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ARTHUR HAINZ
PROJECTS
  1. BUOY 303
  2. LIQUID CAST 2
  3. LIQUID CAST
  4. DEEP BLUE
  5. TENSEIL SET
  6. BUDDHA TEA
  7. UTILITY CHAIR
  8. DECISION HAND 
  9. BEDTOP
  10. INDEX
  11. ARCHIVE


INFO

ARTHUR HAINZ
        ... Arthur Hainz is a sculptural furniture designer based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Cracking, melting, wearing and tearing, he makes furniture with unrecognizable surfaces ...
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ERODED LIGHT 

PLASTER / LAMP / 2020
BY ARTHUR HAINZ

 
                ERODED LIGHT is a collaborative project with designer GAURAV JHANGIANI, a demonstration of a dynamic casting technique devised, developed and finally demonstrated in the form of a lighting implement. The basic technique is based around two casting mediums possessing similar viscosities yet differing curing times. 


Sample_1, light swirl

Sample_2, vertical mix

Sample_3, layered pour 


       

        By hand pouring equal parts clay slip and plaster simultaneously, the near identical consistencies allow the plaster to be suspended in forms otherwise unachievable. After then allowing for the plaster to cure, the slip is removed and recycled, leaving remarkable geographical structures, reminiscent of cliff faces sculpted by thousands of years of erosion. Featuring caverns and crevices, this artificial landscape is best showcased under direct light, its depth and complexity highlighted by long shadows and bright ridge faces.



Cross section of samples 


        The basic technique allows for infinite unique variations to be made. Both gently swirling and mixing the clay and plaster with different motions or tools and pouring the two in different patterns allow for vastly different structures and textures to be achieved. 


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Bottom view
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