Galileo Stool
Dimensions 37 x 37 x 48(h) cm
Materials Beech Wood
Finish Piano black stain and polish
By fixing a angle grinder like a pendulum and allowing it to swing wildly, the dished seat is carved. This unique process results in striking texture while also forming a surprisingly comfortable seat.
Ideas of control and chaos are central to this piece, although the parameters for creation are set up, the end result will always be undeterminable. This contrast between the deliberate hand of the artist and ideas of uncertainty is furthered through the juxtaposition of the fine dovetail joinery and the chaotic texture of the seat.
Finished with a smooth, polished surface, the texture of the seat and the crisp geometry of the stool adds to the curious balance of artistic finesse and disorder.
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