (2008)

imm cologne 09: storm generated forms by johannes hemann - 11 the making of ‘paula’

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see a video of the making of ’emma’ here — we previously featured johannes hemann here johannes hemann exhibited ‘mitbringsel’ in 2006 at our designboom mart new york and in at our designboom mart in saint-etienne.