‘stumps’ by sharon sides
jerusalem-based industrial designer sharon sides has conceived “stumps” as her thesis project at the bezalel academy of arts and design. the project deals with the transference of images from the environment to projects using technology processes and tests associated between a spectrum of meticulous planning in free forming nature. exploring the interplay between control and freedom provides the work examineswhen it is important to plan and when it is better to let things happen naturally. the process offers a different outlook on the tree trunk, which is normally associated with beams utilizing its length, focusing on the rings that appear on the actual end grain of the log.
ash chair
growth rings shown on the back of the chair
to achieve a replicate result of the end grain ring patterns, metal sections are scanned then acid etched to showcase the history of the tree as well as its age. the production process involves bending the sheets into chairs, where the outline of the tree stump was kept intact, consequently bestowing each piece with its own unique character.
ash chair
etching wood patterns
paper models
colorfulness caused by the acid
after a night in an acid bath
exposing the pattern
white oak chair
white oak chair
ash and white oak chairs
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