Black Star Dekorativ beholder by Klaus Kirchner

Black Star Dekorativ beholder by Klaus Kirchner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Sølv in Billedkunst og Kunstinstallationsdesign Competition Category.

SølvBilledkunst· 2020

Black Star Dekorativ beholder

by Klaus Kirchner

Client: Klaus Kirchner - schöne Dinge aus Holz

A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Billedkunst Category

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The Design

About Black Star Dekorativ beholder

Black Star er en dekorativ beholder, håndlavet af eltræ. Designet forvandler en træsort med lidt åretegning eller farve til et objekt, der er behageligt at se på og interessant at røre ved. Den ydre form skabes ved drejning, og indersiden udhules med bøjede værktøjer. Mange små huller bores derefter i hånden og formes til kegler, og en orange bejdse påføres indeni dem. En pyrografisk pen tilføjer små stjernemotiver. Overfladen brændes til sidst sort, hvilket skaber en blød, varm følelse og stærk kontrast. Beholderen måler 220 gange 220 gange 180 millimeter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Sølv

Black Star Dekorativ beholder er vinder af A' Design Award i Sølv, en usædvanligt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles designs i topklasse, som er pragtfulde og imponerende. Sølvvinderne er enormt geniale og overordentlig kreative værker, der illustrerer deres designeres fremragende ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighed. Black Star Dekorativ beholder forventes at være et vidunderligt udstillingsværk, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionelt og dybt innovativt. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en højst bemærkelsesværdig, beundret opfindelse, som gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Black Star Dekorativ beholder er en skabelse, som mange misunder, og som vækker begær, bringer positive følelser og antænder forundring og undren.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The concept of the design is based on the transformation of wood species that have no grain or color into an object vessel pleasing to the eye and additionally achieving an interesting haptic feeling. The design object is handcrafted, beginning with woodturning for forming the outside and hollowing the inside of the object. Drilling and forming the holes into the outer surface comes next, as well as adding color stain. The usage of a pyrographic pen brings further embellishment onto the piece. Finally the object is charred black, resulting in a soft and warm touch, as well as adding contrast.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 220 mm x Depth 220 mm x Height 180 mm
Tags: organic, futuristic, zen, wasisabi, space, star, interiors, black, vessel
Production Technology: Woodturning and alder wood
The alder wood is put on the lathe and the outside form is turned with hand tools, then i drill a hole in the middle and with bend tools i remove some of the inside but i will leave a larger wall thickness, because I will drill many holes using an akku-drill freehand just by eye . With a so called eye-drill-bit i form the cones and with an orange Color stain i paint all the holes. Next step is using a pyrographic pen to add the little stars. Finally i use a gas torch an burn the hole piece black. I put a picture-story into the external link. Please check it out.
Design Challenge: Starting with a small scale version and producing a bigger one that looks as good as, or better than the small one.
Research: I started experimenting with this design on a smaller scale vessel from cherry wood. On that smaller vessel i only drilled the holes and left them flat, and for this one i formed the holes to Little cones, to achieve a more organic look.
Inspiration: I made a wallsculpture in wood that had some holes with stars and i saw some ceramic vessel that had many dots on it. I imagined what would happen if i put these 2 elements into one woodturned piece.
Project Duration: 3 Days in Hanau in my workshop.
Operation Flow: Put on a shelf or table with some light from the side will show the vessels beauty to the full extend. You can also grab it and feel the texture and material.
Image Credits: Image#1 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Image#2 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Image#3 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Image#4 Photographer Klaus Kirchner, 2019.
Video #5 Film Klaus Kirchner, 2019.