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Floor Lamp Model "BUTW Gorpcore" (Barking Up the Wrong)
Manufactured by Charlotte Kingsnorth
UK, 2013
Scorched oak base, steel flex body, reflective technical shade, nickel plated fixtures

Measurements
34 x 34 x 107,5h cm
13,4 x 13,4 x 42,3h in

Details
Unique piece

Concept
Man made nature. The notched markings found on the bark of a birch tree have been borrowed to create a new coat for this collection.
Exploring notions of identity and masks, with a deep fascination for deconstructing archetypes, the work emerged from questioning, “What is real, anyway?” and the apparent inability to distinguish reality from a simulation of it. Log sections are handpicked for their character and blackened using a charring technique learned from the 18th-century Japanese method of preserving wood, called shou sugi ban. The carved markings reveal the natural color of the wood underneath. This process has a transformative effect, turning the wood stump into a caricature of itself.

Designer image

Charlotte Kingsnorth makes work that welds functionality with sculpture. There are no limitations in terms of scale, material or process, instead her work embraces a marriage of industrial and artisan techniques, often weaving in pre-existing objects. She is interested in anthropomorphic forms and carves personality into the materials she uses.

Kingsnorth is a graduate of the Royal College of Art's design products programme and runs a London-based practice, working with private clients, galleries, brands and global institutions, including The Bill Gates Foundation, Fendi, ByFar, SHOWstudio, Saatchi, Christies, The Crafts Council, The V&A, Holon Design Museum in Israel, the Triennale Design Museum in Milan. She has shown in design fairs at Nomad in Monaco, St. Moritz and Capri, Design Miami, New York, London, Paris and Milan, and has works in the permanent collection at Turkey's Odunpazari Modern Museum.

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