SOSA CONSISTS OUT OF FOUR ALUMINIUM SHELLS THAT ASCENDINGLY TRANSITION FROM OPENING TO CLOSING. A VIEW UPWARDS REVEALS THE MOBILES HOVERING INTERACTIVE MOVEMENTS THAT EVOKE A SENSE OF GROWTH. THE FLOWING GESTURE FOUND IN THE CONTOURS OF SOSA REFERENCES SHAPES FOUND IN NATURE WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY DEFINITIVE FORM.
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CONCAVE WAS BORN IN SPRING 2017 DURING THE SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT STEEL TUBE CONNECTION. THE CHALLENGE WAS TO CREATE A GRAPHIC LANGUAGE THAT TURNS STANDARD INDUSTRIAL TUBING INTO ALLURING MATERIAL. THE COMPLETE CONCAVE OUTDOOR FAMILY IS CREATED FROM A SINGLE STEEL TUBE. CHRISTIAN DISCOVERED THAT BY HAMMERING THE END OF A 15MM STEEL TUBE, THE MATERIAL CAN BE INSERTED IN AN OPEN ENDING OF AN IDENTICAL PIPE. THIS INTERCONNECTIVE POSSIBILITY CREATES A WHOLE NEW LANGUAGE AROUND A STANDARD INDUSTRIAL STEEL PIPE. ALTHOUGH THE MATERIAL IS RENOWNED FOR ITS FIRMNESS, THE CHAIRS AND BENCHES ARE SLENDER AND BLEND IN WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS. WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL RODS ARE HAMMERED TO INTERCONNECT, THE SHAPES OF CONCAVE ARE ALSO DESIGNED TO FLOW ALONG WITH THE HUMAN BODY. THE ARMRESTS ARE COMFORTABLE FOR THE HAND TO REST ON, WHILE THE CHAIR PROVIDES AMPLE LUMBAR SUPPORT.
SEARCHING FOR A SIMPLE WAY TO ASSEMBLE FURNITURE, HEIKOOP LOOKED TO THE WORLD OF RETRO CAMPING GEAR TO INFORM HIS INDOOR SEATING COLLECTION.A SET OF FLAT-PACK COMPONENTS COMPRISING METAL TUBES THAT SLIDE INTO PRECUT LEATHER SLEEVES, EACH PIECE CAN BE PUT TOGETHER WITHOUT THE USE OF TOOLS, SCREWS OR OTHER HARDWARE.THE QUALITIES OF LEATHER, THE FEEL OF THE CAMP SITE, THE TRANSFORMATION OF 2D PARTS INTO 3D OBJECTS – THE OVERALL RESULT IS A DISTINCTIVE AESTHETIC LED BY CONTRASTS.
WOOD VENEER IS DESIGNED TO BE SUPPORTED BY AN ADDITIONAL MATERIAL; CONSTRUCTIVE ELEMENTS, SURFACES, OR STRUCTURES. CREATING A SOLID APPEARANCE - DISCLOSING FRAGILE AND THIN PROPERTIES OF VENEER. THE ’LINEAR WOOD’ SERIES EXPLORES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE PROPERTIES OF THE MATERIAL. A STRONG BUT ULTRA-THIN STRUCTURE IS CRAFT-FULLY COVERED WITH A THIN LAYER OF VENEER: SHOWING ORGANIC CURVES, SEAMLESS SURFACES, AND CONTINUES WOOD GRAIN. A FURNITURE FAMILY DESIGNED WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOOD VENEER.
THE MONUMENT STAND TRANSFORMS A TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT IN A DOMESTIC SCULPTURE COMPLEMENTING PAST AND FUTURE. THE STANDS SHAPE DOES NOT ONLY DRAW SIMILARITIES TO A MUSEUM ART PEDESTAL BUT ALSO PAYS HERITAGE TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE TELEVISION BY MAKING REFERENCE TO THE SIDE CONTOURS OF AN OLD CRT TV. - ONCE ASSEMBLED CREATING A CONTRAST WITH THE OLD AND THE NEW.
TOGETHER WITH DUTCH METAL CASTING COMPANY GEMCAST, CHRISTIAN DEVELOPED A LAMP CALLED “MOONLIGHT”. A HOLLOW ALUMINUM TORUS HIDES A LIGHT BULB AND REFLECTS LIGHT OUTWARDS THOUGH ITS POLISHED INTERIOR. THE REFLECTIVE SHINE CREATES A MYSTIQUE LIGHT EFFECT - FOCUSSING ON THE MOOD THE LIGHT GIVES AND NOT SEEING WHERE THE LIGHT ACTUALLY COMES FROM.
WE’RE GATHERERS BY NATURE, WE COLLECT AND LIKE TO SURROUND OURSELF WITH FAMILIAR OBJECTS. SMALL SOUVENIRS OF THE DAILY LIVES WE LIVE IN. CERAMIC WAVE IS A SERIES OF INTERLOCKING CERAMIC PLATES AND BOWLS THAT ENRICHES THOSE ORDINARY ELEMENTS AND TURNS THEM INTO A DOMESTIC SCULPTURE. HIGHLIGHTING YOUR PERSONAL FINDS AND OBJECTS.
THE ‘LUCE’ COLLECTION IS A FLAT-PACK TRANSPARENT SIDE-TABLE RANGE THAT CELEBRATES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE WAY IT’S CONSTRUCTED AND IT’S MATERIALITY THROUGH TRANSLUCENT CONNECTIONS. THE CONSTRUCTION CONSISTS OUT OF THREE VACUUM FORMED SHEETS THAT SEAMLESSLY CONNECT WITHIN EACH OTHER.
