julien renault: hand forged aluminium stools

‘hand forged aluminium series’

julien renault‘s series of furniture designs, presented inside [d3] design talents at imm cologne 2010, are made of anodised aluminium that has been hand-forged with hammer and tongs.

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image © designboom

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production shot of hand forged aluminium series

‘my aim was to source inspiration from the archetypal processes and techniques of forging steel and apply them to aluminium. the family combines standard aluminium extrusions with elements made by using forging skills and details. in order to obain a rather rough texture usually found in steel, the aluminium parts have been sand gritted and finally anodised. ‘- JR

julien renault’s process addresses the relationship between commercial production standards and near craft methodologies.