studio glithero: bench mould furniture

‘bench mould furniture – pivot / rail’ stool

‘bench mould furniture – pivot / rail’ is a continuation of UK-based studio glithero‘s ‘running mould bench‘, in which they presented a site-specific furniture installation based on the artisan craft of cornice making.

this new body of work consists of a bench / console and stool. on a pivot, situated at the centre of a round table, a wooden running mould with a sharp zinc edge is used to cut a profile through wet plaster. this is repeated several times, building up layer by layer. the end result is a smooth, cake-like form, which when dry, leaves a hard plaster surface. these functional furniture pieces echo familiar traditional crafts, such as those of ceiling roses or throwing ceramics.

detail of the mould image courtesy of gallery fumi

the plaster is cut with a wooden running mould that has a sharp zinc edge attached

bench