This sculpture is part of a body of work were I use furniture as medium and as subtext to reinterpret and analyze different themes and ideas.
This work in particular called Mother&Child deals with different interpretations of information. A designer/maker receives a brief to make a rocking chair for a child. One designer interprets the brief quite literally the other while still builds a rocking structure makes the shape of a mother's arms rocking her child; the brief unravelled.
The work is presented one inside the other for they stem from the same place and they rock in perpetual motion in opposing directions.
Photography by Makiko Ryujin at makiko.ryujin@gmail.com
Tare is a collection of textile wearables ranging from necklaces, bracelets and brooches to more complex structural neck-pieces.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS
** If your TARE wearable is in need of a spruce, just soak it in cold water and then squeeze it gently between your hands to drain it. If it still feels too wet, what I do, is wrap it in a towel and wring it gently. If you own one of our long necklaces wring the towel in different spots following the length of the piece. Hang on a hanger to dry or lay it flat on a rack adjusting all the twisted areas. For braver TARE enthusiasts place in a delicates laundry bag and machine wash WITH COLD WATER. Once it's dried, rub the torn edges with damp fingertips to make it fuzzy again.
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Photography by Makiko Ryujin at makiko.ryujin@gmail.com
These series of chairs were made for a short horror film titled "Creswick" by up-and-coming director and producer Natalie Erika James.
In the film the chairs are made by one of the characters and they represent the slow degeneration of the makers' mind.
Photography by Makiko Ryujin at makiko.ryujin@gmail.com
Indigo is the dark blue dye obtained from the indigo plant, a process usually reserved for textiles. This same indigo is used to dye some of the stool’s legs in different ways and a specially designed stainless steel fixing allows the legs to come off and put back on in different combinations allowing the user to personalize it. The stool can also be flat-packed for ease of transport.
The idea behind the stool is to elevate commonplace materials through thoughtful design, an original concept and excellent finish. The indigo stool represents a new way of thinking about fine-furniture.
Winner of the EMERGING ARTIST AWARD Clarence Prize for Excellence in Furniture Design Tasmania 2015.
Forty-one segments make up this cantilevered light.
The intention behind this work was to create the ultimate curve: a spiral.
This piece was made at the same time as Wound Up. I wanted to see the same structure as a hanging light with three light bulbs in different lengths hanging from its center. It is in essence the same object and yet the outcome is a completely different product.
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AWARD Melbourne Fringe Furniture 2015
The spiral is a recurrent theme in my work. These stools are the beginning of a new collection in the making. The aesthetic very much driven by the upholstery.
Mushrooms inspire this collection of racks.
Fungus is reinterpreted into shapes both interesting and practical that are then turned on the lathe.
This product is available ready to hang on a wall or just leaning for a more industrial feel.
The beast is a functional sculpture. It is a creature with very long legs and a box body with a small drawer within.
Regardless of its function as a small table this piece holds its ground as a work of art.
Made of NZ Kauri Pine and a Koto drawer it stands tall at 1.75 cm.
Driven by the Frankenstein concept of ugly on the outside and beautiful on the inside these bowls are turned and polished on the inside and left rough and raw on the outside. They are then manipulated with nails, wire, dress-pins and linen thread.
The larger bowls in this collection are turned both on the inside as well as the outside then broken and mended back together with stitch like patterns.
My intention with these vessels or “small sculptures” is to give the timber new life and meaning through form, excellent finish, good design and an interesting concept.
Photography by Makiko Ryujin at makiko.ryujin@gmail.com
I made this bench for a friend. Hand carved the timber for months. It now sits in her beautiful property in the Southern Highlands.
In collaboration with the amazing Aussiestonemasons who shaped the white sandstone base.
