REM Atelier
2024
Glazed Earthenware
Customizable in color, finish and size
Bench: 233 x 70 x 37 cm
SHIFTING FORMS is a playful and thought-provoking exploration of materiality, reimagining form and function in unexpected ways. The ceramic blocks in this sculpture are reproductions of the original plaster molds that REM Atelier used for their Surfaced Cabinet Tile, which was cast from a melon. By casting the fruit, the texture of the melon’s skin is extracted, removed from its original form and purpose. What remains is a texture that evokes a sense of life, growth, and transience. Much like in nature, where one shape organically evolves from another, these forms reflect the ongoing cycle of transformation.
Shifting Forms consists of no less than 600 handmade ceramic tiles, treated with six different glazes and carefully fired at different temperatures. With their refined precision, the tiles are a negative of our previous design and offer a playful and unexpected reinterpretation of both form and function. This multi-functional piece of furniture can serve as a bookshelf and consists of eight separate modules that seamlessly blend together. But each element also stands alone as a functional object, available separately and remarkable in its simplicity and sophistication.
REM Atelier
2024
Glazed Earthenware
Customizable in color, finish and size
Bench: 233 x 70 x 37 cm
SHIFTING FORMS is a playful and thought-provoking exploration of materiality, reimagining form and function in unexpected ways. The ceramic blocks in this sculpture are reproductions of the original plaster molds that REM Atelier used for their Surfaced Cabinet Tile, which was cast from a melon. By casting the fruit, the texture of the melon’s skin is extracted, removed from its original form and purpose. What remains is a texture that evokes a sense of life, growth, and transience. Much like in nature, where one shape organically evolves from another, these forms reflect the ongoing cycle of transformation.
Shifting Forms consists of no less than 600 handmade ceramic tiles, treated with six different glazes and carefully fired at different temperatures. With their refined precision, the tiles are a negative of our previous design and offer a playful and unexpected reinterpretation of both form and function. This multi-functional piece of furniture can serve as a bookshelf and consists of eight separate modules that seamlessly blend together. But each element also stands alone as a functional object, available separately and remarkable in its simplicity and sophistication.